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                                                           Before the
               Federal Communications Commission
                     Washington, DC  20554

In the Matter of                   )
                                   )
Requests for Review of the         )
Decision of the                    )
Universal Service Administrator by )
                                   )
City School District of Albany     )    File No. SLD-139325
Albany, New York                   )    File No. SLD-150589
                                   )
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:  March 3, 2000                 Released: March 6, 2000

By the Common Carrier Bureau:

1.     The Common Carrier Bureau has under consideration two Letters of Appeal of the
City School District of Albany (Albany) of Albany, New York, filed on December 9, 1999, and
January 14, 2000, in which Albany seeks review of funding commitment letters issued by the
Schools and Libraries Division (SLD) of the Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC
or Administrator) on November 9, and December 14, 1999.  Albany has also filed timely Letters
of Appeal with the Administrator.  For the reasons set forth below, we dismiss Albany's Letters
of Appeal to the Commission without prejudice.
2.     The Commission's rules regarding appeals of SLD decisions do not contemplate
simultaneous appeals to the Commission and the Administrator.  In this case, because Albany has
appeals pending before the Administrator, we dismiss Albany's Letters of Appeal to the
Commission without prejudice.  Once the Administrator has issued its decision on Albany's
appeals, Albany may then appeal to the Commission if it believes such appeals are 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 Letters of Appeal filed on December 9, 1999, and January 14, 1999, by City School
District of Albany, Albany, New York, ARE DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE.


                              FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION




                              Carol E. Mattey
                              Deputy Chief, Common Carrier Bureau