{"id":2361,"date":"2024-06-03T14:36:27","date_gmt":"2024-06-03T14:36:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wpdev01.mdek12.org\/otss\/?page_id=2361"},"modified":"2024-10-08T20:18:58","modified_gmt":"2024-10-08T20:18:58","slug":"mississippi-e-rate","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wpdev01.mdek12.org\/otss\/mississippi-e-rate\/","title":{"rendered":"Mississippi E-Rate"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>*** This information listed on this page is intended only for those individuals filing for E-Rate funding. ***<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>The program provides discounts to assist most schools and libraries in the United States to obtain affordable telecommunications and internet access.\u00a0 It is one of four support programs funded through the Universal Service fee charged to companies that provide interstate and\/or international telecommunication services.<\/p>\n<p>You have 120 days from start of service or receipt of Funding Commitment Decision Letter (FCDL) to file your Form 486 (Receipt of Service Confirmation Form), whichever is later.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Quick References<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wpdev01.mdek12.org\/otss\/mississippi-school-district-educational-technology-contacts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">District Technology\u00a0Coordinators &#8211; Alphabetical Listing<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ms-meca.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mississippi Educational Computing Association (MECA)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.metla.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mississippi Educational Technology Leaders Association (METLA)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mdek12.org\/sites\/default\/files\/documents\/ODT\/OTSS\/letter-of-agency-2021-2024.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MDE E-Rate Letter of Agency 2021-2024<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mdek12.org\/sites\/default\/files\/documents\/ODT\/OTSS\/newbie_trn_fy23-g_0.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">E-Rate Newbie Training FY24 &#8211; PowerPoint<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mdek12.org\/sites\/default\/files\/documents\/ODT\/OTSS\/fy24_roadshow_11_28_23-b_0.pdf\">FY24 E-Rate Roadshow &#8211; PowerPoint<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mdek12.org\/sites\/default\/files\/documents\/ODT\/OTSS\/eligible-services-list-2024_0.pdf\">E-Rate Eligible Services List \u2013 FY2024<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mdek12.org\/sites\/default\/files\/documents\/ODT\/OTSS\/its_contracts_fy2024.pdf\">E-Rate State Master Contract 2019-2030<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Resources<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.its.ms.gov\/Procurement\/Pages\/EPLs.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Contracts &amp; EPL&#8217;s &#8211; Mississippi Department of Information Technology Services<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mdek12.org\/sites\/default\/files\/documents\/ODT\/OTSS\/erate_ben_2022_0.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">E-Rate District &#8211; Billed Entity Numbers &#8211; 2024<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mdek12.org\/sites\/default\/files\/documents\/ODT\/OTSS\/purchasing_0.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">E-Rate Purchasing Guidelines<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usac.org\/e-rate\/applicant-process\/before-youre-done\/service-substitutions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">E-Rate Service Substitutions<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/slweb.usac.org\/Spin\/Search\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">E-Rate BEAR\/SPIN Search<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iste.org\/standards\/for-students\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Technology Standards for Students<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iste.org\/standards\/for-educators\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Technology Standards for Educators<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iste.org\/standards\/for-education-leaders\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Technology Standards for Education Leaders<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>E-Rate Terms &amp; Information<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/forms.universalservice.org\/portal\/login\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">E-Rate Productivity Center (EPC)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mdek12.org\/sites\/default\/files\/documents\/ODT\/OTSS\/e-rate_terms.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">E-Rate Glossary of Terms<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usac.org\/e-rate\/resources\/forms\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">E-Rate Forms<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mdek12.org\/sites\/default\/files\/documents\/ODT\/OTSS\/e-rate-binder-table-of-content-tabs-19.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">E-Rate Binder &#8211; Table of Content Tabs<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mdek12.org\/sites\/default\/files\/documents\/ODT\/OTSS\/cat-2-example-fy21.xlsx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">E-Rate Category 2 &#8211; Calculation Spreadsheet<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mdek12.org\/sites\/default\/files\/documents\/ODT\/OTSS\/e-rate_timeline_0.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">E-Rate Timeline<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Webinars<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mdek12-my.sharepoint.com\/:v:\/g\/personal\/byoung_mdek12_org\/ETJ_Cku1H2JMnAcfjZ4_4OYBZP3Zp5ftBoFD362QXlOxPg?e=CgQq3j\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">E-Rate Newbie Webinar &#8211; 9\/8\/2021<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mdek12-my.sharepoint.com\/:v:\/g\/personal\/byoung_mdek12_org\/EWQTzVQxv_ZFjgEfgF6YAJ4BejUPH1b-azzShaA4zmt7Ow?e=2tnhfm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">E-Rate Newbie Webinar &#8211; 12\/15\/21<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Emergency Connectivity Fund Program (ECF) (2019-2024)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The program provides funding to help schools and libraries keep students, staff, and patrons connected to the internet during the COVID-19 health Emergency.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.emergencyconnectivityfund.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Emergency Connectivity Fund &#8211; Homepage<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/attendee.gotowebinar.com\/recording\/4718242304876474127\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Emergency Connectivity Fund Webinar<\/a> &#8211; Registration Required<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mdek12.org\/sites\/default\/files\/documents\/ODT\/OTSS\/ecf-6-10-21_0.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Emergency Connectivity Fund PowerPoint<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Universal Service Administration Company (USAC) &#8211; Schools &amp; Libraries Division (SLD) Contact Information<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>USAC Website<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usac.org\/e-rate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.usac.org\/e-rate\/ <\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>USAC\u00a0 &#8211; Customer Service Center (CSC)<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Telephone <a href=\"tel:1-888-203-8100\">1-888-203-8100<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Email: <a href=\"mailto:question@universalservice.org\">question@universalservice.org<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>State E-Rate Coordinator for Schools<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Lee Bray<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"mailto:lbray@mdek12.org\">lbray@mdek12.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li>601-359-5544<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>*** This information listed on this page is intended only for those individuals filing for E-Rate funding. *** The program provides discounts to assist most schools and libraries in the United States to obtain affordable telecommunications and internet access.\u00a0 It is one of four support programs funded through the Universal Service fee charged to companies [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2361","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wpdev01.mdek12.org\/otss\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2361"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wpdev01.mdek12.org\/otss\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wpdev01.mdek12.org\/otss\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wpdev01.mdek12.org\/otss\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wpdev01.mdek12.org\/otss\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2361"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/wpdev01.mdek12.org\/otss\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2361\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2529,"href":"https:\/\/wpdev01.mdek12.org\/otss\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2361\/revisions\/2529"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wpdev01.mdek12.org\/otss\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2361"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}