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2015 Form 471

Step-by-Step for Filing the Form 471 Using DPI 470/RFP for Internal Connections and

Managed Internal Broadband Service

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COST ALLOCATION NEEDED

• FCC will not pay for data plans– You must work with your vendor to establish a

reasonable cost allocation– Many are simply using a 51% data and 49% voice

cost allocation

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http://www.usac.org/sl/

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FCC Form 471 – FY 2015

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Start your App

Hover mouse for “Information”

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Type ITS BEN 162994 then Enter

Save and Print buttons throughout app!

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Check Address/FCCRN – Next

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Choose Type & Recipients

Libraries, Charters, et al, choose appropriately!

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E-mail (copy/paste), Next

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App and Security Code!

App # and Security Code will be e-mailed to contact!

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Nickname - Next

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Consultant?

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Contact Info

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Choose Correspondence Address

Lots of drop downs!

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Who receives correspondence?Next -

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CoS – Choose Wisely!

Enter Billed Entity Number and click on “Add Entity”

Manually Adding Entities

Skip to slide 22 if you want to import your data

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Manually Adding Entities (cont)

Confirm correct district or school is shown, and click on “Enter Data” to add each building

Click on “+” to add buildings

Complete items, then to add record, click on “Submit”

Click on pencil icon to edit, or “+” to continue adding Click in fields to

add student and NSLP counts. Also, add CEP % if applicable

Click on “Save and Recalculate” once entities are added

Click on “Next”

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Import Template, or Copy From an Already Submitted App

Import your “block 4” data from the USAC template, or, If you have already submitted an app, you may copyusing the app number.

This is OPTIONAL, but very helpful if you need to have you C2 budget calculate property.

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Choose Upload

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Click Choose File…or….

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…Type App Number, Import

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Click “Enter Data” to Edit Entities

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View and Edit Entities

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Discount Calculation

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E-rate Discount

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Connectivity Questions…

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Internet Access….

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Data Collection Questions

Each box needs a number. Any boxes OTHER THAN “Completely sufficient” requires checkboxes below…

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Not sufficient reasons… Next

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Create a Funding Request

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FRN – Nickname

DPS Form 470

DPI Form 470 # 855450001286650

North Carolina Department of Public Instruction

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SPIN

Remember to use the SPIN search tool if you don’t have the vendor SPIN – See Next Slide for all SPINS!!!

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SPIN Numbers for 12 Vendors

1) A3 Communications, Inc. has E-Rate SPIN number 1430073092) Alphanumeric Systems, Inc. has E-Rate SPIN number 1430047083) Applied Network Consulting Group Inc. has E-Rate SPIN number 1430207334) Carolinas IT Inc. has E-Rate SPIN number 1430367675) CenturyLink Communications LLC has E-Rate SPIN number 1430011576) CNIC, Inc. has E-Rate SPIN number 1430241517) Converged Networks, LLC (Brocade) has E-Rate SPIN number 1430251368) ENA Services, LLC has E-Rate SPIN number 1430081599) Encore Technology Group, LLC has E-Rate SPIN number 14303715210) immixGroup, Inc. has E-Rate SPIN number (143666666 – dummy SPIN)11) Korcett Holdings, Inc. has E-Rate SPIN number 14304422112) TV Band Service, LLC has E-Rate SPIN number 143044122

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Dummy SPIN

• Immix Group is in the process of applying for their SPIN

• As soon as we know that number, you will need to ask for a CORRECTIVE SPIN CHANGE to the correct SPIN

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Billing Acct and Contract

Main district phone number is always acceptable.

Contracted service

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Service Start / End dates

CAD is the date you wrote your Memo to File memorializing your decision

CED is 3/17/2018

Remember: you can start 4/1/2015!

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Contract Answers…

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Narrative

Please be as specific as you can in this narrative box! (Dissertation-like specific!)

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No state statutes on confidentiality

There are no North Carolina statutes, rules or other restrictions which prohibits publication of the pricing information.Vendor statements that their “pricing is confidential” is not an acceptable legal citation.

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Create the Product/Service

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Upload the Item 21

Your vendor should have helped you create your Item 21. You may upload that now!

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Manage Recipients…

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Choose entities ~ if not all…If all sites receive the service, choose yes. If only one, or more, but not all sites receives service, choose the appropriate site names.

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Cost Sharing Ideas

• If you are entering just one school’s data at a time, you can choose No for the cost sharing

• If you are entering multiple schools, you will need to choose YES and determine which way to charge back – either equally by school, or equally by student.

• OR, if you have multiple schools, you could assign a dollar value.

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Cost sharing choices…

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Sample pages

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Sample pages

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View Requests & Budgets

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PRINT!

Click the FRN Calculation Links, select all (using mouse), then copy and paste into Word to print. This is very INELEGANT and should be fixed by next year……..

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Top two checkboxes…

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Amount for non-e-rate expenses

This box can NEVER be zero. Type district budget! PIA needs to know you have money to pay for all non-e-rate items.

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One box never checked…

Please DO NOT EVER check this box!!!

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Certifications…

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More certifcations…

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Authorized person?

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Submit Application and Certify boxes are greyed out; you MUST Review the app before you Submit.

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Click Each of the Expand Icons…

There is no “expand all” icon here, you must click each “plus sign” individually, then print.

Finished reviewing? Click Next.

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Submit….

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Successful Submission!

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Display and Print Certification!

Certify Online with your PIN

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Certify

• Be sure to click the check box to affirm your compliance and enter your PIN

• Click Next and Please Be Patient!!• Be sure to PRINT your Certification Pages by

using the Print button at the bottom of the page

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Print App… …Expand All is not yet working…

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Log Out or Start Another App!