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Federal Communications Commission DA 15-1012 Before the Federal Communications Commission Washington, D.C. 20554 In the Matter of ) ) Modernizing the E-rate Program for ) WC Docket No. 13-184 Schools and Libraries ) ORDER Adopted: September 11, 2015 Released: September 11, 2015 By the Chief, Wireline Competition Bureau: I. INTRODUCTION 1. In this Order, the Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) releases the eligible services list (ESL) for funding year 2016 for the schools and libraries universal service support program (more commonly referred to as the E-rate program)1 and authorizes the Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC) to open the annual application filing window no earlier than 60 days after release.2 2. Last year, the Commission adopted two orders modernizing the E-rate program.3 In response to the first of the E-rate Modernization Orders, we shortened and simplified last year’s ESL, while including in that ESL the changes the Commission made to the program for funding year 2015.4 In the ESL Public Notice for this coming funding year, we proposed keeping the basic structure of the ESL while modifying the ESL to reflect the changes the Commission made to the E-rate program for funding year 2016 in the Second E-rate Modernization Order, and to provide some minor clarifications.5 Based on our review of the record, we now adopt those proposed changes to