[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 33 (Wednesday, February 19, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 7458]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-4160]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

Sunshine Act Meeting: FCC To Hold Open Commission Meeting 
Thursday, February 20, 1997

    The Federal Communications Commission will hold an Open Meeting on 
the subjects listed below on Thursday, February 20, 1997, which is 
scheduled to commence at 9:30 am in Room 856, at 1919 M Street, N.W., 
Washington, D.C.

Item No., Bureau, and Subject

1--Wireless Telecommunications--Title: Amendment of Part 1 of the 
Commission's Rules--Competitive Bidding Proceeding. Summary: The 
Commission will consider clarifications and procedural changes to the 
general auction rules based on its experience conducting auctions. It 
will also propose changes to the general competitive bidding rules that 
are intended to simplify and eliminate unnecessary rules wherever 
possible.
2--Wireless Telecommunications--Title: Replacement of Part 90 by Part 
88 to Revise the Private Land Mobile Radio Services and Modify the 
Policies Governing Them and Examination of Exclusivity and Frequency 
Assignment Policies of the Private Land Mobile Radio Services (PR 
Docket No. 92-235). Summary: The Commission will consider the 
consolidation of the private land mobile radio services below 800 MHz.
3--Wireless Telecommunications--Title: Amendment of the Commission's 
Rules Regarding Multiple Address Systems and Implementation of Section 
309(j) of the Communications Act--Competitive Bidding (PR Docket No. 
93-253). Summary: The Commission will consider proposing new service, 
licensing, and competitive bidding rules for spectrum allocated to 
Multiple Address Systems in the Fixed Microwave Services.
4--Wireless Telecommunications--Title: Revision of Part 22 and Part 90 
of the Commission's Rules to Facilitate Future Development of Paging 
Systems (WT Docket No. 96-18) and Implementation of Section 309(j) of 
the Communications Act--Competitive Bidding (PP Docket No. 93-253). 
Summary: The Commission will consider action concerning geographic area 
licensing of common carrier paging and 929 MHz private carrier paging, 
and competitive bidding procedures for auctioning geographic area 
paging licenses.
5--Wireless Telecommunications--Title: Amendment of Part 90 of the 
Commission's Rules To Provide for the Use of the 220-222 MHz Band by 
the Private Land Mobile Radio Service (PR Docket No. 89-552, RM-8506); 
Implementation of Sections 3(n) and 332 of the Communications Act--
Regulatory Treatment of Mobile Services (GN Docket No. 93-252) and 
Implementation of Section 309(j) of the Communications Act--Competitive 
Bidding, 220-222 MHz (PP Docket No. 93-253). Summary: The Commission 
will consider action concerning the future operation and licensing of 
the 220-222 MHz band.
    Additional information concerning this meeting may be obtained from 
Audrey Spivack or David Fiske, Office of Public Affairs, telephone 
number (202) 418-0500.
    Copies of materials adopted at this meeting can be purchased from 
the FCC's duplicating contractor, International Transcription Services, 
Inc. (ITS, Inc.) at (202) 857-3800 or fax (202) 857-3805 and 857-3184. 
These copies are available in paper format and alternative media which 
includes, large print/type; digital disk; and audio tape. ITS may be 
reached by e-mail: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#ff968b8ca096919cbf9687d1919a8b9c9092d19c9092"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="82ebf6f1ddebece1c2ebfaacece7f6e1edeface1edef">[email protected]</span></a>. 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 (703) 993-3100. The 
audio portion of the meeting will be broadcast live on the Internet via 
the FCC's Internet audio broadcast page at <<a href="http://www.fcc.gov/
realaudio/">http://www.fcc.gov/
realaudio/</a><ls-thn-eq>. The meeting can also be heard via telephone, for 
a fee, from National Narrowcast Network, telephone (202) 966-2211 or 
fax (202) 966-1770; and from Conference Call USA (available only 
outside the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area), telephone 1-800-962-
0044. Audio and video tapes of this meeting can be obtained from the 
Office of Public Affairs, Television Staff, telephone (202) 418-0460, 
or TTY (202) 418-1398; fax numbers (202) 418-2809 or (202) 418-7286.

Federal Communications Commission.
Shirley S. Suggs,
Chief, Publications Branch.
[FR Doc. 97-4160 Filed 2-14-97; 12:12 pm]
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