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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           )
                                     )
Chadron Public Library               )  File No. SLD-129413
Chadron, Nebraska                   )
                                     )
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:  December 6, 1999              Released:  December 6, 1999

By the Common Carrier Bureau:

     1.   The Common Carrier Bureau has under consideration a Letter of Appeal filed by
Chadron Public Library (Chadron), Chadron, Nebraska on September 7, 1999, seeking review of
a decision issued by the Schools and Libraries Division (SLD) of the Universal Service
Administrative Company (USAC or Administrator).  Chadron seeks review of the SLD's denial
of its application for discounted services under the schools and libraries universal service support
mechanism.  At the same time that Chadron filed its appeal with the Commission, Chadron also
filed an appeal with the Administrator.  As explained below, we dismiss Chadron's Letter of
Appeal to the Commission without prejudice.

     2.   The Commission's rules regarding appeals of SLD's decisions do not contemplate
simultaneous appeals to the Commission and the Administrator.  In this case, as noted above,
Chadron has an appeal pending before the Administrator.  Therefore, we dismiss Chadron's
Letter of Appeal to the Commission without prejudice.  Once the Administrator has issued its
decision on Chadron's initial appeal, Chadron may then appeal to the Commission if it believes
such appeal is warranted at that time.

     3.   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 by Chadron Public Library, Chadron, Nebraska on
September 7, 1999 IS DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE.

                              FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION



                              Yog R. Varma 
                              Deputy Chief, Common Carrier Bureau