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Networkmaine E-rate Requirements

The National Education Rate Program (E-rate) is a federal program designed to provide telecommunications discounts to qualified schools and public libraries.  The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has regulatory authority over the program. The FCC has appointed the day-to-day administration of the program to the Schools and Libraries Division (SLD) of the Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC).  E-rate funds a significant portion of services provided to members of the MSLN project.  It is important that members respond to Networkmaine requests for various related forms and eligibility information in a timely fashion.

The E-rate program provides a number of provisions for a member to be qualified for participation in the E-rate program.  Information about those provisions may be found at: http://www.universalservice.org/sl/.

As part of our annual E-rate application, the SLD requires collection of Letters of Agency (LOA) as acknowledgement that Networkmaine is requesting E-rate discounts on certain services acquired on behalf of qualified MSLN members.  Information about collecting this document and others will be provided in advance.

For any MSLN services beginning July 1, 2010, each school and library is required to:

  1. Provide an acceptable LOA and Form 479 within the required time period
  2. Meet, maintain and otherwise comply with E-rate eligibility requirements
  3. Provide other requested information as needed for the E-rate application process

Failure by a member to meet these requirements may result in lost E-rate funding, and the member will be required to reimburse Networkmaine.

Networkmaine E-rate Assistant

In an effort to make the E-rate application process easier for participants, Networkmaine provides MSLN members with pre-populated forms.  To download these forms select your School District or Library below.  Schools which are not part of a school district are listed individually.  If you are unable to locate your organization in the list below, please contact Networkmaine for assistance.

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Progress

Progress of E-rate documents for all MSLN members listed on this site can be viewed using our online Progress Report.

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