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                                                            PUBLIC NOTICE
                                                                         
                                        Federal Communications Commission
                                                       445 12th St., S.W.
                                                   Washington, D.C. 20554
                                                                         
                                                               
                                                               
                                                               
                       MASS MEDIA BUREAU
                           IMPLEMENTS
    CONSOLIDATED DATABASE SYSTEM (CDBS) ELECTRONIC FILING OF
    THE BROADCAST AND CABLE INITIAL ELECTION STATEMENT FORM
                                
                                                                                                               Released:  May 24, 2000


The Broadcast and Cable Initial Election Statement Form ("Initial Election Statement") is
available on the Radio and Television Broadcast Station Consolidated Database System (CDBS)
online electronic forms filing system.  This enables broadcasters and cable entities to
electronically file the Initial Election Statement with the Commission.  Effective May 24, 2000,
users can access this system via the Internet from the Mass Media Bureau's Web Site at:  
http://www.fcc.gov/mmb.

Paper filing of this form will be permitted.  The deadline for filing the Initial Election Statement
with the Commission is June 2, 2000.  

Instructions for use of the electronic filing system are available in the CDBS User's Guide which
can be accessed from the electronic filing web page.  Special attention should be given to the
details of the applicant account registration function and the form filing function.

Internet access to the CDBS public access system at the Commission's Web Site requires that the
user have, at a minimum, a browser such as Netscape version 3.04 or Internet Explorer version
3.51.

For technical assistance in running the system or to report technical problems with the system,
please contact the CDBS Help Desk at (202) 418-2MMB.  

For further information, please contact the EEO Staff at (202) 418-1450

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