E-Rate Survey by Extreme Networks

Thank you for taking our short E-rate survey. This survey will help provide input to the FCC on E-rate Category Two. For more information, please visit FCC Looking For Your Inputs On The E-Rate Program For K-12.

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* 1. Have you purchased Wifi or other networking equipment for your district with E-rate funds after the program modernization in 2015?

Yes

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* 2. Thinking of your school district's complete internal infrastructure, approximately how much did E-rate fund?

100%

75%

50%

<50%

Did not file

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* 3. If E-Rate could not provide 100% of the essential components to your infrastructure, can you estimate the portion of funds outside E-Rate you needed to complete your upgrades?

10% of the project

25% of the project

50% of the project

75% of the project

Did not file

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* 4. If non E-Rate funds were used to purchase part of your network, what types of products did you need to buy to complete your project?

Additional access points

Additional switches

Management platforms

Wireless controllers, licenses, cloud or on-premise need for WLAN management

Support services for E-Rate funded equipment

Did not file

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* 5. Which of the following best describes your school?

Public School District

Charter

Private

Other (please specify)

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* 6. According to E-Rate, which best describes your schools location?

Rural

Urban

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* 7. What is the estimated student enrollment for your entire district or school facility?

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* 8. What is your E-Rate discount rate for Category 2? (or enter "don't know")

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* 9. If you haven't utilized E-Rate for upgrades to your network since 2015, do you plan to file in 2018 or 2019?

Yes

Already Filed

Not sure yet

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* 10. Since 2015, have you used funds outside of E-Rate for your networks? In other words, is your network adequate for your school's need without using E-Rate to fund your upgrades?

Yes

Don't know

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* 11. If you feel your network is not adequate but haven't filed for E-Rate, why?

Too complicated

I am new to my position

I was unaware that E-Rate could be used for wifi and other internet equipment

I thought only schools in low-income areas qualify got E-Rate support

I didn't know my private/charter school could use E-Rate

Already filed

Other (please specify)

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* 12. Do you feel that having separate site budgets for each separate school is the best way to plan C2 budgets?

Yes

Not sure

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* 13. Even after upgrading schools with fewer devices and lower bandwidth needs, do you still have funds left that you don't need to use (so-called “locked” funds)?

Yes

Unsure

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* 14. If you could change the way C2 budgets calculations are utilized, what would be more effective to your school?

Total amount assigned to district to distribute as needed

Amounts allocated to each school with opportunity to transfer funds between sites to adjust for different needs

Less amount for elementary schools, greater amount for high schools yet still allocated per site

Other (please specify)

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* 15. Do you have schools in your district that still need upgrades but have exhausted all C2 budget amounts?

Yes

Unsure

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* 16. Please leave us a comment about the value of the E-rate program to your school, which we will pass along to the FCC.

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* 17. Please enter your email (optional)

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