Aron Melber March 20, 2026 Page 3 DA 26-262 SENT VIA CERTIFIED MAIL, RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED Aron Melber c/o Henry E. Mazurek Jr., Esq. Meister Seelig & Fein LLP 125 Park Ave, Ste 700 New York, NY 10017-5529 Re: Notice of Debarment, File No. EB-IHD-24-00036786 Dear Mr. Melber: The Enforcement Bureau (Bureau) of the Federal Communications Commission (Commission or FCC) hereby notifies you that, pursuant to section 54.8 of the Commission’s rules, you are prohibited from participating in activities associated with or related to the federal schools and libraries universal service support mechanism (E-Rate program) and any other program funded by federal universal service support mechanisms for three years, commencing on either the date of your receipt of this Notice of Debarment or of its publication in the Federal Register, whichever comes first (Debarment Date). 47 CFR § 54.8 (e), (g); 47 CFR § 0.111 (delegating to the Bureau authority to resolve universal service suspension and debarment proceedings). In 2007, the Commission extended the debarment rules to apply to all federal universal service support mechanisms, including the E-Rate program. See Comprehensive Review of the Universal Service Fund Management, Administration, & Oversight, Report and Order, 22 FCC Rcd 16372, 16410–12 (2007) (Program Management Order) (renumbering Section 54.521 of the universal service debarment rules as Section 54.8 and amending subsections (a)(1), (a)(5), (c), (d), (e)(2)(i), (e)(3), (e)(4), and (g)). On April 16, 2025, the Bureau sent you a notice of suspension and initiation of debarment proceeding (Notice of Suspension) that was published in the Federal Register on April 29, 2025. Letter from Christopher J. Sova, Acting Chief, Investigations and Hearings Division, FCC Enforcement Bureau, to Aron Melber, Notice of Suspension and Initiation of Debarment Proceeding, 90 Fed. Reg. 17805 (April 29, 2025) (Notice of Suspension). The Notice of Suspension suspended you from participating in or receiving any benefit associated with the E-Rate program as well as any other program funded by federal universal service support mechanisms. Id. It also described the basis for initiating the debarment proceeding against you, the applicable debarment procedures, and the effect of debarment. Id. As discussed in the Notice of Suspension, on January 30, 2020, you pleaded guilty to a wire fraud conspiracy that involved knowingly and willingly devising a scheme to obtain money from the E-Rate program fraudulently. See United States v. Goldbrener et al., Case No. 7:18-cr-00614, Judgment in a Criminal Case (S.D.N.Y., filed Mar. 8, 2023) (detailing Aron Melber’s plea agreement with the government); see also Notice of Suspension. In return for your participation in the scheme, you received a variety of improper benefits from your co-conspirators, including a percentage of the money fraudulently obtained from E-Rate. United States v. Goldbrener et al., Case No. 7:18-cr-00614, Indictment (S.D.N.Y., filed Aug. 27, 2018); Notice of Suspension. Pursuant to section 54.8(c) of the Commission’s rules, your conviction of criminal conduct in connection with the E-Rate program is the basis for this debarment. 47 CFR § 54.8(c). In accordance with the Commission’s debarment rules, you were required to file with the Commission any opposition to the suspension or its scope, or to the proposed debarment or its scope, no later than 30 calendar days from either the date of your receipt of the Notice of Suspension or of its publication in the Federal Register, whichever date occurred first. Id. § 54.8 (e)(3)–(4). Any opposition had to be filed no later than May 29, 2025. The Commission received no opposition. For the above reasons, you are debarred from involvement with the E-Rate program for three years from the Debarment Date. 47 CFR § 54.8(g). During this debarment period, you are excluded from participating in any activities associated with or related to the E-Rate program and any other program funded by federal universal service support mechanisms, including the receipt of funds or discounted services through the E-Rate program, or consulting with, assisting, or advising applicants or service providers regarding the E-Rate program. 47 CFR § 54.8(a)(1), (d), (g). Sincerely yours, Christopher J. Sova Chief Investigations and Hearings Division Enforcement Bureau cc: Fred Theobald, Universal Service Administrative Company (via e-mail)