Release
Date
| Description
| FCC/DA#
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| 12/17/07 |
Troup County School
System, LaGrange, Georgia: In this Order, the Wireline Competition
Bureau grants Troup County’s Motion to Dismiss Appeal and, accordingly,
dismisses Troup County’s Request for Review. Released on December
17, 2007. CC Docket No. 02-6. (DA 07-5021)
| DA 07-5021
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| 12/12/07 |
Advanced Education
Services, et al.: In this Order, the Telecommunications
Access Policy Division (TAPD) granted 13 appeals of decisions by
the Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC) denying requests
for funding under the schools and libraries universal service support
mechanism, also known as the E-rate program. TAPD directed USAC
to complete its review of the applications and issue decisions
based on a complete review and analysis no later than 90 calendar
days from release of this Order. Released on December 12, 2007.
CC Docket No. 02-6. (DA 07-4973)
| DA 07-4973
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| 10/30/07 |
Joseph Jingoli & Son,
Inc., et al.: In this Order, the Telecommunications Access
Policy Division granted 13 appeals of decisions by the Universal
Service Administrative Company (USAC) denying funding from the
E-rate program, on the grounds that Petitioners sought cancellation
of their funding requests. Released on October 30, 2007. CC Docket
No. 02-6. (DA 07-4471)
| DA 07-4471
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| 10/19/07 |
Public Notice: Funding
Year 2008 Eligible Services List: On October 19, 2007, the Commission
released the Funding Year 2008 Eligible Services List (ESL) for the
schools and libraries universal service support mechanism pursuant
to section 54.522 of the Commission’s rules. CC Docket No. 02-6.
| FCC 07-182
Public Notice: Word | Acrobat | Text
Eligible Services List: Word | Acrobat | Text
Erratum: Word | Acrobat | Text |
| 8/29/07 |
USF Program Management Order: In this order, the Commission: (1) strengthens oversight of the USF contributions process by requiring timely filing of Telecommunications Reporting Worksheets (FCC Forms 499-A and 499-Q) and timely payment of USF contributions; (2) increases penalties that apply when contributors fail to file the FCC Form 499-A and 499-Q and make USF contributions on time; (3) adopts document retention requirements and administrative limitation periods for the high-cost, low income, and rural health care universal service programs; (4) adopts rules for recovery of improperly disbursed funds for the high-cost, low income, and rural health care universal service programs; (5) revises our debarment rules to include parties who are convicted of criminal violations or held civilly liable for acts arising out of the high-cost, low-income, and rural health care universal service programs; and (6) adopts performance measures for the universal service programs and for USAC.
| FCC-07-150
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| 8/16/07 |
Public Notice: Extension
of Katrina Relief Order: In the Public Notice, the Wireline Competition
Bureau seeks comment on a request for a further waiver to extend
relief provided in the Katrina Relief Order under the E-rate program
for schools and libraries in Louisiana and Mississippi for Funding
Year 2007. Comments are due on August 30, 2007 and reply comments
are due on September 13, 2007. Released on August 16, 2007. CC Docket
No. 02-6.
| DA 07-3639
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| 7/27/07 |
Public Notice: The
Commission today sought comment on USAC’s proposed schools and libraries
program eligible services list (ESL) for Funding Year 2008. The changes
that are being proposed for the Funding Year 2008 ESL include (1)
treating Centrex service as basic telephone service for purposes
of the schools and libraries program with the intention of eliminating
the requirement that applicants file a technology plan for Centrex
service; (2) clarifying that the basic conduit access to the Internet
for the purpose of accessing distance learning and video conferencing
is eligible for funding in the Internet access category but distance
learning and video conferencing tools are not eligible for funding;
and (3) clarifying that program participants are not required to
provide cost allocation for calendaring functions ancillary to E-mail
service. Comments are due Aug. 10, 2007 and reply comments are due
Aug. 17, 2007. Released on July 27, 2007. CC Docket No. 02-6.
| FCC 07-130
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| 7/11/07 |
Public Notice: The
Wireline Competition Bureau announces the availability of revised
FCC Forms 472, 473, 474, 479, 486 and 500. The revised forms are
posted on the web site of the Universal Service Administrative Company
(USAC) at www.usac.org. Released on July 11, 2007. CC Docket No.
