[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 201 (Friday, October 17, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59789-59790]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-26418]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


Sunshine Act Meeting; Open Commission Meeting; Thursday, October 
16, 2003

    The Federal Communications Commission will hold an Open Meeting on 
the subjects listed below on Thursday, October 16, 2003, 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 Tele-            Title: Allocations and
                       Communications.           Service Rules for the
                                                 71-76 GHz, 81-86 GHz
                                                 and 92-95 GHz Bands (WT
                                                 Docket No. 02-146); and
                                                 Loea Communications
                                                 Corporation Petition
                                                 for Rulemaking (RM-
                                                 10288).
                                                Summary: The Commission
                                                 will consider a Report
                                                 and Order concerning
                                                 the allocation, band
                                                 plan and service rules
                                                 in the 71-76 GHz, 81-86
                                                 GHz and 92-95 GHz
                                                 bands.
2...................  Wireline Competition....  Title: Federal-State
                                                 Joint Board on
                                                 Universal Service (CC
                                                 Docket No. 96-45).
                                                Summary: The Commission
                                                 will consider an Order
                                                 on Remand, Further
                                                 Notice of Proposed
                                                 Rulemaking, and
                                                 Memorandum Opinion and
                                                 Order concerning the
                                                 universal service
                                                 support mechanism for
                                                 non-rural carriers. The
                                                 item responds to the
                                                 decision of the United
                                                 States Court of Appeals
                                                 for the Tenth Circuit
                                                 remanding the Ninth
                                                 Report and Order and
                                                 the recommendations of
                                                 the Federal-State Joint
                                                 Board on Universal
                                                 Service.
3...................  Wireless Tele-            Title: Auction of Direct
                       Communications and        Broadcast Satellite
                       International.            Licenses (AUC-03-52).
                                                Summary: The Commission
                                                 will consider an Order
                                                 to resolve issues
                                                 raised in the Auction
                                                 No. 52 Comment Public
                                                 Notice related to the
                                                 Commission's authority
                                                 to auction Direct
                                                 Broadcast Satellite
                                                 (``DBS'') licenses and
                                                 eligibility for the
                                                 U.S. DBS licenses
                                                 currently available.
4...................  Media...................  Title: DTV Build-out;
                                                 Requests for Extension
                                                 of the Digital
                                                 Television Construction
                                                 Deadline; and
                                                 Commercial Television
                                                 Stations with May 1,
                                                 2002, Deadline.
                                                Summary: The Commission
                                                 will consider an Order
                                                 concerning applications
                                                 submitted by commercial
                                                 television stations
                                                 seeking extensions of
                                                 the May 1, 2002,
                                                 deadline for
                                                 construction of their
                                                 digital television
                                                 facilities.

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5...................  Wireless Tele-            Title: Service Rules for
                       Communications.           Advanced Wireless
                                                 Services in the 1.7 GHz
                                                 and 2.1 GHz Bands (WT
                                                 Docket No. 02-353).
                                                Summary: The Commission
                                                 will consider a Report
                                                 and Order concerning
                                                 licensing, technical
                                                 and competitive bidding
                                                 rules for spectrum at
                                                 1710-1755 MHz and 2110-
                                                 2155 MHz allocated for
                                                 advanced wireless
                                                 services (AWS).
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    Additional information concerning this meeting may be obtained from 
Audrey Spivack or David Fiske, Office of Media Relations, (202) 418-
0500; TTY 1-888-835-5322.
    Audio/Video coverage of the meeting will be broadcast live over the 
Internet from the FCC's Audio/Video Events Web page at http://www.fcc.gov/realaudio.
    For a fee this meeting can be viewed live over George Mason 
University's Capitol Connection. The Capitol Connection also will carry 
the meeting live via the Internet. To purchase these services call 
(703) 993-3100 or go to http://www.capitolconnection.gmu.edu. Audio and 
video tapes of this meeting can be purchased from CACI Productions, 341 
Victory Drive, Herndon, VA 20170, (03) 834-1470, Ext. 19; Fax (703) 
834-0111.
    Copies of materials adopted at this meeting can be purchased from 
the FCC's duplicating contractor, Qualex International (202) 863-2893; 
Fax (202) 863-2898; 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].

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 03-26418 Filed 10-15-03; 2:18 pm]
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