[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 33 (Thursday, February 19, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8451-8452]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-4328]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[DA 98-280]


Commission to Hold En Banc February 19, 1998 in Connection With 
Report to Congress on Universal Service

February 13, 1998.
    The Federal Communications Commission will hold an En Banc on 
Thursday, February 19, 1998, from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 pm, in Room 856 at 
1919 M. Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. The En Banc is in connection 
with the

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Report to Congress on Universal Service required by statute.
    The 1998 appropriations legislation for the Departments of 
Commerce, Justice, and State, Public Law 105-119, directs the 
Commission to undertake a review of the implementation of the 
provisions of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 (1996 Act) relating to 
universal service, and to submit a report to Congress no later than 
April 10, 1998.
    At the En Banc, the Commission will hear from panels of experts 
addressing issues regarding various definitions in the 1996 Act, as 
well as the payment and receipt of Universal Service contributions by 
information service providers and telecommunications carriers.
    The En Banc is open to the public, and seating will be available on 
a first come, first served basis. A transcript of the En Banc will be 
available 10 days after the event on the FCC's Internet site. The URL 
address for the FCC's Internet Home Page is <http://www.fcc.gov>.
    The En Banc will also be carried live on the Internet. Internet 
users may listen to the real-time audio feed of the En Banc by 
accessing the FCC Internet Audio Broadcast Home Page. Step-by-step 
instructions on how to listen to the audio broadcast, as well as 
information regarding the equipment and software needed, are available 
on the FCC Internet Audio Broadcast Home Page. The URL address for this 
home page is http://www.fcc.gov/realaudio/.
    News Media Contact: Rochelle Cohen (202) 418-0253.
    Report Working Group Contacts: Melissa Waksman (202) 418-1580, 
Marcelino Ford-Livene (202) 418-2030.

Federal Communications Commission.
Magalie Roman Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 98-4328 Filed 2-17-98; 12:21 pm]
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