Universal Services Fund (E-rate) Expertise
United Systems, Inc. has been involved as an internal connections service provider and partner for the Universal Service Fund (E-rate) process in K-12 school districts since its inception. We assist an average of eighty Oklahoma School districts each year in attaining their E-rate objectives. The districts that we service have a 100% approval rate for their level of eligible funding.
We provide the following service related to E-rate:
- Respond to RFPs issued for internal connection in regard to Form 470 filling
- Provide detailed design and configuration information as required by RFPs
- Monitor funding decision announcements, rule changes and news releases, keeping customers informed on these items through the year.
- Assist customers in filling Form 486 funding initiation forms once they have been approved.
- Assist customers in problem resolution with the SLD and/ or telecommunications service and internet access service providers.
- Provide an in-house E-rate specialist who attends periodic SLD Service Provider training to stay up to date.
Our expertise in school district technology needs combined with our through understanding of E-rate eligible services can allow limited common fiscal resources to meet extraordinary objectives. Our expertise in these areas commonly helps our customers submit applications that satisfy the integrity requirements of the SLD.
Service Provider Identification Number (SPIN): 143004698