FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
January 3, 2013
I..lULIUS GENACHOWSKI
CHAIRMAN
Th,!fHonorable Richard HaStings
:' U.S. House of Representatives
. \1203I::ongworth House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515
. Dear Congressman Hastings:
Thank you for your letter regarding the Petition for Reconsideration filed by Tonasket
School District. I appreciate your interest in this matter and am pleased to provide the enclosed
letter on this issue from the Chief of the Wireline Competition Bureau's Telecommunications
Access Policy Division.
If you have any additional questions or need any further assistance, please do not hesitate
. tocontact me.
Julius Genachowski
Enclosure
445 12TH STREET S.W. WASHINGTON, D.C. 20554 • 202-418-1000
Federal Communications Commission
Washington, D.C. 20554
January 3, 2013
The Honorable Richard Hastings
Congress of the United States
1203 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Dear Congressman Hastings:
Thank you for your inquiry regarding the status of the petition for reconsideration
filed by Tonasket School District (TSD). The school district seeks reconsideration of a
decision by the Commission's Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) that affirmed the
Universal Service Administrative Company's decision to seek recovery of funding
disbursed to the school district, under the schools and libraries universal service support
mechanism, commonly referred to as the E-rate program.
The Commission strives to balance the goal ofproviding the important benefits of
the E-rate program to eligible schools and libraries with the need to protect the integrity
of the program and investigate potential waste, fraud and abuse. Our records show that
the Commission received TSD's petition for reconsideration on March 19, 2012 and a
supplement to its petition for reconsideration on July 23,2012. The petition for
reconsideration is currently under review by the Bureau. Although I am unable to
comment on the merits of the petition while it is pending before the Commission, I can
assure you that the Bureau is making every effort to' conclude its review as quickly and
equitably as possible. A copy of your letter supporting the petition will be entered into
the record of that proceeding. Once a decision is released, a copy of the decision will be
sent directly to the school district.
Please let me know if I can be of any further assistance.
Sincerely,
Chief
Telecommunications Access Policy Division
Wireline Competition Bureau
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
January 3, 2013
~ULlUS GENACHOWSKI
CHAIRMAN
The Honorable Cathy McMorris Rodgers
U.S. House of Representatives
2421 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515
Dear Congresswoman McMorris Rodgers:
Thank you for your letter regarding the Petition for Reconsideration filed by Tonasket School
District. I appreciate your interest in this matter and am pleased to provide the enclosed letter on
this issue from the Chiefof the Wireline Competition Bureau's Telecommunications Access
Policy Division.
If you have any additional questions or need any further assistance, please do not hesitate to
contact me.
Sincerely,
Julius Genachowski
Enclosure
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445 12TH STREET S.W. WASHINGTON, D.C. 20554 • 202-418-1000
Federal Communications Commission
Washington, D.C. 20554
January 3, 2013
Honorable Cathy McMorris Rodgers
U.S. House of Representatives
1203 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Dear Congresswoman Rodgers:
Thank you for your inquiry regarding the status of the petition for reconsideration
Illed by Tonasket School District (TSD). The school district seeks reconsideration of a
decision by the Commission's Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) that affirmed the
Universal Service Administrative Company's decision to seek recovery of funding
disbursed to the school district, under the schools and libraries universal service support
mechanism, commonly referred to as the E-rate program.
The Commission strives to balance the goal of providing the important benefits of
the E-rate program to eligible schools and libraries with the need to protect the integrity
of the program and investigate potential waste, fraud and abuse. Our records show that
the Commission received TSD's petition for reconsideration on March 19,2012 and a
supplcmcnt to its petition for reconsideration on July 23,2012. The petition for
reconsideration is currently under review by the Bureau. Although I am unable to
comment on the merits orthe petition while it is pending before the Commission, I can
assure you that the Bureau is making every effort to conclude its review as quickly and
cquitably as possible. A copy of your letter supporting the petition will be entered into
the record or that proceeding. Once a decision is released, a copy of the decision will be
scnt directly to the school district.
Please let me know i1'1 can be of any further assistance.
Sincerely,
....
Trent B. Harkrader
Chief
Telecommunications Access Policy Division
Wireline Competition Bureau
cc: The Honorable Richard Hastings