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Below is a list of Memoranda prepared by the firm for its clients. Clients are invited to call or e-mail us to receive copies.
Access Charges UNE vs. Access Service Comments Limited - January 26, 2001 FCC Adopts Access Charge Reform Proposal - June 7, 2000 Access Charge Reform and "Calls" Program - October 4, 1999 Access Charge Reform - Important Proceeding - October 1, 1999 Alarm Monitoring Services Carriers’ Use of Customer Proprietary Information and Data Regarding Alarm Monitoring Services- August 1996 Annual Employment Reports See Equal Employment Opportunity Reports Antennas Antenna Registration Amnesty Announced - August 11, 2003 Directional Antenna Rules Relaxed for AM Broadcasters - March 20, 2001 Antenna Structure Owners must File Taxpayer Identification Numbers with FCC - June 11, 1999 Restriction on Over-the-Air Reception Devices - December 1998 Antenna Lighting and Registration Warning - December 9, 1998 Changes in FCC Rules Regarding Restrictions on Over-the-Air Devices - September 30, 1998 All Antenna Structure Registrations Should be Filed by June 30, 1998 - May 5, 1998 FCC Adopts New Microwave Antenna Standards - January 29, 1997 FCC Proposes to Pre-empt Local Governmental and Private Restrictions on Television Broadcast and Wireless Cable Receiving Antennas - April 10, 1996 Auctions Auction No. 46 - June 26, 2002 Paging Auction Scheduled for June 26, 2001 - March 15, 2001 Unserved Cellular RSAs to be Licensed Through Auctions - March 14, 2001 FM Auction Window Rules and Filing Deadlines Adopted - February 2, 2001 Auction Procedures and Service Rules Adopted for Commercial Use of 746-764 MHz (TV Channels 40-42) and 776-794 MHz (TV Channels 65-67) Bands - January 19, 2000 DEMS Auction Rules Proposed - November 15, 1999 Multiple Address System Auctions Proposed - July 23, 1999 Broadcast Auction Reconsideration Order - May 25, 1999 Broadcast Auctions - October 21, 1998 Phase II 220-222 MHz Spectrum Auction - June 19, 1998 Auxiliary Recent FCC Reporting Requests - August 5, 1998 Balanced Budget Act Balanced Budget Act of 1997 - August 7, 1997 BETRS BETRS and Rural Radiotelephone Services Available on ULS - November 15, 1999 Status of Existing BETRS License Holders - November 18, 1998 Blanketing Interference Rules Blanketing Interference Rules - May 1996 Biomedical Devices Medical Telemetry Allocation Proposed - July 23, 1999 FCC Proposes Power Increase for Wireless Biomedical Devices Operating on Vacant TV Channels - February 14, 1996 BOCSeparate Affiliate Requirement for BOCs to Sunset State by State - December 27, 2002 Broadband Broadband Deployment Inquiry - August 22, 2001 Broadcasting FCC Fines Broadcasters for Public File Violations - October 14, 2003 Broadcast Auxiliary Prior Coordination Requirement Deferred to Allow Time for Database Verification and Correction - May 27, 2003 Advanced Wireless Services Frequencies Allocated, Broadcast Auxiliary Migration Reimbursement Affected - April 16, 2003 New Policies to License Non-Reserved Channels as NCE Stations - April 14, 2003 FM Translator Application Auction Filing Window Open - February 7, 2003 Unlicensed Device Operation to be Explored on TV Broadcast Channels and in 3650 MHz Band - December 27, 2002 Broadcast Auxiliary Rules Revised; Conditional Operation Authorized; Technical Standards Changed - December 16, 2002 FCC Seeks Comment on Revising Broadcast Ownership Rules - October 10, 2002 Telemarketing Rules Proposed by FCC - October 10, 2002 FCC Seeks Comment on Telemarketing Rules - September 30, 2002 Channel 52-59 TV Spectrum Services Rules and Auction Procedures Affirmed - June 20, 2002 Auxiliary Broadcast Stations Must Be Linked to Parent in FCC Database - May 17, 2002 Ownership Rules Overturned by D.C. Circuit Court - February 22, 2002 Radio Ownership Rule Changes Proposed - November 20, 2001 FCC Suspends Certain Public Inspection Filing Requirements - October 30, 2001 Comment and Reply Comment Dates Set for Significant Revisions to Broadcast Auxiliary Service Rules - May 30, 2001 Carrier Compensation Requirements Modified - May 16, 2001 CPE Bundling Restrictions Eliminated - April 25, 2001 Noncommercial Broadcast Procedure Rulings for Mutually Exclusive Applications - March 2, 2001 Broadcast Telephone Case Rule Tightened - March 2, 2001 Complaints Regarding Disputes with AOL/Time Warner and Merger Conditions - January 24, 2001 RBOC Advanced Services Separate Subsidiary Ruling Overturned by Court - January 23, 2001 Refarming Policies Affirmed - January 5, 2001 DBS Distant Network Delivery Test Remains Grade B Signal - January 4, 2001 RUS Announces Pilot Program Encouraging Rural Broadband Services - December 27, 2000 Auxiliary Broadcast Service to be Relocated in the 2 GHz Spectrum - July 10, 2000 New Broadcast Procedure Manual Released - June 10, 1999 Main Studio and Public File Rules Clarified - June 3, 1999 DMA Cable TV Carriage Rules Modified - June 3, 1999 Broadcast Auxiliary Licenses must be Verified - May 19, 1999 Electronic Filing for Broadcast Applications - May 3, 2000 Revisions to Broadcast Application and Processes - December 17, 1998 Proposed Rules for Selecting Noncommercial Educational Broadcast Permitees - November 19, 1998 C- Band FCC Issues Rules Regarding Use of Extended C-Band - October 31, 2000 Cable - General Cable Navigation Device Deadline Deferred - May 28, 2003 SHVIA Rules Now in Effect - April 21, 2003 Inside Wiring Rules Expanded for Multichannel Video Programming Distributors in Multiple Dwelling Units - April 17, 2003 Cable TV Applications and Pleadings to be Electronic - April 17, 2003 Cable-Broadcast Cross-Ownership Rule Repealed - March 4, 2003 Navigation Device Cable Compromise to be Reviewed by FCC - January 13, 2002 Equal Employment Opportunity Rules Reconsidered - January 29, 2002 FCC Seeks Comment on Revising Cable Ownership Rules - November 20, 2001 Cable TV Exclusive Programming to be Examined - October 29, 2001 EAS Testing Requirements Suspended - September 20, 2001 Regulatory Fee Filing Deadline Extended - September 20, 2001 Cable Restrictions Rejected by Appellate Court - March 12, 2001 FCC Seeks Comment in Implementation of Electronic Cable Operations and Licensing - May, 2000 Cable TV and Consumer Electronics Digital Compatibility - May 8, 2000 "Private Cable" Access to CARS Band Proposed - July 25, 1999 DMA Cable TV Carriage Rules Modified - June 3, 1999 FCC Adopts New Cable Form 325 and Revises Certain Rules - May 1999 Selective Override of Cable Emergency Messages not Ordered - January 5, 1999 Cable Operators and Others Face Increased Regulation of Navigation Devices - July 17, 1998 FCC Invites Comments on Structure and Practices of Cable
Industry - Cable Leased Access Rules Court of Appeals Upholds FCC's Cable TV Leased Access Rules - July 30, 1998 FCC Revises Cable Leased Access Rules - January 1995 Cable Rates Cable Rate Regulations Overhaul Proposed - June 26, 2002 Overview of FCC Cable Rate Regulation System - November 29, 1994 Cable Rate Regulation for Small Operators; Authorization to Pass through Increases in Fees - October 21, 1994 Cable Rate of Return Rules - May 24, 1994 CALEA CALEA Deadlines Extended - October 1, 2001 CALEA-Deadline for Providing Access to Punch List Capabilities and Packet-Mode Communications - August 22, 2001 CALEA-FCC Grants Extensions of CALEA Capability Deadline - August 21, 2001 CALEA Requirements - April 18, 2001 CALEA: Comment Sought on Technical Standard and Circuit Court Remand Issues - November 3, 2000 CALEA Extensions of the June 30 CALEA Compliance Deadline - May 22, 2000 CALEA FBI Releases Flexible Deployment Assistance Plan - February 22, 2000 Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act - November 9, 1999 CALEA - Security and Integrity Compliance Manual - September 21, 1999 CALEA Procedural Rules Adopted - March 22, 1999 Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking - November 30, 1998 FCC Extends CALEA Compliance Date to June 30, 2000 - September 22, 1998 Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act - August 1998 Call Letters Call Signs for Broadcast Stations to be Assigned Electronically - January 5, 1999 FCC Proposes Automated Call Letter System - July 2, 1998 Captioning and Visual Descriptions Closed Caption Reminder - April 7, 1999 Captioning Requirements for TV Programming Modified - October 15, 1998 FCC Proposes New Closed Captioning Requirements for Emergency TV Information- January 15, 1998 FCC Adopts New Closed Captioning Rules - September 1997 Casinos Casino Gambling Advertising Ban Overturned by Supreme Court - June 17, 1999 Reminder: Regulation Is not Dead - January 18, 1996 Cellular Cellular Telephone Service Rules Relaxed - October 10, 2002 Scanning Receiver Restrictions Proposed - May 7, 1999 Channels 60-69 Channel 60-69 Band Clearing Rulings - March 2, 2001 Cellular Spectrum Disaggregation Authorized - May 25, 2000 FCC Reallocates Channels 60-69 - January 15, 1998 Children’s Television Programming Children's Television Programming Reports - April 4, 2001 Children's Television Programming Reports - April 12, 2000 Reminder Notice that Children's Television Programming Reports are due January 10, 2000 - January 3, 2000 FCC Requests Comments on Requests for Flexibility to Preempt Children's Educational and Informational Programming - September 15, 1999 FCC Mandates Electronic Filing for Children's Television Programming Reports - December 18, 1998 Children's Television Reports - April 3, 1998 Children’s Television Programming Requirements - 1997 Memorandum re Television Proposals: Mandatory Children’s TV Programming; Sunset of FIN-SYN Rules; Ending Filing of TV Network Contracts - May 2, 1995 CHIP CHIP Comments Required - January 25, 2001 Class A Class A Reconsideration Decision Issued - April 20, 2001 CLEC CLEC Access Change Information Requested By FCC - December 8, 2000 FCC Requests Comments on Mandatory Detariffing of CLEC Access Charges - June 26, 2000 CMRS CMRS Carriers May Be Held Liable for Contract and Consumer Protection Breaches - September 12, 2000 CMRS Fixed Service Rules Clarified - August 4, 2000 CMRS Spectrum Cap and Resale Rules Modified - December 3, 1999 CMRS Interconnection and Resale Obligations - November 4, 1999 CMRS Rate Integration Requirements to be Reviewed - May 7, 1999 FCC Re-evaluates the Need for CMRS Spectrum Cap and
