Addition of 1.5 after discussion with Marv Roberts. NESC would become a Service Provider under the E-Rate program. NESC as the Fiscal Agent of NEW would incorporate all local loop billings into their oversight as part of managing the network. As a result of becoming the billing agent for these circuits, they would file for E-Rate discounts and pass these discounts on to eligible entities.
Structure is currently in place.
Schools would continue to have access to the technical expertise of all of the organizations. As the reimbursed manager of the ATM network, it seems to make sense to have all local loop management including billing and E-Rate filing take place in one location. Qualified participants would qualify for discounts on the ATM billing. Level 2 members would get one on one assistance in filing for E-Rate discounts. The advantage is that they would be applying for a discount on the larger picture.