The FCC Wireline Bureau declined Sprint’s request for review of...
The FCC Wireline Bureau declined Sprint’s request for review of a decision by the Universal Service Administrative Co. (USAC). Sprint was “seeking to recover funds disbursed to Sprint for services purchased from Sprint by Dade County [Fla.] Public Schools (Dade)…
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in funding year 1999 under the E-rate program,” according to the Tuesday order. But the bureau said Sprint received equipment and support from USAC that it never used and said Sprint should pay USAC $83,525.04 for violating FCC rules. The bureau compared the inventories of Sprint and Dade and found disparities, noting Dade’s record was more reliable than Sprint’s. Sprint also miscalculated the money it should have received, among other errors, the bureau said: “We therefore direct USAC to continue its recovery action against Sprint,” it said. Sprint declined comment.