PUBLIC NOTICE
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
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                                                Released: November 27, 1996

                                    
               Technical Standards for Digital Television
                          MM Docket No. 87-268
     The Commission Seeks Comment on Digital TV Standards Agreement


On November 27, 1996, a number of parties representing a diverse range of 
interests submitted to the Commission the attached  agreement on the issue of technical standards for digital
television (DTV).  The agreement addresses issues raised in the Fifth Further Notice of Proposed
Rule Making in MM Docket No. 87-268.  Copies of the agreement are available 
for public inspection in the docket file in the Commission's Public Reference Room, 
room 239, 1919 M St., NW., Washington, DC, and on the Commission's internet 
site, accessed at "www.fcc.gov." Interested parties are invited to submit 
comments on this proposal by Friday, December 6, 1996.  This public notice 
elicits comment only on matters concerning the elements of the ATSC digital
television standard.  The Commission does not contemplate any extension of 
the comment period, and there will be no reply comment filing period.  The 
Commission contemplates action on the issue of technical standards for DTV 
by the end of 1996.

For additional information, please contact Roger Holberg at (202) 418-2130, 
Gordon Godfrey at (202) 418-2190, or Saul Shapiro at (202) 418-2600.

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