Weekly SL News Brief

The Schools and Libraries (E-rate) Program News Brief will give you information about upcoming funding commitments, tips to help you through the application process, and other timely information.

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Published Editions

The SL News Brief is published on the website and in the E-rate Productivity (EPC) News feed. Published editions from the past year are available below.

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February 2020

2/7/2020	2/14/2020	2/21/2020
Cost-effectiveness	Webinar reminder How to submit a RAL modification	Certified FCC Form 470 reminders Reminders on evaluating bids

January 2020

1/3/2020	1/9/2020	1/10/2020	1/17/2020
FCC Form 470 EPC Deployment News Updating EPC Account Administrators	Letter to the Field for FY2020	Category Two Budget E-rate Webinars USAC Seeks IT Enhancement Feedback FCC Form 470	Updating Entity Profiles FCC Form 470 Category Two Budget E-rate Webinars
1/24/2020	1/31/2020
FRN Balance Verifications Category One Services Drop-down Reference Table E-rate Webinars	Upcoming Dates and Deadlines E-rate Webinars FCC Report and Order Amortization Rule

December 2019

12/2/2019	12/6/2019	12/13/2019	12/20/2019
Multifactor Authentication Single Portal Dashboard for E-File Effect on Service Providers	FCC Report and Order Category Two Budget PQA Requests Erratum	Eligible Services List Category Two Budget EPC Account Administrator	FY2020 Filing Window FCC Form 473 (SPAC) Category Two Budget

November 2019

11/1/2019	11/8/2019	11/15/2019	11/22/2019
USAC Website Invoicing FCC Form 498 FCC Form 486	USAC Website SL Legacy Systems EPC Deployment News	USAC Website FCC Form 474 EPC Profiles	EPC Deployment News USAC Website E-rate Webinars

October 2019

10/4/2019	10/11/2019	10/18/2019	10/25/2019
USAC Seeks IT Enhancement Feedback FCC Public Notice FCC Form 470	EPC Administrative Window 2019 E-rate Applicant 2019 Tribal Training Invoicing FCC Form 486	EPC System Maintenance Invoicing FCC Form 486 FCC Form 498	2019 E-rate Applicant 2019 Tribal Training EPC Profile Updates

September 2019

9/6/2019	9/13/2019	9/20/2019	9/27/2019
Invoicing	EPC Deployment News	FCC Form 498 2019 Applicant Training 2019 Tribal Training Invoicing	2019 Applicant Training 2019 Tribal Training FCC Form 472 Invoicing

August 2019

8/2/2019	8/9/2019	8/16/2019	8/23/2019
Applicant FCC Form 498	FCC Form 498 EPC Deployment News FCC Form 471	FCC Form 498 2019 Applicant Training 2019 Tribal Training E-rate Webinars	Obtaining a PIN Applicant FCC Form 498
8/30/2019
Invoicing

July 2019

7/12/2019	7/19/2019	7/26/2019
FCC Form 472 FCC Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) Category Two Budget 2019 Regional Training USAC Seeks IT Enhancement Feedback	FCC NPRM Category Two Budget EPC Training Site System Modifications	Invoicing First Demand Payment Letter

June 2019

6/7/2019	6/12/2019	6/14/2019	6/21/2019
EPC Deployment News C2 Budget Tool Service Substitution Special Construction	2019 Applicant Training 2019 Tribal Training	2019 Regional Training	2019 Applicant Training 2019 Service Provider Training
6/28/2019
FY2020 FCC Form 470 EPC Emails

May 2019

5/3/2019	5/10/2019	5/17/2019	5/23/2019
E-rate Webinars URL Changes to Legacy Functions	FCC Form 498 Status Tool E-rate Webinars FCC Form 486	Special Construction	2019 Service Provider Training
5/24/2019	5/31/2019
2019 Service Provider Training 2019 Applicant Training EPC Deployment News FCC Form 473 (SPAC)	2019 Service Provider Training PIA Review Returning Funds to USAC

April 2019

4/5/2019	4/12/2019	4/19/2019	4/26/2019
E-rate Webinars PIA Review	SL News Brief PIA Review	E-rate Webinars URL Changes to Legacy Functions USAC Seeks IT Enhancement Feedback	Applicant Profiles Selective Review
4/27/2019
First Wave for FY2019

March 2019

3/1/2019	3/8/2019	3/15/2019	3/22/2019
Online Training Series for Service Providers Latest EPC Release	FCC Form 474(SPI) Receipt Acknowledgement Letters (RALs) Website Resources FY2019 Filing Window Category Two Budget FRN Balance Verifications	CSB Hours Contracts FCC Form 471 Licenses, Modules, and Transceivers FRN Balance Verifications	CSB Hours FCC Form 471
3/29/2019
FY2019 Filing Window URL Changes to Legacy Functions

February 2019

2/1/2019	2/8/2019	2/15/2019	2/22/2019
FCC Waives and Proposes to Eliminate Amortization Requirement Competitive Bidding FCC Form 470	E-rate Office Hours Latest EPC Release Competitive Bidding FCC Form 470	Focus on Participant Experience E-rate Webinars Competitive Bidding FCC Form 470	E-rate Webinars FCC Form 470 Special Characters in Narrative Fields in EPC