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  • Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit $ Before the Federal Communications Commission Washington, D.C. 20554 In the Matter of Petition for Clarification or, in the Alternative, Waiver of Section 54.514(a) of the Commission's Rules by AT&T Corp. Schools and Libraries Universal Service Support Mechanism ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) CC Docket No. 02-6 ORDER Adopted: March 13, 2007 Released: March 13, 2007 By the Acting Deputy Chief, Wireline Competition Bureau: I. INTRODUCTION In this Order, we grant the petition of AT&T Corp. (AT&T) for
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  • Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit $ š š š š š D x š š š DA 07-2110 Released: May 18, 2007 COMMENT SOUGHT ON THE STATE E-RATE COORDINATORS ALLIANCE PETITION FOR RECONSIDERATION OF THE WIRELINE COMPETITION BUREAU'S ORDER GRANTING AT&T'S PETITION FOR CLARIFICATION OF SECTION 54.514(a) OF THE COMMISSION'S RULES PLEADING CYCLE ESTABLISHED CC Docket 02-6 Comment Date: June 1, 2007 Reply Comment Date: June 15, 2007 On April 13, 2007, the State E-rate Coordinators Alliance (SECA) filed a petition for reconsideration of the Wireline Competition Bureau's (Bureau) order granting AT&T's Petition for Clarification or, in the Alternative, Waiver of Section 54.514(a) of the Commission's Rules.
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  • August 2003. Form 500, the Adjustment to Funding Commitment and Modification to Receipt of Service Confirmation Form, replaces a version dated April 2000. . - FCC - See In the Matter of Schools and Libraries Universal Service Support Mechanism, CC Docket 02-6, Second Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 18 FCC Rcd 12294 (2003); 47 C.F.R. § 54.514(b). See In the Matter of Schools and Libraries Universal Service Support Mechanism, CC Docket 02-6, Fifth Report and Order and Order, 19 FCC Rcd 15808 (2004); 47 C.F.R. § 54.504(h). See In the Matter of Schools and Libraries Universal Service Support Mechanism, CC Docket 02-6, Fifth Report and Order and Order, 19 FCC Rcd 15808 (2004); 47 C.F.R. § 54.508(c).
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  • Form 486 Instructions at 6. CIPA II Order, 17 FCC Rcd at 12445, para. 5; FCC Form 486 Instructions at 6. (retrieved May 26, 2008). Beginning July 1, 2004, the Commission's rules require the service provider to allow the applicant to select the payment method governing the payment for services rendered in accordance with the E-rate program. See 47 C.F.R. §54.514 (b). , (retrieved May 26, 2008). , (retrieved May 26, 2008). See Schools and Libraries Universal Service Support Mechanism, CC Docket No. 02-6, Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 17 FCC Rcd 1914, 1919, para. 9; see also Second Report and Order, 18 FCC Rcd at 9217, para. 42. See 47 C.F.R. § 54.514(b); see also Second Report and Order, 18 FCC
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  • Report and Order); see also USAC website, Form 472 Filing Information (retrieved Oct. 28, 2008) http://www.sl.universalservice.org/reference/8bear.asp; USAC website, Invoice USAC, http://www.universalservice.org/sl/applicants/step11/ (retrieved Oct. 28, 2008). Beginning July 1, 2004, the Commission's rules require the service provider to allow the applicant to select the payment method governing the payment for services rendered in accordance with the E-rate program. See 47 C.F.R. §54.514 (b). FCC Form 472, Billed Entity Applicant Reimbursement (BEAR) Form, http://www.universalservice.org/_res/documents/sl/pdf/472.pdf (retrieved Oct. 28, 2008). FCC Form 474, Service Provider Invoice (SPI) Form, http://www.universalservice.org/_res/documents/sl/pdf/474.pdf (retrieved Oct. 28, 2008). See Schools and Libraries Universal Service Support Mechanism, CC Docket No. 02-6, Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 17 FCC Rcd 1914, 1919, para. 9 (2002); see also Schools and Libraries Second Report and
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  • see also USAC website, Form 472 BEAR Filing Guidance, http://www.sl.universalservice.org/reference/8bear.asp (retrieved Oct. 28, 2008); USAC website, Invoice Filing Information USAC, http://www.universalservice.org/sl/applicants/step11/ (retrieved Aug. 11, 2008). Beginning July 1, 2004, the Commission's rules require the service provider to allow the applicant to select the payment method governing the payment for services rendered in accordance with the E-rate program. See 47 C.F.R. §54.514 (b). FCC Form 472, Billed Entity Applicant Reimbursement (BEAR) Form, available at http://www.universalservice.org/_res/documents/sl/pdf/472.pdf (retrieved Oct. 28, 2008). FCC Form 474, Service Provider Invoice (SPI) Form, available at http://www.universalservice.org/_res/documents/sl/pdf/474.pdf (retrieved Oct. 28, 2008). See Schools and Libraries Universal Service Support Mechanism, CC Docket No. 02-6, Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 17 FCC Rcd 1914, 1919, para. 9; see also Schools Second Report
