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 Federal  Communications  Commission  DA  05-  161 
 Before  the  Federal  Communications  Commission 
 Washington,  DC  20554 
 In  the  Matter  of  )  ) 
 Requests  for  Review  of  the  Decisions  of  the  )  Universal  Service  Administrator  by  ) 
 )  Athens  Independent  School  District  )  File  No.  SLD-  367541 
 Athens,  Texas  )  ) 
 Novacon  )  File  No.  SLD-  246823  Rolling  Meadows,  Illinois  ) 
 )  Schools  and  Libraries  Universal  Service  Support  )  CC  Docket  No.  02-  6 
 Mechanism  ) 
 ORDER 
 Adopted:  January  24,  2005  Released:  January  25,  2005 
 By  the  Deputy  Chief,  Telecommunications  Access  Policy  Division,  Wireline  Competition  Bureau: 
 1.  Athens  Independent  School  District,  Athens,  Texas  (Athens),  and  Novacon,  Rolling  Meadows,  Illinois  (Novacon),  seeks  review  of  decisions  by  the  Schools  and  Libraries  Division  (SLD)  of 
 the  Universal  Service  Administrative  Company  (Administrator).  1  Athens  and  Novacon  appealed  the  decisions  to  SLD,  and  SLD  denied  the  appeals  because  Athens  and  Novacon  filed  their  appeals  more  than 
 60  days  after  the  decisions  were  rendered.  2  For  a  review  of  decisions  by  SLD,  appeals  to  SLD  must  be  filed  within  60  days  of  the  issuance  of  the  SLD  decision  date.  3  Here,  Athens  and  Novacon  filed  appeals 
 to  SLD  after  the  60-  day  period,  in  contravention  of  Commission  rules.  We  therefore  deny  their  Requests  for  Review. 


 1  Letter  from  Lawrence  Hill,  Athens  Independent  School  District,  to  Federal  Communications  Commission,  filed 
 November  12,  2004.  Letter  from  Andy  Winick,  Novacon,  to  the  Federal  Communications  Commission,  filed  November  2,  2004  (Requests  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  See  Letter  from  Lawrence  Hill,  Athens  Independent  School  District,  to  Schools  and  Libraries  Division,  Universal 
 Service  Administrative  Company,  filed  August  11,  2004;  Letter  from  Schools  and  Libraries  Division,  Universal  Service  Administrative  Company,  to  Lawrence  Hill,  Athens  Independent  School  District,  dated  October  26,  2004; 


 Letter  from  Andy  Winick,  Novacon,  to  Schools  and  Libraries  Division,  Universal  Service  Administrative  Company,  filed  May  27,  2004;  Letter  from  Schools  and  Libraries  Division,  Universal  Service  Administrative  Company,  to 
 Andy  Winick,  Novacon,  dated  October  15,  2004. 
 3  47  C.  F.  R.  §  54.720(  b).  See  In  the  Matter  of  Schools  and  Libraries  Universal  Service  Support  Mechanism,  CC 
 Docket  No.  02-  6,  Second  Report  and  Order  and  Further  Notice  of  Proposed  Rulemaking,  18  FCC  Rcd  9202,  9221  (2003). 
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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 
 Requests  for  Review  filed  on  November  12,  2004  by  Athens  Independent  School  District,  Athens,  Texas;  and  November  2,  2004  by  Novacon,  Rolling  Meadows,  Illinois  ARE  DENIED. 


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 Vickie  S.  Robinson  Deputy  Chief,  Telecommunications  Access  Policy  Division 
 Wireline  Competition  Bureau 
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