[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 212 (Wednesday, November 3, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64104-64105]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-24572]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Antitrust Division


Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and 
Production Act of 1993--DSL Forum

    Notice is hereby given that, on September 17, 2004, pursuant to 
Section 6(a) of the National Cooperative

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Research and Production Act of 1993, 15 U.S.C. 4301 et seq. (``the 
Act''), DSL Forum (``DSLF'') has filed written notifications 
simultaneously with the Attorney General and the Federal Trade 
Commission disclosing (1) the name and principal place of business of 
the standards development organization and (2) the nature and scope of 
its standards development activities. The notifications were filed for 
the purpose of invoking the Act's provisions limiting the recovery of 
antitrust plaintiffs to actual damages under specified circumstances.
    Pursuant to section 6(b) of the Act, the name and principal place 
of business of the standards development organization is: DSL Forum, 
Fremont, CA. The nature and scope of DSLF's standards development 
activities are: To support the rapid advancement of end-end network 
systems employing DSL in a manner that promotes a competitive DSL 
marketplace. The Corporation's activities will include: Promoting 
global development of DSL systems technology; identifying global DSL 
applications and corresponding services; providing global educational 
services; promoting nationwide and worldwide compatibility and 
interoperability; encouraging input to appropriate national and 
international standards bodies; and identifying, selecting, augmenting 
as appropriate, and publishing DSL--centric equipment specifications 
drawn from appropriate national and international standards.

Dorothy B. Fountain,
Deputy Director of Operations, Antitrust Division.
[FR Doc. 04-24572 Filed 11-2-04; 8:45 am]
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