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  • Universal Service, Description of Services Requested and Certification Form, OMB 3060-0806 (Oct. 2004) (FCC Form 470). 47 C.F.R. § 54.504(b)(4). (last visited Aug. 28, 2009). Beginning July 1, 2004, the Commission's rules require the service provider to allow the applicant to select the payment method governing the payment for services rendered in accordance with the E-rate program. See 47 C.F.R. §54.514 (b). (last visited Aug. 28, 2009). (last visited Aug. 28, 2009). See Schools and Libraries Universal Service Support Mechanism, CC Docket No. 02-6, Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 17 FCC Rcd 1914, 1919, para. 9 (2002); see also Schools and Libraries Second Report and Order, 18 FCC Rcd at 9217, para. 42. (last visited Aug. 28, 2009). Schools and Libraries Universal
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  • jeopardize the integrity of the funds or impair the vendor's ability to make prompt remittance to the applicant not later than 20 days after receipt of the funds from USAC. Thus, as long as the reimbursed funds are merely held by the service provider prior to being remitted to the applicant within the requisite 20-day period, as required by section 54.514(b) of the Commission's rules, we will find no violation of the restriction on the tender or other use of the funds. In addition, we find that electronic disbursement of universal service support payments by EFT is required by the DCIA and federal financial management and reporting statutes. Specifically, section 54.702(n) of the Commission's rules provides that ``[i]n administering the universal
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  • Order 00-167, paragraph 10, which was issued on May 23, 2000) Receipt of Services and Reimbursement Matters - The District: applied its discount percentage to the appropriate pre-discount price (Section 54.505 (a) which was effective as of July 17, 1997) received reimbursement from its service provider for purchases for which it had paid full price to the service provider (Section 54.514 (b) which was effective as of August 14, 2003) requested, and funds were disbursed by the Universal Service Fund, amounts related to service substitutions that were based on the lower of the pre-discount price of the service for which support was originally requested or the pre-discount price of the new, substituted service (Section 54.504 (f)), which was effective as of
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  • first conclude that we should adopt a rule requiring service providers to give applicants the choice each funding year either to pay the discounted price or to pay the full price and then receive reimbursement through the BEAR process. In addition, we find that the period for remittance of the BEAR payment should be 20 days. Accordingly, we amend section 54.514 of our rules as set forth in Appendix B. Some commenters argued that the choice of payment method should ultimately be made by the service provider, asserting that a mandate requiring all providers to adopt billing systems capable of handling both payment methods would impose significant financial and administrative burdens, particularly on small providers. However, the vast majority of commenters
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  • paras. 8-9 (rel. October 8, 1999), recon. pending; Changes to the Board of Directors of the National Exchange Carrier Association, Inc., Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service, CC Docket Nos. 97-21 and 96-45, Order, FCC 00-350 (rel. October 26, 2000), appeal pending sub nom., United States Telecommunications Association v. Federal Communications Commission, No. 00-1500, filed November 27, 2000. 47 C.F.R. 54.514(a). .org/reference/8bear.asp>. See SLD's website, . Id. See Request for Review of Decision of the Universal Service Administrator by Copan Public Schools, Copan, Oklahoma, Order, File No. SLD-26231, CC Dockets No. 96-45, 97-21, FCC 00-100, 15 FCC Rcd 5498, 5501 (2000) (Copan Order). FCC Form 470, State of Tennessee Department of Education, filed October 12, 2001. FCC Form 471, State of
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  • USAC for reimbursement of the discounted portion of the services they provide to schools and libraries. Schools and Libraries Universal Service, Billed Entity Applicant Reimbursement Form, OMB 3060-0856 (October 1998) (FCC Form 472 or BEAR Form); Schools and Libraries Universal Service, Service Provider Invoice Form, OMB 3060-0856 (October 2001) (FCC Form 474 or SPI Form). See also 47 C.F.R. § 54.514. See 47 C.F.R. § 54.505. Id. The Commission recently sought comment on altering the discount mechanism. See Schools and Libraries Universal Service Support Mechanism, CC Docket No. 02-6, Third Report and Order and Second Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 18 FCC Rcd 26912, at 26936-39 (2003) (Schools and Libraries Third Order or Schools and Libraries Second Further Notice). 47 C.F.R.
