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CONGRESSMAN KISSELL
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Re: . Appellant-Uni!:ln County Publi(,; Schools (NC)
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Fundn1g RequestNumber: 1782773
Dea,rCh~Genachowski,
l.amwriting this letter on behalf qfUnionGou~ty.p?bli~Schools (UCPS) and their
appeal ofthe funding denial inwhichfunillng year 2009. 2010 havebeen denied and the
reimbursement provided infunding.y~.2008 is being demanded back. I have been
.apprised ofthe circumstances and fee} that, whlleth~provision and receipt ofconcert .'
tickets may nothave been a good dec$.sion for'those!:llvol~it IS not inviolation ofthe
competitive biddiilg requirements for the folloWing reasons:
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1. The transaction ocetm:ed well after the Contract had been awarded;
2. The contract was aWarded to the lowest and;rnost responsive bidder; and,
3. Until the FCC developed the definition ofnominal iIi 2010, long.after.the
concert tickets were provided, and even after USAC made theini~
deterniination,i:her~~no standardbywhich tojudge the actions. Itis
patentlyunfair to hold a school disUict to a standa,rd that had not yetbeen
adopted.. . .
4.. There.WasnoviolationofBow ofEducation.policywith receipt ofthe tickets,
and, USAC lacks the authority to interpret'Board ofEducation policy..
The goals ofUniverSal Service,as~lidatedbythe 1996 Act, are to promote the'
availability ofqtiality services atreasonable andaffordable rates for all consumers;
increase.nationwide access to advanced telecom,muriications services; advance the
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availability ofsuch services to all consumers; includ4lithose inlow income, rural, .
insular, and high cost areas at rates thatare reasonably comparable to those charged in
urban·areas; increase access totelecomm~catiopsand, adVllnced services in schools,
libraries and.rural health care facilities; andto provide equitable andnon 
discriminatory contributions from allproviderso~telecommunications services .to the
fund supporting universal service programs.· .
USAChas denied funcijng"for tliree fiscal years althOUgh the goals ofthe Fund remain
intaCt: and are still upheld with integrity, as no procurement violations were
compromisedby UCPS. Now inthe.seVenth month awaiting a decision on appeal, UCPS
is not the only enti1=}" being punished for a·policythat did not exist. The citizens,and
most iromc:ally, the children ofthe Union County Public School Qistrict are now being
made to suffer as UCPS must budget with this deficiency.
Therefore,~.respectful1ym.ake thefollowing two requests. Carefullyweigh the .
argu,mentsmadeby UCPSintheir appeal considering the ruleS thatwere in place at the
.time ofthe action. Secondly, inthis time offiscal urgency and the dire need for
technology inour public schools, I~questthatyou make your determination in the
most eXiJeditioW!· manner appropriate.
l.l!nY.KiSsell
Member ofCongress
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cc:Com~s~onerMichael J,Cop~
C<:lmnpmOJ;ler Mignon Clyburn· .
Commissioner Meredith AftweRBaker
. Joel Gtirhi, Bureau Chief .
Dr. Ed Davis . .
Ms: .Matireen Rooney