Federal Communications Commission	DA 22-774



DA 22-774
Released:  July 18, 2022

WIRELINE COMPETITION BUREAU ANNOUNCES THE GRANT OF APPLICATIONS FOR THE SECURE AND TRUSTED COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS REIMBURSEMENT PROGRAM
WC Docket No. 18-89

In this Public Notice, the Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) announces the approved applications for reimbursement submitted in the Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Reimbursement Program (Reimbursement Program). Approved funding allocations are listed by applicant and application number in the Appendix.  The Wireline Competition Bureau has issued decision letters to applicants that set forth the bases for any denied or reduced cost estimates within a particular application. 
  The funding made available through these approvals will support providers of advanced communications services as they remove potential national security vulnerabilities from their systems. Protecting Against National Security Threats to the Communications Supply Chain Through FCC Programs, WC Docket No. 18-89, Second Report and Order, 35 FCC Rcd 14284, 14285, para. 2 (2020) (2020 Supply Chain Order).

As directed by the Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Act of 2019, as amended (Secure Networks Act), the Commission established the Reimbursement Program to reimburse providers of advanced communications services with ten million or fewer customers for reasonable costs incurred in the removal, replacement, and disposal of covered communications equipment or services from their networks that pose a national security risk. Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Act of 2019, Pub. L. No. 116-124, § 4(a)-(c), 134 Stat. 158 (2020) (codified as amended at 47 U.S.C. §§ 1601–09).  The Commission implemented the Secure Networks Act on December 10, 2020.  2020 Supply Chain Order, 35 FCC Rcd 14284.  On July 13, 2021, the Commission amended its rules, consistent with amendments to the Secure Networks Act included in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021.  Protecting Against National Security Threats to the Communications Supply Chain Through FCC Programs, WC Docket No. 18-89, Third Report and Order, 36 FCC Rcd 11958, 11959, Appx. A (July 13, 2021) (2021 Supply Chain Order).
  In the 2021 Supply Chain Order, the Commission clarified that, for purposes of the Reimbursement Program, covered communications equipment or services is limited to the communications equipment or services produced or provided by Huawei Technologies Company (Huawei) or ZTE Corporation (ZTE) that were obtained by providers on or before June 30, 2020. 2021 Supply Chain Order, 36 FCC Rcd at 11965, Appx. A; see also generally Protecting Against National Security Threats to the Communications Supply Chain Through FCC Programs – Huawei Designation, PS Docket No. 19-351, Order, 35 FCC Rcd 6604 (PSHSB 2020) (Huawei Designation Order); Protecting Against National Security Threats to the Communications Supply Chain Through FCC Programs – ZTE Designation, PS Docket No. 19-352, Order, 35 FCC Rcd 6633 (PSHSB 2020) (ZTE Designation Order).
  To participate in the Reimbursement Program, eligible providers were required to file an FCC Form 5640 Application Request for Funding Allocation during an application window that opened on October 29, 2021, and closed on January 28, 2022, 47 CFR § 1.50004(c); see also Wireline Competition Bureau Announces Application Filing Window for the Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Reimbursement Program – Filing Window Opens October 29, 2021, WC Docket No. 18-89, Public Notice, DA 21-1207 (WCB rel. Sept. 27, 2021); Protecting against National Security Threats to the Communications Supply Chain Through FCC Programs, Motion for Extension of Time of the Rural Wireless Association, Inc. and NTCA – The Rural Broadband Association, WC Docket No. 18-89, Order, DA 22-131 (WCB rel. Feb. 9, 2022). 
 using the Bureau’s dedicated online application filing portal. Wireline Competition Bureau Finalizes Application Filings, Procedures, Cost Catalog, and Replacement list for the Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Reimbursement Program, WC Docket 18-89, Public Notice, DA 21-947, 2021 WL 3466248 at *6, para. 18 (WCB Aug. 3, 2021) (Finalized Reimbursement Process Public Notice).
  Each applicant was required to include in its application estimates for the costs that it will reasonably incur for the permanent removal, replacement, and disposal of covered communications equipment and services. 47 CFR § 1.50004(c)(1)(i).
  A total of 181 applications seeking approximately $5.6 billion in gross program support were filed in the Reimbursement Program. Wireline Competition Bureau Announces Applications Filed for the Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Reimbursement Program, WC Docket No. 18-89, Public Notice, DA 22-131 (WCB rel. Feb. 9, 2022).  As a result of the review of the applications submitted in the Reimbursement Program by the Fund Administrator and the Bureau, gross demand for the program was ultimately reduced to approximately $5.26 billion.
  
