PUBLIC NOTICE
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DA 10-396
Released:  March 9, 2010
WIRELINE COMPETITION BUREAU ANNOUNCES DEADLINES FOR COMMENTS ON 
REVISING THE E-RATE RULES TO PROVIDE SCHOOLS MORE FLEXIBILITY TO ALLOW 
COMMUNITY USE OF BROADBAND SERVICES
CC Docket No. 02-6
Comment Date:  April 5, 2010
Reply Comment Date:  April 19, 2010
On February 19, 2010, the Commission released an order and notice of proposed rulemaking 
(NPRM) that enabled schools that receive funding from the E-rate program (more formally, the schools 
and libraries universal service support program) to allow members of the general public to use the 
schools’ Internet access during non-operating hours.1 In the order, the Commission waived, on its own 
motion, through funding year 2010 (ending June 30, 2011), rules that currently discourage public use of 
resources funded under the E-rate program.2 In the NPRM, the Commission sought comment on revising 
its rules to make this change permanent.3  
The Commission set the comment and reply comment deadline for the E-rate Community Use 
Order and NPRM as 30 and 45 days, respectively, after publication of the summary of the NPRM in the 
Federal Register.4 On March 5, 2010, a summary of the NPRM appeared in the Federal Register.5  
Accordingly, comments will be due on April 5, 2010, and reply comments will be due on April 19, 2010.
For comment and reply comment filing requirements, please consult the E-rate Community Use 
Order and NPRM.6 For further information regarding this proceeding, please contact Regina Brown, 
Telecommunications Access Policy Division, Wireline Competition Bureau at (202) 418-7400 or TTY 
(202) 418-0484.
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1 Schools and Libraries Universal Service Support Mechanism, CC Docket No. 02-6, Order and Notice of Proposed 
Rulemaking, FCC 10-33 (Feb. 19, 2010) (E-rate Community Use Order and NPRM).
2 Id. at paras. 7-15.
3 Id. at paras. 16-19. 
4 E-rate Community Use Order and NPRM.
5 75 Fed Reg. 10199 (Mar. 5, 2010).
6 E-rate Community Use Order and NPRM at paras. 23-27.