*Pages 1--2 from Microsoft Word - 25775.doc* Federal Communications Commission DA 03- 760 Before the Federal Communications Commission Washington, DC 20554 In the Matter of ) ) Requests for Review of the ) Decision of the ) Universal Service Administrator by ) ) Beth Jacob High School ) File No. SLD- 222224 Brooklyn, New York ) ) Broome- Tioga BOCES ) File No. SLD- 265168 Syracuse, New York ) ) Derby Public Schools ) File No. SLD- 308909 Derby, Connecticut ) ) School Administrative District No. 44 ) File Nos. SLD- 224552, 224651 Guilford, Maine ) ) State of Wyoming Department of ) File No. SLD- 20211 Administration and Information ) Cheyenne, Wyoming ) ) United Talmudical Academy ) File No. SLD- 222167 Spring Valley, New York ) ) Western New York Regional Information Center ) File No. SLD- 191250 West Seneca, New York ) ) 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: March 12, 2003 Released: March 13, 2003 By the Telecommunications Access Policy Division, Wireline Competition Bureau: 1 Federal Communications Commission DA 03- 760 2 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) 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 May 27, 2003, for the Request for Review filed by Beth Jacob High School, Brooklyn, New York; to May 13, 2003, for the Request for Review filed by Broome- Tioga BOCES, Syracuse, New York; to May 13, 2003, for the Request for Review filed by Derby Public Schools, Derby, Connecticut; to May 19, 2003, for the Request for Review filed by School Administrative District No. 44; to May 19, 2003, for Request for Review filed by State of Wyoming Department of Administration and Information, Cheyenne, Wyoming; to May 16, 2003, for the Request for Review filed by United Talmudical Academy, Spring Valley, New York; to May 13, 2003, for the Request for Review filed by Western New York Regional Information Center, West Seneca, New York. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Mark G. Seifert Deputy Chief, Telecommunications Access Policy Division Wireline Competition Bureau 1 Letter from Yitzchok Kaplan, Beth Jacob High School, filed December 26, 2002; Letter from Michelle Chemotti, Broome- Tioga BOCES, filed December 16, 2002; Letter from James Freund, Derby Public Schools, filed December 16, 2002; Letter from Matthew Oliver, School Administrative District No. 44, filed December 19, 2002; Letter from Donald Gerstein, State of Wyoming Department of Administration and Information, filed December 20, 2002; Letter from Jacob Klagsbrun, United Talmudical Academy, filed December 18, 2002; Letter from Susan C. Melancon, Western New York Regional Information Center, filed December 16, 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). 3 47 C. F. R. § 54. 724( a). 2