June 19, 2000 FCC ANNOUNCES NEW ELECTRONIC DOCUMENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM The FCC's new Electronic Document Management System (EDOCS) is now available for use by the public. EDOCS was designed to allow FCC staff and the public to: · Provide interactive online research, replacing the Digital Index that has been in use since July 1996. · Obtain documents from the web site. · Create indexes to be placed on the web to provide access to documents for customers who do not wish to use the interactive query. EDOCS is a system that was created by a working group comprised of representatives from the Office of the Secretary, the Office of Media Relations, and the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau. EDOCS Interactive Query Links to EDOCS are available via the "search" link in the menu bar at the top of the FCC homepage (http://www.fcc.gov) and on the resources page (http://www.fcc.gov/resources.html). EDOCS is also listed on the Search Tools page at http://www.fcc.gov/searchtools.html. EDOCS displays information about documents in three formats: full record, condensed record, and Citator. The full record displays all indexing information contained in the system for each retrieved document, while the condensed format displays an abbreviated version of the same information. The Citator format contains citations to the FCC Record Index, FCC Reports 2nd Series, and the Federal Register. EDOCS contains electronic copies of documents back to March 1996 and citations to documents back to 1982. Indexes There are several Index formats: one cross-bureau and office index for each year, and a separate annual index for each bureau and offices. Indexes are located at: http://www.fcc.gov/Document_Indexes/ Transition As with any new system, there may be some disruptions during the initial period of operation. Please report any problems to EDOCS Help at edocs@fcc.gov or by phone to (202) 418-0265. For additional information, contact Sheryl Segal at ssegal@fcc.gov or (202)418-0234. - FCC -