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 Federal  Communications  Commission 
 Before  the  Federal  Communications  Commission 
 Washington,  D.  C.  20554 


 In  the  Matter  of 
 Schools  and  Libraries  Universal  Service  Support  Mechanism 
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 CC  Docket  No.  02-  6 


 ERRATA 
 Released:  July  10,  2002 
 By  the  Acting  Deputy  Chief,  Telecommunications  Access  Policy  Division,  Wireline  Competition  Bureau: 


 On  June  13,  2002,  the  Federal  Communications  Commission  released  the  First  Report  and  Order  in  CC  Docket  No.  02-  6  (FCC  02-  175)  establishing  a  framework  for  the  treatment  of 
 unused  funds  collected  for  the  schools  and  libraries  support  mechanism.  This  errata  corrects  the  following  errors  in  the  released  text: 


 1.  In  the  eighth  sentence  of  paragraph  1,  delete  “minimize  and”  so  the  sentence  shall  read:  “We  conclude  that  our  actions  today  strike  an  appropriate 
 balance  by  helping  to  stabilize  the  contribution  factor  for  the  immediate  future,  while  maintaining  an  appropriate  level  of  support  for  all  universal  service  support 
 mechanisms,  including  the  schools  and  libraries  program.” 
 2.  In  the  third  sentence  of  paragraph  3,  delete  “or  reduce”  so  the  sentence  shall  read:  “We  therefore  conclude  that,  in  order  to  maintain  fund  predictability 


 for  the  immediate  future,  unused  funds  from  the  schools  and  libraries  support  mechanism  shall,  in  accordance  with  the  public  interest,  be  applied  to  stabilize  the 
 amount  of  contributions  to  the  universal  service  fund  for  no  more  than  the  next  three  quarters,  which  should  provide  us  sufficient  time  to  complete  our  review  of 
 the  contribution  methodology  and  implement  any  changes  adopted  in  that  proceeding.” 


 3.  In  the  second  sentence  of  paragraph  14,  delete  “or  reduce”  so  the  sentence  shall  read:  “We  direct  the  Wireline  Competition  Bureau  and  USAC  to  apply  such 
 unused  funds  to  stabilize  universal  service  contributions  in  accordance  with  the  public  interest  for  the  third  and  fourth  quarters  of  2002,  and  first  quarter  2003,  in 
 a  manner  consistent  with  the  Commission’s  prior  treatment  of  unused  funds  from  Funding  Year  1.” 
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 4.  In  the  tenth  sentence  of  paragraph  16,  delete  “or  lower”  so  the  sentence  shall  read:  “Thus,  until  we  complete  our  assessment  of  the  current  contribution 
 methodology,  we  believe  that  it  is  appropriate  to  stabilize  the  contributions  to  universal  service.” 


 5.  In  the  second  sentence  of  footnote  53,  delete  “or  reducing”  so  the  sentence  shall  read:  “Applying  unused  funds  from  the  schools  and  libraries  support 
 mechanism  to  reduce  the  contribution  factor  would  make  the  fund  more  predictable  for  contributors  and  consumers  by  stabilizing  contributions.” 


 6.  In  the  fifth  sentence  of  paragraph  25,  delete  “minimize  and”  so  the  sentence  shall  read:  “Our  actions  today  strike  an  appropriate  balance  by  helping 
 to  stabilize  the  contribution  factor  for  the  immediate  future,  while  maintaining  support  for  the  schools  and  libraries  program.” 


 7.  In  the  third  sentence  of  paragraph  40,  delete  “or  reduce”  so  the  sentence  shall  read:  “We  believe  that  applying  unused  funds  from  the  schools  and  libraries 
 mechanism  to  stabilize  contributions  has  the  same  impact  on  both  small  and  large  entities.” 


 8.  In  the  fourth  sentence  of  paragraph  40,  delete  “or  reducing”  so  the  sentence  shall  read:  “In  addition,  we  believe  that  the  action  that  we  take  today 
 will  be  beneficial  for  both  large  and  small  entities  that  contribute  to  the  universal  service  fund  by  stabilizing  contribution  requirements.” 


 FEDERAL  COMMUNICATIONS  COMMISSION 


 Diane  Law  Hsu  Acting  Deputy  Chief,  Telecommunications  Access  Policy  Division 
 Wireline  Competition  Bureau 
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