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

                                   )         
In the Matter of                   )    
                                   )
Request for Review of the                    )
Decision of the                         )
Universal Service Administrator by           )
                                   )
Saint Bridget School                    )    File No. SLD-54150  
Jersey City, New Jersey                 )    
                                   )
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:  October 8, 1999                      Released:  October 8, 1999

By the Deputy Chief, Common Carrier Bureau:

     1.   This Order dismisses the Letter of Appeal of Saint Bridget School dated May 5,
1999, but received by the Commission on May 13, 1999, which seeks review of the
Administrator's Decision on Appeal, dated April 6, 1999.  Under 47 C.F.R.  54.720, any such
appeal must be filed within thirty (30) days of the issuance of the decision as to which review is
sought.  Documents are considered to be filed with the Commission only upon receipt.  47 C.F.R.
 1.7.  Because the instant Letter of Appeal was not filed within the specified thirty (30) day
period, it will be dismissed without further consideration.   
 
     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 Letter of Appeal filed May 13, 1999 by Saint Bridget School IS
DISMISSED.

                              FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION



                              Lisa M. Zaina
                              Deputy Chief
                              Common Carrier Bureau