Cellular Cross-Ownership FCC Approves Geographic Partitioning and Spectrum Disaggregation by Commercial Mobile Radio Services Licensees - January 1997 Roaming and Flexibility of Use of CMRS Spectrum - November 1996 Annual Report and Analysis of Competitive Market Conditions with Respect to Commercial Mobile Services - 1995 Telco Entry into SMR Service Authorized by FCC - March 15, 1995 Paging Rules for 929 MHz Paging Systems Colocation Access Colocation Rules Revised - August 15, 2001 Colocation Access by Competitors to Incumbent Local Networks - August 23, 2000 Complaint Procedures FCC Adopts New Formal Complaint Procedures - January 8, 1998 Copyright Issues Copyright Royalty Claims Due for Retransmission of Television Programming - July 14, 2003 Webcasting Copyright License Fees Proposed for 2003-2004 - May 29, 2003 Review of Copyright Treatment of Retransmission of TV Stations - April 9, 1997 Claims for Copyright Royalties - July 1996 Cross Ownership and Attribution Broadcast Attribution Rules and Television Ownership Rules - December 1996 Relaxation of Newspaper/Radio Cross-Ownership Restriction - November 1996 FCC Rule Changes re Multiple Ownership - January 1995 FCC Announces New TV and Radio Ownership Limits DARS Digital Audio Radio Service Auction Scheduled for April 1 - March 14, 1997 Digital Audio Radio Service - July 1995 Digital Audio FCC Commences Rulemaking to Consider Terrestrial Digital Audio Broadcasting - November 8, 1999 Digital Television DTV Reminder - March 18, 2003 DTV Transition Second Review - February 11, 2003 DTV Tuners Required to be Installed in Sets for Over-the-Air Digital Broadband Reception - August 21, 2002 Noncommercial DTV Ancillary Services Rules Adopted - October 30, 2001 DTV Transition Rulings - March 2, 2001 Digital TV Cable Carriage - March 2, 2001 Video Prescription and DTV Closed Captioning Rules Adopted - October 11, 2000 DTV Requirements Upheld by Court of Appeals - July 14, 2000 FCC Issues Notice of Inquiry Concerning the Public Interest Obligations of DTV Licenses - December 27, 1999 DTV Ancillary Service Fee Upheld: 317 Reports Requirement - December 3, 1999 FCC Proposes Industry Coordinating Committee for DTV - February 11, 1999 Fee Rule Adopted for Ancillary Digital TV Services: Comments Requested - December 9, 1998 Supplement Memorandum for LPTV Stations re Must Carry and Retransmission Consent Rule Making - July 30, 1998 New Must Carry and Retransmission Consent Rules Being Considered for DTV - July 28, 1998 Reminder to Displaced LPTV Licensees - April 8, 1998 FCC Issues Digital TV Decisions - March 2, 1998 FCC Issues Digital TV Decisions - LPTV Version - March 2, 1998 Further Reconsideration of Digital Television Order - January 5, 1998 Transition to Digital Television Broadcasting - May 7, 1997 Digital Television Update - April 8, 1997 FCC Adopts "Grand Alliance" Digital TV Standard - January 8, 1997 Directory Assistance Directory Listings Rights Broadened - February 14, 2001 Directory Assistance and Directories Publishing Rules Adopted - November 4, 1999 Earth Stations Satellite Space & Earth Station Application Procedures Relaxed and Streamlined - July 2, 2003 FCC Streamlines Earth Station Licensing - July 27, 1999 EAS EAS Rules Proposed to be Changed - March 22, 2001 Electronic Filings FCC to Accept Electronically Filed Pleadings - May 4, 1998 Emergency Alert System Emergency Information Reminder - August 13, 2003 Emergency Alert System ("EAS") Rules Modified - March 5, 2002 Emergency Information Reminder for Video Distributors - August 15, 2001 Cable EAS Override of Broadcast Programming - March 20, 1998 All Cable Systems Must Participate in EAS - October 1997 Update on EBS and EAS - December 27, 1996 Emergency Alert System (EAS) - November 1996 Unattended Operation and the Emergency Alert System - November 1995 Environmental Effect of Radio Frequency Radiation Guidelines for Evaluating the Environmental Effects of Radiofrequency Radiation - August 26, 1998 Equal Employment Opportunity EEO Rules Modified for MVPD - May 14, 2003 EEO Report from Radio Common Carrier Licensed Due May 31 -May 14, 2003 EEO Rules Become Effective - March 19, 2003 Equal Employment Opportunity Rules Revised - December 18, 2002 Court Of Appeals Invalidates FCC's EEO Regulations - January 5, 2001 EEO Reporting Requirement Affirmed - November 30, 2000 EEO Reporting Requirements - September 26, 2000 New EEO Rules Require Quick Action - May 8, 2000 Equal Employment Report Requirements Resume - April 11, 2000 EEO Rules and Reporting Requirements Adopted - February, 2000 FCC Proposes New EEO Rules - December 21, 1998 Reminder re Annual Employment Report - August 12, 1998 Recent FCC Reporting Requests - August 5, 1998 Common Carrier Annual Employment Reports Due June 1, 1998
- Court of Appeals Partially Invalidates FCC's EEO
Regulations - Foreign Ownership Limitations on Foreign Ownership to U.S. Telecommunications Providers - October 29, 1999 Forfeitures FCC Policies on Forfeitures - March 1995 FPTV SHVIA Rules Now in Effect -April 21, 2003 DTV Reminder - March 18, 2003 DTV Transition Second Review - February 11, 2003 Navigation Device Cable Compromise to be Reviewed by FCC - January 13, 2002 Unlicensed Device Operation to be Explored on TV Broadcast Channels and in 3650 MHz Band - December 27, 2002 GENERAL Complaint Procedure Changes Proposed - March 5, 2002 Contact For Disability Issues - January 4, 2002 IBOC IBOC Operation Now Permitted without STA but Written Notice to FCC Required - April 22, 2003 ILEC BOC and ILEC Regulatory Status to be Reviewed - May 28, 2003 FCC Eliminates LMDS Ownership Restrictions for ILECs and Cable Operators - July 14, 2000 Unbundled Network Element Rates to be De-averaged Price CAP "X" Factor to be Re-evaluated - November 19, 1999 Indecency Court Upholds Regulations Restricting Indecency on Leased Access and PEG Cable Channels - July 18, 1995 Court Establishes New "Safe Harbor" Hours for Broadcasting Indecency - July 12, 1995 Infrastructure Commission Issues Rules for Shared Infrastructure Agreements - 1997 Intelsat Direct Access to Intelsat - May 25, 2000 Interlocking Directorates Commission Repeals Reporting Requirements for Interlocking Directorates and Forbears from Enforcement of Certain Provisions of Section 212 of the Act - August 6, 1999 International International Settlements Policy Reforms Proposed - October 25, 2002 Streamlining of International 214 Requirements Proposed - December 