PUBLIC NOTICE

       Federal Communications Commission
       1919 M St., N.W.
       Washington, D.C. 20554


                                                                   DA 97-28

                   INTERNATIONAL BUREAU PUBLIC BRIEFING

               ACCOUNTING RATE FLEXIBILITY REPORT AND ORDER
         SETTLEMENT RATE BENCHMARKS NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULEMAKING


                                                 Released:  January 8, 1997

     The International Bureau will host a Public Briefing on Tuesday, January 21, 1997 from 2:00 p.m. to
4:00 p.m. at the Federal Communications Commission, 2000 M St., Room 825.  The topic of the briefing
will be the Commission's Order on accounting rate flexibility adopted on November 26, 1996 and Notice of
Proposed Rulemaking on international settlement rate benchmarks adopted on December 19, 1996.  The
Commission's Order, entitled Regulation of International Accounting Rates, CC Docket No. 90-337, Phase
II, Fourth Report and Order, FCC 96-459 (rel. December 3, 1996), and its Notice of Proposed Rulemaking,
entitled International Settlement Rates, IB Docket No. 96-261, Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, FCC 96-484
(rel. December 19, 1996), are posted and available on the Commission's web site at http://www.fcc.gov.

     The Bureau staff will respond to questions regarding the recently adopted rules permitting flexibility
in the Commission's accounting rate policies where appropriate market conditions exist and proposed
revisions to the Commission's settlement rate benchmarks.  The purpose of this briefing is to provide the
public with an opportunity to ask questions and discuss the newly adopted rules and proposals.  In order to
facilitate the discussion on these topics, the Bureau encourages participants to submit questions and issues to
the staff prior to the briefing.  All interested members of the public are encouraged to attend and raise
questions about these new rules and proposals.

     For further information, please contact Kathy O'Brien, Attorney Advisor, International Bureau, (202)
418-0439.  Fax questions and issues to Kathy O'Brien at (202) 418-2824.

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