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                                                           Before the
               Federal Communications Commission
                     Washington, DC  20554

In the Matter of                   )
                                   )
Request for Review of the          )
Decision of the                    )
Universal Service Administrator by )
                                   )
Bradford Community Unit School District #1   )    File No. SLD-141689
Bradford, Illinois                 )
                                   )
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:  February 7, 2000              Released: February 8, 2000

By the Common Carrier Bureau:

1.     This Order dismisses the Letter of Appeal of the Bradford Community Unit School
District #1, that was received by the Commission on October 22, 1999, which seeks review of a
decision issued by the Schools and Libraries Division (SLD) of the Universal Service
Administrative Company (USAC) on July 8, 1999.  Under section 54.720 of the Commission's
rules, 47 C.F.R.  54.720, any such appeal must be filed within 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 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 October 22, 1999 by Bradford Community Unit School District #1
on October 22, 1999 IS DISMISSED.
                              FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


                              Carol E. Mattey
                              Deputy Chief, Common Carrier Bureau