MACC's August 2022 eMessage
The latest news from your friends at MACCClient Relations News
Your peers are signing-up! Join them and the MACC Team for MBTC 2022
Session One is September 7th – 9th and Session Two is September 12th – 14th
Registration for MBTC 2022 has only been open a few weeks, and we are happy to see almost 100 of you have registered! It seems as though everyone is experiencing cabin fever from being unable to attend conferences, and we are so excited to see you in a couple short months.
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Product Spotlight
Customer Master is ready to assist in the Broadband Data Collection filing
MACC has prepared for and is ready to help with the new FCC requirements for Broadband reporting effective for the June 30, 2022 filing round. All facilities-based providers of fixed and mobile broadband internet access services must submit a biannual Broadband Data Collection (BDC) filing.
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Postage rates will change this month
The U.S. Postal Service is changing its postage rates later this month. Effective July 10th, 2022 the following rates will take effect.
| Automation | Full | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight Not Over (oz) | 5-digit | AADC | Mixed AADC | Letters |
| 1 | $0.471 | $0.507 | $0.531 | $0.60 |
| 2 | $0.471 | $0.507 | $0.531 | $0.84 |
Product Spotlight
Capital Credit allocations can now appear on bills
Cost efficiency is on everyone’s mind. To help companies save money and time, the Capital Credit Allocation Notice can now be printed on Capital Credit Members’ bills as a Personal Bill Message. This enhancement eliminates the cost of separate Capital Credit Allocation mailings to active customers who are already receiving a monthly bill.
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Technical Information
Using SQL Server 2012? Action on your part is needed
If your company is using SQL Server 2012, please know Microsoft will end extended support for this version of SQL Server on July 12, 2022, and it will be considered to have fully reached End-of-Life (EoL). With Microsoft no longer supporting this version, MACC will also be removing support in future releases of our products. We are committed to continue support for SQL Server 2012 through the end of the year. Beginning with the 23.1 release, Customer Master will no longer be compatible with SQL Server 2012.
To continue to receive updates to MACC’s products in 2023, you must upgrade your SQL Server to a Microsoft supported version.
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New Web Self-Care MACC Minutes Tutorials
During July, our Training Team added two MACC Minute Tutorials covering our Web Self-Care service. As a reminder, MACC Minutes are concise training videos available at no added cost to all MACC Clients. Log-in to MACC’s Client Central and then check out the latest videos today!
Transmit Day
September’s transmit day for first of the month billing is August 24th. Follow this link for the complete 2022 Billing Transmit Schedule
Download MACC’s August Calendar
You’ll find our recipe of the month (Chicken Supreme Casserole), an Accounting Master Tip, and TRIVIA! Click to download the August Calendar
July’s Trivia Winner
Congratulations to Loretta Salazar at Salish Networks in Washington. She is the lucky winner of last month’s trivia contest.
MACC is involved in the industry
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Maintenance Sunday – August 14th
From 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. (Central) on Sunday, August 14th, our technicians will conduct maintenance on our network. During this time, web-based services from MACC may be unavailable. This affects MSaaS and all MACC websites (Web Reporting, TMS, FTP, etc.) as well as online access to customer statements. Going forward, MACC will be scheduling network maintenance during the same timeframe on the second Sunday of each month.