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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Hello Michigan library staff interested in E-rate and proposed changes:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Attached is a summary of the Notice of Proposed Rule Making (NPRM) from the FCC regarding E-rate. The American Library Association’s Office for Information Technology Policy (OITP) is working to make sure libraries are well represented in this re-consideration of E-rate. If you have comments, you can send them to ALA-OITP or to us here at the Library of Michigan to submit on your behalf.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><img width=624 height=92 id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.jpg@01CE9813.C5983410" alt="Description: Library of Michigan"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"Monotype Corsiva";color:#943634'>Sheryl L. Mase<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D'>Assistant Director <o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D'>Statewide Library Services<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D'>Library of Michigan<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D'>702 West Kalamazoo, P.O. Box 30007<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D'>Lansing, MI 48909-7507<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D'>Ph: 517-373-4331; Fax: 517-373-5700<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D'>Toll free: 877-479-0021<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D'>Email: <a href="mailto:mases@michigan.gov">mases@michigan.gov</a> <o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D'>URL: <a href="http://michigan.gov/libraryofmichigan">http://michigan.gov/libraryofmichigan</a> <o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#943634'>***visit the Michigan eLibrary at <a href="http://mel.org/"><span style='color:#943634'>http://mel.org</span></a>***<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Bob Bocher [mailto:robert.bocher@gmail.com] <br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, August 12, 2013 10:08 AM<br><b>To:</b> E-rate Task Force<br><b>Cc:</b> State E-rate Coordinators<br><b>Subject:</b> [state-erate] Good Summary of the E-rate NPRM<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>FYI:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I have attached a summary (with permission) of the NPRM from Deb Kriete. Deb is a SECA member and is E-rate coordinator for the S. Dakota Dept. of Ed. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> -Bob<br>__________________________<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Robert Bocher, State E-rate Support Manager <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Wisconsin Dept. of Public Instruction <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>(Fellow, ALA Office for Information Technology Policy) <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="mailto:robert.bocher@gmail.com">robert.bocher@gmail.com</a> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>