[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 221 (Tuesday, November 17, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63928-63929]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-30872]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


Sunshine Act Meeting

Sunshine Act Meeting; Open Commission Meeting--Thursday, November 
19, 1998

    The Federal Communications Commission will hold an Open Meeting on 
the subjects listed below on Thursday, November 19, 1998, which is 
scheduled to commence at 9:30 a.m. in Room 856, at 1919 M Street, N.W., 
Washington, D.C.

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  Item No.                                 Bureau                                           Subject             
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1...........  Mass Media.....................................................  Title: Fees for Ancillary or     
                                                                                Supplementary Use of Digital    
                                                                                Television Spectrum Pursuant to 
                                                                                Section 336(e)(1) of the        
                                                                                Telecommunications Act of 1996  
                                                                                (MM Docket No. 97-247).         
                                                                               Summary: The Commission will     
                                                                                consider establishing a program 
                                                                                for assessing and collecting    
                                                                                fees for the provision of       
                                                                                ancillary or supplementary      
                                                                                services by commercial digital  
                                                                                television (``DTV'') licensees. 
2...........  Mass Media.....................................................  Titile: Ancillary or             
                                                                                Supplementary Use of Digital    
                                                                                Television Capacity by          
                                                                                Noncommercial Licensees.        
                                                                               Summary: The Commission will     
                                                                                consider whether to impose      
                                                                                limits on remunerative          
                                                                                activities undertaken by        
                                                                                noncommercial television        
                                                                                licensees on their DTV capacity.
3...........  Mass Media.....................................................  Title: Review of the Commission's
                                                                                Broadcast and Cable Equal       
                                                                                Employment Opportunity Rules and
                                                                                Policies and Termination of (MM 
                                                                                Docket No. 96-16)--EEO          
                                                                                Streamlining Proceeding.        
                                                                               Summary: The Commission will     
                                                                                consider and invite comments    
                                                                                regarding proposed broadcast and
                                                                                cable equal employment rules and
                                                                                policies to be consistent with  
                                                                                the D.C. Circuit's decision in  
                                                                                the Lutheran Church.            
4...........  Common Carrier.................................................  Title: Changes to the Board of   
                                                                                Directors of the National       
                                                                                Exchange Carrier Association,   
                                                                                Inc. (CC Docket No. 97-21) and  
                                                                                Federal-State Joint Board on    
                                                                                Universal Service (CC Docket No.
                                                                                96-45).                         
                                                                               Summary: The Commission will     
                                                                                consider action concerning a    
                                                                                revised organizational structure
                                                                                for administering the universal 
                                                                                service support mechanisms and  
                                                                                other related issues.           
5...........  International..................................................  Title: Implementation of Section 
                                                                                25 of the Cable Television      
                                                                                Consumer Protection and         
                                                                                Competition Act of 1992; and    
                                                                                Direct Broadcast Satellite      
                                                                                Public Interest Obligations (MM 
                                                                                Docket No. 93-25).              
                                                                               Summary: The Commission will     
                                                                                consider implementing Section   
                                                                                335 of the Communications Act   
                                                                                regarding public interest       
                                                                                requirements for Direct         
                                                                                Broadcast Satellite Systems.    
6...........  Wireless Telecommunications....................................  Title: 1998 Biennial Regulatory  
                                                                                Review--Spectrum Aggregation    
                                                                                Limits for Wireless             
                                                                                Telecommunications Carriers;    
                                                                                Cellular Telecommunications     
                                                                                Industry Association's Petition 
                                                                                for Forbearance from the 45 MHz 
                                                                                CMRS Spectrum Cap; Amendment of 
                                                                                Parts 20 and 24 of the          
                                                                                Commission's Rules--Broadband   
                                                                                PCS Competitive Bidding and the 
                                                                                Commercial Mobile Radio Service 
                                                                                Spectrum Cap (WT Docket No. 96- 
                                                                                59); and Implementation of      
                                                                                Sections 3(n) and 332 of the    
                                                                                Communications Act and          
                                                                                Regulatory Treatment of Mobile  
                                                                                Services (GN Docket No. 93-252).
                                                                               Summary: The Commission will     
                                                                                evaluate the Commercial Mobile  
                                                                                Radio Service (CMRS) spectrum   
                                                                                cap, 47 C.F.R. Section 20.6, as 
                                                                                part of the biennial regulatory 
                                                                                review, and consider a petition 
                                                                                for forbearance from the 45 MHz 
                                                                                CMRS spectrum cap filed by the  
                                                                                Cellular Telecommunications     
                                                                                Industry Association.           
7...........  Office of Engineering and Technology...........................  Title: Amendment of Section 2.106
                                                                                of the Commission's Rules to    
                                                                                Allocate Spectrum at 2 GHz for  
                                                                                Use by the Mobile-Satellite     
                                                                                Service (ET Docket No. 95-18).  
                                                                               Summary: The Commission will     
                                                                                consider petitions for          
                                                                                reconsideration or clarification
                                                                                of the allocation of the 1990-  
                                                                                2025/2165-2200 MHz bands to the 
                                                                                mobile-satellite service and    
                                                                                further proposals concerning the
                                                                                Broadcast Auxiliary Service     
                                                                                allocation in the 2 GHz band,   
                                                                                and the reallocation of the 2110-
                                                                                2150 MHz band pursuant to the   
                                                                                Balanced Budget Act of 1997.    
8...........  Office of Engineering and Technology; International and          Title: Amendment of Parts 2 and  
               Wireless Telecommunications.                                     25 of the Commission's Rules to 
                                                                                Permit Operation of NGSO FSS    
                                                                                Systems Co-Frequency with GSO   
                                                                                and Terrestrial Systems in the  
                                                                                Ku Band Frequency Range (RM-    
                                                                                9147) and Amendment of the      
                                                                                Commissions Rules to Authorize  
                                                                                Subsidiary Terrestrial Use of   
                                                                                the 12.2-12.7 GHz Band by Direct
                                                                                Broadcast Satellite Licensees   
                                                                                and Their Affiliates (RM-92-45).

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                                                                               Summary: The Commission will     
                                                                                consider a petition for rule-   
                                                                                making that proposes that NGSO  
                                                                                FSS operations be permitted in  
                                                                                the 10.7-12.7 GHz, 12.75-13.25  
                                                                                GHz, 13.75-145 GHz, and 17.3-   
                                                                                17.8 GHz segments of the Ku-band
                                                                                and a petition for rulemaking   
                                                                                that proposes that terrestrial  
                                                                                use of the 12.2-12.7 GHz band be
                                                                                permitted for the retransmission
                                                                                of local television and         
                                                                                provision of one-way data       
                                                                                services by DBS providers.      
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    Additional information concerning this meeting may be obtained from 
Maureen Peratino or David Fiske, Office of Public Affairs, telephone 
number (202) 418-0500; TTY (202) 418-2555.
    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; fax (202) 857-3805 and 857-3184; or 
TTY (202) 293-8810. 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. The Capitol Connection also will carry the meeting live via 
the Internet. For information on these services 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. 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: November 12, 1998.

Federal Communications Commission.
Magalie Roman Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 98-30872 Filed 11-13-98; 2:58 pm]
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