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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 Administrative Company
by

Orleans/Niagara Board of 
Cooperative Educational Services
Medina, New York

Federal-State Joint Board on Universal
Service

Changes to the Board of Directors of the 
National Exchange Carrier Association, Inc.
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SLD-64128



CC Docket No. 96-45


CC Docket No. 97-21



                             ORDER

   Adopted:  August 14, 2000            Released: August 15, 2000

By the Accounting Policy Division, Common Carrier Bureau:

1.     The Accounting Policy Division (Division) has under consideration a Letter of
Appeal filed on November 12, 1999, by Orleans/Niagara Board of Cooperative Educational
Services (Orleans/Niagara), Medina, New York, requesting review of funding commitment
decisions by the Schools and Libraries Division (SLD) of the Universal Service Administrative
Company.  On March 9, 2000, in order to clarify its earlier decisions regarding
Orleans/Niagara's application, SLD issued a revised Funding Commitment Decision Letter that
granted Orleans/Niagara's funding requests at its requested discount level.  Because the Division
finds that the errors asserted by Orleans/Niagara in its Letter of Appeal have been corrected by
SLD, the Division dismisses Orleans/Niagara's Letter of Appeal as moot.


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 appeal filed by Orleans/Niagara Board of Cooperative Educational Services, Medina,
New York, on November 12, 1999 IS DISMISSED as moot.
                              FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION



                              Sharon L. Webber
                              Deputy Chief, Accounting Policy Division
                              Common Carrier Bureau