98-18239. Sunshine Act Meeting; FCC To Hold Open Commission Meeting Thursday, July 9, 1998

[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 130 (Wednesday, July 8, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36907-36908]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-18239]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


Sunshine Act Meeting; FCC To Hold Open Commission Meeting 
Thursday, July 9, 1998

July 2, 1998.
    The Federal Communications Commission will hold an Open Meeting on 
the subjects listed below on Thursday, July 9, 1998, which is scheduled 
to commence at 9:30 a.m. in Room 856, at 1919 M Street, N.W., 
Washington, D.C.

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              Item No./Bureau                          Subject          
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1. Cable Services.........................  Title: Carriage of the      
                                             Transmissions of Digital   
                                             Television Broadcast       
                                             Stations; and Amendments to
                                             Part 76 of the Commission's
                                             Rules.                     
                                            Summary: The Commission will
                                             consider issues relating to
                                             the carriage of digital    
                                             broadcast television       
                                             stations by cable          
                                             operators.                 
2. Common Carrier.........................  Title: Implementation of the
                                             Telecommunications Act of  
                                             1996; 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 
                                             procedures to create an    
                                             accelerated docket to      
                                             handle certain formal      
                                             complaints filed against   
                                             common carriers.           
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    After consideration of these items, the Commission will hold an en 
banc presentation regarding provision of advanced services and expanded 
bandwidth under Section 706 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996. A 
Public Notice announcing this en banc hearing was issued June 30, 1998.
    Additional information concerning this meeting may be obtained from 
Maureen Peratino or David Fiske, Office of Public Affairs, telephone 
number [phone]; TTY [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]; fax [phone] and 857-3184; or 
TTY [phone]. 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 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 (202)

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966-1770; and from Conference Call USA (available only outside the 
Washington, D.C. 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].

Federal Communications Commission.
Magalie Roman Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 98-18239 Filed 7-6-98; 2:21 pm]
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