**Before the**

**Federal Communications Commission**

**Washington, DC 20554**

In the Matter of )

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Requests for Review of the )

Decision of the )

Universal Service Administrator by )

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Aurora Weier Educational Center ) File No. SLD-258364

Milwaukee, Wisconsin )

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Berks County Intermediate Unit (Alsace School) ) File No. SLD-226686

Reading, Pennsylvania )

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Calhoun School ) File No. SLD-258689

New York, New York )

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Chelsea School ) File No. SLD-267423

Chelsea, Maine )

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Colorado City Public Library ) File No. SLD-255830

Colorado City, Arizona )

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De Leon Independent School District ) File No. SLD-221305

De Leon, Texas )

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Des Moines Public Schools ) File No. SLD-267486

Des Moines, Iowa )

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Gladwin County Library ) File No. SLD-219040

Gladwin, Michigan )

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Gold Oak Union Elementary School District ) File No. SLD-272578

Sacramento, California )

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Graham Independent School District ) File No. SLD-231786

Graham, Texas )

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Grain Valley R-5 School District ) File No. SLD-237249

Grain Valley, Missouri )

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Iowa Department of Education ) File Nos. SLD-216444, 217958,

Des Moines, Iowa ) 223686, 224428, 226697, 227143,

) 227343, 227674, 228261, 231491,

) 232500, 235113, 235127, 235203,

) 235388, 235634, 236150, 236660,

) 236687, 239655, 243084, 243340,

) 243806, 244185, 244469, 244568,

) 244945, 246057, 246332, 248221,

) 248721, 249075, 249124, 249229,

) 249634, 250711, 251513, 254020,

) 254048, 254451, 254652, 255304,

) 259844, 261201, 261250, 261487,

) 261846, 262363, 263851, 265368, ) 266786, 267402, 267936, 268071,

) 269154, 269234, 269662, 269966,

) 271755, 271816, 271856, 271895,

) 272035, 272706, 278771, 278772,

) 278773, 278774, 278776, 278791,

) 279193, 280399

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La Salle Institute ) File No. SLD-208293

Troy, New York )

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Lone Wolf Public Schools ) File No. SLD-242788

Lone Wolf, Oklahoma )

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Lubavitch Yeshiva of Minnesota ) File No. SLD-266085

Wexler Learning Institute )

St. Paul, Minnesota )

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Mesorah School ) File No. SLD-262939

Brooklyn, New York )

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Norwood R-1 School District ) File No. SLD-233483

Norwood, Missouri )

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Picher Public Schools ) File No. SLD-242429

Picher, Oklahoma )

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Pierce City R-VI Schools ) File No. SLD-260567

Pierce City, Missouri )

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Scott County Public Library ) File No. SLD-220094

Georgetown, Kentucky )

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South Lane School District ) File No. SLD-178160

Cottage Grove, Oregon )

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St. John's Preparatory School ) File No. SLD-262413

Astoria, New York )

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St. John's School ) File No. SLD-246240

Wahpeton, North Dakota )

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St. Norbert School ) File No. SLD-223104

Northbrook, Illinois )

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Syracuse Dunbar Avoca School District ) File Nos. SLD-243212, 243610

Syracuse, Nebraska )

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Taloga Independent School District ) File No. SLD-249752

Taloga, Oklahoma )

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Ubly Community Schools ) File No. SLD-245845

Ubly, Michigan )

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Washington County Educational Service Center ) File No. SLD-232665

Marietta, Ohio )

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Wells Central School ) File No. SLD-261467

Wells, New York )

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West Branch Community Schools ) File No. SLD-244569

West Branch, Iowa )

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WestCel ) File No. SLD-266135

Rangley, Colorado )

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Yeshiva Karlin-Stolin ) File No. SLD-265665

Brooklyn, New York )

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

Universal Service )

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

National Exchange Carrier Association, Inc. )

**order**

**Adopted: August 20, 2002 Released: August 21, 2002**

By the Telecommunications Access Policy Division, Wireline Competition
Bureau:

1.  The Telecommunications Access Policy Division (Division) has under
    consideration the above-captioned Requests for Review of decisions
    issued by the Schools and Libraries Division (SLD) of the Universal
    Service Administrative Company.[^1] These requests seek review of
    SLD decisions pursuant to section 54.719(c) of the Commission's
    rules.[^2]

2.  The Commission's rules provide that the Wireline Competition Bureau
    (Bureau) must issue a decision resolving a request for review of
    matters properly before it within ninety (90) days unless the time
    period is extended.[^3] The Bureau extended by sixty (60) days the
    time period for considering the Requests for Review.[^4] The Bureau
    requires additional time to review the issues presented.
    Accordingly, we extend by an additional thirty (30) days the
    deadline by which the Bureau must take action regarding the instant
    Requests for Review of decisions by the SLD.

