TOM TORLAKSON
State Superintendent
of Public Instruction
E-Rate for California
CALNET 3 Status
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CALNET 2 Expiration
TOM TORLAKSON
State Superintendent
of Public Instruction
CALNET 2 expires January 29, 2014
 Expiration falls mid-way through E-rate Funding
Year 2013
 No extensions will occur
 Applicants need to plan for services from
January 30, 2014 – June 30, 2014 (at a
minimum)
 MSAs 1 and 2 AT&T services (landline services
and long distance)
 MSAs 3 and 4 Verizon services (VoIP)
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CALNET 3 Status
CALNET 3 will not be awarded before close
of E-rate Form 471 application window
TOM TORLAKSON
State Superintendent
of Public Instruction
 California Office of Technology Services (OTech)
will post a State Form 470 prior to close of
window, but contract(s) will not be awarded under
after the close of the window
 Applicants may use two strategies for FY 2013
Form 471 filing
 Option 1: Use State Master Contract
Replacement SPIN as a placeholder and use
State Form 470
 Option 2: Conduct their own Form 470/bidding
processes
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Option 1: CALNET 3 State Master
Contract Replacement (“SMC”)
TOM TORLAKSON
State Superintendent
of Public Instruction
Applicants may use SMC SPIN for period
between January 30 – June 30, 2014
 Applicant will file two funding requests on Form 471 in FY
2013
 Applicant will file a funding request under CalNet 2 from
July 1, 2013 through January 29, 2014
 Applicant will file a placeholder funding request on Form
471 to cover January 30 – June 30, 2014, referencing
State Form 470
– SMC SPIN 143999999 will be referenced for this
period – only available 1 week before window closes
– Applicant must accept services from the awarded
service provider(s) under CALNET 3
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Option 1: CALNET 3 State Master
Contract Replacement (“SMC”)
TOM TORLAKSON
State Superintendent
of Public Instruction
Applicants may use SMC SPIN for period
between January 30 – June 30, 2014
 Depending on number of service provider(s)
awarded under CALNET 3 for each type of service,
a mini bid may be required
 One service provider = One contract signed and
SMC SPIN changed to awarded service provider
SPIN during PIA or via RAL
 Multiple service providers = a mini bid would be
required, compliant with FCC rules. SMC SPIN
changed to awarded service provider SPIN
during PIA or via RAL
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Option 2: Applicant Conducts its
Own Form 470/Bidding Process
TOM TORLAKSON
State Superintendent
of Public Instruction
Applicants must file Form 470 for services
January 30 – June 30, 2014
 Applicant will file two funding requests on Form 471 in
FY 2013
 Applicant will file a funding request under CalNet 2 from
July 1, 2013 through January 29, 2014
 Applicant posts its own Form 470 and conducts a
competitive bidding process compliant with state and
federal rules for Telecommunications Services and
Internet Access for services between January and June
2014 (at a minimum)
 Second funding request will be based upon awarded
service provider resulting from this process
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If you are on CAL NET 2 now (& most CA
Education applicants are), then YOU MUST
DECIDE for upcoming funding year what you will
do for all YOUR services on CALNET 2 contract
TOM TORLAKSON
State Superintendent
of Public Instruction
•Alternative 1…OR
•Alternative 2
•BY NO LATER THAN:
•December 1, 2012 (BEST PRACTICE)
Or (worst case)…
•LAST DAY TO POST Form 470 (Yr
2013/2014 Form 470 filing deadline)
Otherwise, you will not be eligible to receive
E-rate for 5 months of upcoming YR
2013/2014.