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E-rate Program

E-rate Program. New FCC Forms 479, 486, 500 Proposed Changes. Overview. Proposed changes to program forms under OMB Control Number 3060-0853 FCC Form 479 FCC Form 486 FCC Form 500. Proposed FCC Form 479 Changes. Proposed Changes to FCC Form 479

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E-rate Program

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  1. E-rate Program New FCC Forms 479, 486, 500 Proposed Changes

  2. Overview Proposed changes to program forms under OMB Control Number 3060-0853 • FCC Form 479 • FCC Form 486 • FCC Form 500

  3. Proposed FCC Form 479 Changes Proposed Changes to FCC Form 479 Certification by Administrative Authority to Billed Entity of Compliance with the Children’s Internet Protection Act • Document retention certification updated • Item 6e, CIPA Waiver for Libraries in FY2004, consolidated with Item 6d, the general checkbox for CIPA waivers • Minor text edits

  4. Proposed FCC Form 479 Changes Document retention period updated to provide flexibility in the event the documentation retention period is changed in the FCC rules.

  5. Proposed FCC Form 479 Changes • Item 6e, CIPA Waiver for Libraries in FY2004, consolidated • Text added to Item 6d to inform libraries that need to make this waiver request to do so using the CIPA waiver in Item 6d • Minor text edits • For example, “Telephone Number” instead of “10-Digit Telephone Number”

  6. Proposed FCC Form 486 Changes Proposed Changes to FCC Form 486 • Name changed to Receipt of Service Confirmation and Children’s Internet Protection Act and Technology Plan Certification Form • Item 6C, CIPA Waiver for Libraries in FY2004, consolidated with Item 6B, the general checkbox for CIPA waivers • Item 8, technology plan certification, updated • Item 10, document retention certification updated • Minor text edits

  7. Proposed FCC Form 486 Changes Item 6C, CIPA Waiver for Libraries in FY2004, consolidated • Text added to Item 6B to inform libraries that need to make this waiver request to do so using the CIPA waiver in Item 6B • References to FCC Form 479 Item 6e (CIPA waiver for libraries in FY2004) removed from FCC Form 486 Item 11f and 11g CIPA certifications

  8. Proposed FCC Form 486 Changes Item 8, technology plan certification, updated to reflect that technology plans only need to be prepared if required by program rules • For example, currently technology plans do not need to be prepared if applicants are seeking Priority One services only.

  9. Proposed FCC Form 486 Changes • Document retention period updated to provide flexibility in the event the documentation retention period is changed in the FCC rules • Minor text edits, for example: • Adding “FCC” before form names

  10. Proposed FCC Form 500 Changes Proposed Changes to FCC Form 500 • Name changed to Funding Commitment Adjustment Request Form • Blocks added for: • Services adjustment – service start date, contract expiration date, and service delivery extension requests • FRN cancellation or reduction • Equipment transfer notifications • Document retention certification updated

  11. Proposed FCC Form 500 Changes Block 2: Services Adjustment • Change service start date (currently available) • Change contract expiration date (currently available) • Request service delivery extension (proposed) • NOTE: Applicants – not service providers – must request this extension (see Report and Order FCC 01-195 and 47 C.F.R. Section 54.507)

  12. Proposed FCC Form 500 Changes • Block 3: Cancel or Reduce an FRN • Cancel an FRN (currently available) • Reduce an FRN (currently available) • Format of this block may change • Block 4: Equipment Transfer Notification (proposed) • Applicants provide the required information for equipment transfers by completing these fields

  13. Proposed FCC Form 500 Changes • Document retention period updated to provide flexibility in the event the documentation retention period is changed in the FCC rules • Minor text changes • Additional text or changes to describe the new information required • Other changes similar to those described for FCC Form 479 and FCC Form 486

  14. Questions?

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