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  • Form 471 must be filed each time a school or library orders telecommunications services, Internet access, or internal connections. In the Form 486, the applicant must certify that the technology plans on which purchases were based were approved before receiving service. See Schools and Libraries Fifth Report and Order, 19 FCC Rcd at 15827-28, ¶ 56. See 47 C.F.R. § 54.514 (allowing billed entity to choose payment method). The Commission has previously sought comment on ways to streamline the application process. See, e.g., Third Report and Order, 18 FCC Rcd at 26938-39, ¶¶ 63-66; Schools and Libraries Universal Service Support Mechanism, CC Docket No. 02-6, Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and Order, 17 FCC Rcd 1914, 1920-1928, ¶¶ 12-32 (2002). We encourage
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  • Reimbursement Form, OMB 3060-0856 (October 1998) (``FCC Form 472''). ALA Comments at 21; CPS Comments at 22. Qwest notes that some invoices have been outstanding at USAC since 2004. Qwest Comments at 19. One commenter observes that it has seen remarkable improvement in USAC's invoicing performance in the past year. See IBM Reply Comments at 5. See 47 C.F.R. § 54.514 (allowing billed entity to choose payment method). See, e.g., BellSouth Comments at 12; Qwest Comments at 19 (recommending a 90-day deadline for paying service provider invoices); On-Tech Comments at 5 (recommending seven days for invoice processing). See AT&T Reply Comments at 3-4. Average time; measured from the date the invoice is submitted to the date payment is issued. 47 C.F.R.
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  • 47 C.F.R. § 54.505(c). The maximum discount given to any eligible entity is 90 %. See id. § 54.505 (b). (last visited Jan. 10, 2012). Beginning July 1, 2004, the Commission's rules required the service provider to allow the applicant to select the payment method governing the payment for services rendered in accordance with the E-rate program. See 47 C.F.R. §54.514 (a). (last visited Jan. 10, 2012). (last visited Jan. 10, 2012). See Schools and Libraries Universal Service Support Mechanism, CC Docket No. 02-6, Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 17 FCC Rcd 1914, 1919, para. 9 (2002); see also Schools and Libraries Second Report and Order, 18 FCC Rcd at 9217, para. 42. (last visited Jan. 12, 2012). Schools and Libraries Universal
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  • FOR PRICING FLEXIBILITY FOR SPECIAL ACCESS AND DEDICATED TRANSPORT SERVICES AND CHANNEL TERMINATION SERVICES. (DA No. 07-2112). Comments Due: 06/07/2007. Reply Comments Due: 06/18/2007. WCB. Contact: Marvin Sacks at (202) 418-1520 [17]DA-07-2112A1.doc [18]DA-07-2112A1.pdf [19]DA-07-2112A1.txt Released: 05/18/2007. COMMENT SOUGHT ON THE STATE E-RATE COORDINATORS ALLIANCE PETITION FOR RECONSIDERATION OF THE WIRELINE COMPETITION BUREAU'S ORDER GRANTING AT&T'S PETITION FOR CLARIFICATION OF SECTION 54.514(A) OF THE COMMISSION'S RULES. (DA No. 07-2110). (Dkt No 02-6) PLEADING CYCLE ESTABLISHED. Comments Due: 06/01/2007. Reply Comments Due: 06/15/2007. WCB. Contact: Gina Spade or Karen Johnson at (202) 418-7400, TTY: (202) 418-0484 [20]DA-07-2110A1.doc [21]DA-07-2110A1.pdf [22]DA-07-2110A1.txt Released: 05/18/2007. COMMENT SOUGHT ON PETITIONS FOR RECONSIDERATION AND REVIEW OF THE WIRELINE COMPETITION BUREAU'S ORDER DENYING EUREKA BROADBAND AND VALUE ADDED COMMUNICATION'S REQUEST
