[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 241 (Tuesday, December 16, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65810-65811]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-32888]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


Open Commission Meeting Thursday, December 18, 1997

    The Federal Communications Commission will hold an Open Meeting on 
the subjects listed below on Thursday, December 18, 1997, which is 
scheduled to commence at 9:30 a.m. in Room 856, at 1919 M Street, NW., 
Washington, DC.

Item No., Bureau, Subject

1--Wireless Telecommunications--Title: Amendment of Part 1 of the 
Commission's Rules -- Competitive Bidding Proceeding (WT Docket No. 97-
82); Allocation of Spectrum Below 5 GHz Transferred from Federal 
Government Use -- 4660-4685 MHz (ET Docket No. 94-32). Summary: The 
Commission will consider action concerning substantive amendment and 
modifications to the Commission's general competitive bidding rules for 
all auctionable services that are intended to simplify the Commission's 
regulations,

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eliminate unnecessary rules wherever possible and increase the 
efficiency of the competitive bidding process.
2--Mass Media--Title: Fees for Ancillary or Supplementary Use of 
Digital Television Spectrum. Summary: The Commission will consider 
action concerning implementing the transition to digital television 
(DTV) for existing television broadcasters in accordance with the 
provisions of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 regarding fees for 
ancillary or supplementary use of DTV spectrum.
3--Cable Services--Title: Implementation of the Cable Television 
Consumer Protection and Competition Act of 1992 -- Petition for 
Rulemaking of Ameritech New Media, Inc., Regarding Development of 
Competition and Diversity in Video Programming Distribution and 
Carriage (RM-9097). Summary: The Commission will consider a petition 
for rulemaking concerning enforcement and other matters relating to the 
Commission's program access rules.
    After consideration of these items, the Commission will hold an en 
banc presentation on the status of competition in the marketplace for 
multichannel video services.

    Additional information concerning this meeting may be obtained from 
Maureen Peratino or David Fiske, Office of Public Affairs, telephone 
number (202) 418-0500.
    Copies of materials adopted at this meeting can be purchased from 
the FCC's duplicating contractor, International Transcription Services, 
Inc. (ITS, Inc.) at (202) 857-3800 or fax (202) 857-3805 and 857-3184. 
These copies are available in paper format and alternative media, 
including large print/type; digital disk; and audio tape. ITS may be 
reached by e-mail: [email protected]. Their Internet address is 
http://www.itsi.com.
    This meeting can be viewed over George Mason University's Capitol 
Connection. For information on this service call (703) 993-3100. The 
audio portion of the meeting will be broadcast live on the Internet via 
the FCC's Internet audio broadcast page at <http://www.fcc.gov/
realaudio/>. The meeting can also be heard via telephone, for a fee, 
from National Narrowcast Network, telephone (202) 966-2211 or fax (202) 
966-1770; and from Conference Call USA (available only outside the 
Washington, DC. metropolitan area), telephone 1-800-962-0044. Audio and 
video tapes of this meeting can be purchased from Infocus, 341 Victory 
Drive, Herndon, VA 20170, telephone (703) 834-0100; fax number (703) 
834-0111.

    Dated December 11, 1997.

Federal Communications Commission.
Magalie Roman Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 97-32888 Filed 12-12-97; 11:19 am]
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