28, 2000 Internet The Commission Issues an Inquiry into Regulation of High Speed Internet Service - October 5, 2000 ISPS Advanced Services to ISPS Encrypted from Wholesale Discount - November 15, 1999 ITFS ITFS and MMDS Reconfiguration Proposed - May 28, 2003 ITFS Spectrum may be Reallocated for Advanced Services - February 12, 2001 IVDS Interactive Video and Data Service Overhaul - September 30, 1998 Land Mobile Land Mobile LP Channel Plan Proposed - August 8, 2001 Land Mobile Audit Planned by FCC - August 8, 2001 Land Mobile Radio Rules Revised; Further Proposals Made - August 4, 2000 Trunked Land Mobile Rates Below 800 MHz Modified - July 23, 1999 License Renewal FCC Extends Broadcast License Renewal Terms to 8 Years - January 30, 1997 Implementation of Telecommunications Act of 1996 Provisions Regarding Broadcast License Renewal Terms and Procedures - April 1996 Pre-Filing and Post-Filing License Renewal Announcements - November 30, 1995 LMDS Local Multipoint Distribution Service - November 1997 LOCAL EXCHANGE Competitive Local Exchange Carrier Access Charges Capped - May 3, 2001 Lottery FCC Expands States Where Lottery Statute Will Not be Enforced September 22, 1997 LPFM Low Power FM Third Adjacent - Channel Report Issued - August 11, 2003 LPFM Interference and Eligibility Rules Revised - April 13, 2001 FCC Announces Dates of Final Filing Window for LPFM Station Applications - April 13, 2001 LPFM Station Applications Proposed To Be Granted - January 2, 2001 FCC Announces Dates of Third Filing Window for LP FM Station Applications - December 18, 2000 LPFM Reconsideration Decision - October 23, 2000 FCC Announces Dates of Second Filing Window for LPFM Stations -August 2, 2000 FCC Will Soon Announce Filing Windows for LPFM Station Applications - March 23, 2000 LPTV - General Digital Class A, Low Power Television and Television Translator Rules Proposed - September 5, 2003 Rural Translator Service Proposed - March 6, 2003 DTV Transition Second Review - February 11, 2003 Navigation Device Cable Compromise to be Reviewed by FCC - January 13, 2003 Unlicensed Device Rules Modified - June 3, 2002 DTV Sanctions Proposed for Failure to Construct - May 30, 2002 CARS Band Opened to All MVDDS - May 30, 2002 Class A Decision Issued by Court of Appeals - April 26, 2002 Auction Procedures Adopted for Reallocated Charges - April 19, 2002 Class A Reminder Offset Needed by January 13, 2002 - December 31, 2002 DTV Transition and Implementation Rules Correction - December 7, 2001 DTV Transition and Implementation Rules Modified - December 4, 2001 Class A Stations Must Use Frequency Offset by January 1, 2001 - October 11, 2001 700 MHz UHF Band Sharing Incentives Increased - October 3, 2001 Class A Television Reporting Reminder - October 1, 2001 Filing Instructions for LPTV Window - June 27, 2000 LPTV Filing Window Announced for Major Changes and New Stations - May 5, 2000 Intellectual Property Rights Ruling and Request for Comment on NII Presubscription - April 28, 2000 FCC Adopts Rules for Providing Emergency Information to the Hard of Hearing - April 24, 2000 SHVIA Rules Proposed by FCC - January 31, 2000 Class A TV Notice of Proposed Rulemaking - January 14, 2000 SHVIA Implementation - January 3, 2000 Class A Status - December 2, 1999 LPTV "Class A" Category Proposed by FCC - September 30, 1999 Proposed Low Power FM Service - March 8, 1999 Supplement Memorandum for LPTV Stations re Must Carry and Retransmission Consent Rule Making - July 30, 1998 New Must Carry and Retransmission Consent Rules Being Considered for DTV- July 28, 1998 Reminder to Displaced LPTV Licensees - April 8, 1998 Operating Requirements for Must Carry and Other LPTV
Stations - FCC Announces LPTV/Translator Filing Window - March 20, 1996 Modification of LPTV Call Signs - November 18, 1994 MMDS ITFS and MMDS Reconfiguration Proposed - May 28, 2003 Supplement to October 29, 1998 MMDS Memo - October 30, 1998 MMDS and ITFS Rules Overhauled to Allow Digital and Two Way Services - October 29, 1998 Main Studio Requirements Main Studio and Licensee Control Enforcement Stepped Up - November 4, 1999 FCC Relaxes Main Studio and Public File Rules - August 13, 1998 Microwave Microwave Rules Overhauled - August 15, 2002 Microwave Services Added to the FCC's ULS System Including Broadcast Auxiliary Services - August 25, 1999 Comments Requested: Commission Proposes Cost-Sharing Plan for Microwave Relocation - October 17, 1995 FCC Adopts New Microwave Antenna Standards - January 29, 1997 Multi-Channel Video Service Providers Inside Wiring Rules Expanded for Multichannel Video Programming Distributors in Multiple Dwelling Units - April 17, 2003 FCC Modifies Rules to Assure Availability of Programming to Multichannel Video Service Providers - August 28, 1998 Multiple Ownership Multiple Ownership Rules Amended - July 3, 2003 Must-Carry Must Carry and Retransmission Consent Elections - August 26, 1999 Supplement Memorandum for LPTV Stations re Must Carry and Retransmission Consent Rule Making - July 30, 1998 New Must Carry and Retransmission Consent Rules Being Considered for DTV - July 28, 1998 Operating Requirements for Must-Carry and Other LPTV Stations - February 3, 1998 Proposed Redefinition of Television Markets for Must Carry Purposes - December 12, 1995 Supreme Court Decision on Must Carry Rules - June 28, 1994 Navigation Devices Cable Operators and Others Face Increased Regulation of Navigation Devices - July 17, 1998 Nonprofit Status Supplement to Memorandum re FCC Verification of Nonprofit Status for Noncommercial Broadcast Licensees - January 16, 1998 FCC Verification of Nonprofit Status - January 15, 1998 Numbering Local Number Portability and Thousands-Block Pooling Obligations Affirmed - June 16, 2003 Local Number Portability Requested Between Wireless and Wireline Services - May 28, 2003 Numbering Resources Optimization Rules Refined - January 23, 2001 Numbering Plan Conservation Measures - November 4, 1999 Telephone Numbering Portability - September 25, 1997 Use of N11 Codes and Other Abbreviated Dialing