02-6.
| DA 07-3105
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| 6/20/07 |
Long Beach Unified
School District: In this Order, the Bureau finds that Long
Beach Unified School District (Long Beach) complied with the Commission’s
competitive bidding requirements in place at the time of its application.
Specifically, the order finds that USAC improperly denied Long
Beach’s funding request because it erroneously required Long
Beach to give more weight to price in the competitive bidding process
than to any other factor. Released on June 20, 2007. CC Docket
No. 02-6.
| DA 07-2695
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| 6/20/07 |
Hickory Public Schools: In
this Order, the Bureau grants Hickory Public School’s Request
for Review. Hickory Public Schools was unable to complete installation
by the Commission’s deadline because neither Hickory Public
Schools nor its service providers were made aware that Hickory Public
School’s requests for funding were fulfilled. Since the Commission's
rules expressly permit applicants to receive extensions of the implementation
of non-recurring services deadline in cases where the “service
provider is unable to complete implementation for reasons beyond
the service provider's control,” we grant Hickory Public School’s
appeal and remand it to USAC for appropriate action consistent with
this Order. Released on June 20, 2007. CC Docket No. 02-6. (DA 07-2694)
| DA 07-2694
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| 6/11/07 |
Public Notice: Pursuant
to section 54.709(a)(3) of the Commission’s rules, on May 2,
2007, the Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC) submitted
projections of demand and administrative expenses for the Federal
Universal Service Fund for the Third Quarter of 2007. According to
USAC’s projections, $650 million in unused funds from Funding
Years 2001 through 2004 is available to carry forward to increase
disbursements to schools and libraries via the schools and libraries
universal service mechanism. Section 54.507(a)(2) of the Commission’s
rules states, in pertinent part, that "all funds that are collected
and that are unused from prior years shall be available for use in
the next full funding year of the schools and libraries mechanism
in accordance with the public interest and notwithstanding the annual
cap." Released on June 11, 2007. CC Docket No. 02-6. (DA 07-2470)
| DA 07-2470
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| 5/18/07 |
Brewster Academy: In
this order, the Wireline Competition Bureau grants 27 appeals of
decisions by the Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC).
USAC denied funding on the grounds that the requests for telecommunications
service were from service providers that do not provide telecommunications
on a common carrier basis and therefore were not eligible for direct
reimbursement from the E-Rate program. Because the Petitioners may
have used incorrect Service Provider Information Numbers (SPINs),
the order grants the Petitioners the opportunity to correct the SPINs.
Released on May 18, 2007. CC Docket No. 02-6. (DA 07-2111)
| DA 07-2111
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| 5/18/07 |
Public Notice: Comment
Sought on the State E-Rate Coordinators Alliance Petition for Reconsideration
of the Wireline Competition Bureau's Order Granting AT&T's Petition
for Clarification of Section 54.514(a) of the Commission's Rules.
Comment Date: 6/1/07. Reply Comment Date: 6/15/07. Released on May
18, 2007. CC Docket No. 02-6. (DA 07-2110)
| DA 07-2110
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| 5/8/07 |
Macomb Intermediate
School District Technology Consortium: In this Order, the
Commission grants in part and denies in part Macomb Intermediate
School District Technology Consortium’s (Macomb ISD) Request
for Review. Macomb ISD requested the same type of Internet access
(T-3 lines) from three separate service providers. The order finds
that Macomb ISD violated the Commission’s competitive bidding
rules by not selecting the bids that were the most cost-effective.
We find, however, that Macomb ISD is entitled to E-rate program
funding for the T-3 lines in an amount associated with the least
expensive of the services, consistent with the Commission’s
rules on competitive bidding. Released on May 8, 2007. CC Docket
No. 02-6. (FCC 07-64)
| FCC 07-64
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| 5/8/07 |
Aberdeen School District: In
this Order, the Bureau grants 62 appeals and denies one pertaining
to applicants that were denied E-rate program funding on the grounds
that they did not wait 28 days after their FCC Form 470s were posted
on the USAC website before entering into an agreement with a service
provider or submitting their FCC Form 471s for the requested services.
