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<p class="MsoNormal">I am passing this article along for those interested. Any company on the FCC National Security Threat List is not allowed to receive USF funding. Attached is the FCC’s Public Notice and below are a couple of links to news articles related
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://scanmail.trustwave.com/?c=12185&d=5NjB4umPc1WsGjdY8rh9JtWS2wSRPOdwNnz3Wg2tHA&s=2&u=https%3a%2f%2fwww%2ereuters%2ecom%2fbusiness%2fmedia-telecom%2fus-fcc-adds-ao-kaspersky-lab-china-telecom-firms-national-security-threat-list-2022-03-25%2f">https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/us-fcc-adds-ao-kaspersky-lab-china-telecom-firms-national-security-threat-list-2022-03-25/</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://scanmail.trustwave.com/?c=12185&d=5NjB4umPc1WsGjdY8rh9JtWS2wSRPOdwNimiDg-tSA&s=2&u=https%3a%2f%2fwww%2ebloomberg%2ecom%2fnews%2farticles%2f2022-03-25%2ffcc-calls-kaspersky-china-telecom-china-mobile-security-risks">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-03-25/fcc-calls-kaspersky-china-telecom-china-mobile-security-risks</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Thor Sage<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Executive Director<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Miami Valley Educational Computer Association<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">937-767-1468 x3101<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="color:#1F497D">Not-for-profit Technology Services for Education and Local Governments<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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