Arrangements - Commission Rules on Dialing Parity, Nondiscriminatory Access, Network Disclosure and Numbering Administration - August 1996 FCC Rules Regarding Number Portability and Telephone Access by Persons with Hearing Disabilities - July 1996 Open Network Open Network Architecture Comments Invited - March 16, 2001 Open Video Systems Implementation of Open Video Systems Provisions of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 - July 1996 FCC Proposes "Open Video System" Rules for Telephone Companies and Others - March 20, 1996 Operational Support Systems FCC Invites Comments on OSS Measurement and Reporting Standards - April 23, 1998 Ownership Broadcast Ownership Rules Affirmed - February 13, 2001 Revisions to the Broadcast Ownership Rules - September 8, 1999 Biennial Review of Broadcast Ownership Rules - March 27, 1998 FCC Proposes Increased Incentives to Stimulate Minority and Female Broadcast Ownership - February 2, 1995 Paging Paging Band Auction - April 18, 2001 Upper Band Paging Auction Rules - November 4, 1999 Deadline for Lower Band Paging and
Radiotelephone Service (Part 22) BETRS Not Subject to Interim Freeze on Paging
Applications - Paging Rules for 929 MHz Paging Systems Part 15 Part 15 Rule Changes Proposed - October 30, 2001 Pay Telephone PICC Charge for Payphone Lines Terminated - June 27, 2003 Payphone Compensation True-ups Ordered and Overpayment Offsets Authorized - November 13, 2002 TRS Coin Payphone Exemption Made Permanent - November 4, 2002 Pay Telephone Reclassification and Compensation - June 1996 PCS Narrowband PCS Channel Plan Adopted - May 10, 2001 Narrowband PCS Rules Adopted to Prepare for Final Auction - June 5, 2000 Re-auction of PCS C Block Scheduled for March 23, 1998; Comment Sought - November 19, 1998 PCS D, E & F Block Auction - July 1996 Upcoming PCS Workshop - April 12, 1995 PCS Futures Workshop with North American Wireless - March 30, 1995 Personal Communications Services ("PCS") - January 18, 1995 PCS - C and F Entrepreneurs’ Block Auctions - January 3, 1995 FCC Orders in Personal Communications Services
("PCS") Dockets - Analysis of PCS Consortia and Other Options - December 1993 Personal Communications Services ("PCS") - November 15, 1993 PLMRS PLMRS Narrowband Migration Deadlines Established - March 4, 2003 Pole Attachments Pole Attachment Rules Remain Largely Intact - November 9, 1999 Politics Political Advertising Record Keeping Requirements Imposed on Broadcasters - December 9, 2002 Personal Attack and Political Editorial Rules Repealed - October 30, 2000 FCC Suspends Political Editorial and Personal Attack Rules - October 5, 2000 Political Time Ruling on Length of Segments - September 10, 1999 FCC Proposes to Repeal Personal Attack and Political Editorial Rules - December 27, 1996 Compliance with Political File Rule - November 29, 1994 Private Radio Private Radio Policies Inch Toward Auctions - January 5, 2001 PMRS Exemptions from Competitive Bidding Considered - May 7, 1999 Private Radio Part 88 Reconsideration Rulings - May 7, 1999 Privatization Part 68 Privatization Proposed - May 25, 2000 Public Inspection File Public Inspection File for Full Power Commercial FM Stations - October 12, 1998 Main Studio and Public File Follow-Up - September 30, 1998 FCC Relaxes Main Studio and Public File Rules - August 13, 1998 Commercial Radio Broadcast Public Inspection File - February 1998 Commercial Television Public Inspection File - August 1997 Quarterly Issues Programs Lists Quarterly Issues Programs Lists - March 1995 Radio - General Window for NCE Applications for Vacant FM Allotments Opens - October 2, 2003 IBOC Operation Now Permitted without STA but Written Notice of FCC Required - April 22, 2003 IBOC Digital System Test Results For AM Radio - April 23, 2002 Digital Audio Broadcasting Requests Comments on IBOC System - December 26, 2001 Telephone Call Broadcast Issue Raised by FCC - November 8, 2001 2001 Regulatory Fees Due Now - September 13, 2001 FM Auction Reminder - August 30, 2001 Comments Sought on Reallocation Procedures and Service Rules for Commercial Use of 698-746 MHz - April 3, 2001 Supreme Court to Review TEIRIC Pricing Standard - January 30, 2001 Broadband Reporting Rule Changes Proposed - January 30, 2001 Software Defined Radio Rules Proposed - January 5, 2001 Copyright Office Confirms that Certain Radio Broadcasters Must Obtain New Digital Performance License - January 4, 2001 Proposed Redefinition of Radio Markets - December 20, 2000 Service Quality Reporting Changes Proposed - November 16, 2000 FM Processing and Technical Rules Revised - November 6, 2000 FM Application Window to Open - October 1, 2000 FCC Authorizes Low Power FM Stations - January 31, 2000 Amateur Radio Services Added To FCC's ULS System - August 6, 1999 Use of FM Translators to Rebroadcast AM Station Signals - December 15, 1998 FCC Proposes to Streamline Certain Radio Technical Rules - June 29, 1998 Radio Applications AM Radio Application Window Opens - November 23, 1999 Streamlining of Radio Broadcast Applications - April 27, 1999 FCC to Permit Certain Minor Changes to be Made in Broadcast Facilities without Prior Construction Permit - September 