Service Provider Training I July 25, 2017 Data Tools Service Provider Training I July 25, 2017

In this session you will learn: Welcome In this session you will learn: About the universe of online tools and how to navigate them How to find available FCC Forms 470 and RFPs to bid on Information that may be important to invoicing or other tasks

About the Tools Tools Available for SPINs and BENs, 470s, 471, Search Commitments, FRN life cycle (DRT and FST) Available on USAC website, although some tools are in the E-rate Productivity Center (EPC). Most tools have user guides Posted information is delayed by a day (posted in EPC today, appears in USAC tools tomorrow) Service providers that bring their laptops can follow along when we demo the tools online.

Tools for SPINs and BENs Service Provider Download tool Search by full or partial name, SPIN, status (active or closed), city, state, ZIP code Eight fields returned in an HTML table, with Excel download option SPIN is an active link to summary information for that service provider, with Excel download option Entity Download tool Search by state only Report opens in Excel Two tabs – Entities and Annexes

Separate tools to: Find FCC Forms 470 View an FCC Form 470 (FY2016 and later funding years) Download FCC Form 470 Information (FY2016 and later funding years) View a single form for FY2015 and earlier funding years Download information for FY2015 and 2014

View an FCC Form 470 Limit search by posting dates (limited to 30-day range) Can limit by one, some, or all: applicant type, state, service type Export results as HTML or XLS HTML shows up at bottom of page XLS shows up as a separate file Results contain active links to FCC Form 470 and all associated RFP documents, even those posted after FCC Form 470 is certified

Download FCC Form 470 Limit search by posting dates, applicant type(s), applicant state(s), service type(s) For HTML and CSV formats, specify detail report, consultant data, or consortium entities For XLS format, detail report, consultant data, and consortium entities are in different tabs in the same workbook

Download FCC Form 470 “Current” form type will include approved corrections and RFP documents posted after the form was certified Export results as HTML, XLS, or CSV HTML shows up at bottom of page XLS and CSV show up as separate files with three tabs

Find FCC Forms 471 Separate tools to: View/Download FCC Forms 471 (FY2016 and later funding years), single form for FY2014-15 and earlier funding years View and download the status of forms from FY2015 and earlier funding years Limit search funding year, state, and version (Original or Current) Results returned in XLS format with seven tabs Form number in Basic Information tab links to PDF version of form

One tool with three options: 1998-2015, 2016, 2017 Search Commitments One tool with three options: 1998-2015, 2016, 2017 The tool is organized by Congressional District Commitments that have not been through a PIA wave (e.g., the new FRN created when the old one is split) will not show up in this tool. However, changes to the commitment amounts post- commitment will show up in this tool.

Each funding year main page features the following: Search Commitments Each funding year main page features the following: The wave numbers for all regular (PIA) waves National-level statistics for that funding year – quick facts, analysis by applicant type, analysis by service type and discount band Total funding for each state in that wave along with name, address, service type, discount %, committed amount Details for all applicants in one state: Click the Excel logo on any page to download the information for that page

Separate tools for: FRN Status Tool FRN Status tool – FY2016 and later funding years Data Retrieval Tool (DRT) – FY2015 and earlier funding years Data are organized by FRN, from multiple forms and requests, through the life of the FRN

FRN Status Tool Limit search by funding year Can also limit by state, consultant registration number (CRN) or SPIN Can further limit by service type(s) and applicant type(s), FCC Form 471 number, FRN, wave number, appeal wave number Two report options – Standard and Select Data Points Standard has 18 preset fields Select Data Points allows multiple options to be selected