*Pages 1--6 from Microsoft Word - 32287* Federal Communications Commission DA 03- 3225 Before the Federal Communications Commission Washington, DC 20554 In the Matter of ) ) Requests for Review of the ) Decision of the ) Universal Service Administrator by ) ) Albuquerque School District ) File No. SLD- 320461 Albuquerque, New Mexico ) ) Atlanta Public Schools ) File No. SLD- 252678 Atlanta, Georgia ) ) Bank Street School for Children ) File Nos. SLD- 266720, 314992 New York, New York ) ) Berlin- Milan Local Schools ) File No. SLD- 363638 Milan, Ohio ) ) Brewster Academy ) File No. SLD- 317937 Wolfeboro, New Hampshire ) ) Chicago Public Schools ) File No. SLD- 288954 Chicago, Illinois ) ) Clare- Gladwin Regional Education Service District ) File No. SLD- 297413 Clare, Michigan ) ) Donna Independent School District ) File Nos. SLD- 309005, 311465 Donna, Texas ) 317363, 317242, 315364, 317452 ) 311400, 315415, 317016 ) El Paso Independent School District ) File No. SLD- 318522 El Paso, Texas ) ) E- Rate Consulting ) File Nos. SLD- 328913, 317430 (Filed on behalf of Scott County Schools) ) Woodstock, Georgia ) ) Grant Joint Union High School District ) File No. SLD- 316355 McClellan, California ) ) 1 Federal Communications Commission DA 03- 3225 2 Hunterdon Central Regional High School ) File Nos. SLD- 368582, 370886 Flemington, New Jersey ) ) International Business Machines Corporation (Filed ) File No. SLD- 320461 on behalf of Albuquerque School District) ) Albuquerque, New Mexico ) ) International Business Machines Corporation (Filed ) File No. SLD- 331487 on behalf of Memphis City School District) ) Memphis, Tennessee ) ) International Business Machines Corporation (Filed ) File No. SLD- 309005 on behalf of Donna Independent School District) ) Donna, Texas ) ) International Business Machines Corporation (Filed ) File No. SLD- 318522 on behalf of El Paso Independent School District) ) El Paso, Texas ) ) International Business Machines Corporation (Filed ) File No. SLD- 315578 on behalf of Oklahoma City School District I- 89) ) Oklahoma City, Oklahoma ) ) International Business Machines Corporation (Filed ) File Nos. SLD- 305340, 314879 on behalf of Galena Park Independent School ) District) ) Galena Park, Texas ) ) Immaculate Conception Our Lady of Perpetual ) File No. SLD- 383011 Help School ) Everett, Washington ) ) Latch School, Inc. ) File No. SLD- 328133 Phoenix, Arizona ) ) Madison- Oneida Board of Cooperative Educational ) File No. SLD- 312009 Services ) Verona, New York ) ) ) Mechon L’Hoyroa ) File Nos. SLD- 293334, 293350 Monsey, New York ) ) Memphis City School District ) File No. SLD- 331487 Memphis, Tennessee ) ) 2 Federal Communications Commission DA 03- 3225 3 Miller District No. 210 Milton Pope School ) File No. SLD- 288728 Marseilles, Illinois ) ) North Penn School District ) File No. SLD- 323279 Lansdale, Pennsylvania ) ) Oklahoma City School District I- 89 ) File No. SLD- 315578 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma ) ) Orange North Supervisory Union ) File No. SLD- 383531 Williamstown, Vermont ) ) Our Lady of the Hamptons Regional Catholic ) File No. SLD- 383046 School ) South Hampton, New York ) ) Port Edwards Public Schools ) File No. SLD- 383556 Port Edwards, Wisconsin ) ) PPEP TEC- Fernandez Learning Center ) File No. SLD- 308245 Tucson, Arizona ) ) Rock Falls Elementary School District No. 13 ) File No. SLD- 289301 Rock Falls, Illinois ) ) Sacred Heart School ) File No. SLD- 349393 Danbury, Connecticut ) ) State Library of Iowa (Filed on behalf of Dickens ) File No. SLD- 299479 Public Library) ) Dickens, Iowa ) ) Virginia Department of Education ) File No. SLD- 226937 Richmond, Virginia ) ) Western New York Regional Information Center ) File No. SLD- 328803 West Seneca, New York ) ) Yeshiva Beth Jacob of Flatbush Queens ) File No. SLD- 315131 Flushing, New York ) ) 3 Federal Communications Commission DA 03- 3225 4 Schools and Libraries Universal Service Support ) CC Docket No. 02- 6 Mechanism ) ORDER Adopted: October 15, 2003 Released: October 16, 2003 By the Telecommunications Access Policy Division, Wireline Competition Bureau: 1. The Telecommunications Access Policy Division (Division) has under consideration the above- captioned Requests for Review of decisions issued by the Schools and Libraries Division (SLD) of the Universal Service Administrative Company. 1 These requests seek review of SLD decisions pursuant to section 54.719( c) of the Commission’s rules. 