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  • incorrect Service Provider Information Numbers (SPINs), the order grants the Petitioners the opportunity to correct the SPINs. Released on May 18, 2007. CC Docket No. 02-6. (DA 07-2111) DA 07-2111 [49]Word | [50]Acrobat 5/18/07 Public Notice: Comment Sought on the State E-Rate Coordinators Alliance Petition for Reconsideration of the Wireline Competition Bureau's Order Granting AT&T's Petition for Clarification of Section 54.514(a) of the Commission's Rules. Comment Date: 6/1/07. Reply Comment Date: 6/15/07. Released on May 18, 2007. CC Docket No. 02-6. (DA 07-2110) DA 07-2110 [51]Word | [52]Acrobat 5/8/07 Macomb Intermediate School District Technology Consortium: In this Order, the Commission grants in part and denies in part Macomb Intermediate School District Technology Consortiums (Macomb ISD) Request for Review. Macomb ISD requested
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  • Applications for Review (Applications) or Petitions for Reconsideration (Petitions) of each of the Bureau orders, requesting in each instance that the Commission or the Bureau adopt NECAs preferred formula. 3/16/07. [369]Word | [370]Acrobat| [371]Text 3/13/07 Order: In this Order, the Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) grant the petition of AT&T Corp. (AT&T) for clarification or, in the alternative, waiver of section 54.514(a) of the Commissions rules, which states that service providers must allow the billed entity to choose the method of payment for the discounted services. Specifically, AT&T requests the Commission to clarify that AT&Ts on-line reimbursement process complies with section 54.514(a) of the Commissions rules or, in the alternative, waive this rule as it applies to AT&Ts reimbursement process. As explained
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  • Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit $ Before the Federal Communications Commission Washington, D.C. 20554 In the Matter of Petition for Clarification or, in the Alternative, Waiver of Section 54.514(a) of the Commission's Rules by AT&T Corp. Schools and Libraries Universal Service Support Mechanism ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) CC Docket No. 02-6 ORDER Adopted: March 13, 2007 Released: March 13, 2007 By the Acting Deputy Chief, Wireline Competition Bureau: I. INTRODUCTION In this Order, we grant the petition of AT&T Corp. (AT&T) for
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  • Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit $ š š š š š D x š š š DA 07-2110 Released: May 18, 2007 COMMENT SOUGHT ON THE STATE E-RATE COORDINATORS ALLIANCE PETITION FOR RECONSIDERATION OF THE WIRELINE COMPETITION BUREAU'S ORDER GRANTING AT&T'S PETITION FOR CLARIFICATION OF SECTION 54.514(a) OF THE COMMISSION'S RULES PLEADING CYCLE ESTABLISHED CC Docket 02-6 Comment Date: June 1, 2007 Reply Comment Date: June 15, 2007 On April 13, 2007, the State E-rate Coordinators Alliance (SECA) filed a petition for reconsideration of the Wireline Competition Bureau's (Bureau) order granting AT&T's Petition for Clarification or, in the Alternative, Waiver of Section 54.514(a) of the Commission's Rules.
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  • August 2003. Form 500, the Adjustment to Funding Commitment and Modification to Receipt of Service Confirmation Form, replaces a version dated April 2000. . - FCC - See In the Matter of Schools and Libraries Universal Service Support Mechanism, CC Docket 02-6, Second Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 18 FCC Rcd 12294 (2003); 47 C.F.R. § 54.514(b). See In the Matter of Schools and Libraries Universal Service Support Mechanism, CC Docket 02-6, Fifth Report and Order and Order, 19 FCC Rcd 15808 (2004); 47 C.F.R. § 54.504(h). See In the Matter of Schools and Libraries Universal Service Support Mechanism, CC Docket 02-6, Fifth Report and Order and Order, 19 FCC Rcd 15808 (2004); 47 C.F.R. § 54.508(c).
