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Review Items in FCDLs:

Important Warning: The most serious problem found by E-Rate Central in its review of FCDLs is that a decision was not included for every single request on the associated Form 471. Whether the requested item was funded or denied, there should be a one-to-one correspondence between the applicant's requested items and the SLD decisions. If there is a mismatch, there is an error.

This table illustrates the key information included in a FCDL (covering a single decision for a funded discount):

Funding Request Number: ########## .
Funding Status: Funded .
SPIN: 1430##### .
Service Provider Name: Acme Telephone .
Services Ordered: Telecommunications Services .
Earliest Possible Effective Date of Discount: 07/01/2005 .
Contract Expiration Date: 06/30/2006 .
Site Identifier: #######.
Billing Account Number: ### ###-####.
Pre-discount Amount: $ 2,000 .
Discount Percentage Approved by SLD: 40% .
Funding Commitment Decision: $ 800.00 - 471 Approved as submitted.

Almost every line of this decision is important; most need to be carefully compared with the related line item data on the original Form 471.

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