Released on May 8, 2007. CC Docket No. 02-6. (FCC 07-63)
| FCC 07-63
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| 5/8/07 |
Bootheel Consortium,
et al.: In this Order, the Commission grants 17 Requests
for Review of decisions by USAC denying petitioners’ requests
for funding under the E-rate program because more than 30 percent
of the funding requests were for entities ineligible for E-Rate
support. The Commission finds that 11 petitioners have provided
sufficient evidence that the entities for which they sought discounted
services were eligible for support and that four petitioners have
provided sufficient evidence justifying further review by USAC.
For the remaining two petitioners, the Commission holds that the
Commission’s 30 percent rule is not applicable to the petitioners’ applications.
Released on May 8, 2007. CC Docket No. 02-6. (FCC 07-62)
| FCC 07-62
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| 5/8/07 |
Aiken County Public
Schools: In this Order, the Commission grants 59 appeals
of decisions by USAC denying petitioners’ requests for funding
under the E-rate program because applicants violated section 54.504(d)
of the Commission’s rules, which requires USAC to deny a
request for E-rate support if 30 percent or more of a request for
discounts is for ineligible services. The Commission finds that
23 petitioners provided sufficient evidence to demonstrate that
at least 70 percent of the requested services are eligible for
support. For the remaining 36 petitioners, the Commission finds
that good cause exists to justify, on our own motion, waivers of
section 54.504(d). Released on May 8, 2007. CC Docket No. 02-6.
(FCC 07-61)
| FCC 07-61
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| 5/8/07 |
Academy of Excellence,
et al.: In this Order, the Commission grants 56 Requests
for Review of decisions by USAC denying petitioners’ requests
for funding under the E-rate program because the applicants failed
to demonstrate access to the resources required to effectively
use the requested eligible services or to pay their non-discounted
share for the services. In this order, the Commission finds that
the petitioners either provided sufficient evidence to demonstrate
they had the resources to make effective use of the requested eligible
services or they should have an additional opportunity to provide
the documentation to USAC. Accordingly, the Commission grants
the appeals and remands the underlying applications to USAC for
further action consistent with the Order. Released on May 8, 2007.
CC Docket No. 02-6. (FCC 07-60)
| FCC 07-60
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| 4/25/07 |
State E-rate Coordinators
Alliance: The Wireline Competition Bureau Seeks Comment
on a Petition by the State E-rate Coordinators Alliance for Clarification
and/or Waiver of E-rate Rules Concerning Technology Plan Creation
and Approval under the Schools and Libraries Universal Service
Support Mechanism. Comment Date: 5/10/07. Reply Comment Date: 5/25/07.
Released on April 25, 2007. CC Docket No. 02-6. (DA 07-1846)
| DA 07-1846
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| 4/17/07 |
Virginia State Department
of Education: In this Order, we grant and remand a Petition
for Reconsideration (Petition) filed by the Virginia State Department
of Education (Virginia DOE), Richmond, Virginia, asking the Wireline
Competition Bureau to reconsider its order denying Virginia DOE’s
Request for Review of a decision issued by the Universal Service
Administrative Company (USAC). To ensure that Virginia DOE’s
underlying application is resolved expeditiously, we direct USAC
to initiate contact with both Virginia DOE and Autotote Communications
(Autotote), its service provider, as described in this Order, and
issue a decision based on a complete review and analysis no later
than 90 calendar days from the release of this Order. Released
on April 17, 2007. CC Docket No. 96-45 and CC Docket No. 97-21.
(DA 07-1666)
| DA 07-1666
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| 3/28/07 |
Brownsville Independent
School District, et al.: In this Order, the Commission grants
32 appeals of decisions by the Universal Service Administrative
Company reducing or denying funding under the E-rate program on
the grounds that Petitioners' funding requests were not supported
by an approved technology plan. Released on March 28, 2007. CC
Docket No. 02-6. (FCC 07-37)
| FCC 07-37
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| 3/28/07 |
Alpaugh Unified School
District, et al.: In this Order, the Commission grants 78
appeals of decisions by the Universal Service Administrative Company
(USAC) reducing or denying funding from the E-rate program on the
grounds that applicants failed to respond to USAC’s requests
for information within the USAC-specified time frame. Released
on March 28, 2007. CC Docket No. 02-6. (FCC 07-36)
| FCC 07-36
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| 3/28/07 |
Adams County School
District 14, et al.: In this Order, the Commission grants
72 appeals of decisions by the Universal Service Administrative
Company reducing or denying funding on the grounds that the applicant
did not have a legally binding agreement in place when it filed
its FCC Form 471, that the applicant’s existing contract
expired before the end of the funding year, or that the execution
date of the contract did not accompany the signature lines of both
the applicant and the service provider. Released on March 28, 2007.