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  • Form 486 Instructions at 6. CIPA II Order, 17 FCC Rcd at 12445, para. 5; FCC Form 486 Instructions at 6. (retrieved May 26, 2008). Beginning July 1, 2004, the Commission's rules require the service provider to allow the applicant to select the payment method governing the payment for services rendered in accordance with the E-rate program. See 47 C.F.R. §54.514 (b). , (retrieved May 26, 2008). , (retrieved May 26, 2008). See Schools and Libraries Universal Service Support Mechanism, CC Docket No. 02-6, Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 17 FCC Rcd 1914, 1919, para. 9; see also Second Report and Order, 18 FCC Rcd at 9217, para. 42. See 47 C.F.R. § 54.514(b); see also Second Report and Order, 18 FCC
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  • Report and Order); see also USAC website, Form 472 Filing Information (retrieved Oct. 28, 2008) http://www.sl.universalservice.org/reference/8bear.asp; USAC website, Invoice USAC, http://www.universalservice.org/sl/applicants/step11/ (retrieved Oct. 28, 2008). Beginning July 1, 2004, the Commission's rules require the service provider to allow the applicant to select the payment method governing the payment for services rendered in accordance with the E-rate program. See 47 C.F.R. §54.514 (b). FCC Form 472, Billed Entity Applicant Reimbursement (BEAR) Form, http://www.universalservice.org/_res/documents/sl/pdf/472.pdf (retrieved Oct. 28, 2008). FCC Form 474, Service Provider Invoice (SPI) Form, http://www.universalservice.org/_res/documents/sl/pdf/474.pdf (retrieved Oct. 28, 2008). See Schools and Libraries Universal Service Support Mechanism, CC Docket No. 02-6, Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 17 FCC Rcd 1914, 1919, para. 9 (2002); see also Schools and Libraries Second Report and
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  • see also USAC website, Form 472 BEAR Filing Guidance, http://www.sl.universalservice.org/reference/8bear.asp (retrieved Oct. 28, 2008); USAC website, Invoice Filing Information USAC, http://www.universalservice.org/sl/applicants/step11/ (retrieved Aug. 11, 2008). Beginning July 1, 2004, the Commission's rules require the service provider to allow the applicant to select the payment method governing the payment for services rendered in accordance with the E-rate program. See 47 C.F.R. §54.514 (b). FCC Form 472, Billed Entity Applicant Reimbursement (BEAR) Form, available at http://www.universalservice.org/_res/documents/sl/pdf/472.pdf (retrieved Oct. 28, 2008). FCC Form 474, Service Provider Invoice (SPI) Form, available at http://www.universalservice.org/_res/documents/sl/pdf/474.pdf (retrieved Oct. 28, 2008). See Schools and Libraries Universal Service Support Mechanism, CC Docket No. 02-6, Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 17 FCC Rcd 1914, 1919, para. 9; see also Schools Second Report
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  • Universal Service, Description of Services Requested and Certification Form, OMB 3060-0806 (Oct. 2004) (FCC Form 470). 47 C.F.R. § 54.504(b)(4). (last visited Aug. 28, 2009). Beginning July 1, 2004, the Commission's rules require the service provider to allow the applicant to select the payment method governing the payment for services rendered in accordance with the E-rate program. See 47 C.F.R. §54.514 (b). (last visited Aug. 28, 2009). (last visited Aug. 28, 2009). See Schools and Libraries Universal Service Support Mechanism, CC Docket No. 02-6, Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 17 FCC Rcd 1914, 1919, para. 9 (2002); see also Schools and Libraries Second Report and Order, 18 FCC Rcd at 9217, para. 42. (last visited Aug. 28, 2009). Schools and Libraries Universal
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  • jeopardize the integrity of the funds or impair the vendor's ability to make prompt remittance to the applicant not later than 20 days after receipt of the funds from USAC. Thus, as long as the reimbursed funds are merely held by the service provider prior to being remitted to the applicant within the requisite 20-day period, as required by section 54.514(b) of the Commission's rules, we will find no violation of the restriction on the tender or other use of the funds. In addition, we find that electronic disbursement of universal service support payments by EFT is required by the DCIA and federal financial management and reporting statutes. Specifically, section 54.702(n) of the Commission's rules provides that ``[i]n administering the universal
