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Board approves E‑Rate application; schedules SIP trunk renewal for later action
Summary
The Northwestern Lehigh School District board approved pursuing a federal E‑Rate Category 2 application to replace wireless equipment with an estimated 60% discount and will consider renewing a SIP‑trunk telephony agreement at its next meeting.
The Northwestern Lehigh School District board approved on voice vote a staff request to pursue a federal E‑Rate Category 2 application and to run an accelerated (PEPPM/mini‑bid) procurement for wireless networking equipment.
District staff told the board the E‑Rate program, administered through the Federal Communications Commission’s Universal Service Fund, provides discounts to public entities based on free‑and‑reduced‑price meal rates. "We will get 60% off of that cost," a staff member said, describing the planned purchase as replacement of…
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