Available Funding and Allocation Determinations.  The Reimbursement Program is funded by a $1.9 billion congressional appropriation. 47 U.S.C. § 1603(k) (“In carrying out [the Reimbursement Program], the Commission may not expend more than $1,900,000,000.”).
  Because demand for program support exceeds available funding, the Secure Networks Act requires that the Bureau implement a prioritization scheme that requires funding to be allocated first to approved applicants that have 2,000,000 or fewer customers (Priority 1). See 47 U.S.C. § 1603(d)(5)(C).  All approved applicants fall into Priority 1 except Level 3 Communications, L.L.C. (Level 3), which filed 45 separate applications requesting funding from the Reimbursement Program.  Level 3 identified Lumen Technologies, Inc. as its real-party-in-interest and indicated it has more than 2 million customers.  See 47 U.S.C. § 1608(6) (“The term ‘customers’ means, with respect to a provider of advanced communications service – (A) the customers of such provider; and (B) the customers of any affiliate . . . of such provider.”).  As such, it falls within the third tier of Congress’s prioritization scheme.  See 47 U.S.C. § 1603(d)(5)(C)(iii).  For this reason, Level 3’s applications are denied due to lack of funding.  See 47 CFR § 1.50004(f)(1) (“Requests for funds in subsequent prioritization categories will be denied due to lack of available funding.”).
  After review of the submitted applications, the Bureau has determined that Priority 1 applicants have submitted approximately $4,640,284,672 in cost estimates that are reasonable and supported.  Because available funding is substantially less than that amount, the Commission rules require that allocations to Priority 1 applicants be prorated on an equal basis. The Commission’s rules provide that “[i]f there is insufficient funding to fully fund all requests in a particular prioritization category, then the [Bureau] will pro-rate the available funding among all eligible providers in that prioritization category.”  47 CFR § 1.50004(f)(1); see also 47 U.S.C. § 1603(d)(5)(A) (“[T]he Commission shall make reasonable efforts to ensure that reimbursement funds are distributed equitably among all applicants for reimbursements under the Program according to the needs of the applicants, as identified by the applications of the applicants.”).
  The pro-rata factor applied to those allocations is approximately 39%. As required by the Commission’s rules, the pro-rata factor was determined by dividing available funding by Priority 1 demand.  47 CFR § 1.50004(f)(2)(i).  Available funding was determined by deducting approximately $62,049,300 in expected program administration expenses from the $1.9 billion congressional appropriation, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 Sec. 906 (appropriating funds for the Commission to “carry out” the provisions of the Secure Networks Act, of which $1,895,000,000 must be used to “carry out” the Reimbursement Program); 47 U.S.C. § 1603(k) (stating that the Commission may not expend more than $1.9 billion to “carry out” the Reimbursement Program), and Priority 1 demand for eligible requests is approximately $4,710,940,177.
  Additional funding made available through denied requests was then distributed to each allocation on a proportional basis, resulting in an adjusted pro-rata factor of approximately 39.5%. 47 C.F.R. § 1.50004(f)(1) (requiring the Bureau to “issue full funding allocations for all eligible providers in the Priority 1 prioritization category before issuing funding allocations in any subsequent prioritization categories”).
  The allocations approved for Priority 1 applicants are set forth in the Appendix.
Reimbursement Claim Requests.  Pursuant to the Commission’s rules, after eligible providers receive funding allocations and incur actual costs, they may begin filing reimbursement claims along with supporting invoices and other cost documentation to draw from their allocations. See id. § 1.50004(g); 2020 Supply Chain Order, 35 FCC Rcd at 14353, para. 165. 
  Each Reimbursement Program recipient must file at least one reimbursement claim to receive a funding disbursement within one year of the approval of its Application Request for Funding Allocation. 47 CFR § 1.50004(g)(1).
  Consistent with the Secure Networks Act, the Commission’s rules require Reimbursement Program participants to complete the removal, replacement, and disposal process within one year from the initial disbursement of funds. 2020 Supply Chain Order, 35 FCC Rcd at 14354, para. 169 (establishing a one-year timeline for removal, replacement, and disposal).  The initial disbursement is deemed to occur on the date on which the Commission first distributes reimbursement funds to the recipient.  Id. (establishing a one-year timeline for removal, replacement, and disposal).
  Program recipients may apply for and the Bureau may grant individual extensions of the removal, replacement, and disposal term for a period not to exceed six months on a case-by-case basis once the one-year removal, replacement, and disposal term deadline is established. 2020 Supply Chain Order, 35 FCC Rcd at 14354-55, para. 171.  The general extension provision authorizes the Commission to issue sua sponte a one-time six-month extension to all program recipients.  47 U.S.C. § 1603(d)(6)(B); see also 2020 Supply Chain Order, 35 FCC Rcd at 14355, para. 172.  The Commission has interpreted the Secure Networks Act to allow grant of multiple individual extensions of time to a participant.  2020 Supply Chain Order, 35 FCC Rcd at 14355, para. 173.  