2 2. The Commission’s rules provide that the Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) must issue a decision resolving a request for review of matters properly before it within ninety (90) 1 Letter from Arthur D. Meledres, Albuquerque School District, filed May 23, 2003; Letter from Robert W. Beman, Atlanta Public Schools, filed June 2, 2003; Letter from Arlen Rauschkolb, Bank Street School for Children, filed June 2, 2003; Letter from Patrick J. Regan, Berlin- Milan Local Schools, filed May 27, 2003; Letter from Elaine Hazeltine, Brewster Academy, filed May 13, 2003; Letter from Jane Kratochvil, Chicago Public Schools, filed May 26, 2003; Letter from Ken Chinavare, Clare- Gladwin Regional Education Service District, filed June 2, 2003; Letter from Juan O. Garcia, Donna Independent School District, filed May 6, 2003; Letter from Clyde A. Pine, Jr., El Paso Independent School District, filed May 8, 2003; Letter from Robert Morrow, E- Rate Consulting, filed May 12, 2003; Letter from Jim Chapman, Grant Joint Union High School District, filed June 6, 2003; Letter from Robert S. Mancabelli, Hunterdon Central Regional High School and Information, filed May 12, 2003; Letter from Clyde Rowe, International Business Machines Corporation (filed on behalf of Albuquerque School District), filed May 23, 2003; Letter from Clyde Rowe, International Business Machines Corporation (filed on behalf of Memphis City School District), filed May 23, 2003; Letter from Clyde Rowe, International Business Machines Corporation (filed on behalf of Donna Independent School District ), filed May 9, 2003; Letter from Clyde Rowe, International Business Machines Corporation (filed on behalf of El Paso Independent School District), filed May 9, 2003; Letter from Clyde Rowe, International Business Machines Corporation (filed on behalf of Oklahoma City School District I- 89), filed May 9, 2003; Letter from Clyde Rowe, International Business Machines Corporation (filed on behalf of Galena Park Independent School District), filed May 9, 2003; Letter from Linda O’Neil, Immaculate Conception Our Lady of Perpetual Help School, filed May 6, 2003; Letter from Gary Baxter, Latch School, Inc., filed May 27, 2003; Letter from Berel Karniol, Mechon L’Hoyroa, filed May 23, 2003; Letter from William Hazelton, Memphis City School District, filed May 27, 2003; Letter from Jane M. Bauer, Miller District No. 210 Milton Pope School, filed May 6, 2003; Letter from Deborah Cline, North Penn School District, filed May 13, 2003; Letter from Laura L. Holmes, Oklahoma City School District I- 89, filed May 8, 2003; Letter from Chris Locarno, Orange North Supervisory Union, filed may 20, 2003; Letter from Kathryn Schlueter, Our Lady of the Hamptons Regional Catholic School, filed May 6, 2003; Letter from Sanata Lau, Port Edwards Public Schools, filed May 22, 2003; Letter from Elise P. Arnold, PPEP TEC- Fernandez Learning Center, filed May 23, 2003; Letter from Bridie Bartnicki, Rock Falls Elementary School District No. 13, filed May 29, 2003; Letter from Lorraine Kozlowski, Sacred Heart School, filed May 28, 2003; Letter from Judy Jones, State Library of Iowa (filed on behalf of Dickens Public Library), filed May 14, 2003; Letter from Greg Weisiger, Virginia Department of Education, filed May 29, 2003; Letter from Susan C. Melancon, Western New York Regional Information Center, filed May 27, 2003; Letter from Rabbi Zalman Deutscher, Yeshiva Beth Jacob of Flatbush Queens, filed May 19, 2003 (Requests for Review). 2 See Requests for Review. Section 54. 719( c) of the Commission’s rules provides that 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). 4 Federal Communications Commission DA 03- 3225 5 days unless the time period is extended. 3 The Bureau extended by sixty (60) days the time period for considering the Requests for Review. 4 The Bureau requires additional time to review the issues presented. Accordingly, we extend by an additional thirty (30) days the deadline by which the Bureau must take action regarding the instant Requests for Review of decisions by the SLD. 3. Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED, pursuant to section 54.724( a) of the Commission's rules, 47 C. F. R. § 54.724( a), that the time period for taking action in the above- captioned Requests for Review IS EXTENDED BY an additional thirty (30) days to November 19, 2003, for the Request for Review filed by Albuquerque School District, Albuquerque, New Mexico; to November 27, 2003, for the Request for Review filed by Atlanta Public Schools, Atlanta, Georgia; to November 27, 2003, for the Request for Review filed by Bank Street School for Children, New York, New York; to November 24, 2003, for the Request for Review filed by Berlin- Milan Local Schools, Milan, Ohio; to November 13, 2003, for the Request for Review filed by Brewster Academy, Wolfeboro, New Hampshire; to November 20, 2003, for the Request for Review filed by Chicago Public Schools, Chicago, Illinois; to November 27, 2003, for the Request for Review filed