**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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Beth Jacob High School ) File No. SLD-222224

Brooklyn, New York )

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Broome-Tioga BOCES ) File No. SLD-265168

Syracuse, New York )

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Derby Public Schools ) File No. SLD-308909

Derby, Connecticut )

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School Administrative District No. 44 ) File Nos. SLD-224552, 224651

Guilford, Maine )

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State of Wyoming Department of ) File No. SLD-20211

Administration and Information )

Cheyenne, Wyoming )

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United Talmudical Academy ) File No. SLD-222167

Spring Valley, New York )

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Western New York Regional Information Center ) File No. SLD-191250

West Seneca, New York )

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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: March 12, 2003 Released: March 13, 2003**

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 requires additional time to
    review the issues presented. Accordingly, we extend by an additional
    sixty (60) 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 sixty (60) days to May 27, 2003, for the Request
    for Review filed by Beth Jacob High School, Brooklyn, New York; to
    May 13, 2003, for the Request for Review filed by Broome-Tioga
    BOCES, Syracuse, New York; to May 13, 2003, for the Request for
    Review filed by Derby Public Schools, Derby, Connecticut; to May 19,
    2003, for the Request for Review filed by School Administrative
    District No. 44; to May 19, 2003, for Request for Review filed by
    State of Wyoming Department of Administration and Information,
    Cheyenne, Wyoming; to May 16, 2003, for the Request for Review filed
    by United Talmudical Academy, Spring Valley, New York; to May 13,
    2003, for the Request for Review filed by Western New York Regional
    Information Center, West Seneca, New York.

    FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

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

[^1]: Letter from Yitzchok Kaplan, Beth Jacob High School, filed
    December 26, 2002; Letter from Michelle Chemotti, Broome-Tioga
    BOCES, filed December 16, 2002; Letter from James Freund, Derby
    Public Schools, filed December 16, 2002; Letter from Matthew Oliver,
    School Administrative District No. 44, filed December 19, 2002;
    Letter from Donald Gerstein, State of Wyoming Department of
    Administration and Information, filed December 20, 2002; Letter from
    Jacob Klagsbrun, United Talmudical Academy, filed December 18, 2002;
    Letter from Susan C. Melancon, Western New York Regional Information
    Center, filed December 16, 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).