Index

E-rate Acronyms

ACH Automatic Clearinghouse
ADL Administrative Decision Letter (on appeal)
AP Applicant
ASC Automated Search of Commitments
ASSD Adjusted Service Start Date
AUP Acceptable Use Policy
AVSCD Allowable Vendor Selection/Contract Date
BEAR Billed Entity Applicant Reimbursement (Form 472)
BTN Billed To Number or Billed Telephone Number
CCB Common Carrier Bureau of the FCC
CIPA Children's Internet Protection Act
COMAD COMmitment ADjustment
CSB Client (or Customer) Service Bureau (Help Desk)
DCIA Debt Collection Improvement Act
DRT Data Retrieval Tool (SLD web site option)
E-CERT Electronic Certification
ECFS Electronic Comment Filing System (FCC)
EDOCS Electronic Document Management System (FCC)
ESL Eligible Services List
ETP Eligible Telecommunications Provider
FAQ Frequently Asked Question
FCC Federal Communications Commission
FCDL Funding Commitment Decision Letter
FNPRM Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
FRN Funding Request Number or FCC Registration Number
GAAP Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
GPEA Government Paperwork Elimination Act
ISP Internet Service Provider or Internet Safety Policy
ISR Invoice Status Report
IVR Interactive Voice Response
LOA Letter of Agency
MPS Minimum Processing Standards
MSA Metropolitan Statistical Area
MTM Month-to-Month
NCS National Computer Systems
NECA National Exchange Carrier Association
NIF Non-Instructional Facility
NL Notification Letter
NPRM Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
NSI NECA Services, Inc.
NSLP National School Lunch Program
OMB Office of Management and Budget
PIA Program Integrity Assurance
PIN Personal Identification Number
PR Problem Resolution
PwC PricewaterhouseCoopers
RAL Receipt Acknowledgment Letter
RFP Request for Proposal
RM Rulemaking (FCC)
RNL Receipt Notification Letter
SLD Schools and Libraries Division
SP Service Provider
SPAC Service Provider Annual Certification Form
SPIF or SPI Service Provider Invoice Form
SPIN Service Provider Identification Number
SRIR Selective Review Information Request
SSD Service Start Date
TCSB Technical Client Service Bureau
TPA Technology Plan Approver
USAC Universal Service Administrative Company
USF Universal Service Fund
WAD Weighted Average Discount


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