29, 1997 Radio Frequency Equipment Amendment of Rules to Simplify and Streamline Equipment Authorization Process for Radio Frequency Equipment - May 1997 FCC Relaxes Restrictions on Marketing RF Equipment Prior to Grant of Equipment Authorization: More to Come - March 11, 1997 Rate Integration Rate Integration and De-averaging Filing Deadline Proposed - February 22, 2001 Regulatory Fees 2003 Regulatory Fees Due September 24, 2003 - September 4, 2003 2003 Regulatory Fees Now Due - August 5, 2003 2002 Regulatory Fees Now Due - September 19, 2002 2001 Regulatory Fees Now Due - September 13, 2001 2000 Regulatory Fees - July 19, 2000 Proposed 2000 Regulatory Fees - April 5, 2000 1999 Regulatory Fees- Reminder: Regulatory Fees for 1999 are due to the FCC between September 13 and September 22, 1999 - August 26, 1999 Final 1999 Regulatory Fees - June 23, 1999 Proposed 1999 Regulatory Fees - March 29,1999 Regulatory Fee Structure Inquiry - December 9, 1998 Final 1998 Regulatory Fees - June 17, 1998 RF Radiation - New Regulations RF Radiation Rule Revisions Proposed - July 14, 2003 Review of FCC Rules on RF Exposure - January 8, 1998 Satellites Satellite Space and Earth Station Application Procedures Relaxed and Streamlined - July 2, 2003 Universal Service Proceeding to Determine Contribution Obligations for Video Distribution Service Providers - March 14, 2002 Commission Actions Concerning Satellite Service - March 14, 2002 Reform of Satellite Licensing Procedure and Extension of License Period - March 6, 2002 Channel 52-59 TV Spectrum Service Rules and Auction Procedures - January 28, 2002 FCC Registration Number Mandatory for All ULS and ASR Filings Effective December 3, 2001 - November 2, 2001 Responses to Carriage Requests on Satellite Carrier System - August 27, 2001 FCC Proposes New Streamlined Rules for Satellite Earth Station Applications - January 2, 2001 Satellite Carriers Must Comply with Network Non-duplication Syndicated Exclusivity and Sports Blackout Rules - December 12, 2000 FCC Issues Streamlined Rules for Satellite Earth Station Applications in C Band - December 11, 2000 Satellite/Terrestrial Microwave Band Sharing Changes Proposed - October 31, 2000 Satellite Home Viewer Act Implementation - June, 2000 FCC Streamlines Earth Station Licensing - July 27, 1999 DBS Public Interest Obligations - March 1999 FCC Revises Grade B Measurement Method but Leaves Issues of Distribution of Local Television Network Signals by Satellite Video Providers to Congress - February 11, 1999 Distribution of Television Network Signals by Satellite
Video Providers under Attack - FCC International Bureau Streamlines Earth Station and Satellite Application Process - November 4, 1998 FCC Considers Granting Direct Access to Intelsat - November 3, 1998 Echostar Asks FCC to Adopt Methodology for Accurately Measuring Grade B Signal for Purposes of Satellite Home Viewer Act - September 4, 1998 FCC Will Relocate TV ENG Systems to Make Room for New Mobile Satellites - March 1997 New Streamlined Satellite Applications and Licensing Requirements - November 1996 Mobile Satellite Service in the L-Band, Modification of AMSC’s Operations - July 1996 Proposed Rules Regarding Access to Foreign Satellites - July 1996 FCC Adoption of New Rules for Preemption of Local Zoning Regulations for Small Satellite Dishes - March 11, 1996 Distinction Between Domestic and International Satellites Removed - February 13, 1996 Elimination of FCC Transborder Satellite Policy - January 31, 1996 Section 271 Denial of Ameritech InterLATA Application - September 25, 1997 Section 706 Section 706 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996: Deployment of Advanced Telecommunications Capability to All Americans - September 3, 1998 Supplemental Memo for Broadcasters re: Advanced Telecommunications Services - September 3, 1998 Supplemental Memo for CLECs re: Advanced Telecommunications Services - September 3, 1998 SHVA/SHVIA SHVIA Rules Now in Effect - April 21, 2003 SHVA Grade B Reception Rules Refined; More Changes Proposed - May 30, 2000 SHVA Rules Adopted by FCC - March 27, 2000 Number Conservation Measures Authorized to States - October 22, 1999 SHVA Measurement Standard Upheld - October 17, 1999 Silent Stations FCC Will Automatically Delete Licenses of Silent Stations - June 6, 1996 Slamming Slamming and Registration Reporting Rule Changes Adopted - February 27, 2001 Slamming/PIC Change Rule Relaxation Proposed - January 23, 2001 Slamming Report Deadline Postponed - December 28, 2000 Slamming Rules Modified - August 29, 2000 Spectrum Allotment U-NII (Wi-Fi) Spectrum Allotment to be Increased - June 10, 2003 Spectrum Fees - Ancillary Digital Services Spectrum Licensing Rules - June 26, 2002 Allocation of Government Transfer Spectrum - January 23, 2001 Secondary Spectrum Market Initiatives - January 5, 2001 FCC Proposes Fees for Ancillary Digital TV Services - January 2, 1998 Streamlining FCC Proposes Streamlining Application and Report Filings - April 1998 Tariffs Tariff Requirement Eliminated for International Services - April 26, 2001 Mandatory Consumer Detariffing Deadline Postponed - February 14, 2001 Detariffing Deadlines Adjusted: Procedures Clarified - November 21, 2000 More Mandatory Detariffing Proposed - October 23, 2000 Retariffing Requirements Takes Effect - May 25, 2000 Tariff Filing Requirements Modified - August 24, 1999 Tariffs of IXCs Must be Posted on World Wide Web - April 30, 1999 Commission Relieves Non-ILECS from Tariff Filing Requirements: Summary of FCC 97-219 D.C. Court Voids FCC Policy Allowing IXCs Not to File Tariffs - December 2, 1995 