03-26659. Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993-Cable Television Laboratories, Inc.

Notice is hereby given that, on August 29, 2003, pursuant to Section 6(a) of the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993, 15 U.S.C. 4301 et seq. (“the Act”), Cable Television Laboratories, Inc. (“CableLabs”) has filed written notifications simultaneously with the Attorney General and the Federal Trade Commission disclosing changes in its membership status. The notifications were filed for the purpose of extending the Act's provisions limiting the recovery of antitrust plaintiffs, to actual damages under specified circumstances. Specifically, MCT Communications, Inc., Minneapolis, MN; and Tri-County Communications, Minneapolis, MN have been added as parties to this venture.

No other changes have been made in either the membership or planned activity of the group research project. Membership in this group research project remains open, and CableLabs intends to file additional written notifications disclosing all changes in membership.

On August 8, 1988, CableLabs filed its original notification pursuant to Section 6(a) of the Act. The Department of Justice published a notice in the Federal Register pursuant to Section 6(b) of the Act on September 7, 1988 (53 FR 34593).

The last notification was filed with the Department on March 5, 2003. A notice was published in the Federal Register pursuant to Section 6(b) of the Act on April 30, 2003 (68 FR 23161).

Dorothy B. Fountain,

Deputy Director of Operations, Antitrust Division.