[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 196 (Wednesday, October 10, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51670-51671]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-25571]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


Sunshine Act Meeting

October 4, 2001.

Open Commission Meeting, Thursday, October 11, 2001

    The Federal Communications Commission will hold an Open Meeting on 
the subjects listed below on Thursday, October 11, 2001, 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..................  Common Carrier..............  Title: Multi-
                                                    Association Group
                                                    (MAG) Plan for
                                                    Regulation of
                                                    Interstate Services
                                                    of Non-Price Cap
                                                    Incumbent Local
                                                    Exchange Carriers
                                                    and Interexchange
                                                    Carriers (CC Docket
                                                    No. 00-256); Federal-
                                                    State Joint Board on
                                                    Universal Service
                                                    (CC Docket No. 96-
                                                    45); Access Charge
                                                    Reform for Incumbent
                                                    Local Exchange
                                                    Carriers Subject to
                                                    Rate-of-Return
                                                    Regulation (CC
                                                    Docket No. 98-77);
                                                    and Prescribing the
                                                    Authorized Rate of
                                                    Return for
                                                    Interstate Services
                                                    of Local Exchange
                                                    Carriers (CC Docket
                                                    No. 98-166).
                                                   Summary: The
                                                    Commission will
                                                    consider a Second
                                                    Report and Order and
                                                    Further Notice of
                                                    Rule Making in CC
                                                    Docket No. 00-256, a
                                                    Fifteenth Report and
                                                    Order in CC Docket
                                                    No. 96-45, and a
                                                    Report and Order in
                                                    CC Docket Nos. 98-77
                                                    and 98-166
                                                    concerning
                                                    interstate access
                                                    charge and universal
                                                    service reform for
                                                    incumbent local
                                                    exchange carriers
                                                    subject to rate-of-
                                                    return regulation,
                                                    alternative forms of
                                                    regulation for such
                                                    carriers, pricing
                                                    flexibility, and the
                                                    ``all-or-nothing''
                                                    rule.
2..................  Common Carrier..............  Title: 2000 Biennial
                                                    Regulatory Review--
                                                    Comprehensive Review
                                                    of the Accounting
                                                    Requirements and
                                                    ARMIS Reporting
                                                    Requirements for
                                                    Incumbent Local
                                                    Exchange Carriers:
                                                    Phase 2 (CC Docket
                                                    No. 00-199);
                                                    Amendment to the
                                                    Uniform System of
                                                    Accounts for
                                                    Interconnection (CC
                                                    Docket No. 97-212);
                                                    Jurisdictional
                                                    Separations Reform
                                                    and Referral to the
                                                    Federal-State Joint
                                                    Board (CC Docket No.
                                                    80-286); and Local
                                                    Competition and
                                                    Broadband Reporting
                                                    (CC Docket No. 99-
                                                    301).
                                                   Summary: The
                                                    Commission will
                                                    consider a Report
                                                    and Order in CC
                                                    Docket Nos. 00-199,
                                                    97-212, and 80-286
                                                    and a Further Notice
                                                    of Proposed
                                                    Rulemaking in CC
                                                    Docket Nos. 00-199,
                                                    99-301 and 80-286
                                                    concerning
                                                    streamlining and
                                                    modifying the
                                                    accounting rules and
                                                    reporting
                                                    requirements for
                                                    incumbent local
                                                    exchange carriers.
3..................  Mass Media..................  Title: Ancillary or
                                                    Supplementary Use of
                                                    Digital Television
                                                    Capacity by
                                                    Noncommercial
                                                    Licensees (MM Docket
                                                    No. 98-203).
                                                   Summary: The
                                                    Commission will
                                                    consider a Report
                                                    and Order concerning
                                                    issues related to
                                                    the ability of
                                                    noncommercial
                                                    educational (NCE)
                                                    television stations
                                                    to use excess
                                                    capacity on their
                                                    digital television
                                                    (DTV) channels for
                                                    commercial purposes.
4..................  Cable Services..............  Title: Implementation
                                                    of the Cable
                                                    Television Consumer
                                                    Protection and
                                                    Competition Act of
                                                    1992; Development of
                                                    Competition and
                                                    Diversity in Video
                                                    Programming
                                                    Distribution:
                                                    Section 628(c)(5) of
                                                    the Communications
                                                    Act: Sunset of
                                                    Exclusive Contract
                                                    Prohibition.
                                                   Summary: The
                                                    Commission will
                                                    consider a Notice of
                                                    Proposed Rule Making
                                                    concerning the
                                                    exclusivity
                                                    provisions of the
                                                    program access
                                                    rules.
5..................  International and Consumer    Title: International
                      Information Common Carrier.   Calling Plans.
                                                   Summary: The
                                                    International and
                                                    Consumer Information
                                                    Bureaus will make a
                                                    joint presentation
                                                    on the status of
                                                    international
                                                    calling prices and
                                                    an initiative to
                                                    educate consumers
                                                    about lower-priced
                                                    international
                                                    calling options.
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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 1-888-835-5322.
    Copies of materials adopted at this meeting can be purchased from 
the FCC's duplicating contractor, Qualex International at (202) 863-
2893; fax (202) 863-2898; or TTY (202) 863-2897.
    These copies are available in paper format and alternative media, 
including large print/type; digital disk; and audio tape. Qualex 
International may be reached by e-mail at [email protected]

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    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. 01-25571 Filed 10-5-01; 2:19 pm]
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