Taxpayer Identification Registration Taxpayer Identification Number Registration Form - January 12, 1998 Telecom Carriers Unbundled Network Element Rules Modified by the FCC - August 28, 2003 Do Not Call/Fax Requirements Modified by the FCC - August 21, 2003 Core Communications, Inc. Files Petition for Forbearance from FCC ISP Intercarrier Traffic Compensation Rules - July 29, 2003 FCC Proposes Opening Upper Millimeter Wave Bands - August 2, 2002 CPNI Rules Revised - August 1, 2002 Upcoming WorldComm Bankruptcy Could Have Controversial Outcome - August 9, 2002 Presubscribed Interexchange Carrier Charges - April 19, 2002 Number Resource Optimization Proposals - April 4, 2002 Equal Access and Nondiscrimination Obligations - March 18, 2002 Number Portability Cost Recovery Clarified - March 14, 2002 Court Remands FCC Universal Service Benchmark Order - February 28, 2002 NPRM to Require Domestic Carriers to Give Notice Before Changing Terms and Conditions of Service Pleading Cycle Established - February 8, 2002 Numbering Resource Decisions Announced Audit Procedures Proposed - January 16, 2002 Deadline Reminder Directory Assistance "411" Competition Proposed - January 16, 2002 Video Relay Service Exemptions Announced International De-tariffing Deadline Reminder - January 16, 2002 CALEA Cost Recovery Rules - Comments Sought on FBI Definitions - November 8, 2001 FCC Registration Number Mandatory for all ULS and ASR Filings Effective December 3, 2001 - November 2, 2001 FCC Clarifies and Seeks Comment on CPNI Rules - October 31, 2001 Lifeline and Link-Up Programs to be Re-Evaluated - October 15, 2001 Access Charge Reform Proceedings - September 20, 2001 Incumbent LEC Affiliates Proposal - September 19, 2001 Telecommunications Carriers Compliance Deadlines for July-September 2001 - July 23, 2001 Federal Compliance Deadlines for Telecommunications Carriers - June 29, 2001 Telecommunications Relay Service Proposals - April 4, 2001 FCC Compliance Deadlines for Telecommunications Carriers - March 27, 2001 Carriers and Other Service Providers Must Use New FCC Form for April Consolidated Filing - March 9, 2000 FCC Issues Rules and Policies to make Telecom Services Accessible to Individuals with Disabilities - October 28, 1999 Reporting by Telecom Carriers Streamlined - July 20, 1999 Telemarketing FCC and FTC Telemarketing Rules and Do Not Call List - March 31, 2003 Telephony Local Competition, Wireless Telephony, and Broadband Reports Due September 4, 2003 - July 3, 2003 PICC Charge for Payphone Lines Terminated - June 27, 2003 Local Number Portability and Thousands-Block Pooling Obligations Affirmed - June 16, 2003 Lifeline and Link-up Subsidy Program Changes Proposed - June 16, 2003 Webcasting Copyright License Fees Proposed for 2003-2004 - May 29, 2003 Receiver Performance Standards Proposed - May 28, 2003 BOC and ILEC Regulatory Status to be Reviewed - May 28, 2003 Broadband Loan Program - February 3, 2003 Tariff Guidance Given by FCC for Protection Against Customer Bankruptcy - December 27, 2002 Separate Affiliate Requirement for BOCs to Sunset State by State - December 27, 2002 Rural Area Spectrum Opportunities to be Explored - December 27, 2002 OTARD Rules Upheld by Court - July 12, 2001 TRS Improvements Proposed - July 12, 2001 Digital Subscriber Line Rates - July 3, 2001 FCC Denies Reconsideration of Calling Party Pays Decision and Terminates Proceeding - May 3, 2001 Pay Telephone Compensation Rules Modified - April 23, 2001 Line Sharing Rules Broadened; Further Changes Proposed - January 31, 2001 Building Access Rules Adopted for Telecom Carriers - November 13, 2000 Automated Roaming Rules Proposed - November 3, 2000 Number Pooling Administration Proposal - September 20, 2000 Lifeline and Link-Up Support Eligibility Expanded: Rule Partially Stayed - September 7, 2000 Reseller CIC Code Comments Requested - May 25, 2000 Slamming Rules Modified - May 12, 2000 Advanced Services Deployment Inquiry with Consideration of Rural and Inner City Areas - February 25, 2000 UNE Rules Clarified; EEL Comments Requested - December 28, 1999 Truth in Billing Deadline Partially Extended - December 28, 1999 FCC Seeks Comments on Redefinition of "Voice Grade Access" - December 23, 1999 FCC Orders Line Sharing to Promote Advanced Telco Services - December 20, 1999 Common Carrier Bureau Extends Rural Carrier Recertification Filing Deadline to December 1st, 1999 - November 9, 1999 Reporting Requirements Proposed - November 4, 1999 Low Use Long Distance Caller Fees Questioned - October 18, 1999 Unserved and Underserved Telephone Subscribership Proposals - October 4, 1999 Additional Obligations of Operator Service Providers and Call Aggregators - August 6, 1999 Low Volume Long Distance Inquiry - July 26, 1999 Commission Seeks Comment on Fostering Competition in Local Telecommunications Markets - July 15, 1999 Calling Party Pays - July 15, 1999 Regulatory Relief Granted
for Mid-Size Telcos: Blanket Section 214 Authority Numbering Resource Optimization Proposals - June 16, 1999 Truth in Billing Format Rules - May 19, 1999 International Settlements Policy Removed on Competitive Rates - May 19, 1999 Unbundled Network Elements to be Re-evaluated - May 7, 1999 Collocation Rules Expanded - April 30, 1999 Implementation and Recovery of Costs
