******************************************************** NOTICE ******************************************************** This document was converted from WordPerfect to ASCII Text format. Content from the original version of the document such as headers, footers, footnotes, endnotes, graphics, and page numbers will not show up in this text version. All text attributes such as bold, italic, underlining, etc. from the original document will not show up in this text version. Features of the original document layout such as columns, tables, line and letter spacing, pagination, and margins will not be preserved in the text version. If you need the complete document, download the WordPerfect version or Adobe Acrobat version, if available. ***************************************************************** PUBLIC NOTICE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION 1919 M STREET N.W. WASHINGTON, D.C. 20554 News media information 202/418-0500 Recorded listing of releases and texts 202/418-2222. ______________________________________________________________________ DA 98-1394 July 21, 1998 FEDERAL-STATE JOINT BOARD ON UNIVERSAL SERVICE TO CONVENE AN OPEN MEETING ON WEDNESDAY, JULY 29, 1998, IN SEATTLE, WASHINGTON CC Docket No. 96-45 The Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service will hold an open meeting on Wednesday, July 29, 1998, from 12:30 to 3:00 pm, at the Westin Seattle Hotel, 1900 Fifth Ave., Seattle, Washington 98101. At the meeting, the Federal-State Joint Board will address issues contained in the Commission's Joint Board Referral Order. In the Joint Board Referral Order, the Commission requests that the Joint Board provide a recommended decision on issues pertaining to the appropriate methodology for determining high cost support for non-rural local exchange carriers. This meeting will be open to the public. Common Carrier Bureau Contacts: Emily Hoffnar (202) 418-7396; ehoffnar@fcc.gov Chuck Keller (202) 418-7380; ckeller@fcc.gov News Media Contact: Rochelle Cohen (202) 418-1500 -FCC-