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  • Order 00-167, paragraph 10, which was issued on May 23, 2000) Receipt of Services and Reimbursement Matters - The District: applied its discount percentage to the appropriate pre-discount price (Section 54.505 (a) which was effective as of July 17, 1997) received reimbursement from its service provider for purchases for which it had paid full price to the service provider (Section 54.514 (b) which was effective as of August 14, 2003) requested, and funds were disbursed by the Universal Service Fund, amounts related to service substitutions that were based on the lower of the pre-discount price of the service for which support was originally requested or the pre-discount price of the new, substituted service (Section 54.504 (f)), which was effective as of
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  • first conclude that we should adopt a rule requiring service providers to give applicants the choice each funding year either to pay the discounted price or to pay the full price and then receive reimbursement through the BEAR process. In addition, we find that the period for remittance of the BEAR payment should be 20 days. Accordingly, we amend section 54.514 of our rules as set forth in Appendix B. Some commenters argued that the choice of payment method should ultimately be made by the service provider, asserting that a mandate requiring all providers to adopt billing systems capable of handling both payment methods would impose significant financial and administrative burdens, particularly on small providers. However, the vast majority of commenters
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  • paras. 8-9 (rel. October 8, 1999), recon. pending; Changes to the Board of Directors of the National Exchange Carrier Association, Inc., Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service, CC Docket Nos. 97-21 and 96-45, Order, FCC 00-350 (rel. October 26, 2000), appeal pending sub nom., United States Telecommunications Association v. Federal Communications Commission, No. 00-1500, filed November 27, 2000. 47 C.F.R. 54.514(a). .org/reference/8bear.asp>. See SLD's website, . Id. See Request for Review of Decision of the Universal Service Administrator by Copan Public Schools, Copan, Oklahoma, Order, File No. SLD-26231, CC Dockets No. 96-45, 97-21, FCC 00-100, 15 FCC Rcd 5498, 5501 (2000) (Copan Order). FCC Form 470, State of Tennessee Department of Education, filed October 12, 2001. FCC Form 471, State of
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  • USAC for reimbursement of the discounted portion of the services they provide to schools and libraries. Schools and Libraries Universal Service, Billed Entity Applicant Reimbursement Form, OMB 3060-0856 (October 1998) (FCC Form 472 or BEAR Form); Schools and Libraries Universal Service, Service Provider Invoice Form, OMB 3060-0856 (October 2001) (FCC Form 474 or SPI Form). See also 47 C.F.R. § 54.514. See 47 C.F.R. § 54.505. Id. The Commission recently sought comment on altering the discount mechanism. See Schools and Libraries Universal Service Support Mechanism, CC Docket No. 02-6, Third Report and Order and Second Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 18 FCC Rcd 26912, at 26936-39 (2003) (Schools and Libraries Third Order or Schools and Libraries Second Further Notice). 47 C.F.R.
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  • Form 471 must be filed each time a school or library orders telecommunications services, Internet access, or internal connections. In the Form 486, the applicant must certify that the technology plans on which purchases were based were approved before receiving service. See Schools and Libraries Fifth Report and Order, 19 FCC Rcd at 15827-28, ¶ 56. See 47 C.F.R. § 54.514 (allowing billed entity to choose payment method). The Commission has previously sought comment on ways to streamline the application process. See, e.g., Third Report and Order, 18 FCC Rcd at 26938-39, ¶¶ 63-66; Schools and Libraries Universal Service Support Mechanism, CC Docket No. 02-6, Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and Order, 17 FCC Rcd 1914, 1920-1928, ¶¶ 12-32 (2002). We encourage
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  • Reimbursement Form, OMB 3060-0856 (October 1998) (``FCC Form 472''). ALA Comments at 21; CPS Comments at 22. Qwest notes that some invoices have been outstanding at USAC since 2004. Qwest Comments at 19. One commenter observes that it has seen remarkable improvement in USAC's invoicing performance in the past year. See IBM Reply Comments at 5. See 47 C.F.R. § 54.514 (allowing billed entity to choose payment method). See, e.g., BellSouth Comments at 12; Qwest Comments at 19 (recommending a 90-day deadline for paying service provider invoices); On-Tech Comments at 5 (recommending seven days for invoice processing). See AT&T Reply Comments at 3-4. Average time; measured from the date the invoice is submitted to the date payment is issued. 47 C.F.R.
