DA 00-1580

                                       Released:  July 21, 2000
      AUXILIARY BROADCAST FREQUENCY COORDINATOR DESIGNATED
     FOR THE 2000 REPUBLICAN CONVENTION IN PHILADELPHIA, PA

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has designated the Broadcast Operations Coordination
Authority 2000 (BOCA2K) as the single point of contact under Section 74.24 of the Rules, 47 C.F.R.
74.24, from July 31, 2000 through August 3, 2000 for the 2000 Republican Convention to be held in
Philadelphia, PA.  This designation will allow for advance coordination of auxiliary broadcast frequency
usage.  To minimize harmful interference, all Parts 74, 78 and 101 licensees sharing spectrum licensed
under Part 74 of the Commission's Rules are covered by this action.  The affected area is within a 100-
kilometer radius of Philadelphia, PA for terrestrial stations and a 150-kilometer radius for any mobile
operations onboard aircraft. 

Similar action was taken by the FCC when it designated auxiliary broadcast frequency coordinators for the
1996 National Political Conventions, the 1996 Summer Olympic Games, the 1984 Summer Olympic
Games, and the previous visit of Pope John Paul II to the United States.  These actions were taken as a
result of our concern that uncoordinated use of auxiliary broadcast stations on a special temporary authority
basis might result in spectrum congestion and excessive interference causing less complete broadcast
coverage.  We believe that the potential for a similar situation exists during the 2000 Republican
Convention scheduled to be held in Philadelphia, PA.

As a result, the BOCA2K has been designated as the auxiliary broadcast frequency coordinator for the
duration of the Republican Convention. All short-term auxiliary broadcast use under Part 74, without
exception, shall be coordinated in advance through the BOCA2K Coordinator.  The frequency coordination
forms are available through the Society of Broadcast Engineers Web Site www.sbe.org.   Completed forms
should be faxed to Mr. Howard Fine at (310) 287-3827 or e-mailed to howard@pactv.com.  The local
frequency coordinator will provide assistance to all local and non-local Part 74 licensees, as well as all Parts
78 and 101 licensees sharing spectrum licensed under Part 74, for temporary fixed, mobile and portable
installations.  The contact for the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau is the Licensing and Technical
Analysis Branch at (717) 338-2646.

Action by Chief, Licensing and Technical Analysis Branch.
                                
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