97-30850. Open Commission Meeting Tuesday, November 25, 1997

[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 225 (Friday, November 21, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62309-62310]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-30850]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


Open Commission Meeting Tuesday, November 25, 1997

    The Federal Communications Commission will hold an Open Meeting on 
the subjects listed below on Tuesday, November 25, 1997, which is 
scheduled to commence at 9:30 a.m. in Room 856, at 1919 M Street, NW., 
Washington, DC.

Item No., Bureau, Subject

1--Common Carrier--Title: Implementation of the Telecommuni-cations Act 
of 1996 and Amendment of Rules Governing Procedures to Be Followed When 
Formal Complaints Are Filed Against Common Carriers (CC Docket No. 96-
238). Summary: The Commission will consider action concerning 
procedural rules to govern the resolution of formal complaints filed 
against common carriers in light of comments received.
2--Office of General Counsel and Mass Media--Title: Implementation of 
Section 309(j) of the Communications Act -- Competitive Bidding for 
Commercial Broadcast and Instructional Fixed Television Service 
Licenses; Reexamination of the Policy Statement on Comparative 
Broadcast Hearings (GC Docket No. 92-52) and Proposals to Reform the 
Commission's Comparative Hearing Process to Expedite the Resolution of 
Cases (GEN Docket No. 90-264). Summary: The Commission will consider 
action concerning the implementation of the provisions of the Balanced 
Budget Act of 1997, which amended the Commission's competitive bidding 
authority to include mutually exclusive initial license applications 
for certain types of broadcast stations, and also concerning the 
reexamination of the comparative criteria that the Commission has used 
to select among mutually exclusive applications for new broadcast 
facilities.
3--International--Title: Rules and Policies on Foreign Participation in 
the U.S. Telecommunications Market (IB Docket No. 97-142) and Market 
Entry and Regulation of Foreign-Affiliated Entities (IB Docket No. 95-
22). Summary: The Commission will consider action concerning rules 
governing the entry and regulation of foreign-affiliated carriers in 
the U.S. market for basic telecommunications services.
4--International--Title: Amendment of the Commission's Regulatory 
Policies to Allow Non-U.S. Licensed Space Stations to Provide Domestic 
and International Satellite Service in the United States (IB Docket No. 
96-111); Amendment of Section 25.131 of the Commission's Rules and 
Regulations to Eliminate the Licensing Requirement for Certain 
International Receive-Only Earth Stations (CC Docket No. 93-23, RM-
7931) and COMMUNICATIONS SATELLITE CORPORATION -- Request for Waiver of 
Section 25.131(j)(1) of the Commission's Rules as it Applies to 
Services Provided via the INTELSAT K Satellite (File No. ISP-92-007). 
Summary: The Commission will consider action concerning rules governing 
the entry of foreign-licensed satellite providers into the U.S. market 
to provide domestic and international satellite services.

    Additional information concerning this meeting may be obtained from 
Maureen Peratino or David Fiske, Office of Public Affairs, telephone 
number [phone].

    Copies of materials adopted at this meeting can be purchased from 
the FCC's duplicating contractor, International Transcription Services, 
Inc. (ITS, Inc.) at [phone] or fax [phone] and 857-3184. 
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: [e-mail]. Their Internet address is 
http://www.itsi.com.
    This meeting can be viewed over George Mason University's Capitol 
Connection. For information on this service call [phone]. The 
audio portion of the meeting will be broadcast live on the Internet via 
the FCC's

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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 [phone] or fax [phone]; and 
from Conference Call USA (available only outside the Washington, DC 
metropolitan area), telephone [phone]. Audio and video tapes of 
this meeting can be purchased from Infocus, 341 Victory Drive, Herndon, 
VA 20170, telephone [phone]; fax number [phone].

    Dated November 18, 1997.

Federal Communications Commission.
William F. Caton,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 97-30850 Filed 11-19-97; 3:36 pm]
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