98-14507. Commission To Hold En Banc Hearing June 8, 1998 on Proposals To Revise the Methodology for Determining Universal Service Support

[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 105 (Tuesday, June 2, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 29994]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-14507]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[CC Docket Nos. 96-45 and 97-160; DA 98-987]


Commission To Hold En Banc Hearing June 8, 1998 on Proposals To 
Revise the Methodology for Determining Universal Service Support

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Communications Commission will hold an en banc 
hearing on Monday, June 8, 1998, from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., in the 
Commission meeting room, Room 856 at 1919 M Street, NW, Washington, DC. 
The Commission has invited the state members of the Federal-State Joint 
Board on Universal Service to also preside at this en banc. At the en 
banc hearing, the Commission and the state members of the Joint Board 
will review certain proposals for revising the methodology for 
determining federal universal service support for non-rural carriers.
    Pursuant to the Commission's April 15, 1998 public notice, several 
parties filed with the Commission alternative proposals to the 
Commission's initial decision in the Universal Service Order that 
federal universal support would cover 25 percent of the total support 
necessary for non-rural carriers. At the en banc, the Commission and 
the state Joint Board members will hear from and question the parties 
that filed proposals.
    The en banc is open to the public, and seating will be available on 
a first come, first served basis. A transcript of the en banc will be 
available 10 days after the event on the FCC's Internet site. The URL 
address for the FCC's Internet Home Page is http://www.fcc.gov>. The 
en banc will also be carried live on the Internet. Internet users may 
listen to the real-time audio feed of the en banc by accessing the FCC 
Internet Audio Broadcast Home Page. Step-by-step instructions on how to 
listen to the audio broadcast, as well as information regarding the 
equipment and software needed, are available on the FCC Internet Audio 
Broadcast Home Page. The URL address for this home page is http://
www.fcc.gov/realaudio/.

DATES: The meeting will be held on June 8, 1998, from 9:30 a.m-4:30 
p.m.

ADDRESSES: Commission Meeting Room, Rm 856, at 1919 M Street, NW, 
Washington, DC.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Emily Hoffnar [phone]; [e-mail]
Chuck Keller [phone]; [e-mail]
Jane Whang [phone]; [e-mail]

    Dated: May 28, 1998.

Federal Communications Commission.
Lisa Gelb,
Chief, Accounting Policy Division, Common Carrier Bureau.
[FR Doc. 98-14507 Filed 6-1-98; 8:45 am]
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