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                               November 18, 2011

                                                                   DA 11-1912

   SENT  VIA CERTIFIED MAIL, RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED

   AND EMAIL

   Dr. Dennis L. Bruno

   c/o Mr. Arthur T. McQuillan

   McQuillan Law Offices

   206 Main Street

   Johnstown, PA 15901

   Re: Notice of Suspension and Initiation of Debarment Proceedings

   FCC File No. EB-11-IH-1582

   Dear Dr. Bruno:

   The Federal Communications Commission ("Commission") has received notice
   of your conviction of misappropriating federal education funds in
   violation of 18 U.S.C S: 666(a)(1)(A), as well as your admission to
   committing an offense related to the federal schools and libraries
   universal service support mechanism ("E-Rate program"). Consequently,
   pursuant to 47 C.F.R. S: 54.8, this letter constitutes official notice of
   your suspension from the E-Rate program. In addition, the Enforcement
   Bureau ("Bureau") hereby notifies you that the Bureau will commence
   debarment proceedings against you.

   I. Notice of Suspension

   The Commission established procedures to prevent persons who have
   "defrauded the government or engaged in similar acts through activities
   associated with or related to the schools and libraries support mechanism"
   from receiving the benefits associated with that program. On May 9, 2011,
   you pled guilty to intentionally misappropriating $49,600 from the
   Department of Education's Fund for the Improvement of Education program
   from October 2005 to July 2006 in your capacity as Superintendent of the
   Glendale School District. In connection with your guilty plea, you
   admitted and stipulated in a plea agreement that you were involved in a
   conspiracy to commit an offense against the United States related to the
   E-Rate program. Specifically, you conspired with others to obtain
   $414,421.92 from the E-Rate program. Your stipulation to conspiring to
   commit an offense related to the E-Rate program constitutes the conduct or
   transaction upon which this suspension notice and debarment proceeding are
   based.

   Pursuant to section 54.8(b) of the Commission's rules, the Bureau is
   required to suspend you from participating in any activities associated
   with or related to the schools and libraries support mechanism, including
   the receipt of funds or discounted services through the schools and
   libraries support mechanism, or consulting with, assisting, or advising
   applicants or service providers regarding the schools and libraries
   support mechanism. Your suspension becomes effective upon either the date
   of your receipt of this notice or of its publication in the Federal
   Register, whichever date occurs first.

   In accordance with the Commission's debarment rules, you may contest this
   suspension or the scope of this suspension by filing arguments, with any
   relevant documents, within 30 calendar days after receipt of this letter
   or after a notice is published in the Federal Register, whichever comes
   first. Such requests, however, will not ordinarily be granted. The Bureau
   may reverse or limit the scope of suspension only upon a finding of
   extraordinary circumstances. Absent extraordinary circumstances, the
   Bureau will decide any request to reverse or modify a suspension within 90
   calendar days of its receipt of such request.

   II. Initiation of Debarment Proceedings

   As discussed above, your guilty plea and stipulation to participating in a
   conspiracy in connection with the E-Rate program serves as a basis for
   immediate suspension from the program, as well as a basis to commence
   debarment proceedings against you. Your stipulation to conspiracy is cause
   for debarment as defined in section 54.8(c) of the Commission's rules.
   Therefore, pursuant to section 54.8(b) of the rules, the Bureau is
   required to commence debarment proceedings against you.

   As with the suspension process, you may contest the proposed debarment or
   the scope of the proposed debarment by filing arguments and any relevant
   documentation within 30 calendar days of receipt of this letter or
   publication in the Federal Register, whichever comes first. The Bureau, in
   the absence of extraordinary circumstances, will notify you of its
   decision to debar within 90 calendar days of receiving any information you
   may have filed. If the Bureau decides to debar you, its decision will
   become effective upon either your receipt of a debarment notice or
   publication of the decision in the Federal Register, whichever comes
   first.

   If and when your debarment becomes effective, you will be prohibited from
   participating in activities associated with or related to the schools and
   libraries support mechanism for three years from the date of debarment.
   The Bureau may set a longer debarment period or extend an existing
   debarment period if necessary to protect the public interest.

   Please direct any response, if sent by messenger or hand delivery, to
   Marlene H. Dortch, Secretary, Federal Communications Commission, 445 12th
   Street, S.W., Room TW-A325, Washington, D.C. 20554, to the attention of
   Joy M. Ragsdale, Attorney Advisor, Investigations and Hearings Division,
   Enforcement Bureau, Room 4-A236, with a copy to Theresa Z. Cavanaugh,
   Acting Division Chief, Investigations and Hearings Division, Enforcement
   Bureau, Room 4-C322, Federal Communications Commission. All messenger or
   hand delivery filings must be submitted without envelopes. If sent by
   commercial overnight mail (other than U.S. Postal Service (USPS) Express
   Mail and Priority Mail), the response must be sent to the Federal
   Communications Commission, 9300 East Hampton Drive, Capitol Heights,
   Maryland 20743. If sent by USPS First Class, Express Mail, or Priority
   Mail, the response should be addressed to Joy Ragsdale, Attorney Advisor,
   Investigations and Hearings Division, Enforcement Bureau, Federal
   Communications Commission, 445 12th Street, S.W., Room 4-A236, Washington,
   D.C. 20554, with a copy to Theresa Z. Cavanaugh, Acting Division Chief,
   Investigations and Hearings Division, Enforcement Bureau, Federal
   Communications Commission, 445 12th Street, S.W., Room 4-C322, Washington,
   D.C. 20554. You shall also transmit a copy of your response via e-mail to
   Joy M. Ragsdale, joy.ragsdale@fcc.gov  and to Theresa Z. Cavanaugh,
   Terry.Cavanaugh@fcc.gov.

