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FCC Chairman William E. Kennard Video | Transcript “We are standing at the threshold of a new century, a century that promises to be as revolutionary in the technology that affects our daily lives and the future of our country as the inventions that so profoundly shaped the past 100 years. More... See also: Agenda 2000 FCC Commissioners:    Susan Ness    Harold W. Furchtgott-Roth    Michael K. Powell    Gloria Tristani Learn More About the FCC    FCC Handbook    Site Map    FCC Organization Chart    Phone Directory    Portals & Vicinity    Employment Opportunities    How to Contact the FCC For general information & inquiries, contact fccinfo@fcc.gov. For Comments regarding the FCC web site format, contact webmaster@fcc.gov. For all other inquiries, see our Contacts page. Easy, one-stop access to all online U.S. Federal Government resources www.FirstGov.gov

- H e a d l i n e s - FCC Proposes Changes in Defining Commercial Radio Markets. MM Docket No. 00-244. [Text | Word | Statement of Chairman Kennard | Statement of Commissioner Ness | Statement of Commissioner Furchtgott-Roth | Statement of Commissioner Powell | Statement of Commissioner Tristani] 12/8/00 "The Great Digital Broadband Migration", Commissioner Powell's Remarks Before The Progress & Freedom Foundation. 12/8/00 FCC Makes Spectrum Available for New Fixed Satellite Services at Ku-band; Seeks Comment on Licensing New Fixed Service at 12 GHz, Releases First Report & Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rule Making. 12/8/00 Commission Releases NPRM on Authorization and Use of Software Defined Radios, ET Docket No. 00-47, FCC 00-430. [Text | Word | Acrobat | Statement of Commissioner Ness] 12/8/00 Statement of FCC Chairman William Kennard On NCTA Diversity Committee. 12/7/00 Mass Media Bureau Extends Filing Deadline for Class A License Applications. 12/5/00 Chairman Kennard and Commissioner Tristani to Host Policy Forum on Market Entry Barriers Faced by Small, Women- and Minority-Owned Businesses on Tuesday, December 12, 2000. 12/5/00 Technological Advisory Council to Hold Seventh Meeting. [ Agenda ] 12/5/00 Chairman Kennard Urges European Industry to Take Lead In Providing Universal Access 12/4/00 “Building New Crossroads for the Information Age,” Remarks By Chairman Kennard Before The Budapest Business Journal Conference, Budapest, Hungary. 12/4/00 FCC Takes Steps to Make More Spectrum Available Through the Development of Secondary Markets. 12/4/00 FCC Requests Nominations for Membership on the Consumer/Disability Telecommunications Advisory Committee. 12/1/00 FCC Makes Spectrum Available for New Fixed Satellite Services at Ku-band; Seeks Comment on Licensing New Fixed Service at 12 GHz. 11/30/00 Transcript of the 11/17/00 Switch Carve-Out Debate between SBC and Verizon vs. ASCENT and PACE Concerning the Circumstances Under Which Incumbent Local Exchange Carriers Should be Required to Make Their Local Circuit Switches Available. [Text | Word | Acrobat] 11/29/00 New Telephone Slamming Rules Work for Consumers. FCC's Revised Telephone "Slamming" Rules Now in Effect: Over 30 States Choose to Administer New Slamming Rules. 11/29/00 "ITU-D: The Opportunity Alliance" Chairman Kennard's Remarks before the ITU Development Symposium for Regulators in Geneva, Switzerland. 11/20/00 FCC Takes Steps To Allocate Additional Spectrum for New Wireless Services . Full Document - Text | Word97 | Acrobat  11/20/00 Auction of Licenses For C and F Block Broadband PCS Spectrum: Status of FCC Form 175 Applications to Participate in the Auction. [ Attachments: A - B - C ]11/17/00 FCC Staff Releases Its Interim Report on Spectrum Study of the 2500 - 2690 MHz Band: The Potential for Accommodating Third Generation Mobile Systems (ET Docket No. 00-232). 11/15/00 Comments Requested in Connection with Court Remand of Non-Accounting Safeguards Order. [ Text | Word97 | Acrobat | Petitioners' Brief ] 11/15/00 FCC Privatizes Standards-Setting and Certification Process for Telephone Equipment. 11/13/00 More...

Slamming "Slamming" is the illegal practice of changing a consumer's telephone service without permission. The Commission's new slamming liability rules provide a remedy if you've been slammed. Learn more now or go directly to the list of states administering slamming rules. 3G Wireless Third Generation Wireless Systems will provide access, by means of one or more radio links, to a wide range of telecommunication services supported by the fixed telecommunication networks and to other services that are specific to mobile users. Children's Television Informing parents and others about the obligation of TV stations to provide educational and informational programming for children The Commission Registration System CORES is a registration system for entities filing applications or making payments with the Commission. Alternate Link. FCC Handbook What We're All About: A Consumer's Guide to the FCC. Transaction Team In response to unprecedented consolidation in the telecommunications industry, Chairman Kennard directed FCC General Counsel to assess the FCC's merger review process. Low Power FM Radio Service The FCC recently adopted rules creating a new, noncommercial low power FM radio (LPFM) service. The new service will consist of stations with maximum power levels of 10 watts - reaching an area with a radius of between 1 and 2 miles - and 100 watts - reaching an area with a radius of approximately 3 ½ miles. Indian Initiatives The FCC has undertaken several initiatives to remedy the problem of limited availability of basic phone service on tribal lands. Broadband The FCC is vigilantly monitoring the rollout of broadband access and encouraging competition in this market. Disabilities Rights Office The FCC has an obligation to ensure that telecommunications are accessible and usable to the 54 million Americans with disabilities. More...