Additional Requirements.  We remind Reimbursement Program participants that the Secure Networks Act requires them to file status updates with the Commission on the work they have done to permanently remove, replace, and dispose of the Huawei and ZTE communications equipment and services in their networks at least once every 90 days, beginning on the date the Bureau approves the recipient’s application for reimbursement and until the recipient files its final certification. 47 U.S.C. § 1603(d)(8)(A).  Additionally, Reimbursement Program recipients must file spending reports beginning with the initial disbursement of funds to the recipient and terminating once the recipient has filed its final spending report showing the expenditure of all funds received as compared to the estimated costs submitted.  47 CFR § 1.50004(l); 2020 Supply Chain Order, 35 FCC Rcd at 14359-60, paras. 186-89.  Within 10 days following the expiration of the removal, replacement, and disposal term, recipients must file a final certification with the Commission.  47 U.S.C. § 1603(e)(4)(A); 47 CFR § 1.50004(m)(1).  Pursuant to the Secure Networks Act and the 2020 Supply Chain Order, if an applicant’s final certification indicates that it has not fully complied with all terms of program participation, the applicant must file an updated final certification “when the recipient has fully complied.”  See 47 U.S.C. § 1603(e)(4)(B); 47 CFR § 1.50004(m)(2); 2020 Supply Chain Order, 35 FCC Rcd at 14360, para. 190.  
  We also remind Reimbursement Program applicants that are eligible telecommunications carriers (ETCs) and seek universal service funding that they remain subject to the requirements of section 54.11 of the Commission’s rules, which requires ETCs to certify that they do not use covered communications equipment or services prior to receiving a universal service funding commitment or support. 47 CFR § 54.11.  This certification requirement goes into effect in February 2023.  Id. at § 54.11(c).  Reimbursement Program recipients are not subject to this certification requirement “until after the expiration of their corresponding removal, replacement, and disposal term.”  Id. § 54.11(d).
  
Additional Information and Resources.  Applicants with questions may contact the Fund Administrator Help Desk by email at SCRPFundAdmin@fcc.gov or by calling (202) 418-7540 from 9:00 AM ET to 5:00 PM ET, Monday through Friday, except for Federal holidays.  General information and Commission documents regarding the Reimbursement Program, including best practices on covered equipment disposal, are available on the Reimbursement Program webpage, https://www.fcc.gov/supplychain.  All non-confidential filings submitted by participants in the Reimbursement Program are publicly available and searchable in the Public Search database, which is available through the online portal at https://www.fcc.gov/supplychain. 47 U.S.C. § 1603(d)(8); 2020 Supply Chain Order, 35 FCC Rcd at 14370, para. 215. 
 

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APPENDIX

FCC Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Program
Granted Applications for Reimbursement^


Applicant Name
Application No.
Approved Cost Estimates 
Approved Prorated Allocation^^
Advantage Cellular Systems, Inc.*
SCRP0001177
$3,479,000.31
$1,375,596.72
Angeles Enterprises
SCRP0001009
$20,362.50

$8,051.33
AST Telecom, LLC d/b/a Bluesky
SCRP0001076
$49,959,592.39
$19,754,022.83
Beamspeed, L.L.C.
SCRP0001010
$ 16,478,147.33
$6,515,459.45
Bestel (USA), Inc.
SCRP0001149
$6,887,500.00
$2,723,317.50
Board of Trustees, Northern Michigan University
SCRP0001040
$45,450,678.91
$17,971,198.44
Bristol Bay Cellular Partnership* + 
SCRP0001182
$7,525,541.10
$2,975,598.95
Carrollton Farmers Cellular, ISD+
SCRP0001169
$6,072,219.89
$2,400,955.74
Central Louisiana Cellular, LLC
SCRP0001042
$26,234,044.52
$10,372,941.20
Commnet Wireless, LLC
SCRP0001026
$100,374,206.55
$39,687,961.27
Commnet Wireless, LLC
SCRP0001027
$129,636,272.77
$51,258,182.25
Commnet Wireless, LLC
SCRP0001028

