Form 486
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| Introduction: |
| FCC Form 486, Receipt of Service Confirmation Form, is a form that must be
filed by an applicant before any E-rate payments can be made to a vendor.
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.
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| Form Instructions |
| Detailed instructions for completing and mailing a Form 486 can be found:
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.
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| Tip 1: |
Take the time to carefully review the associated FCDL before completing and
submitting any Form 486.
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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.
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Improperly filed Forms will be returned to the applicants for correction,
further delaying E-rate benefits.
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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.
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Form 486
