*Pages 1--2 from Microsoft Word - 33032* Federal Communications Commission DA 03- 3525 Before the Federal Communications Commission Washington, DC 20554 In the Matter of ) ) Request for Review of the Decision of the ) Universal Service Administrator by ) ) Memphis City School District ) File No. SLD- 331487 Memphis, Tennessee ) ) Schools and Libraries Universal Service ) CC Docket No. 02- 6 Support Mechanism ORDER Adopted: November 4, 2003 Released: November 5, 2003 By the Telecommunications Access Policy Division, Wireline Competition Bureau: 1. Memphis City School District (Memphis City), Memphis, Tennessee, seeks review of a March 24, 2003 decision by the Schools and Libraries Division (SLD) of the Universal Service Administrative Company (Administrator). 1 For a review of decisions by SLD issued on or after August 13, 2001, appeals to the Commission must be filed within 60 days of the issuance of the SLD decision date. 2 Here, Memphis City filed its appeal on May 27, 2003, after the 60- day period, in contravention of our rules. We therefore dismiss the appeal. 1 Letter from William Hazelton, Memphis City School District, to Federal Communications Commission, filed May 27, 2003 (Request for Review); Funding Commitment Decision Letter from the School and Libraries Division, Universal Service Administrative Company, to Bill Hazelton, Memphis City School District, dated March 24, 2003; 47 C. F. R. § 54. 719( c). 2 47 C. F. R. § 54.720( b). See Implementation of Interim Filing Procedures for Filings of Requests for Review, Federal- State Joint Board on Universal Service, CC Docket No. 96- 45, Order, 17 FCC Rcd 339 (Com. Car. Bur. rel. Dec. 26, 2001), as corrected by Implementation of Interim Filing Procedures for Filings of Requests for Review, Federal- State Joint Board on Universal Service, CC Docket No. 96- 45, Errata (Com. Car. Bur. rel. Dec. 28, 2001 and Jan. 4, 2002). 1 Federal Communications Commission DA 03- 3525 2 2. ACCORDINGLY, IT IS ORDERED, pursuant to authority delegated under sections 0.91, 0.291, 1.3, and 54.722( a) of the Commission's rules, 47 C. F. R. §§ 0.91, 0.291, 1.3, and 54.722( a), that the Request for Review filed by Memphis City School District, Memphis, Tennessee on May 27, 2003, IS DISMISSED. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Mark G. Seifert Deputy Chief, Telecommunications Access Policy Division Wireline Competition Bureau 2