by Clare- Gladwin Regional Education Service District, Clare, Michigan; to November 3, 2003, for the Request for Review filed by Donna Independent School District, Donna, Texas; to November 5, 2003, for the Request for Review filed by El Paso Independent School District, El Paso, Texas; to November 6, 2003, for the Request for Review filed by E- Rate Consulting, Woodstock, Georgia; to December 1, 2003, for the Request for Review filed by Grant Joint Union High School District, McClellan, California; to November 6, 2003, for the Request for Review filed by Hunterdon Central Regional High School and Information, Flemington, New Jersey; to November 19, 2003, for the Request for Review filed by International Business Machines Corporation (filed on behalf of Albuquerque School District), Albuquerque, New Mexico; to November 19, 2003, for the Request for Review filed by International Business Machines Corporation (filed on behalf of Memphis City School District), Memphis, Tennessee; to November 5, 2003, for the Request for Review filed by International Business Machines Corporation (filed on behalf of Donna Independent School District) Donna, Texas; to November 5, 2003, for the Request for Review filed by International Business Machines Corporation (filed on behalf of El Paso Independent School District) El Paso, Texas; to November 5, 2003, for the Request for Review filed by International Business Machines Corporation (filed on behalf of Oklahoma City School District I- 89), Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; to November 5, 2003, for the Request for Review filed by International Business Machines Corporation (filed on behalf of Galena Park Independent School District), Galena Park, Texas; to November 3, 2003; for the Request for Review filed by Immaculate Conception Our Lady of Perpetual Help School, Everett, Washington; to November 24, 2003, for the Request for Review 3 47 C. F. R. § 54. 724( a). 4 Requests for Review of Decisions of the Universal Service Administrator by Albuquerque School District, Albuquerque, New Mexico, et al., Federal- State Joint Board on Universal Service, Changes to the Board of Directors of the National Exchange Carrier Association, Inc., CC Docket Nos. 96- 45 and 97- 21, Order, DA 03-2669 (Wir. Com. Bur. rel. Aug. 19, 2003) and American Falls School District No. 1381, American Falls, Idaho, et al., Federal- State Joint Board on Universal Service, Changes to the Board of Directors of the National Exchange Carrier Association, Inc., CC Docket Nos. 96- 45 and 97- 21, Order, DA 03- 2977 (Wir. Com. Bur. rel. Sept. 29, 2003). 5 Federal Communications Commission DA 03- 3225 6 filed by Latch School, Inc., Phoenix, Arizona; to November 19, 2003, for the Request for Review filed by Madison- Oneida Board of Cooperative Educational Services, Verona, New York; to November 26, 2003, for the Request for Review filed by Mechon L’Hoyroa, Monsey, New York; to November 24, 2003, for the Request for Review filed by Memphis City School District, Memphis, Tennessee; to November 3, 2003, for the Request for Review filed by Miller District No. 210 Milton Pope School, Marseilles, Illinois; to November 10, 2003, for the Request for Review filed by North Penn School District, Lansdale, Pennsylvania; to November 5, 2003, for the Request for Review filed by Oklahoma City School District I- 89, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; to November 17, 2003, for the Request for Review filed by Orange North Supervisory Union, Williamstown, Vermont; to November 3, 2003, for the Request for Review filed by Our Lady of the Hamptons Regional Catholic School, South Hampton, New York; to November 19, 2003, for the Request for Review filed by Port Edwards Public Schools, Port Edwards, Wisconsin; to November 19, 2003, for the Request for Review filed by PPEP TEC-Fernandez Learning Center, Tucson, Arizona; to November 26, 2003, for the Request for Review filed by Rock Falls Elementary School District No. 13, Rock Falls, Illinois; to November 24, 2003, for the Request for Review filed by Sacred Heart School, Danbury, Connecticut; to November 10, 2003, for the Request for Review filed by State Library of Iowa (filed on behalf of Dickens Public Library), Dickens, Iowa; to November 26, 2003, for the Request for Review filed by Virginia Department of Education, Richmond, Virginia; to November 24, 2003, for the Request for Review filed by Western New York Regional Information Center, West Seneca, New York; to November 13, 2003, for the Request for Review filed by Yeshiva Beth Jacob of Flatbush Queens, Flushing, New York. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Mark G. Seifert Deputy Chief, Telecommunications Access Policy Division Wireline Competition Bureau 6