of Providing Long-Term Number Portability - April 1999 Supreme Court Upholds FCC Jurisdiction Over Local Competition - January 27, 1999 Contributor Reporting to FCC May Get Easier - October 13, 1998 Truth in Billing Purposes - September 30, 1998 TRS Fund TRS Fund - April 2, 1996 Television Rural Translator Service Proposed - March 6, 2003 Commercial Television Stations Must Elect between Must Carry and Re-transmission Consent by October 1, 2002 and Non-Commercial TV Stations May Request Cable Carriage by the Same Date - August 9, 2002 Underwriting Announcements Lead to FCC Admonishment - September 25, 2001 Newspaper and Broadcasting Cross Ownership to be Examined - September 25, 2001 Dual Network Rule Amended - June 5, 2001 Indecency Guidelines Issued - April 24, 2001 Interactive Television Over Cable - February 22, 2001 Class A Television Final Reminder - November 8, 2000 Rules Adopted to Resolve Mutual Exclusivity Among Educational FM and TV Broadcast Applicants - May 4, 2000 Class A Television Timetable Starts - May 11, 2000 Intellectual Property Rights Rulings and Request for Comment on Presubscription - April 28, 2000 Class A Television Rules Adopted - April 6, 2000 Application Windows Announced for Analog TV Stations - November 23, 1999 Duopoly TV Applications Conflicts to be Decided by Lottery - November 15, 1999 Television Channels 60-69: Rules Proposed for Auctions and Commercial Use - June 16, 1999 - See http://www.fcc.gov/wtb under June 3, 1999 date for FCC Order. FCC Approves TV Program Ratings System and Adopts V-Chip Implementation and Technical Standards - March 20, 1998 Tower Tower Siting Preemption Procedures Established - November 21, 2000 Tower Light Outage Reporting Procedure Modified - March 22, 2000 Truth in Billing Truth-in-Billing - FCC Order on Reconsideration - April 18, 2000 Effective Date of FCC's New Truth-in-Billing Rules - October 4, 1999 ULS Deployment of ULS for Land Mobile Service - Phase III - November 29, 2000 Three-Phased Deployment of ULS for Land Mobile Services - August 4, 2000 ULS Licensing Rules Reconsidered - July 21, 1999 Unattended Operation of Stations Unattended Operation and the Emergency Alert System - November 1995 Unattended Operation of Stations - January 1995 Underground Storage Tanks Disposition of Underground Storage Tanks - October 1995 Universal Service Comments on Universal Service Requested - February 10, 2003 Universal Service Contribution Proposal - May 25, 2001 Courts Rule on USF Recovery and Municipal Telecom Franchise Regulations - May 8, 2001 Universal Service Criteria to be Reevaluated - December 28, 2000 Universal Service Contribution Changes Proposed - October 16, 2000 Federal State Joint Board on Universal Service Recommends Phasing Down Interim Hold-Harmless Provision, FCC Seeks Comment - July 24, 2000 Universal Service Rules Upheld - January 31, 2000 Universal Service Rule Changes as of November 1, 1999 - October 26, 1999 Carriers to Other Service Providers Must Use New FCC Form for September Universal Service Filing - August 11, 1999 Joint Board Proposes Universal Service Reforms to FCC - December 17, 1998 FCC Issues Universal Service Rulings - January 20, 1998 FCC Reverses Universal Service Contribution Ruling - January 20, 1998 Notice of Inquiry On Universal Service Fund/Dial Equipment Minutes - August 16, 1994 V-Chip FCC Approves TV Program Ratings System and Adopts V-Chip Implementation and Technical Standards - March 20, 1998 Video Dialtone First Video Dialtone Tariff Goes into Effect - July 11, 1995 Video Programming Video Description Rules Clarified - February 12, 2001 Open Video System Rules Modified - November 22, 1999 FCC Affirms Order Ensuring Commercial Availability of Video Programming Navigation Devices - June 8, 1999 FCC Proposes Technical Standards to Implement Video Programming Ratings - October 21, 1997 Webcasting Webcasting Copyright License Fees Proposed for 2003-2004 - May 29, 2003 Webcasting Copyright License Fees Due Next Week - October 15, 2002 Wireless Spectrum Regulations to be Amended to Promote Wireless Services in Rural America - October 21, 2003 Unlicensed Device Rules Relaxed - July 24, 2003 Allotments Proposed for Displaced Federal Government Operations, including in the 2 GHz Broadcast - July 14, 2003 Local Competition, Wireless Telephony and Broadband Reports Due - September 4, 2003 U-NII (Wi-Fi) Spectrum Allotment to be Increased - June 10, 2003 Local Number Portability Requested Between Wireless and Wireline Services - May 28, 2003 Advanced Wireless Services Frequencies Allocated, Broadcast Auxiliary Migration Reimbursement Affected - April 16, 2003 Rural Area Spectrum Opportunities to be Explored - December 27, 2002 Third Generation Wireless Frequencies allocated; Service Rules Proposed - December 16, 2002 Broadband PCS License Construction Deadlines - March 21, 2002 Government Transfer Band Licensing and Operating Rules Proposed - February 11, 2002 CMRS Spectrum Cap Relaxed - December 21, 2001 Number Exhaust Rules Adopted - April 26, 2000 New Wireless Communication Service Allocation Proposed - March 1, 2000 Inside Wiring Standard Adopted - January 12, 2000 FCC Sets Pleading Cycle for Wireless Carrier Petition to Qualify for Wyoming Universal Service Funds - November 9, 1999 FCC Requests Comment on Whether to Allow SMR Operators to Incorporate PLMRS Channels into CMRS - August 6, 1999 Wireless Telecommunications Bureau Adopts New Policies - March 8, 1999 Biennial Regulatory Review- Amendment of the Commission's Rules to Facilitate the Development and use of the Universal Licensing System in the Wireless Systems - November 30, 1998 218-219 MHz 218-219 MHz Service Rules Relaxed - September 21, 1999 800 MHz 800 MHz SMR Service Relocation and Auction Rules - November 8, 1999 2 GHz Allotments Proposed for Displaced Federal Government Operations, including in the 2 GHz Broadcast - July 14, 2003
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