3.  Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED, pursuant to section 54.724(a) of the
    Commission\'s rules, 47 C.F.R. § 54.724(a), that the time period for
    taking action in the above-captioned Requests for Review IS EXTENDED
    BY an additional thirty (30) days to September 16, 2002, for the
    Request for Review filed by Aurora Weier Educational Center,
    Milwaukee, Wisconsin; to September 23, 2002, for the Request for
    Review filed by Berks County Intermediate Unit-Alsace School,
    Reading, Pennsylvania; to September 9, 2002, for the Request for
    Review filed by Calhoun School, New York, New York; to September 9,
    2002, for the Request for Review filed by Chelsea School, Chelsea,
    Maine; to September 26, 2002, for the Request for Review filed by
    Colorado City Public Library, Colorado City, Arizona; to September
    9, 2002, for the Request for Review filed by De Leon Independent
    School District, De Leon, Texas; to September 30, 2002, for the
    Request for Review filed by Des Moines Public Schools, Des Moines,
    Iowa; to September 2, 2002, for the Request for Review filed by
    Gladwin County Library, Gladwin, Michigan; to September 9, 2002, for
    the Request for Review filed by Gold Oak Union Elementary School
    District, Sacramento, California; to September 9, 2002, for the
    Request for Review filed by Graham Independent School District,
    Graham, Texas; to September 9, 2002, for the Request for Review
    filed by Grain Valley R-5 School District, Grain Valley, Missouri;
    to September 26, 2002, for the Request for Review filed by Iowa
    Department of Education, Des Moines, Iowa; to September 11, 2002,
    for the Request for Review filed by La Salle Institute, Troy, New
    York; to September 2, 2002, for the Request for Review filed by Lone
    Wolf Public Schools, Lone Wolf, Oklahoma; to September 4, 2002, for
    the Request for Review filed by Lubavitch Yeshiva of
    Minnesota-Wexler Learning Institute, St. Paul, Minnesota; to
    September 16, 2002, for the Request for Review filed by Mesorah
    School, Brooklyn, New York; to September 23, 2002, for the Request
    for Review filed by Norwood R-1 School District, Norwood, Missouri;
    to September 4, 2002, for the Request for Review filed by Picher
    Public Schools, Picher, Oklahoma; to September 23, 2002, for the
    Request for Review filed by Pierce City R-VI Schools, Pierce City,
    Missouri; to September 2, 2002, for the Request for Review filed by
    Scott County Public Library, Georgetown, Kentucky; to September 23,
    2002, for the Request for Review filed by South Lane School
    District, Cottage Grove, Oregon; to September 18, 2002, for the
    Request for Review filed by St. John's Preparatory School, Astoria,
    New York; to September 2, 2002, for the Request for Review filed by
    St. John's School, Wahpeton, North Dakota; to September 18, 2002,
    for the Request for Review filed by St. Norbert School, Northbrook,
    Illinois; to September 23, 2002, for the Request for Review filed by
    Syracuse-Dunbar-Avoca School District, Syracuse, Nebraska; to
    September 18, 2002, for the Request for Review filed by CRW
    Consulting, LLC, on behalf of Taloga Independent School District,
    Taloga, Oklahoma; to September 2, 2002, for the Request for Review
    filed by Ubly Community Schools, Ubly, Michigan; to September 2,
    2002, for the Request for Review filed by Washington County
    Educational Service Center, Marietta, Ohio; to September 11, 2002,
    for the Request for Review filed by Wells Central School, Wells, New
    York; to September 2, 2002, for the Request for Review filed by West
    Branch Community Schools, West Branch, Iowa; to September 4, 2002,
    for the Request for Review filed by WestCel, Rangley, Colorado; to
    September 23, 2002, for the Request for Review filed by Yeshiva
    Karlin-Stolin, New York, New York.

    FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

    Mark G. Seifert Deputy Chief, Telecommunications Access Policy
    Division Wireline Competition Bureau

[^1]: Letter from Emilio Lopez, Aurora Weier Educational Center, filed
    March 18, 2002; Letter from Robert B. Lipton, Berks County
    Intermediate Unit (Alsace School), filed March 25, 2002; Letter from
    Jennifer McMurray, Calhoun School, filed March 11, 2002; Letter from
    Susan A. Trott, Chelsea School, filed March 11, 2002; Letter from
    Dennis Darger, Colorado City Public Library, filed March 29, 2002;
    Letter from Mary Jane Atkins, DeLeon Independent School District,
    filed March 13, 2002; Letter from Greg Davis, Des Moines Public
    Schools, filed April 2, 2002; Letter from David Volk, Gladwin County
    Library, filed March 4, 2002; Letter from Eddie Payne, Gold Oak
    Union Elementary School District, filed March 11, 2002; Letter from
    Brian Mann, Graham Independent School District, filed March 11,
    2002; Letter from Alan L. Welch, Grain Valley R-5 School District,
    filed March 11, 2002; Letter from Ted Stilwill, Iowa Department of
    Education, filed March 11, 2002; Letter from William P. Maloney,
    III, La Salle Institute, filed March 15, 2002; Letter from James
    Sutherland, Lone Wolf Public Schools, filed March 4, 2002; Letter
    from Zalman T. Myer-Smith, Lubavitch Yeshiva of Minnesota-Wexler
    Learning Institute, filed March 7, 2002; Letter from Rabbi Gershon
    M. Kranczer, Mesorah School, filed March 20, 2002; Letter from
    Jimmie Lee Marler, Norwood R-1 School District, filed March 26,
    2002; Letter from Bob Walker, Picher Public Schools, filed March 7,
    2002; Letter from Lois Klatt, Pierce City R-VI Schools, filed March
    26, 2002; Letter from William Smith, Scott County Public Library,
    filed March 4, 2002; Letter from Scott Baker, South Lane School
    District, filed March 25, 2002; Letter from Brian Farren, St. John's
    Preparatory School, filed March 21, 2002; Letter from Wilfred Sauer,
    St. John's School, filed March 5, 2002; Letter from Anne Balzanto,
    St. Norbert School, filed March 21, 2002; Letter from Rod Powell,
    Syracuse-Dunbar-Avoca School District, filed March 26, 2002; Letter
    from Chris Webber, CRW Consulting, LLC, on behalf of Taloga
    Independent School District 10, filed March 21, 2002; Letter from
    Evelyn Smaglinski, Ubly Community Schools, filed March 4, 2002;
    Letter from Janine C. Satterfield, Washington County Educational
    Service Center, filed March 4, 2002; Letter from Paul G. Williamsen,
    Wells Central School, filed March 15, 2002; Letter from Craig
    Artist, West Branch Community Schools, filed March 4, 2002; Letter
    from Chris Brubaker, WestCel, filed March 4, 2002; Letter from
    Abraham Shor, Yeshiva Karlin-Stolin, filed March 25, 2002. (Requests
    for Review).

[^2]: *See* Requests for Review. Section 54.719(c) of the Commission's
    rules provides that any person aggrieved by an action taken by a
    division of the Administrator may seek review from the Commission.
    47 C.F.R. § 54.719(c).

[^3]: 47 C.F.R. § 54.724(a).

[^4]: *Requests for Review of Decisions of the Universal Service
    Administrator by Aurora Weier Educational Unit, Milwaukee,
    Wisconsin, et. al., Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service,
    Changes to the Board of Directors of the National Exchange Carrier
    Association, Inc*., CC Docket Nos. 96-45 and 97-21, Order, DA
    02-1536 (Com. Car. Bur. rel. July 1, 2002). *Requests for Review of
    Decisions of the Universal Service Administrator by Des Moines
    Public Schools, Des Moines, Iowa, et. al., Federal-State Joint Board
    on Universal Service, Changes to the Board of Directors of the
    National Exchange Carrier Association, Inc*., CC Docket Nos. 96-45
    and 97-21, Order, DA 02-1788 (Com. Car. Bur. rel. July 31, 2002).