Hence, before any discounts or reimbursements payments can be made to a school or library. Its purpose is to alert the SLD that services, on which discounts have been approved (as indicated in a funding letter), are indeed being provided by the vendor.

• The Forms Rack on this Web site, and

• On the SLD Web site at: SLD Forms. You may also refer to Form 486 Filing Guidance.

Interactive versions of Form 486, and other E-rate forms, are available in our Forms Rack. These files can be used online or can be downloaded for future use. The PDF format provides consistent document appearance, preserving fonts, formatting and colors of the source file. If you haven't done so already, you should download the latest version of Adobe Acrobat Reader.

• See E-Rate Central's suggestions for Review of FCDL.

• The Form 486 can be submitted only after receiving a Funding Commitment Decisions Letter ("FCDL"). Take the necessary time to review the FCDL and to complete the Form properly, but understand that the invoicing process for discounts and reimbursements cannot be initiated before the Form is filed and accepted.

• Improperly filed Forms will be returned to the applicants for correction, further delaying E-rate benefits.

• Applicants contesting the amount of a funding commitment decision should proceed with the filing of a Form 486 including the associated Funding request Number ("FRN"). Applicants appealing the denial of funds on a specific line item should not file a Form 486 with that FRN.