E-rate Discounts for Nebraska's Public Libraries
(Universal
Service Fund)
About the E-rate program
Training
Forms required for E-rate participation
Form 472 - Billed Entity Applicant Reimbursement (BEAR) Form - to receive
reimbursement after you have paid your bill. Submitted by applicant.
BEAR Form Access - as of July 12, 2021, applicants must request
BEAR Form access be added to their EPC account.
Video Tutorial -
FCC Form 472 - BEAR Form
Form 472 (BEAR) User Guide
Form 498 - Service Provider And Billed
Entity Identification Number and Contact Information Form -
to submit banking information to USAC for BEAR Direct Payments
DUNS Number
Lookup - look up your library's DUNS Number
Get a DUNS
number - if your library doesn't already have one.
Form 474 - Service Provider Invoice (SPI) - to receive the discount on your
bill. Submitted by service provider.
Children's Internet Protection Act (CIPA)
Contacts
E-rate
Funding Recipients
Technology Plans
As of Funding Year 2015, Technology Plans are no longer required
for E-rate. This information is still provided for previous years,
and anyone needing a Technology Plan for other purposes.
Technology Planning