The first step for most schools is to file the redesigned FCC Form 470, which lists the services a school is seeking. That form can be filed right away. The second form, Form 471, should be filed during a window period that is set to open in early November and close January 19, 2000. All applications filed during that period will be treated as if filed simultaneously. For more information about the program and its new streamlined application process, visit the Web site of the Schools and Libraries Division .
Public schools fall in the middle.
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