   If you have any questions, please contact Ms. Ragsdale via U.S. postal
   mail, e-mail, or by telephone at (202) 418-1697. You may contact me at
   (202) 418-1553 or at the email address noted above if Ms. Ragsdale is
   unavailable.

   Sincerely yours,

   Theresa Z. Cavanaugh

   Acting Chief

   Investigations and Hearings Division

   Enforcement Bureau

   cc: Johnnay Schrieber, Universal Service Administrative Company (via
   e-mail)

   Rashann Duvall, Universal Service Administrative Company (via email)

   Stephanie L. Haines, United States Attorney's Office, Western Pennsylvania
   (via email)

   Any further reference in this letter to "your conviction" refers to your
   conviction in United States v. Dennis L. Bruno, Criminal Docket No. 11-15
   J, Information (W.D. Pa. 2011).

   47 C.F.R. S: 54.8; 47 C.F.R. S: 0.111 (delegating to the Enforcement
   Bureau authority to resolve universal service suspension and debarment
   proceedings). The Commission adopted debarment rules for the schools and
   libraries universal service support mechanism in 2003. See Schools and
   Libraries Universal Service Support Mechanism, Second Report and Order and
   Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 18 FCC Rcd 9202 (2003) ("Second
   Report and Order")  (adopting section 54.521 to suspend and debar parties
   from the E-rate program). In 2007 the Commission extended the debarment
   rules to apply to all Federal universal service support mechanisms.
   Comprehensive Review of the Universal Service Fund Management,
   Administration, and Oversight; Federal-State Joint Board on Universal
   Service; Schools and Libraries Universal Service Support Mechanism; Rural
   Health Care Support Mechanism; Lifeline and Link Up; Changes to the Board
   of Directors for the National Exchange Carrier Association, Inc., Report
   and Order, 22 FCC Rcd 16372 App. C at 16410-12 (2007) (Program Management
   Order) (section 54.521 of the universal service debarment rules was
   renumbered as section 54.8 and subsections (a)(1), (5), (c), (d),
   (e)(2)(i), (3), (e)(4), and (g) were amended.)

   Second Report and Order, 18 FCC Rcd at 9225, P: 66; Program Management
   Order, 22 FCC Rcd at 16387, P: 32. The Commission's debarment rules define
   a "person" as "[a]ny individual, group of individuals, corporation,
   partnership, association, unit of government or legal entity, however
   organized." 47 C.F.R. S: 54.8(a)(6).

   United States v. Dennis L. Bruno, Criminal Docket No. 11-15 J, Arraignment
   Plea. See also United States Attorney's Office, Western District of
   Pennsylvania, News, Former Superintendent Pleads Guilty to Federal Program
   Theft, May 9, 2011, at
   http://www.justice.gov/usao/paw/news/2011/2011_may/2011_05_09_05.html
   ("Press Release").

   Press Release at 1.

   Id.

   Second Report and Order, 18 FCC Rcd at 9226, P: 70; 47 C.F.R. S:
   54.8(e)(2)(i).

   47 C.F.R. S: 54.8(a)(4). See Second Report and Order, 18 FCC Rcd at
   9225-9227, P:P: 67-74.

   47 C.F.R. S:S: 54.8(a)(1), (d).

   Second Report and Order, 18 FCC Rcd at 9226, P: 69; 47 C.F.R. S:
   54.8(e)(1).

   47 C.F.R. S: 54.8(e)(4).

   Id.

   47 C.F.R. S: 54.8(f).

   Second Report and Order, 18 FCC Rcd at 9226, P: 70; 47 C.F.R. S:S:
   54.8(e)(5), (f).

   "Causes for suspension and debarment are conviction of or civil judgment
   for attempt or commission of criminal fraud, theft, embezzlement, forgery,
   bribery, falsification or destruction of records, making false statements,
   receiving stolen property, making false claims, obstruction of justice and
   other fraud or criminal offense arising out of activities associated with
   or related to the schools and libraries support mechanism, the high-cost
   support mechanism, the rural healthcare support mechanism, and the
   low-income support mechanism." 47 C.F.R. S: 54.8(c). Associated activities
   "include the receipt of funds or discounted services through [the Federal
   universal service] support mechanisms, or consulting with, assisting, or
   advising applicants or service providers regarding [the Federal universal
   service] support mechanisms." 47 C.F.R. S: 54.8(a)(1).

   47 C.F.R. S: 54.8(b).

   Second Report and Order, 18 FCC Rcd at 9226, P: 70; 47 C.F.R. S:
   54.8(e)(3).

   Id., 18 FCC Rcd at 9226, P: 70; 47 C.F.R. S: 54.8(e)(5).

   Id. The Commission may reverse a debarment, or may limit the scope or
   period of debarment upon a finding of extraordinary circumstances,
   following the filing of a petition by you or an interested party or upon
   motion by the Commission. 47 C.F.R. S: 54.8(f).

   Second Report and Order, 18 FCC Rcd at 9225, P: 67; 47 C.F.R. S:S:
   54.8(d), (g).

   Id.

   See FCC Public Notice, DA 09-2529 for further filing instructions (rel.
   Dec. 3, 2009).

   Dr. Dennis L. Bruno

   November 18, 2011

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