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E-rate FCC Form 479Children’s Internet Protection Act (CIPA) – The [Children’s Internet Protection Act] (CIPA) was signed into law on December 21, 2000. To receive support for Internet access and internal connections services from the Universal Service Fund (USF), school and library authorities must certify that they are enforcing a policy of Internet safety that includes measures to block or filter Internet access for both minors and adults to certain visual depictions. The relevant authority with responsibility for administration of the eligible school or library must certify the status of its compliance for the purpose of CIPA in order to receive USF support. (USAC/SLD Reference Area: Children’s Internet Protection Act (CIPA))Administrative Authority – The Administrative Authority for a school or library is the entity that must make the relevant certification for purposes of CIPA. For a school, the Administrative Authority may be the school, school district, school board, local educational agency, or other authority with responsibility for administration of the school. For a library, the Administrative Authority may be the library, library board, or other authority with responsibility for administration of the library. (USAC/SLD Web Site: FCC Form 486 Instructions) Billed Entity – A billed entity is the entity that pays the service provider for services delivered to eligible schools and libraries. (Old USAC/SLD Reference Area: Billed Entity Fact Sheet) A Billed Entity may be a school, school district, library (outlet/branch, system), or a consortium of those entities. A Billed Entity may also be a city, a state, or an entity created solely to participate in this universal service discount mechanism that actually pays the bills for the service to the service provider. The Billed Entity itself may or may not be eligible for discounts. (USAC/SLD Web Site: FCC Form 486 Instructions) Form 479 – Certification by Administrative Authority to Billed Entity of Compliance with the Children’s Internet Protection Act – The FCC Form 479, Certification by Administrative Authority to Billed Entity of Compliance with the Children’s Internet Protection Act, provides notification to a Billed Entity by an Administrative Authority of the status of the Administrative Authority’s compliance for the purposes of CIPA. The Billed Entity will then certify on its FCC Form 486, Receipt of Service Confirmation Form, that it has collected duly completed and signed Forms 479 from Administrative Authorities that the Billed Entity represents. (USAC/SLD Web Site: FCC Form 479 Instructions) The Form 479, Certification by Administrative Authority to Billed Entity of Compliance with the Children's Internet Protection Act form, is used to certify CIPA compliance for consortium members to the consortium lead. If the Administrative Authority is not the Billed Entity, the Administrative Authority must complete FCC Form 479 and submit the Form 479 to the Billed Entity. The Billed Entity then certifies on Form 486 that it has collected duly completed and signed Form(s) 479 for the Administrative Authority(ies) it represents. For example, a member of a consortium would submit a Form 479 to the Billed Entity, which would in turn submit a Form 486 to SLD.
USAC/SLD Document:USAC/SLD Web Site: Form 479 and Instructions
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