*Pages 1--3 from Microsoft Word - 14742.doc* Federal Communications Commission DA 02- 302 Before the Federal Communications Commission Washington, D. C. 20554 In the Matter of ) ) Request for Waiver by ) ) Barbour County School District ) File No. SLD- 220061 Philippi, West Virginia ) Funding Request No. 591550 ) Berkeley County School District ) File No. SLD- 220063 Martinsburg, West Virginia ) Funding Request No. 615455 ) Fayette County School District ) File No. SLD- 220080 Fayetteville, West Virginia ) Funding Request No. 591988 ) Lewis County School District ) File No. SLD- 220097 Weston, West Virginia ) Funding Request No. 591616 ) Ohio County School District ) File No. SLD- 220671 Wheeling, West Virginia ) Funding Request No. 592775 ) Pocahontas County School District ) File No. SLD- 220043 Marlinton, West Virginia ) Funding Request No. 592090 ) Putnam County School District ) File No. SLD- 220674 Winfield, West Virginia ) Funding Request No. 591489 ) Tucker County School District ) File No. SLD- 220680 Parsons, West Virginia ) Funding Request No. 591688 ) Wood County School District ) File No. SLD- 220692 Parkersburg, West Virginia ) Funding Request No. 595331 ) Federal- State Joint Board on ) CC Docket No. 96- 45 Universal Service ) ) Changes to the Board of Directors of the ) CC Docket No. 97- 21 National Exchange Carrier Association, Inc. ) ORDER Adopted: February 7, 2002 Released: February 8, 2002 By the Accounting Policy Division, Common Carrier Bureau: 1. The Accounting Policy Division (Division) has under consideration the above- 1 Federal Communications Commission DA 02- 302 2 captioned Requests for Review. 1 The above- captioned entities seek review of a decision of the Schools and Libraries Division (SLD) of the Universal Service Company (Administrator), denying their request for discounted services. 2 On January 11, 2002, the above- captioned entities filed Requests to Withdraw their Requests for Review. 3 The Division grants the above- captioned entities' Withdrawal Requests and, accordingly, dismisses the above- captioned entities' Requests for Review. 1 Letter from Nathaniel Hawthorne, Barbour County School District, to the Federal Communications Commission, filed September 17, 2001; Letter from Nathaniel Hawthorne, Berkeley County School District, to the Federal Communications Commission, filed August 28, 2001; Letter from Nathaniel Hawthorne, Fayette County School District, to the Federal Communications Commission, filed September 17, 2001; Letter from Nathaniel Hawthorne, Lewis County School District, to the Federal Communications Commission, filed September 26, 2001; Letter from Nathaniel Hawthorne, Ohio County School District, to the Federal Communications Commission, filed September 17, 2001; Letter from Nathaniel Hawthorne, Pocahontas County School District, to the Federal Communications Commission, filed October 27, 2001; Letter from Nathaniel Hawthorne, Putnam County School District, to the Federal Communications Commission, filed September 4, 2001; Letter from Nathaniel Hawthorne, Tucker County School District, to the Federal Communications Commission, filed September 4, 2001; Letter from Nathaniel Hawthorne, Wood County School District, to the Federal Communications Commission, filed September 4, 2001 (Requests for Review). 2 Letter from Schools and Libraries Division, Universal Service Administrative Company, to Paul Karas, Barbour County School District, issued August 20, 2001; Letter from Schools and Libraries Division, Universal Service Administrative Company, to Paul Karas, Berkeley County School District, issued August 7, 2001; Letter from Schools and Libraries Division, Universal Service Administrative Company, to Paul Karas, Fayette County School District, issued August 20, 2001; Letter from Schools and Libraries Division, Universal Service Administrative Company, to Paul Karas, Lewis County School District, issued September 4, 2001; Letter from Schools and Libraries Division, Universal Service Administrative Company, to Paul Karas, Ohio County School District, issued August 20, 2001; Letter from Schools and Libraries Division, Universal Service Administrative Company, to Paul Karas, Pocahontas County School District, issued September 28, 2001; Letter from Schools and Libraries Division, Universal Service Administrative Company, to Paul Karas, Putnam County School District, issued August 7, 2001; Letter from Schools and Libraries Division, Universal Service Administrative Company, to Paul Karas, Tucker County School District, issued August 7, 2001; Letter from Schools and Libraries Division, Universal Service Administrative Company, to Paul Karas, Wood County School District, issued August 7, 2001 (Funding Commitment Decision Letters). 3 Letter from Nathaniel Hawthorne, Barbour County School District, to the Federal Communications Commission, dated January 11, 2002; Letter from Nathaniel Hawthorne, Berkeley County School District, to the Federal Communications Commission, dated January 11, 2002; Letter from Nathaniel Hawthorne, Fayette County School District, to the Federal Communications Commission, dated January 11, 2002; Letter from Nathaniel Hawthorne, Lewis County School District, to the Federal Communications Commission, dated January 11, 2002; Letter from Nathaniel Hawthorne, Ohio County School District, to the Federal Communications Commission, dated January 11, 2002; Letter from Nathaniel Hawthorne, Pocahontas County School District, to the Federal Communications Commission, dated January 11, 2002; Letter from Nathaniel Hawthorne, Putnam County School District, to the Federal Communications Commission, dated January 11, 2002; Letter from Nathaniel Hawthorne, Tucker County School District, to the Federal Communications Commission, dated January 11, 2002; Letter from Nathaniel Hawthorne, Wood County School District, to the Federal Communications Commission, dated January 11, 2002 (Withdrawal Requests). 2 Federal Communications Commission DA 02- 302 3 2. ACCORDINGLY, IT IS ORDERED, pursuant to authority delegated under sections 0.91, 0.291, and 54.722( a) of the Commission's rules, 47 C. F. R. §§ 0.91, 0.291, and 54.722( a), that the Withdrawal Request submitted by Barbour County School District, Philippi, West Virginia, filed January 11, 2002; Berkeley County School District, Martinsburg, West Virginia, filed January 11, 2002; Fayette County School District, Fayetteville, West Virginia, filed January 11, 2002; Lewis County School District, Weston, West Virginia, filed January 11, 2002; Ohio County School District, Wheeling, West Virginia, filed January 11, 2002; Pocahontas County School District, Marlinton, West Virginia, filed January 11, 2002; Putnam County School District, Winfield, West Virginia, filed January 11, 2002; Tucker County School District, Parsons, West Virginia, filed January 11, 2002; Wood County School District, Parkersburg, West Virginia, filed January 11, 2002, ARE GRANTED. 3. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, pursuant to authority delegated under sections 0.91, 0.291, and 54.722( a) of the Commission's rules, 47 C. F. R. §§ 0.91, 0.291, and 54.722( a), that the Request for Review by Barbour County School District, Philippi, West Virginia, filed September 17, 2001; Berkeley County School District, Martinsburg, West Virginia, filed August 28, 2001; Fayette County School District, Fayetteville, West Virginia, filed September 17, 2001; Lewis County School District, Weston, West Virginia, filed September 26, 2001; Ohio County School District, Wheeling, West Virginia, filed September 17, 2001; Pocahontas County School District, Marlinton, West Virginia, filed October 27, 2001; Putnam County School District, Winfield, West Virginia, filed September 4, 2001; Tucker County School District, Parsons, West Virginia, filed September 4, 2001; Wood County School District, Parkersburg, West Virginia, filed September 4, 2001, ARE DISMISSED. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Mark G. Seifert Deputy Chief, Accounting Policy Division Common Carrier Bureau 3