*Pages 1--3 from Microsoft Word - 24968.doc* Federal Communications Commission DA 03- 392 Before the Federal Communications Commission Washington, DC 20554 In the Matter of ) ) Requests for Review of the ) Decision of the ) Universal Service Administrator by ) ) Austin Independent School District ) File No. SLD- 231412 Austin, Texas ) ) Avon Local Board of Education ) File No. SLD- 222626 Avon, Ohio ) ) Broaddus Independent School District ) File No. SLD- 214609 Broaddus, Texas ) ) Cherry Creek Schools ) File No. SLD- 226427 Greenwood Village, Colorado ) ) Columbus Unified School District No. 493 ) File No. SLD- 325089 Lawrence, Kansas ) ) Fairfax County Public Schools ) N. E. C. 471.03- 13- 00.29600003 Fairfax, Virginia ) ) Floyd County Board of Education ) File No. SLD- 182010 Rome, Georgia ) ) Hartford Public Schools ) File No. SLD- 300878 Hartford, Michigan ) ) Integrity Communications ) File Nos. SLD- 249067 Corpus Christi, Texas ) ) Integrity Communications ) File Nos. SLD- 252293 Corpus Christi, Texas ) ) Lafayette Township School ) Funding Request Nos. 675813, Lafayette, New Jersey ) 675815, 675817 ) Madison School District No. 321 ) File No. SLD- 216730 Rexburg, Idaho ) ) 1 Federal Communications Commission DA 03- 392 2 National School District ) File No. SLD- 230814 National City, California ) ) Spurwink School ) File No. SLD- 229262 Spurwink, Maine ) ) Syosset Central School District ) File No. SLD- 267162 Syosset, New York ) ) Woodburn School District ) File No. SLD- 240961 Salem, Oregon ) ) 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 10, 2003 Released: February 11, 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 1 Letter from Larry Larson, Austin Independent School District, filed November 19, 2002; Letter from Victor L. Babbini, Avon Local Board of Education, filed November 6, 2002; Letter from Betty Miller, Broaddus Independent School District, filed November 18, 2002; Letter from David Pieta, Cherry Creek Schools, filed November 5, 2002; Letter from Aaron Butell, Columbus Unified School District 493, filed December 2, 2002; Letter from Orin R. Heend, Fairfax County Public Schools, filed November 12, 2002; Letter from Jerry Gatlin, Floyd County Board of Education, filed November 5, 2002; Letter from Michael Hallgren, Hartford Public Schools, filed November 27, 2002; Letter from Walter Steimel and Tracie Chesterman, Integrity Communications, filed November 8, 2002; Letter from Walter Steimel and Tracie Chesterman, Integrity Communications, filed November 18, 2002; Letter from Carol J. Calella, Lafayette Township School, filed November 21, 2002; Letter from Varr Shedaker, Madison School District No. 321, filed November 27, 2002; Letter from Mike Castanos, National School District, filed November 12, 2002; Letter from Philene Berry, Spurwink School, filed November 5, 2002; Letter from David Israel, Syosset Central School District, filed November 14, 2002; Letter from Paul A. Goodwin, Woodburn School District, filed November 27, 2002. (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). 2 Federal Communications Commission DA 03- 392 3 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) days unless the time period is extended. 3 The Bureau requires additional time to review the issues presented. Accordingly, we extend by an additional sixty (60) 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 sixty (60) days to April 18, 2003, for the Request for Review filed by Austin Independent School District, Austin, Texas; to April 4, 2003, for the Request for Review filed by Avon Local Board of Education, Avon, Ohio; to April 15, 2003, for the Request for Review filed by Broaddus Independent School District, Broaddus, Texas; to April 4, 2003, for the Request for Review filed by Cherry Creek Schools, Greenwood Village, Colorado; to April 29, 2003, for Request for Review filed by Columbus Unified School District 493, Lawrence, Kansas; to April 11, 2003, for the Request for Review filed by Fairfax County Public Schools, Fairfax, Virginia; to April 4, 2003, for the Request for Review filed by Floyd County Board of Education, Rome, Georgia; to April 25, 2003, for the Request for Review filed by Hartford Public Schools, Hartford, Michigan; to April 7, 2003, for the Request for Review filed by Integrity Communications, Corpus Christi, Texas; to April 15, 2003, for the Request for Review filed by Integrity Communications, Corpus Christi, Texas; to April 21, 2003, for the Request for Review filed by Lafayette Township School, Lafayette, New Jersey; to April 25, 2003, for the Request for Review filed by Madison School District No. 321, Rexburg, Idaho; to April 11, 2003, for the Request for Review filed by National School District, National City, California; to April 4, 2003, for the Request for Review filed by Spurwink School, Spurwink, Maine; to April 14, 2003, for the Request for Review filed by Syosset Central School District, Syosset, New York; to April 25, 2003, for the Request for Review filed by Woodburn School District, Salem, Oregon. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Mark G. Seifert Deputy Chief, Telecommunications Access Policy Division Wireline Competition Bureau 3 47 C. F. R. § 54. 724( a). 3