Washington, DC I Newark I Minneapolis I Portland I St. Louis I New Orleans I Los Angeles I Orlando The E-Rate Program Welcome E-Rate Participants Fall 2011 Applicant Trainings

Presentation Title I 2011 Schools & Libraries Fall Applicant Trainings 2 FCC Rollover Order State of E-Rate 2011 Training Agenda Highlights The E-Rate Program OVERVIEW

Presentation Title I 2011 Schools & Libraries Fall Applicant Trainings 3 ALL Money for ALL FY2010 Applications at all discount bands $850 million for FY2011 Applications The E-Rate Program FCC Rollover Order

Presentation Title I 2011 Schools & Libraries Fall Applicant Trainings 4 Volume comparisons E-Rate Program Overview FY2005FY2010 $ Requested$3.65 B$3.92 B # Apps39,00042,700 # Invoices Processed 90,300149,200

Presentation Title I 2011 Schools & Libraries Fall Applicant Trainings 5 What percentage of applications gets funded? E-Rate Program Overview FY2005FY %92%

Presentation Title I 2011 Schools & Libraries Fall Applicant Trainings 6 Faster Decisions by July 1 E-Rate Program Overview FY2005FY2010 Apps8,30018,332 $$196 million$422 million

Presentation Title I 2011 Schools & Libraries Fall Applicant Trainings 7 Faster Decisions by December 1 E-Rate Program Overview FY2005FY2010 Apps28,33236,604 $$1.27 B$2.0 B

Presentation Title I 2011 Schools & Libraries Fall Applicant Trainings 8 Faster Payments on Invoices E-Rate Program Overview FY2005FY days5 days

Presentation Title I 2011 Schools & Libraries Fall Applicant Trainings 9 Fewer Appeals; Faster Decisions E-Rate Program Overview FY2005FY2010 #2, Average processing time 85 days63 days

Presentation Title I 2011 Schools & Libraries Fall Applicant Trainings 10 Then vs. Now E-Rate Program Overview FY2005FY2010 No On-line BEAROn-line BEAR No NewsletterNewsletter Four Applicant Training Sessions Eight Applicant Training Sessions

Presentation Title I 2011 Schools & Libraries Fall Applicant Trainings 11 Then vs. Now (cont.) E-Rate Program Overview FY2005FY2010 Zero Service Provider Trainings Two Service Provider Trainings Waves every two weeks Weekly Waves 100 on-line Item 21 Attachments 70,000 on-line Item 21 Attachments Must request a PINUSAC pushes PINS out

Presentation Title I 2011 Schools & Libraries Fall Applicant Trainings 12 Funding Year Form 470 can be filed 7/1/20096/30/2010 USAC ready to review apps 12/3/20091/11/2011 Window open 12/3/20091/11/2011 Week most apps submitted 2/14/20103/20/2011 Window close 2/19/20103/24/2011 Funding Process

Presentation Title I 2011 Schools & Libraries Fall Applicant Trainings 13 Funding Year Demand estimate3/10/20104/12/2011 USAC ready to fund3/25/20104/25/2011 USAC Board OK3/24/20104/26/2011 FCC OK5/14/20106/7/2011 1st Wave5/18/20106/14/2011 Funding Process

Presentation Title I 2011 Schools & Libraries Fall Applicant Trainings 14 Funding Year FCC Rollover7/1/20108/22/2011 FCC OK P27/13/2010n/a 9/1 $$$1.1b$ 825m 12/1 $$$$ 2bn/a Funding Process

Presentation Title I 2011 Schools & Libraries Fall Applicant Trainings 15 Review Key Areas Conduct Interactive Gift Exercise Answer Questions E-Rate Program Overview Training Agenda Highlights

Presentation Title I 2011 Schools & Libraries Fall Applicant Trainings 16 E-Rate Program Overview Questions?

Presentation Title I 2011 Schools & Libraries Fall Applicant Trainings 17 Thank you!