$83,729,599.68
$33,106,683.71
Commnet Wireless, LLC
SCRP0001029
$87,597,144.89
$34,635,911.09
Copper Valley Wireless, LLC
SCRP0001157
$11,148,318.64
$4,408,045.19
Country Wireless LLC
SCRP0001017
$16,081,113.42
$6,358,472.25
Crystal Broadband Networks*
SCRP0001176
$28,704.00
$11,349.56
Eastern Oregon Telecom, LLC
SCRP0001037
$13,849,385.00
$5,476,046.83
Eltopia Communications, LLC
SCRP0001167
$7,741,966.72
$3,061,173.64
FIF Utah LLC
SCRP0001006
$2,253,587.48
$891,068.49
FirstLight Fiber, Inc.
SCRP0001005
$3,306,644.12
$1,307,447.09
Flat Wireless, LLC
SCRP0001103
$76,268,322.53
$30,156,494.73
Gallatin Wireless Internet, LLC
SCRP0001039
$3,182,661.99
$1,258,424.55
Gigsky, Inc.
SCRP0001143
$3,128,678.00
$1,237,079.28
Gogo Business Aviation LLC
SCRP0001134
$333,675,172.50
$131,935,163.21
Hargray Communications Group, Inc.
SCRP0001101
$40,479,181.55
$16,005,468.38
Hotwire Communications, Ltd.
SCRP0001146
$49,025,795.17
$19,384,799.41
Hotwire Communications, Ltd.
SCRP0001147
$46,445,721.98
$18,364,638.47
Hotwire Communications, Ltd.
SCRP0001148
$44,762,029.87
$17,698,906.61
Hunter Communications & Technologies LLC+
SCRP0001133
$7,932,360.00
$3,136,455.14
IdeaTek Telcom, LLC
SCRP0001139
$181,899.09
$71,922.90
Inland Cellular LLC+
SCRP0001144
$432,021.50
$170,821.30
Interoute US LLC
SCRP0001030
$4,865,459.55
$1,923,802.71
James Valley Cooperative Telephone Company
SCRP0001105
$52,502,055.58
$20,759,312.78
Kings County Office of Education
SCRP0001142
$3,137,678.50
$1,240,638.08
LakeNet LLC
SCRP0001145
$193,277.04
$76,421.74
Latam Telecommunications, L.L.C.
SCRP0001168
$6,479,910.30
$2,562,156.53
Leaco Rural Telephone Cooperative, Inc.
SCRP0001175
$1,454,668.49
$575,175.92
LIGTEL COMMUNICATIONS INC.
SCRP0001155
$5,041,354.51
$1,993,351.57
Mark Twain Communications Company
SCRP0001021
$24,571,915.87
$9,715,735.53
Mediacom Communications Corporation
SCRP0001140
$86,001,584.58
$34,005,026.54
Metro Fibernet, LLC
SCRP0001016
$7,323,913.73
$2,895,875.49
MHG Telco LLC
SCRP0001023
$11,904,136.90
$4,706,895.73
Millennium Telcom, L.L.C., dba OneSource Communications+
SCRP0001152
$475,534.58
$188,026.37
Monmouth Telephone & Telegraph
SCRP0001032
$68,867.00
$27,230.01
Natural G.C. Inc.
SCRP0001008
$27,312.50
$10,799.36
NE Colorado Cellular Inc
SCRP0001113
$52,375,618.97
$20,709,319.74
NE Colorado Cellular Inc
SCRP0001106
$47,480,905.69
$18,773,950.11
NE Colorado Cellular Inc
SCRP0001107
$44,389,007.86
$17,551,413.71
NE Colorado Cellular Inc
SCRP0001108
$55,591,083.96
$21,980,714.60
NE Colorado Cellular Inc
SCRP0001109
$48,493,547.71
$19,174,348.76
NE Colorado Cellular Inc
SCRP0001110
$53,367,882.29
$21,101,660.66
NE Colorado Cellular Inc
SCRP0001111
$54,617,848.17
$21,595,897.17
NE Colorado Cellular Inc
SCRP0001114
$51,872,067.75
$ 20,510,215.59
NE Colorado Cellular Inc
SCRP0001115
$50,326,160.70
$19,898,963.94
NE Colorado Cellular Inc
SCRP0001116
$53,330,511.94
$21,086,884.42
NE Colorado Cellular Inc
SCRP0001117
$45,194,693.96
$ 17,869,981.99
NE Colorado Cellular Inc
SCRP0001118
$59,679,686.78
$23,597,348.15
NE Colorado Cellular Inc
SCRP0001119
$48,267,791.87
19,085,084.91
NE Colorado Cellular Inc
SCRP0001120
$46,028,760.55
$18,199,771.92
NE Colorado Cellular Inc
SCRP0001121
$41,203,489.92
$16,291,859.91
NE Colorado Cellular Inc
SCRP0001122
$52,904,887.71
$ 20,918,592.60
NE Colorado Cellular Inc
SCRP0001123
$ 49,848,796.25
$19,710,214.04
NE Colorado Cellular Inc
SCRP0001124
$48,483,909.64
$19,170,537.87
