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Federal Communications Commission
1919 - M Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20554
News media information 202 / 418-0500
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This is an unofficial announcement of Commission action. Release of the full text of a Commission order constitutes official action. See MCI v. FCC. 515 F 2d 385 (D.C. Circ 1974).

December 12, 1997


DECEMBER 17, 1997 BIENNIAL REVIEW PUBLIC FORUM
TO BE CARRIED LIVE ON THE INTERNET


The December 17, 1997 public forum addressing the biennial review of common carrier regulations will be carried live, from 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m., on the Internet. Internet users may listen to the real-time audio feed of the public forum by accessing the FCC Internet Audio Broadcast Home Page. Step-by-step instructions on how to listen to the audio broadcast, as well as information regarding the equipment and software needed, are available on the FCC Internet Audio Broadcast Home Page. The URL address for this home page is http://www.fcc.gov/realaudio/.

As previously announced, the public forum will address common carrier regulations ripe for review and streamlining during the Commission's 1998 biennial regulatory review. Specifically, the discussion will focus on the following topics: (1) deregulation or streamlining of substantive common carriers rules; (2) deregulation or streamlining of common carrier rules to promote new technologies and services; and (3) streamlining of FCC processes, forms, and record-keeping requirements relating to common carriers. The public forum will be held from 9:30 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. in the Commission Meeting Room (Room 856), 1919 M Street, N.W., Washington, D.C.

Office of General Counsel contact: Linda Morrison at (202) 418-1720
Common Carrier Bureau contact: Valerie Yates at (202) 418-1500
News Media contact: Rosemary Kimball at (202) 418-0500

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