How Meter saves schools
more
money through E-Rate
Meter falls under your category 2 budget. K-12 schools can use this budget to pay for Meter’s monthly cost, which includes hardware, installation, applications (DNS Security, 802.1X), and management.
Use more of your E-Rate funds and find the E-Rate process less burdensome with Meter’s end-to-end approach to networks.
K-12 schools can apply for discounts on internet access, networking hardware, and maintenance of the network through E-Rate, a program administered by USAC.
Building out an internet connection (e.g., fiber, coax) to a location.
Monthly internet cost.
Internal Connections: wireless access points, switches, routers, cabling.
Managed Internal Broadband Services: using a vendor like Meter to monitor and manage your network.
Basic Maintenance of Internal Connections: using a vendor like Meter to repair and update internal connections like hardware and cabling.
Review the vendors who have responded to your RFPs and provide an evaluation of selected vendors based on price and other relevant factors.
Provide detailed information on the vendors selected (costs, contracts, square footage covered, timelines, internet access and speeds, etc.)
The USAC performs an initial review of your application and a final review, which may involve follow up questions on eligibility, discount calculations, contracts, and your process for arriving at your selected vendors.
After receiving the funding decision letter from Step 4, FCC Form 486 must be filed to inform USAC that the discounted services you have been approved for have started, and that you are in compliance with CIPA.
The final step contains methods for invoicing USAC to receive reimbursements.
Meter falls under your category 2 budget. K-12 schools can use this budget to pay for Meter’s monthly cost, which includes hardware, installation, applications (DNS Security, 802.1X), and management.
There’s a lot of work involved in applying for E-Rate funds – assessing needs, maintaining compliance, filing form 470 and 471, responding to PIA, invoicing USAC, etc.
By providing the handling everything end-to-end (hardware & software for routing, switching, wireless, and applications, as well as coordinating the ISP) — Meter materially simplifies the process of applying for E-Rate.
Meter will buy back existing hardware and then design a network, provide & install hardware (Wi-Fi 6 APs, layer 3 switches, security appliances, racking), monitor & manage the network, and provide applications (DNS security, 802.1x, VPN, dashboards).
The Meter operations team will meet with you to plan the installation. We will set a call to review logistics and your technical requirements.
Meter can work with your existing ISP or find the best providers to meet your bandwidth needs.
We’ll negotiate rates on your behalf and handle all ISP customer support for a smooth installation. We are ISP agnostic and partner with every local ISP.
Meter's install partner will visit your space. They will take detailed notes about the space and existing infrastructure.
Meter's install partner will run low-voltage cabling and install our hardware, which we will ship on-site in advance.
Once Meter’s hardware is installed, Meter will set up your network same-day and validate it. For a network cut-over, your old equipment will be left in-place until this step is completed.
Meter will continue to provide ongoing remote support. We will:
Proactively identify and resolve issues on your network
Troubleshoot network issues in real-time
Manage network upgrades and ongoing infrastructure improvements