NEWS
                                                                   July 15 , 1996


                   ECONOMICS FORUM SCHEDULED FOR JULY 23
                 ON ANTITRUST AND ECONOMIC ISSUES INVOLVED
               IN BELL OPERATING COMPANIES INTERLATA ENTRY.

       The FCC forum planned for July 16, 1996, has been rescheduled to Tuesday, July 23,
from 1:00 - 5:00 p.m..  The focus will be on economic issues involved in the Bell Operating
Companies (BOC) interLATA (local access and transport area) entry.  The forum will take place
in the Commission Meeting Room (856) at 1919 M Street, NW, Washington, DC.

       Forum speakers will be announced soon.

       The forum will be shown on closed-circuit television throughout the Commission.  Video
and audio duplications will be available after the forum from the Commission's duplicating
service, TelSpan International at (301) 731-5355.  National Narrowcast Network's "Hearings-On-
The-Line" can provide live telephone audio of the forum. Information can be obtained by calling
(202) 966-2211.  The transcript of the forum will be available on the Commission's webpage at
www.fcc.gov.
       
       For more information, call Meribeth McCarrick at the Commission at (202) 418-2043.



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