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Unlocking Educational Opportunities:
Understanding the E-Rate Program's Impact on K-12 Schools and Libraries.
Remember to review the specific entries in the Eligible Services List (ESL) for each funding year to ensure the services or products you're requesting meet the eligibility criteria. If you have any specific products in mind, contact us for assistance.
Data Transmission Services:
These cover broadband connectivity and basic conduit access to the internet. They cannot include charges for content, end-user devices, or equipment purchases beyond basic internet access.
Internet Access:
This includes Wi-Fi on school buses, leased lit fiber, leased dark fiber, and self-provisioned broadband networks. Voice services are not eligible.
Internal Connections:
Eligible products include access points, routers, switches, hubs, and wiring. These products must be necessary to transport information to classrooms or publicly accessible areas of a library.
MIBS:
Managed Internal Broadband Services (MIBS): Services provided by a third party for the operation, management, and monitoring of eligible broadband internal connections components (e.g., managed Wi-Fi).
Basic Maintenance of Internal Connections (BMIC):
Covers repair and upkeep of eligible internal connections, including hardware, wiring, and cable maintenance, along with basic technical support and configuration changes.
Bus Wifi
Safe and reliable connectivity to maximize learning opportunities for students as they travel to and from school.
Security
Keeping students’ and staff personal information is vital for ensuring a safe learning and teaching environment. As more teachers and students utilize technology, data privacy, security and learning loss prevention become more important.
Monitor, filter, and control network traffic to avoid cyber-attacks. Trust our next generation firewalls with application-level inspection to better defend your network from malware.
Networking and Connectivity
Our advanced networking and connectivity solutions help enable a robust infrastructure for learning, that prepares students to compete in the digital world.
Networking solutions for schools that enable Wi-Fi on school property play a crucial role in digital learning and advancing student engagement.
Routers and switches play a critical role for Internet connectivity, internal networking, Wi-Fi access points and bandwidth management. In the era of remote learning, routers are the essential enabler that fills the connectivity gap.
UPS and battery backup systems play a key role in data centers, ensuring long-term functionality by bridging power cuts, providing power stability, preventing data loss, and maintaining business continuity.
Invoicing and Reimbursement Process
C1 supports both BEAR and SPI invoicing methods.
Billed Entity Applicant Reimbursement
Applicants file the Form 472 Billed Entity Applicant Reimbursement (BEAR) form if they have paid their service provider in full for the supported services and want to be reimbursed by USAC for the approved discount amount. USAC recommends that applicants file their BEAR Form 472 online. C1 supports the online BEAR form filing process and checks USAC's web site regularly for BEAR Form 472s that require certification.
Service Provider Invoice
If the service providers have issued discounted bills to the applicants, the service providers file the Form 474 Service Provider Invoice (SPI) with USAC seeking reimbursement.
Under both methods, USAC reviews the invoices and will process the payment once the invoice has been approved.
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