[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 149 (Wednesday, August 2, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47504-47505]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-19610]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


Sunshine Act Meeting; Open Commission Meeting

Thursday, August 3, 2000.
    The Federal Communications Commission will hold an Open Meeting on 
the subjects listed below on Thursday, August 3, 2000, which is 
scheduled to commence at 9:30 a.m. in Room TW-C305, at 445 12th Street, 
SW., Washington, DC.

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   Item No.                   Bureau                       Subject
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1.............  Wireless Telecommunications.......  Title:
                                                     Implementation of
                                                     Section 6002(b) of
                                                     the Omnibus Budget
                                                     Reconciliation Act
                                                     of 1993; and Annual
                                                     Report and Analysis
                                                     of Competitive
                                                     Market Conditions
                                                     with Respect to
                                                     Commercial Mobile
                                                     Services.
                                                    Summary: The
                                                     Commission will
                                                     consider a Fifth
                                                     Report on
                                                     competitive
                                                     conditions
                                                     affecting the
                                                     competitive mobile
                                                     radio services
                                                     industry.

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2.............  Common Carrier, Cable Services,     Title: Inquiry
                 International, Wireless             Concerning the
                 Telecommunications, Office of       Deployment of
                 Engineering and Technology, and     Advanced
                 Office of Plans and Policy.         Telecommunications
                                                     Capability to All
                                                     Americans in a
                                                     Reasonable and
                                                     Timely Fashion, and
                                                     Possible Steps to
                                                     Accelerate Such
                                                     Deployment Pursuant
                                                     to Section 706 of
                                                     the
                                                     Telecommunications
                                                     Act of 1996 (CC
                                                     Docket No. 98-146).
                                                    Summary: The
                                                     Commission will
                                                     consider a Report
                                                     concerning the
                                                     deployment of
                                                     advanced
                                                     telecommunications
                                                     capability to all
                                                     Americans
3.............  Common Carrier....................  Title: Deployment of
                                                     Wireline Services
                                                     Offering Advanced
                                                     Telecommunications
                                                     Capability (CC
                                                     Docket No. 98-147).
                                                    Summary: The
                                                     Commission will
                                                     consider an Order
                                                     on Reconsideration
                                                     and Second Further
                                                     Notice of Purposed
                                                     Rule Making
                                                     regarding the
                                                     collocation
                                                     obligations of
                                                     incumbent LECs.
4.............  International.....................  Title: Applications
                                                     of INTELSAT LLC for
                                                     Authority to
                                                     Operate and to
                                                     Further Construct,
                                                     Launch, and Operate
                                                     C-band and Ku-band
                                                     Satellites that
                                                     Form a Global
                                                     Communications
                                                     System in
                                                     Geostationary Orbit
                                                     (File Nos. SAT-A/O-
                                                     20000119-00002 to
                                                     SAT-A/O-20000119-
                                                     00018; SAT-AMD-
                                                     20000119-00029 to
                                                     SAT-AMD-20000119-00
                                                     041; SAT-LOA-
                                                     20000119-00019 to
                                                     SAT-LOA-20000119-00
                                                     028).
                                                    Summary: The
                                                     Commission will
                                                     consider a
                                                     Memorandum Opinion
                                                     Order and
                                                     Authorization
                                                     concerning
                                                     applications
                                                     requesting (1)
                                                     licenses to operate
                                                     17 existing C-band
                                                     and Ku-band
                                                     satellites,
                                                     presently owned and
                                                     operated by the
                                                     International
                                                     Telecommunications
                                                     Satellite
                                                     Organization
                                                     (INTELSAT); (2)
                                                     licenses to
                                                     construct, launch
                                                     and operate 10
                                                     planned satellites
                                                     by INTELSAT for
                                                     operation in these
                                                     bands; and (3) for
                                                     authority to
                                                     relocate certain
                                                     currently operating
                                                     satellites to other
                                                     orbit locations
                                                     upon the launch of
                                                     planned satellites.
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    Additional information concerning this meeting may be obtained from 
Maureen Peratino or David Fiske, Office of Media Relations, 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.itsdocs.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.

Federal Communications Commission.
Magalie Roman Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 00-19610 Filed 7-28-00; 5:07 pm]
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