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  • 47 C.F.R. § 54.505(c). The maximum discount given to any eligible entity is 90 %. See id. § 54.505 (b). (last visited Jan. 10, 2012). Beginning July 1, 2004, the Commission's rules required the service provider to allow the applicant to select the payment method governing the payment for services rendered in accordance with the E-rate program. See 47 C.F.R. §54.514 (a). (last visited Jan. 10, 2012). (last visited Jan. 10, 2012). See Schools and Libraries Universal Service Support Mechanism, CC Docket No. 02-6, Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 17 FCC Rcd 1914, 1919, para. 9 (2002); see also Schools and Libraries Second Report and Order, 18 FCC Rcd at 9217, para. 42. (last visited Jan. 12, 2012). Schools and Libraries Universal
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  • FOR PRICING FLEXIBILITY FOR SPECIAL ACCESS AND DEDICATED TRANSPORT SERVICES AND CHANNEL TERMINATION SERVICES. (DA No. 07-2112). Comments Due: 06/07/2007. Reply Comments Due: 06/18/2007. WCB. Contact: Marvin Sacks at (202) 418-1520 [17]DA-07-2112A1.doc [18]DA-07-2112A1.pdf [19]DA-07-2112A1.txt Released: 05/18/2007. COMMENT SOUGHT ON THE STATE E-RATE COORDINATORS ALLIANCE PETITION FOR RECONSIDERATION OF THE WIRELINE COMPETITION BUREAU'S ORDER GRANTING AT&T'S PETITION FOR CLARIFICATION OF SECTION 54.514(A) OF THE COMMISSION'S RULES. (DA No. 07-2110). (Dkt No 02-6) PLEADING CYCLE ESTABLISHED. Comments Due: 06/01/2007. Reply Comments Due: 06/15/2007. WCB. Contact: Gina Spade or Karen Johnson at (202) 418-7400, TTY: (202) 418-0484 [20]DA-07-2110A1.doc [21]DA-07-2110A1.pdf [22]DA-07-2110A1.txt Released: 05/18/2007. COMMENT SOUGHT ON PETITIONS FOR RECONSIDERATION AND REVIEW OF THE WIRELINE COMPETITION BUREAU'S ORDER DENYING EUREKA BROADBAND AND VALUE ADDED COMMUNICATION'S REQUEST
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  • incorrect Service Provider Information Numbers (SPINs), the order grants the Petitioners the opportunity to correct the SPINs. Released on May 18, 2007. CC Docket No. 02-6. (DA 07-2111) DA 07-2111 [49]Word | [50]Acrobat 5/18/07 Public Notice: Comment Sought on the State E-Rate Coordinators Alliance Petition for Reconsideration of the Wireline Competition Bureau's Order Granting AT&T's Petition for Clarification of Section 54.514(a) of the Commission's Rules. Comment Date: 6/1/07. Reply Comment Date: 6/15/07. Released on May 18, 2007. CC Docket No. 02-6. (DA 07-2110) DA 07-2110 [51]Word | [52]Acrobat 5/8/07 Macomb Intermediate School District Technology Consortium: In this Order, the Commission grants in part and denies in part Macomb Intermediate School District Technology Consortiums (Macomb ISD) Request for Review. Macomb ISD requested
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  • Applications for Review (Applications) or Petitions for Reconsideration (Petitions) of each of the Bureau orders, requesting in each instance that the Commission or the Bureau adopt NECAs preferred formula. 3/16/07. [369]Word | [370]Acrobat| [371]Text 3/13/07 Order: In this Order, the Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) grant the petition of AT&T Corp. (AT&T) for clarification or, in the alternative, waiver of section 54.514(a) of the Commissions rules, which states that service providers must allow the billed entity to choose the method of payment for the discounted services. Specifically, AT&T requests the Commission to clarify that AT&Ts on-line reimbursement process complies with section 54.514(a) of the Commissions rules or, in the alternative, waive this rule as it applies to AT&Ts reimbursement process. As explained