NEWS                                         July 30, 1996

                         FCC ANNUAL REPORT GOES ON-LINE

     This year, for the first time, the FCC's Annual Report can be accessed through the Internet.  The
public will be able to browse and download the report from the World Wide Web.  The Report is on the
FCC's homepage at:  http://www.fcc.gov/annual_report_95.html 

     The online version of the annual report is another step forward in helping the public find FCC
information.

     Some of the ways people will be able to use this electronic report include:

o    There are two different Tables of Contents -- one which represents the Annual Report's actual TOC, 
     and one in "bookmark" format.  Bookmark format lets you keep the TOC on the screen while you
     navigate through the Annual Report.  Both Tables of Contents are hot-linked to chapters, pictures
     and documents which are mentioned in the Annual Report

o    The thumbnail view lets you view all the pages in the document.  From the thumbnail view, you can
     go directly to selected pages.  For example, if you see a graph that you want to examine closely,
     click on the thumbnail and go directly to that page.  Also can zoom in and out to see overview of a
     page or details of a part of the page.

o    Within document, there are hot links to the FCC Internet site.  For example, in the FCC Online
     section, there are hot links to the FCC home page, to each Commissioners' home pages and to the
     FCC home page.  

o    The online annual report hot links to referred documents.  For example in the section on DITF,
     there are hot links to the NOI on Closed Captioning, the NPRM on Hearing Aid Compatibility, and
     to the DITF Home Page

o    You can conduct word searches on the entire contents of the Annual Report.

o    The online version prints out pages exactly as they appear in the printed version

o    There are online post-its to give explanations and help in how to navigate

                                    - FCC -

     News Media contact: Rosemary Kimball or Meribeth McCarrick at (202) 418-0500.
     Information Technology Staff contact (for questions about downloading, etc.): David Kitzmiller at
(202) 418-0260.