US:PA-4: FW: Q about applying for USF discounts within a non-eligible muni

FW: Q about applying for USF discounts within a non-eligible muni

Farley, Dave (dave.farley@city.pittsburgh.pa.us)
Tue, 7 Oct 1997 16:13:46 -0400 

Dear L Tynan:

	Don't know about the requirements for municipalities to follow
the USF process, but I can tell you that the odds are much greater
that municipalities _will_ concentrate on the things you mention _if_
they are included in the discounts provisions as members of mixed
consortia led either by a school or a library.  
 
  -----Original Message-----
> From:	L Tynan, Montgomery Cty-Norristown Lib [SMTP:ltynan@mclinc.org]
> Sent:	Tuesday, October 07, 1997 4:37 PM
> To:	us-pa@info-ren.pitt.edu
> Subject:	Q about applying for USF discounts within a non-eligible
> municipal aggregate group
> 
> The Montgomery County-Norristown Public Library, and several of the local
> libraries in the district, get their "plain old telephone service" through
> municipalities.

[Farley, David]   <snip>    Municipal governments are
not eligible to apply for USF discounts; however,
the libraries would be eligible entities. 

> How much information have municipalities
> other than school districts been given about this new program?

[Farley, David]   Not any, so far as we know.    

> Is there a need to inform county commissioners, township supervisors, 
> city managers, and other elected/appointed officials about this so 
> that they can cooperate with their librarians in meeting the 
> certification requirements needed to
> get the discount on the library portion of shared telephone service?

[Farley, David]   Seems to me that there is such a need.
 
 		Regards,		Dave Farley.
  
> Laurie Tynan, Executive Director
> Montgomery County-Norristown Public Library
> 1001 Powell St., Norristown, PA.  19401-3817
> voice tel: (610) 278-5100, x 37; fax: (610) 277-0344; email:
> LTYNAN@MCLINC.ORG