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<p class="MsoNormal">Good afternoon,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">This reminder is for those libraries seeking E-rate telephone service reimbursement in the 2013 funding year: if you have received your Funding Commitment Decision Letter (FCDL), your Form 486 can be completed now!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The Maine State Library has resources to assist you: printable step-by-step instructions, a short video tutorial, and free one-on-one assistance through telephone or Jabber videoconferencing. Go here for these resources:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.maine.gov/msl/erate/training/form486.htm">http://www.maine.gov/msl/erate/training/form486.htm</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">For those libraries who have sadly not yet received their FCDL, your pain and suffering are nearly at an end. Almost all remaining applications are in the “Quality Assurance” stage of review, which means that your letters should be coming
in the mail very soon. Maintain your stoicism just a bit longer!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">-Jared Leadbetter<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">E-rate and Technology Consultant<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Maine State Library<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:jared.leadbetter@maine.gov"><span style="color:blue">jared.leadbetter@maine.gov</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">207-287-5620<o:p></o:p></p>
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