CC Docket No. 02-6. (FCC 07-35)
| FCC 07-35
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| 3/23/07 |
Approach Learning
and Assessment Center: This order addresses 14 appeals of
USAC decisions denying funding on the ground that the Petitioners
violated the Commission's competitive bidding requirements. The
Order denies one appeal because the record shows that the Petitioner’s
competitive bidding process violated program rules, but grants
and remands the remaining appeals to USAC for further action. Released
on March 23, 2007. CC Docket No. 02-6. (DA 07-1332)
| DA 07-1332
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| 3/19/07 |
Sprint Corporation: In
this Order, the Wireline Competition Bureau denies the Petition for
Waiver filed by Sprint Corporation (Sprint) seeking a waiver of the
Commission’s rule requiring that private branch exchange and
key systems be treated as “Priority Two” services under
the schools and libraries universal service support mechanism. Sprint
asks that the Commission treat such services as “Priority One” services
for the duration of those contracts that were signed prior to December
1, 2003, because the Universal Service Administrative Company had
treated these services as Priority One services prior to this date.
Released on March 19, 2007. CC Docket No. 02-6. (DA 07-1354)
| DA 07-1354
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| 3/13/07 |
AT&T Corp.: In
this Order, the Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) grant the petition
of AT&T Corp. (AT&T) for clarification or, in the alternative, waiver
of section 54.514(a) of the Commission’s rules, which states
that service providers must allow the billed entity to choose the
method of payment for the discounted services. Specifically, AT&T
requests the Commission to clarify that AT&T’s on-line reimbursement
process complies with section 54.514(a) of the Commission’s
rules or, in the alternative, waive this rule as it applies to AT&T’s
reimbursement process. As explained below, we find that AT&T’s
on-line reimbursement process complies with the Commission’s
rules. Released on March 13, 2007. CC Docket No. 02-6. (DA 07-1272)
| DA 07-1272
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| 3/13/07 |
Send Technologies,
L.L.C.: In this Order, the Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau)
has under consideration two Requests for Review filed by Send Technologies
L.L.C. (Send Technologies) relating to services provided by Send
Technologies to Union Parish School Board, Farmerville, Louisiana
(Union Parish). Send Technologies seeks review of decisions by
USAC denying Send Technologies’ appeal of commitment adjustment
recovery actions. Consistent with precedent, we deny the Requests
for Review and direct USAC to continue the commitment adjustment
recovery actions regarding this matter. To the extent that Send
Technologies requests a waiver of the Commission’s rules,
we deny that request as well. Released on March 13, 2007. CC Docket
No. 02-6. (DA 07-1270)
| DA 07-1270
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| 3/13/07 |
Cass Lake-Bena Schools,
ISD No. 115: In this Order, the Wireline Competition Bureau
(Bureau) deny four appeals of decisions by the Universal Service
Administrative Company (USAC) reducing or denying funding from
the schools and libraries universal service support mechanism (also
known as the E-rate program) for Funding Year 2001 on the grounds
that they failed to timely submit an FCC Form 486. Under the E-rate
program, eligible schools, libraries, and consortia that include
eligible schools and libraries may apply for discounts for eligible
telecommunications services, Internet access, and internal connections.
After an applicant for discounted services under the E-rate program
has entered into agreements for eligible services with one or more
service providers, it must file an FCC Form 471 with USAC. The
FCC Form 471 notifies USAC of the services that have been ordered
and supplies an estimate of funds requested for eligible services.
USAC then issues a funding commitment decision letter indicating
the funding, if any, for which the applicant is approved to receive.
