FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                       NEWS MEDIA CONTACT: 
April 28, 1999                                                               David Fiske (202) 418-0500

Report No. 99-16          COMPLIANCE AND INFORMATION ACTION
 
                                
               FCC ANNOUNCES IMPROVED PROCEDURES 
               FOR COMPLAINTS ABOUT AMATEUR RADIO
                                
     The FCC today announced that it has adopted new, improved procedures for persons to
use the internet to file amateur radio service complaints with the FCC.

     Effective immediately, amateur radio service complaints should be sent by electronic mail
to the following internet address:   fccham@fcc.gov

     Alternatively, complaints can also be mailed to:

                         Compliance & Information Bureau
                         ATTN:  Amateur Radio Complaints
                         1270 Fairfield Road
                         Gettysburg, Pennsylvania 17325

     At the same time, the FCC said that effective immediately, it is discontinuing the telephone
number designated for amateur radio complaints, 202-418-1184, and will rely exclusively on the
internet system, with the mail back-up.

     Complaints that have already been made by telephone prior to this notice will be acted
upon, and persons who have left messages on the Amateur Complaint line number will receive
return calls by Commission staff.  However, in the future, that number will not be available for
complaints.

     
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