E R tE-RateUNIVERSAL SERVICE FUND:

$2.25 BILLION TECHNOLOGY SPENDING PER YEARMark King RCDDMark King, RCDD

KORDA Engineering

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OUTLINEOUTLINE• What is eRate?

– Know the Language– Program history– Who qualifies?

• Priority One FundingPriority One Funding• Priority Two Funding

P• Process• Documentation

Presenters Background• BICSI Member since 2003• Standards Committee 10th Year• Standards Committee 10 Year• Key contributor ANSI/BICSI 001-2009,

I f ti T t S t D iInformation Transport Systems Design Standard for K-12 Educational Institutions

• Technology Design, consulting and/or commissioning services on nearly 200 K-12 School buildings since 1995

KNOW THE LANGUAGEKNOW THE LANGUAGE

• ConsubstantialConsubstantial• Intel will put both USB 3.0 and Thunderbolt

together in its chips in 2012together in its chips in 2012• With the approval of 802.11ac it may be

prudent to connect your WAP with 6a cableprudent to connect your WAP with 6a cable for future 6.9 Gigabit throughput.

• After 12/31/2013 no Licensed player shallAfter 12/31/2013 no Licensed player shall pass decrypted AACS content to analog video outputs.

E-RATE LANGUAGEE RATE LANGUAGE

• Universal Service Fund (UFS)Universal Service Fund (UFS)• Universal Service Administration Company

(USAC)(USAC)• National School Lunch Program (NSLP)• Eligible Services List (ESL)• Priority One and Priority Two Servicesy y• Forms 470, 471, 474

Federal SpendingFederal Spending

• CAP $2 25 Billion per Year• CAP $2.25 Billion per Year • OVER $3 Billion spent in 2010OVER $3 Billion spent in 2010• 2 to 1 Spending on priority 1 vs.

priority 2

E-RATE ON YOUR PHONE BILL 2006

PROGRAM HISTORYPROGRAM HISTORY

• Internet History• Tele omm ni ations A t 1996• Telecommunications Act 1996• Universal Service FundsUniversal Service Funds• Program Fundingg g

Internet HistoryInternet History

• 1969 ARPANET Department of Defense1969 ARPANET Department of Defense• 1971 -- People communicate, E-mail invented

9 i i C l ( C )• 1974 -- Transmission Control Program (TCP) specified.

• 1984 -- Domain Name Server (DNS) • 1997 -- 19.5 Million Hosts, 1 Million WWW,

Why eRateWhy eRate• Schools and Libraries can get affordable g

telecommunications and internet access• Internet has emerged as a must have tool for

acquiring information• With BYOD and increased Bandwidth

demand, infrastructure updates are important

• It is one of the few funding mechanisms for schools and libraries that targets technology.

QUALIFYINGQUALIFYING

• Schools, Libraries• Rule of PriorityRule of Priority

–Priority One–Priority Two

• Eligible DiscountsEligible Discounts

eRate Discount MatrixStudents ELIGIBLE for

National School Lunch Program

URBAN COUNTY Discount

RURAL COUNTY Discount

% of students in your school who qualify for the National

School Lunch Program…and you are in an URBAN area,

your Discount will be …and you are in a RURAL area, your

Discount will be

Less than 1% 20% 25%

1% to 19% 40% 50%

20% to 34% 50% 60%

35% to 49% 60% 70%

50% to 74% 80% 80%

75% to 100% 90% 90%

Priority One • Telecommunications services, and Internet

access services– Digital Transmission Services

• ATM, Ethernet, T1, ISDN

– Hosted VoIP Services– Internet Access

• Fiber• Fiber

– Telephone Service• Components (not handsets)

Priority Twoy• Internal Connections

– Cable and connectors• Conduit, Raceways, Cable trays

– Data Distribution • Switches, Routers, Wireless, Email

– Data Protection• Backup, Firewall

Telephone System– Telephone System• Voicemail, PBX, No Handsets

– Video Components• Centralized video Distribution

– Codec, Master Control, Amplifier,

Process• Tech Plan Draft by December

l b b• Applications From November to February• Description of Services 471• Installation from July 1st through June 30• Funding for Priority 2 may not beFunding for Priority 2 may not be

confirmed until Late Fall

Documentation ContractorDocumentation Contractor• What is a SPIN number (FCC Form 498)

Service Provider Identification Number?– Service Provider Identification Number?• For Collecting Payment

– What Info do they want?El t i b ki i f ti• Electronic banking information

• Dun and Bradstreet (DUNS) Number

• CORES ID (Commission Registration System)

• Certified by Company Officer

• FCC Form 499-A/Q– Annual and Quarterly Telecommunications Reporting Worksheets

• Supplying Services (Priority One)

Itemize EverythingItemize Everything

• Because the program has beenBecause the program has been subject to waste, fraud and abuse the Schools & Librariesabuse the Schools & Libraries Division (SLD) is vigilant about reviewing and (sometimes)reviewing and (sometimes) challenging funding applications

Thank YouThank You

Q & AQ & A

E R tE-RateUNIVERSAL SERVICE FUND:

$2.25 BILLION TECHNOLOGY SPENDING PER YEARMark King RCDDMark King, RCDD

KORDA Engineering

In lieu of paper evaluations for each session at the Winter Conference, all evaluations may now be taken digitally from your laptop, tablet or smartphone.

Download the Winter Conference App at www.bicsi.org/apps or go to www.bicsi.org/surveys to provide your feedback for each of the sessions you attend.