Comments on the Proposed ESL Due July 5th:
The FCC is seeking comment on the draft Eligible Services List (“ESL”) for FY 2017. The Public Notice (DA 16-615) contains a summary of changes and the proposed ESL itself. Comments on the proposed ESL are due July 5th; reply comments are due July 20th.
File Along with Me Update:
USAC has resumed its regular “File Along with Me” blog series. A link to last week’s posting is provided below. You can subscribe to the blog by entering your email address on the blog’s home page (under the USAC logo), and confirming the resulting email.
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- What to Expect During PIA Review: What the Reviewers Are Checking for
FCC Decision Watch:
The FCC issued its latest monthly set of “streamlined,” precedent-based decisions in Public Notice DA 16-732. On the plus side, the FCC approved 74 waivers for the FY 2016 application deadline for Form 471s filed within two weeks of the close of the window. On the negative side — and of a contrary nature — the FCC denied another 20 invoice deadline waiver requests.
One interesting situation involved a competitive bidding violation in which the service provider apparently provided extensive assistance in the preparation of the applicant’s Form 470. In denying the appeal, the FCC found that “the service provider assisted the applicant with the preparation of its FCC Form 470 by providing it with a guide containing a list of E-rate eligible services that stated that the applicant should list all of the services in the guide on its FCC Form 470. The list of services in the guide and the services sought on the FCC Form 470 were nearly identical.”
Form 486 Deadlines for July:
The Form 486 deadline for certifying the start of service (and CIPA compliance, if applicable) is 120 days from the later of the FCDL approval date or the start of service date. The deadlines for the remainder of July (adjusted for weekends and holidays) for approved FY 2015 applications are:
Wave 40 07/11/2016
Wave 41 07/15/2016
Wave 42 07/22/2016
Wave 43 07/29/2016