After the funding year begins and the applicant begins receiving
services at the discounted rate, the applicant submits an FCC Form
486 to USAC. The FCC Form 486 indicates that the service has begun,
specifies the service start date and demonstrates that the applicant
has received approval of its technology plans. The timely submission
of FCC Form 486 ensures that disbursements for discounts on eligible
services occur in a prompt and efficient manner. Released on March
13, 2007. CC Docket No. 02-6. (DA 07-1238)
| DA 07-1238
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| 3/13/07 |
Long Beach Unified
School District: In this Order, the Wireline Competition
Bureau (Bureau) address three appeals of decisions by the Universal
Service Administrative Company (USAC) denying requests for funding
under the schools and libraries universal service support mechanism.
The decisions at issue involve the denial of funding on the ground
that the underlying applications violated the Commission’s
competitive bidding requirements. As discussed below, we find that
the Petitioners complied with the Commission’s competitive
bidding requirements in place at the time of their applications.
We therefore grant the appeals and remand the underlying applications
to USAC for further action consistent with this Order. To ensure
that the underlying applications are resolved expeditiously, we
direct USAC to complete its review of the applications and issue
a decision based on a complete review and analysis no later than
90 days from release of this Order. Released on March 13, 2007.
CC Docket No. 02-6. (DA 07-1236)
| DA 07-1236
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| 3/9/07 |
California Youth Authority,
et al.: In this Order, the Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau)
granted requests by California Youth Authority, Florence County
School District 3, Lee County School District, and Moreno Valley
Unified School District (collectively, Applicants) for an extension
of the deadline for implementing non-recurring services under the
E-rate program. The Bureau extended, until September 30, 2008,
the deadline for Applicants to complete installation of non-recurring
services for the funding years at issue in their Extension Requests.
Released on March 9, 2007. CC Docket No. 02-6. (DA 07-1187)
| DA 07-1187
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| 3/9/07 |
Otsego Local School
District: In this Order, the Wireline Competition Bureau
(Bureau) denied a Request for Waiver filed by the Otsego Local
School District seeking a waiver of the designation of its district
as “urban” under section 54.505(b)(3) of the Commission’s
rules by USAC for purposes of calculating its discount level under
the schools and libraries universal service support mechanism.
Released on March 9, 2007. CC Docket No. 02-6. (DA 07-1185)
| DA 07-1185
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| 3/9/07 |
Kress Independent
School District: In this Order, the Wireline Competition
Bureau (Bureau) dismissed as moot a Request for Review filed by
Kress Independent School District Kress, seeking a service provider
identification number (SPIN) change and a service substitution.
Upon review of the record, the Bureau found that USAC had previously
approved Kress’s request. Released on March 9, 2007. CC Docket
No. 02-6. (DA 07-1184)
| DA 07-1184
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| 3/9/07 |
Tri-River Educational
Computer Association: In this Order, the Wireline Competition
Bureau (Bureau) granted a request for review filed by the Tri-River
Educational Computer Association (TRECA) of a decision by USAC
that denied TRECA funding from the schools and libraries universal
service support mechanism because USAC determined that TRECA failed
to provide evidence of its authority to represent its consortium
members. Released on March 9, 2007. CC Docket No. 02-6. (DA 07-1182)
| DA 07-1182
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| 3/9/07 |
Academy for Academic
Excellence: In this Order, the Wireline Competition Bureau
(Bureau) grants Requests for Waiver filed by 44 applicants seeking
waiver of the FCC Form 471 filing window deadline for Funding Years
2004, 2005, 2006, or 2007 under the schools and libraries support
mechanism. The Bureau remands the underlying applications to USAC
for further action consistent with the Bishop Perry Order. Released
on March 9, 2007. CC Docket No. 02-6. (DA 07-1180)
| DA 07-1180
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| 3/9/07 |
Kentucky Department
of Education: In this Order, the Wireline Competition Bureau
(Bureau) grants the petition of the Kentucky Department of Education
(Kentucky) seeking a waiver of section 54.504(c) of the Commission’s
rules to enable Kentucky schools to use state master contracts
to apply for universal service support under the schools and libraries
support mechanism for Funding Year 2005 and future funding years.
Released on March 9, 2007. CC Docket No. 02-6. (DA 07-1177)
| DA 07-1177
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