FCC release Public Notice 10-2218 …

The Wireline Competition Bureau of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) released Public Notice 10-2218 announcing that revised FCC Forms 470 and 471 and their accompanying instructions have been approved for use by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).

The forms and instructions will be available for actual submission by E-rate participants after being posted on USAC’s website by January 11, 2011, before the opening of the 2011 application filing window. Applicants should NOT submit the new forms until they are posted on USAC’s website.

Also, the FCC Form 471 now requires that the Item 21 attachment be submitted with the form.

The forms and instructions as approved by the OMB are available on the FCC website for your review.