[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 43 (Thursday, March 5, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10876-10877]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-5759]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[DA 98-390]


En Banc Hearing in Connection With Report to Congress on 
Universal Service

February 26, 1998.
    The Federal Communications Commission will hold an En Banc on 
Friday, March 6, 1998, from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., in Room 856 at 
1919 M. Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. The En Banc is in connection 
with the 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,

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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 the percentage of universal service support 
provided by Federal mechanisms and the revenue base from which such 
support is derived.
    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 Contact: Jonathan Radin (202) 418-7240.

Federal Communications Commission.
Magalie Roman Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 98-5759 Filed 3-4-98; 8:45 am]
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