**Before the**

**Federal Communications Commission**

**Washington, D.C. 20554**

In the Matter of )

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Request for Waiver by )

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Barbour County School District ) File No. SLD-220061

Philippi, West Virginia ) Funding Request No. 591550

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Berkeley County School District ) File No. SLD-220063

Martinsburg, West Virginia ) Funding Request No. 615455

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Fayette County School District ) File No. SLD-220080

Fayetteville, West Virginia ) Funding Request No. 591988

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Lewis County School District ) File No. SLD-220097

Weston, West Virginia ) Funding Request No. 591616

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Ohio County School District ) File No. SLD-220671

Wheeling, West Virginia ) Funding Request No. 592775

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Pocahontas County School District ) File No. SLD-220043

Marlinton, West Virginia ) Funding Request No. 592090

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Putnam County School District ) File No. SLD-220674

Winfield, West Virginia ) Funding Request No. 591489

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Tucker County School District ) File No. SLD-220680

Parsons, West Virginia ) Funding Request No. 591688

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Wood County School District ) File No. SLD-220692

Parkersburg, West Virginia ) Funding Request No. 595331

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Federal-State Joint Board on ) CC Docket No. 96-45

Universal Service )

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Changes to the Board of Directors of the ) CC Docket No. 97-21

National Exchange Carrier Association, Inc. )

**ORDER**

**Adopted: February 7, 2002 Released: February 8, 2002**

By the Accounting Policy Division, Common Carrier Bureau:

1.  The Accounting Policy Division (Division) has under consideration
    the above-captioned Requests for Review.[^1] The above-captioned
    entities seek review of a decision of the Schools and Libraries
    Division (SLD) of the Universal Service Company (Administrator),
    denying their request for discounted services.[^2] On January 11,
    2002, the above-captioned entities filed Requests to Withdraw their
    Requests for Review.[^3] The Division grants the above-captioned
    entities\' Withdrawal Requests and, accordingly, dismisses the
    above-captioned entities\' Requests for Review.

2.  ACCORDINGLY, IT IS ORDERED, pursuant to authority delegated under
    sections 0.91, 0.291, and 54.722(a) of the Commission\'s rules, 47
    C.F.R. §§ 0.91, 0.291, and 54.722(a), that the Withdrawal Request
    submitted by Barbour County School District, Philippi, West
    Virginia, filed January 11, 2002; Berkeley County School District,
    Martinsburg, West Virginia, filed January 11, 2002; Fayette County
    School District, Fayetteville, West Virginia, filed January 11,
    2002; Lewis County School District, Weston, West Virginia, filed
    January 11, 2002; Ohio County School District, Wheeling, West
    Virginia, filed January 11, 2002; Pocahontas County School District,
    Marlinton, West Virginia, filed January 11, 2002; Putnam County
    School District, Winfield, West Virginia, filed January 11, 2002;
    Tucker County School District, Parsons, West Virginia, filed January
    11, 2002; Wood County School District, Parkersburg, West Virginia,
    filed January 11, 2002, ARE GRANTED.

3.  IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, pursuant to authority delegated under
    sections 0.91, 0.291, and 54.722(a) of the Commission\'s rules, 47
    C.F.R. §§ 0.91, 0.291, and 54.722(a), that the Request for Review by
    Barbour County School District, Philippi, West Virginia, filed
    September 17, 2001; Berkeley County School District, Martinsburg,
    West Virginia, filed August 28, 2001; Fayette County School
    District, Fayetteville, West Virginia, filed September 17, 2001;
    Lewis County School District, Weston, West Virginia, filed September
    26, 2001; Ohio County School District, Wheeling, West Virginia,
    filed September 17, 2001; Pocahontas County School District,
    Marlinton, West Virginia, filed October 27, 2001; Putnam County
    School District, Winfield, West Virginia, filed September 4, 2001;
    Tucker County School District, Parsons, West Virginia, filed
    September 4, 2001; Wood County School District, Parkersburg, West
    Virginia, filed September 4, 2001, ARE DISMISSED.

    FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

    Mark G. Seifert

Deputy Chief, Accounting Policy Division

Common Carrier Bureau

[^1]: Letter from Nathaniel Hawthorne, Barbour County School District,
    to the Federal Communications Commission, filed September 17, 2001;
    Letter from Nathaniel Hawthorne, Berkeley County School District, to
    the Federal Communications Commission, filed August 28, 2001; Letter
    from Nathaniel Hawthorne, Fayette County School District, to the
    Federal Communications Commission, filed September 17, 2001; Letter
    from Nathaniel Hawthorne, Lewis County School District, to the
    Federal Communications Commission, filed September 26, 2001; Letter
    from Nathaniel Hawthorne, Ohio County School District, to the
    Federal Communications Commission, filed September 17, 2001; Letter
    from Nathaniel Hawthorne, Pocahontas County School District, to the
    Federal Communications Commission, filed October 27, 2001; Letter
    from Nathaniel Hawthorne, Putnam County School District, to the
    Federal Communications Commission, filed September 4, 2001; Letter
    from Nathaniel Hawthorne, Tucker County School District, to the
    Federal Communications Commission, filed September 4, 2001; Letter
    from Nathaniel Hawthorne, Wood County School District, to the
    Federal Communications Commission, filed September 4, 2001 (Requests
    for Review).

[^2]: Letter from Schools and Libraries Division, Universal Service
    Administrative Company, to Paul Karas, Barbour County School
    District, issued August 20, 2001; Letter from Schools and Libraries
    Division, Universal Service Administrative Company, to Paul Karas,
    Berkeley County School District, issued August 7, 2001; Letter from
    Schools and Libraries Division, Universal Service Administrative
    Company, to Paul Karas, Fayette County School District, issued
    August 20, 2001; Letter from Schools and Libraries Division,
    Universal Service Administrative Company, to Paul Karas, Lewis
    County School District, issued September 4, 2001; Letter from
    Schools and Libraries Division, Universal Service Administrative
    Company, to Paul Karas, Ohio County School District, issued August
    20, 2001; Letter from Schools and Libraries Division, Universal
    Service Administrative Company, to Paul Karas, Pocahontas County
    School District, issued September 28, 2001; Letter from Schools and
    Libraries Division, Universal Service Administrative Company, to
    Paul Karas, Putnam County School District, issued August 7, 2001;
    Letter from Schools and Libraries Division, Universal Service
    Administrative Company, to Paul Karas, Tucker County School
    District, issued August 7, 2001; Letter from Schools and Libraries
    Division, Universal Service Administrative Company, to Paul Karas,
    Wood County School District, issued August 7, 2001 (Funding
    Commitment Decision Letters).

[^3]: Letter from Nathaniel Hawthorne, Barbour County School District,
    to the Federal Communications Commission, dated January 11, 2002;
    Letter from Nathaniel Hawthorne, Berkeley County School District, to
    the Federal Communications Commission, dated January 11, 2002;
    Letter from Nathaniel Hawthorne, Fayette County School District, to
    the Federal Communications Commission, dated January 11, 2002;
    Letter from Nathaniel Hawthorne, Lewis County School District, to
    the Federal Communications Commission, dated January 11, 2002;
    Letter from Nathaniel Hawthorne, Ohio County School District, to the
    Federal Communications Commission, dated January 11, 2002; Letter
    from Nathaniel Hawthorne, Pocahontas County School District, to the
    Federal Communications Commission, dated January 11, 2002; Letter
    from Nathaniel Hawthorne, Putnam County School District, to the
    Federal Communications Commission, dated January 11, 2002; Letter
    from Nathaniel Hawthorne, Tucker County School District, to the
    Federal Communications Commission, dated January 11, 2002; Letter
    from Nathaniel Hawthorne, Wood County School District, to the
    Federal Communications Commission, dated January 11, 2002
    (Withdrawal Requests).