NE Colorado Cellular Inc
SCRP0001125
$43,810,585.34
$17,322,705.44
NE Colorado Cellular Inc
SCRP0001126
$52,492,297.46
$20,755,454.42
NE Colorado Cellular Inc
SCRP0001135
$ 42,716,934.78
$ 16,890,276.01
NE Colorado Cellular Inc
SCRP0001141
$101,361,438.96
$40,078,312.96
NEMONT TELEPHONE COOPERATIVE INC
SCRP0001084
$110,812,229.54
$43,815,155.56
New Wave Net Corp
SCRP0001012
$2,115,772.38
$836,576.40
NfinityLink Communications, Inc.
SCRP0001173
$37,450,154.67
$14,807,791.16
NTInet, inc
SCRP0001011
$198,339.79
$78,423.55
NTUA Wireless, LLC
SCRP0001024
$88,634,695.49
$35,046,158.60
NTUA Wireless, LLC
SCRP0001025
$31,679,117.40
$12,525,923.02
One Ring Networks, Inc. +
SCRP0001001
$1,630,940.50
$644,873.87
Panhandle Telecommunication Systems Inc
SCRP0001033
$17,980,235.99
$7,109,385.31
Pasadena ISD
SCRP0001014
$4,158,281.04
$1,644,184.32
Pine Belt Cellular, Inc.
SCRP0001038
$68,972,766.73
$27,271,831.97
Pine Telephone Company
SCRP0001034
$46,454,618.52
$18,368,156.16
Pine Telephone Company
SCRP0001035
$17,058,586.52
$6,744,965.11
Pine Telephone Company
SCRP0001036
$16,212,437.06
$6,410,397.61
Plateau Telecommunications, Incorporated
SCRP0001112
$29,990,808.91
$11,858,365.84
PocketiNet Communications Inc.
SCRP0001031
$6,741,415.15
$2,665,555.55
Point Broadband Fiber Holding, LLC
SCRP0001128
$15,780,592.28
$6,239,646.19
Point Broadband Fiber Holding, LLC
SCRP0001129
$9,460,722.05
$3,740,769.50
Point Broadband Fiber Holding, LLC
SCRP0001130
$9,307,192.62
$3,680,063.96
Point Broadband Fiber Holding, LLC
SCRP0001131
$10,175,570.67
$4,023,420.64
Point Broadband Fiber Holding, LLC
SCRP0001132
$7,944,881.90
$3,141,406.30
Premier Holdings LLC
SCRP0001150
$8,615,747.96
$3,406,666.74
Puerto Rico Telephone Company, Inc.
SCRP0001162
$8,821,773.50
$3,488,129.24
Roome Telecommunications Inc
SCRP0001154
$67,384.00
$26,643.63
Santel Communications Cooperative, Inc.
SCRP0001151
$1,979,103.11
$782,537.37
SI Wireless, LLC+
SCRP0001013
$181,087,825.81
$71,602,126.33
Skybeam, LLC
SCRP0001156
$7,460,923.50
$2,950,049.15
Skybeam, LLC
SCRP0001158
$39,806,824.01
$15,739,618.21
Skybeam, LLC
SCRP0001159
$10,594,616.18
$4,189,111.24
Skybeam, LLC
SCRP0001161
$30,186,587.73
$11,935,776.79
South Canaan Telephone Company
SCRP0001099
$541,876.00
$214,257.77
Southern Ohio Communication Services Inc
SCRP0001019
$1,312,845.76
$519,099.21
Stealth Communications
SCRP0001138
$193,379,253.12
$76,462,156.68
TelAlaska Cellular, Inc.
SCRP0001160
$26,465,813.89
$10,464,582.81
Texas 10, LLC
SCRP0001041
$29,088,794.55
$11,501,709.37
TRANSTELCO INC.
SCRP0001170
$25,573,213.00
$10,111,648.42
Triangle Communication Systems Inc
SCRP0001048
$2,779,370.61
$1,098,963.14
Triangle Telephone Cooperative Association, Inc.
SCRP0001046
$18,223,023.34
$7,205,383.43
Trinity Basin Preparatory, Inc. +
SCRP0001002
$370,828.50
$146,625.59
Union Telephone Company
SCRP0001087
$108,594,104.21
$42,938,108.80
Union Telephone Company
SCRP0001089
$117,494,348.57
$46,457,265.42
Union Telephone Company
SCRP0001090
$110,028,722.23
$43,505,356.77
Union Telephone Company
SCRP0001092
$129,435,760.71
$51,178,899.78
Union Telephone Company
SCRP0001096
$106,163,447.53
$41,977,027.15
Union Telephone Company
SCRP0001098
$95,557,686.29
$37,783,509.16
United Wireless Communications, Inc.
SCRP0001104
$ 133,419,981.89
$ 52,754,260.84
University of San Francisco
SCRP0001172
$1,543,770.20
$ 610,406.74
Utah Telecommunication Open Infrastructure Agency
SCRP0001102

