<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small">If you haven't already seen this post from IDEA, about the 2nd window opening for FCC <strong style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana;font-size:14px">opened the second application filing window for the Emergency Connectivity Fund (ECF) program</strong><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana;font-size:14px">. Please read the message below.</span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small"><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><br></span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small"><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><br></span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small"><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Mary Jo</span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small"><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><br></span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small"><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><br></span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small"><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Mary Jo Matousek,</span></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div>AISLE  President 2021-22 </div><div><a href="mailto:president@aisled.info" target="_blank">president@aisled.info</a>        </div><div>Ph: 630-254-7770</div></div><div><br></div><img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1uAiVWg6VLANBk8glj_o4qi9Kb4qGdE9E&export=download" width="200" height="135"><div><br></div><div><div><br></div></div></div></div></div><br><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">---------- Forwarded message ---------<br>From: <strong class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto">IDEA</strong> <span dir="auto"><<a href="mailto:info@ideaillinois.org">info@ideaillinois.org</a>></span><br>Date: Mon, Oct 4, 2021 at 3:44 PM<br>Subject: FCC’s ECF Second Filing Window Now Open!<br>To: Mary Jo Matousek <<a href="mailto:mjmatousek@att.net">mjmatousek@att.net</a>><br>Cc: Mary Jo Matousek <<a href="mailto:President@aisled.org">President@aisled.org</a>><br></div><br><br><img src="https://ideaillinois.org/EmailTracker/EmailTracker.ashx?emailCode=kN5C%2fcqCEZowADAyhUJ4yyLAa66xrGJLNX9zwYN3ZotCOy%2flcZQglLMb3k80KvKXhY2zmvn556eBit%2fIOeofQPefMjHSaXru9FDgqCRlNNc%3d" style="width:1px;height:1px;border:none" alt="">  <u></u>                                                   <div>       <div>     <table background="https://ideaillinois.orgnone" bgcolor="transparent" align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" height="100%" width="100%" style="background-image:none;background-color:transparent;background-position:50% 0%;background-repeat:repeat">   <tbody>    <tr>    <td align="center" valign="top">             <div style="margin:0px auto;max-width:600px">     <table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="width:100%">   <tbody>    <tr>    <td style="direction:ltr;font-size:0px;padding:0px;text-align:center">          <div class="m_2342291567163542807mj-column-px-600" style="font-size:0px;text-align:left;direction:ltr;display:inline-block;vertical-align:top;width:100%">    <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" width="100%">   <tbody>   <tr>    <td style="background-color:transparent;vertical-align:top;padding:0px">      <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" width="100%">      <tbody><tr>    <td align="left" style="font-size:0px;padding:0px;word-break:break-word">      <div style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:1;text-align:left;color:#000000"><p style="font-family:Arial,'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:14px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:14px;padding:0"><a href="https://ideaillinois.org/EmailTracker/LinkTracker.ashx?linkAndRecipientCode=Xo8TIlFUcQKywtKsfeLC7DKdaZIpIs3Sfe%2fTt9D81rAGTehiX3uVL9vB8RJsCiUNEt2zyB9XjXMV36AD%2b%2fCUceFSc0UGewLUixMjord16mI%3d" target="_blank"><img src="https://ideaillinois.org/resources/Pictures/Email%20Images/H%20Logo%20Orange%202x.png" alt="" title="" border="0" style="height:auto;line-height:100%;outline:none;max-width:100%;text-decoration:none;width:auto" width="600"></a><br></p></div>     </td>    </tr>     </tbody></table>     </td>   </tr>   </tbody>  </table>   </div>        </td>    </tr>   </tbody>   </table>    </div>          <div style="margin:0px auto;max-width:600px">     <table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="width:100%">   <tbody>    <tr>    <td style="direction:ltr;font-size:0px;padding:0px;text-align:center">          <div class="m_2342291567163542807mj-column-px-600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