FCC Form 479 Approval by OMB 3060-0853
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DO NOT SEND THIS FORM TO THE UNIVERSAL SERVICE ADMINSTRATIVE COMPANY 
OR TO THE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Schools and Libraries Universal Service
Certification by Administrative Authority to Billed Entity of 
Compliance with the Children’s Internet Protection Act
Please read instructions before completing.
(To be completed by the Administrative Authority and provided to your Billed Entity) 
Administrative Authority’s Form Identifier: __________________________________________
Create your own code to identify THIS FCC Form 479.
Block 1:  Administrative Authority Information
1. Name of Administrative Authority 2.  Funding Year
3.  Mailing Address and Contact Information for Administrative Authority 
Street Address, P. O. Box or Route Number                                                
City State                                                      Zip Code          
Name of Contact Person
Telephone Number                                Fax Number                                                   Email Address
Persons willfully making false statements on this form can be punished by fine or forfeiture, under the 
Communications Act, 47 U.S.C. Secs. 502, 503(b), or fine or imprisonment under Title 18 of the United States 
Code, 18 U.S.C. Sec. 1001.
Block 2:  Certifications and Signature
4. I am the Administrative Authority for one or more schools or libraries for which Universal Service Support Mechanism 
discounts have been requested or approved for eligible services.  The Administrative Authority must make the 
required certification(s) for the purposes of the Children’s Internet Protection Act (CIPA) in order to receive 
discounted services.
5. I recognize that I may be audited pursuant to this form and will retain for at least five years (or whatever retention 
period is required by the rules in effect at the time of this certification) any and all records that I rely upon to complete 
this form.
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Name of Administrative Authority _________________________________________________________________ 
Administrative Authority’s Form Identifier __________________________________________________________
Contact Person _________________________________________________________________________ 
Telephone Number______________________________________________________________________________
Block 2:  Certifications and Signature (Continued)
6. I certify that as of the date of the start of discounted services:
a the recipient(s) of service under my administrative authority and represented in the Funding Request Number(s) 
for which you have requested or received Funding Commitments has (have) complied with the requirements of 
the Children’s Internet Protection Act, as codified at 47 U.S.C. § 254(h) and (l).
b pursuant to the Children’s Internet Protection Act, as codified at 47 U.S.C. § 254(h) and (l), the recipient(s) of 
service under my administrative authority and represented in the Funding Request Number(s) for which you 
have requested or received Funding Commitments:
(FOR SCHOOLS and FOR LIBRARIES IN THE FIRST FUNDING YEAR FOR PURPOSES OF CIPA) is 
(are) undertaking such actions, including any necessary procurement procedures, to comply with the 
requirements of CIPA for the next funding year, but has (have) not completed all requirements of CIPA for 
this funding year.
(FOR FUNDING YEAR 2003 ONLY: FOR LIBRARIES IN THE SECOND OR THIRD FUNDING YEAR FOR 
PURPOSES OF CIPA) is (are) in compliance with the requirements of CIPA under at 47 U.S.C. § 254(l) and 
undertaking such actions, including any necessary procurement procedures, to comply with the 
requirements of CIPA under 47 U.S.C. § 254(h) for the next funding year.
c the Children’s Internet Protection Act, as codified at 47 U.S.C. § 254(h) and (l), does not apply because the 
recipient(s) of service under my administrative authority and represented in the Funding Request Number(s) for 
which you have requested or received Funding Commitments is (are) receiving discount services only for 
telecommunications services.
CIPA Waiver.  Check the box below if you are requesting a waiver of CIPA requirements for the Second Funding Year 
after the recipients of service under your administrative authority have applied for discounts:
d I am providing notification that, as of the date of the start of discounted services, I am unable to make the 
certifications required by the Children’s Internet Protection Act, as codified at 47 U.S.C. § 254(h) and (l), 
because my state or local procurement rules or regulations or competitive bidding requirements prevent the 
making of the certification(s) otherwise required.  I certify that the recipient(s) of service under my administrative 
authority and represented in the Funding Request Number(s) for which you have requested or received Funding 
Commitments will be brought into compliance with the CIPA requirements before the start of the Third Funding 
Year in which they apply for discounts.
(CIPA WAIVER FOR LIBRARIES FOR FUNDING YEAR 2004.  Check the box above if you are requesting this waiver 
of CIPA requirements for Funding Year 2004 for the library(ies) under your administrative authority that have applied 
for discounts for Funding Year 2004.  By checking this box, you are certifying that the libraries represented in the 
Funding Request Number(s) on this FCC Form 479 will be brought into compliance with the CIPA requirements before 
the start of the Funding Year 2005).
The certification language above is not intended to fully set forth or explain all the requirements of the statute.
7. Signature of authorized person 8. Date
9. Printed name of authorized person
10. Title or position of authorized person
11. Telephone number of authorized person
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Part 54 of the Commission’s Rules authorizes the FCC to collect the information on this form.  Failure to provide all 
requested information will delay the processing of the application or result in the application being returned without 
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reviewing the collection of information.  If you have any comments on this burden estimate, or how we can improve the 
collection and reduce the burden it causes you, please write to the Federal Communications Commission, AMD-PERM, 
Paperwork Reduction Act Project (3060-0853), Washington, DC 20554.  We will also accept your comments regarding 
the Paperwork Reduction Act aspects of this collection via the Internet if you send them to PRA@fcc.gov.  PLEASE DO 
NOT SEND YOUR RESPONSE TO THIS FORM TO THIS ADDRESS.   
Remember - You are not required to respond to a collection of information sponsored by the Federal government, and 
the government may not conduct or sponsor this collection, unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number or if 
we fail to provide you with this notice.  This collection has been assigned an OMB control number of 3060-0853.
THE FOREGOING NOTICE IS REQUIRED BY THE PRIVACY ACT OF 1974, PUBLIC LAW 93-579, DECEMBER 31, 
1974, 5 U.S.C. 552a(e)(3) AND THE PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT OF 1995, PUBLIC LAW 104-13, OCTOBER 1, 
1995, 44 U.S.C. SECTION 3507.
A paper copy of this form, with a signature in Block 2, Item 7, must be mailed or delivered to your Billed Entity.