[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 7 (Wednesday, January 10, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1988-1989]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-842]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATION COMMISSION


FCC To Hold Open Commission Meeting Thursday, January 11, 2001

January 4, 2001.
    The Federal Communications Commission will hold on Open Meeting on 
the subjects listed below on Thursday, January 11, 2001, which is 
scheduled to commence at 9:30 a.m. in Room TW-C305, at 445 12th Street, 
SW., Washington, DC.

    * The summaries listed in this notice are intended for the use of 
the public attending open Commission meetings. Information not 
summarized may also be considered at such meetings. Consequently, these 
summaries should not be interpreted to limit the Commission's authority 
to consider any relevant information.

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  Item
  No.            Bureau                          Subject
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1......  Mass Media...........  Title: Implementation of Video
                                 Description of Video Programming (MM
                                 Docket No. 99-339).
                                Summary: The Commission will consider a
                                 Memorandum Opinion and Order on
                                 Reconsideration concerning rules
                                 requiring broadcasters and video
                                 programming distributors to provide
                                 video description and make emergency
                                 information more accessible to the
                                 visually impaired.
2......  Mass Media...........  Title: Review of the Commission's Rules
                                 and Policies Affecting the Conversion
                                 to Digital Television (MM Docket No. 00-
                                 39).
                                Summary: The Commission will consider
                                 issues regarding the conversion of
                                 broadcast television system from analog
                                 to digital, and DTV reception
                                 capability
3......  Cable Services.......  Title: WHDT-DT, Channel 59, Stuart,
                                 Florida. Petition for Declaratory
                                 Ruling that Digital Broadcast Stations
                                 have Mandatory Carriage Rights (File
                                 No. CSR-5562-Z).
                                Summary: The Commission will consider
                                 the cable carriage rights of DTV-only
                                 television stations.
4......  Cable Services.......  Title: Carriage of Digital Television
                                 Broadcast Signals; and Amendments to
                                 Part 76 of the Commission's Rules (CS
                                 Docket No. 98-120); Implementation of
                                 the Satellite Home Viewer Improvement
                                 Act of 1999; and Local Broadcast Signal
                                 Carriage Issues (CS Docket No. 00-96);
                                 and Application of Network Non-
                                 Duplication, Syndicated Exclusivity and
                                 Sports Blackout Rules to Satellite
                                 Retransmission of Broadcast Signals (CS
                                 Docket No. 00-2).
                                Summary: The Commission will consider
                                 the carriage of digital broadcast
                                 television signals by cable operators
                                 and satellite carriers.
5......  Wireless Tele-         Title: The Development of Operational,
          Communications.        Technical and Spectrum Requirements for
                                 Meeting Federal, State and Local Public
                                 Safety Communication Requirements
                                 Through the Year 2010 (WT Docket No. 96-
                                 86).
                                Summary: The Commission will consider a
                                 Fourth Report and Order and a Fifth
                                 Notice of Proposed Rule Making
                                 concerning various technical and
                                 operational rules and policies
                                 regarding the use by public safety
                                 entities of frequencies in the 764-776
                                 MHz and 794-806 MHz bands.
6......  Common Carrier.......  Title: Developing a Unified Intercarrier
                                 Compensation Regime
                                Summary: The Commission will consider a
                                 Notice of Inquiry concerning
                                 intercarrier compensation to determine
                                 whether the current interconnection
                                 regime can be effectively reformed, or
                                 whether new regimes can address growing
                                 problems in competitive
                                 telecommunications markets.
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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: its [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 servicescall (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.
Shirley S. Suggs,
Chief, Publications Group.
[FR Doc. 01-842 Filed 1-8-01; 11:44 am]
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