FCDL Comment:
MR1: The amount of the funding request was changed from $123,750.00 one-time charge to $121,756.20 one-time charge to remove: the ineligible entity GRANDY VILLAGE - 16068209 ($118.80) and LAFAYETTE-WINONA MIDDLE SCHOOL - 25571 ($1,875.00). <><><><><> DR1: The FRN is denied because you failed to respond to the Administrator's Information Request. You did not provide any of the requested documentation needed to determine if the entity met program rules requirements for competitive bidding. <><><><><> DR2: The FRN is denied because you failed to respond to the Administrator's Information Request. You were asked to provide documentation to show that you complied with the FCC's rules that require a fair and open competitive bidding process that is free from conflicts of interest. Under the Commissions rules, service providers may not participate in the bidding process other than as bidders because, as the Commission has ruled, direct involvement in an application process by a service provider would thwart the competitive bidding process. Since you failed to respond, we are unable to make a positive determination that you conducted a competitive bidding process free from any conflicts of interest.