January 2, 1997



FCC TO HOLD OPEN COMMISSION MEETING

THURSDAY, JANUARY 9, 1997


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

ITEM NO
BUREAU
SUBJECT
1
CABLE SERVICES
 TITLE: Closed Captioning and Video Description of Video Programming and Implementation of Section 305 of the Tele-communications Act of 1996: Video Programming Accessibility (MM Docket No. 95-176).
SUMMARY: The Commission will consider action concerning closed captioning require-ments for video programming.



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2
OFFICE OF

ENGINEERING

AND

TECHNOLOGY
 TITLE: Amendment of the Commission's Rules to Provide for Operation of Unlicensed NII Devices in the 5 GHZ Frequency Range (ET Docket No. 96-102, RM-8648 & RM-8653).
SUMMARY: The Commission will consider action to make available 300 megahertz of spectrum in the 5.15-5.35 GHz and 5.725-5.825 GHz bands for broadband U-NII devices.



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; fax numbers (202) 857-3805 or (202) 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: its_inc@ix.netcom.com. Their internet address is: http://www.itsi.com.

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) 418-1388; fax numbers (202) 418-2809 or (202) 418-7286. This meeting can be viewed over George Mason University's Capitol Connection. For information on this service call (703) 993-3100. The meeting can 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, DC metropolitan area), telephone 1-800-962-0044.



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