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 --FCC--