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 Federal  Communications  Commission  DA  03-  2434 
 Before  the  Federal  Communications  Commission 
 Washington,  DC  20554 
 In  the  Matter  of  )  ) 
 Request  for  Review  of  the  Decision  of  the  )  Universal  Service  Administrator  by  ) 
 )  Iditarod  Area  School  District  )  File  No.  SLD-  318697 
 McGrath,  Alaska  )  ) 
 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:  July  30,  2003  Released:  July  31,  2003 
 By  the  Telecommunications  Access  Policy  Division,  Wireline  Competition  Bureau: 
 1.  Iditarod  Area  School  District  (Iditarod  Area),  McGrath,  Alaska,  seeks  review  of  a  decision  by  the  Schools  and  Libraries  Division  (SLD)  of  the  Universal  Service  Administrative 
 Company  (Administrator).  1  At  the  same  time  that  Iditarod  Area  filed  its  request  with  the  Commission,  it  also  filed  an  appeal  of  the  same  decision  with  SLD.  2  The  Commission's  rules  do 
 not  contemplate  simultaneous  appeals  of  SLD’s  decisions  to  the  Administrator  and  the  Commission.  3  We  therefore  dismiss  without  prejudice  Iditarod  Area’s  Request  for  Review  to  the 
 Commission.  Once  the  Administrator  has  issued  its  decision,  Iditarod  Area  may  then  appeal  to  the  Commission,  if  it  believes  such  an  appeal  is  warranted  at  that  time.  4 


 1  Letter  from  Isabelle  Harrington,  Iditarod  Area  School  District,  to  Federal  Communications  Commission,  filed  June 
 12,  2003  (Request  for  Review).  Any  person  aggrieved  by  an  action  taken  by  a  division  of  the  Administrator  may  seek  review  from  the  Commission.  47  C.  F.  R  §  54.  719(  c). 


 2  Letter  from  Isabelle  Harrington,  Iditarod  Area  School  District,  to  Schools  and  Libraries  Division,  Universal 
 Service  Administrative  Company,  filed  June  13,  2003. 
 3  47  C.  F.  R.  §  54.  720  (when  an  applicant  has  an  appeal  pending  with  the  Administrator,  the  period  to  file  with  the 
 Commission  is  tolled  until  the  Administrator’s  review  is  complete). 
 4  See  47  C.  F.  R.  §§  54.  719  –  54.725  (setting  forth  rules  pertaining  to  Commission  review  of  the  Administrator’s 
 decisions). 
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 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  Request  for  Review  filed  on  June  12,  2003,  by  Iditarod  Area  School  District,  McGrath,  Alaska,  IS  DISMISSED  WITHOUT  PREJUDICE. 


 FEDERAL  COMMUNICATIONS  COMMISSION 


 Mark  G.  Seifert  Deputy  Chief,  Telecommunications  Access  Policy  Division 
 Wireline  Competition  Bureau 
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