[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 131 (Thursday, July 9, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 37115]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-18238]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


Commission To Hold Bandwidth en banc Hearing July 9, 1998

June 30, 1998.
    The Federal Communications Commission will hold an en banc hearing 
on Thursday, July 9, 1998, from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., in the 
Commission Meeting Room (Room 856) at 1919 M. Street, NW., Washington, 
DC.
    At the en banc hearing, the Commission will hear from panels of 
experts regarding bandwidth issues in the last mile of our nation's 
telecommunications infrastructure and in connectivity to and between 
our nation's small and rural communities. The panelists will also 
address how these issues impact the deployment of advanced 
telecommunications capabilities and broadband technologies in the 
United States.
    The en banc is open to the public, and seating will be available on 
a first come, first served basis. The meeting can be viewed over George 
Mason University's Capitol Connection. For information on this service 
call (703) 993-3100. 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/.
    A transcript of the en banc will be available 10 days after the 
event on the FCC's Internet site. Transcripts may be obtained from the 
FCC's duplicating contractor, International Transcription Service, 1231 
20th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20036, by calling ITS at (202) 857-
3800 or faxing ITS at (202) 857-3805. Audio and video tapes of the En 
banc may be purchased from Infocus, 341 Victroy Drive, Herndon, VA 
20170, by calling Infocus at (703) 834-0100 or by faxing Infocus at 
(703) 834-0111. The URL address for the FCC's Internet Home Page is 
http://www.fcc.gov.
    For additional information contact: Marcelino Ford-Livene at (202) 
418-2030; News media contact: Audrey Spivack (202) 418-0500; TTY access 
available at (202) 418-2555.

Federal Communications Commission.
Magalie Roman Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 98-18238 Filed 7-8-98; 8:45 am]
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