December 9, 1998


   NEW PROCEDURES FOR SERVICE OF LITIGATION-RELATED DOCUMENTS
          ON FCC GENERAL COUNSEL AFTER MOVE TO PORTALS
                                
     On December 11, 1998, the Office of General Counsel will move to the Portals Building.  The
move affects the way in which court pleadings are served on the agency.  In particular, messengers will
no longer be allowed to carry hand-served materials directly to the General Counsel's Office, but will be
required to deposit such items with the Package Drop Off Room located at the 12th Street Entrance (the
main entrance) in Room TW-A306.

     Section 1.13 of the Commission's rules currently governs the filing of petitions for review and
notices of appeals of Commission orders.  Under section (a)(1) of that Rule, litigants wishing to avail
themselves of the procedures governing venue of petitions for review filed in multiple circuits must file
their petitions with the General Counsel in Room 614 of 1919 M Street.  After the move to the Portals and
until further notice, the filing requirement will be satisfied by having the petition for review hand-delivered
to the Package Drop Off Room and time-stamped upon delivery.  All elements of the rule other than the
place for filing remain in effect.

     We request that all hand deliveries to the Litigation Section of the General Counsel's Office that
pertain to litigation matters be marked "LITIGATION MATERIAL" on the outside of the envelope.  For
emergency petitions for relief, including all stay requests, mandamus petitions, or other forms of
emergency relief, we ask that the outside of the envelope be marked "URGENT" in addition to being
identified at litigation material. 

     We also wish to inform you that due to the move the litigation file room will be closed to the public
from December 7, 1998 through January 1, 1998.

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