$1,619,250.00

$640,251.45

Velocity Communications, Inc.

SCRP0001136

$2,901,140.20

$1,147,110.84

Virginia Everywhere, LLC

SCRP0001022

$561,328.45

$221,949.27

Vitelcom Cellular, Inc. d/b/a Viya Wireless

SCRP0001020

$2,939,288.71

$1,162,194.76

VTel Wireless, Inc. *

SCRP0001178

$203,750.12

$80,562.80

Waxahachie ISD

SCRP0001153

$450,646.00

$178,185.43

Waxahachie, City of

SCRP0001100

$97,300.00

$38,472.42

Webformix Internet Company

SCRP0001003

$22,400.00

$8,856.96

Windstream Communications LLC

SCRP0001004

$118,271,652.23

$46,764,611.29

Windy City Cellular

SCRP0001015

$5,562,067.35

$2,199,241.43

WorldCell Soutions, LLC

SCRP0001137

$12,289,572.77

$4,859,297.07

Xtreme Enterprises LLC+

SCRP0001171

$1,306,370.37

$516,538.84

Zito West Holding, LLC

SCRP0001049

$1,453,468.50

$574,701.44


^	We find good cause to grant a waiver of the application filing deadline, see 47 CFR § 1.50004(b), for the application filed by Commsell (File No. SCRP0001180).  We find that Commsell was unable to submit its application by the January 28, 2022 deadline due to technical difficulties with the SCRP Portal beyond its control and ensured that its application was filed within a reasonable period after the close of the filing window.  See Requests for Waiver and Review of Decisions of the Universal Service Administrator by Abbotsford School District et al.; Schools and Libraries Universal Service Support Mechanism, CC Docket No. 02-6, Order, 27 FCC Rcd 15299, 15300, para. 2 (WCB 2012).  However, after review of the submission, Commsell’s application was denied as ineligible for support from the Reimbursement Program.  We deny the waiver request submitted by Xiber, LLC (“Xiber”) for a waiver of the application filing deadline.  We find that Xiber has failed to present special circumstances that justify a waiver.  See Northeast Cellular Tel. Co. v. FCC, 897 F.2d 1164, 1166 (D.C. Cir. 1990).  Unlike the applicants for which we granted waivers of the filing deadline, Xiber failed to make reasonable efforts to comply with the filing deadline, and having failed to do so, also failed to make reasonable, good faith efforts to submit its application within a reasonable period after the close of the filing window, despite outreach from the Fund Administrator concerning the need to submit its application promptly.  Therefore, we deny its request for a waiver.  

^^	The allocations in this column reflect an approximate 39% pro-rata factor and the applicant’s proportional share of additional funding made available through denied requests, resulting in an adjusted proration of approximately 39.5%. 

+	We find good cause to grant the foregoing applicants a waiver of the application filing deadline, see 47 CFR § 1.50004(b), to allow them to amend their applications to correct ministerial and clerical errors.

*	We find good cause to grant a waiver of the application filing deadline, see 47 CFR § 1.50004(b), for the foregoing applicants that were unable to submit their applications by the January 28, 2022 deadline due to technical difficulties with the SCRP Portal beyond their control and ensured that their applications were filed within a reasonable period after the close of the filing window.





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