ESC Region 12 Selected By MiCTA to Provide E-Rate Consulting Services

SAGINAW, Mich., Sept. 14, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- MiCTA, a national non-profit cooperative purchasing organization, has selected Education Service Center (ESC) Region 12 in Waco, TX to provide E-Rate consulting services to its E-Rate eligible members. MiCTA's K-12 and Library members can purchase E-Rate consulting services at a significant discount.

"We are especially pleased to welcome ESC Region 12 as a MiCTA vendor," says Tim von Hoff, Chief Operating Officer of MiCTA. "Our program eligible members have a significant need for E-Rate consulting services, and ESC Region 12 in Waco has developed an outstanding consulting program."

MiCTA's Master Service Agreement allows E-Rate eligible MiCTA members to contract for complete E-Rate consulting services from ESC Region 12. All of MiCTA's contracts result from a rigorous competitive bidding process, and are selected because they can provide significant cost savings and a variety of vendor choices to MiCTA members. "Our E-Rate consulting contracts will provide our members with a significant filing advantage because they know they're getting qualified consulting services from organizations that have been vetted and evaluated competitively."

"We work with our clients to streamline their E-Rate process, keep them in full compliance with the program and make sure they are audit-ready moving forward through our online management system," says Ginnie Harwood, Project Manager for ESC Region 12. "Our Personal E-Rate Partners ensure all prerequisites are in order before any form is filed, and we attempt to collect undisbursed monies from up to five previous funding years. We have successfully recovered nearly $20 Million in past E-Rate filings for our clients!"

"The persistent economic softness means that our members must look carefully at every cost-saving opportunity. Thanks to our agreement with ESC Region 12, MiCTA's E-Rate-eligible members can receive the best E-Rate consulting services in addition to a broad array of the most desirable telecommunications and Internet services."

About MiCTA

MiCTA, located at 515 North Washington Street, Suite 405 in Saginaw, MI, represents thousands of higher education, K-12, healthcare, library, governmental and charitable entities. Nationally, MiCTA seeks to resolve common voice, video and data issues, provide helpful information, participate in legislative and regulatory telecommunications advocacy, and negotiate discounted purchase contracts for telecommunications and technology services for its members. For more information, please visit the MiCTA Web site, http://www.mictatech.org.

SOURCE MiCTA

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