PUBLIC NOTICE

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
1919 M STREET, N.W.
WASHINGTON, D.C.  20554                            News Media Information: (202) 418-0500
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                                             WT Docket 97-82
                                             DA 97-1267                                                                                                              
                                             June 17, 1997


           COMMISSION TO HOLD PUBLIC FORUM REGARDING 
                   BROADBAND PCS C AND F BLOCK
                   INSTALLMENT PAYMENT ISSUES
                                
                                
     The Wireless Telecommunications Bureau will host a public forum to discuss broadband
PCS C and F block installment payment issues and proposed alternative financing arrangements
raised in the Public Notice released on June 2, 1997.  The Public Forum will be held on June 30,
1997 in the Commission Meeting Room, Suite 856, 1919 M Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. from
1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.  

     No pre-registration is required to attend the Public Forum; however, only one
representative per firm will be allowed to attend the Public Forum in the Commission Meeting
Room.  Seating will be available on a first-come, first-served basis.  Additional seating will be
provided in overflow rooms where the Public Forum will be broadcast on closed-circuit television. 
Directions to the overflow rooms will be provided outside the Commission Meeting Room.

     Overall, the theme of the forum will be "How Can The Commission Best Ensure That
Broadband PCS C And F Block Licenses Are Used To Provide Service To The Public?"  There
will be two separate panels consisting of representatives from the wireless industry and the
financial community.  Time will be reserved for audience members to make comment and ask
questions.
     The first panel will address the general question of whether the Commission should
consider modification of the payment rules for broadband PCS C and F block installment debt
licensees.  The second panel will address specific proposals for alternative financing arrangements
and debt discounting. 

     The event will be video recorded, and copies of videotapes may be ordered at no cost from
the Office of Public Affairs, telephone (202) 418-0460, TTY (202) 418-1388, facsimile (202) 418-2809.  Please provide a blank T-120 minutes High Quality videotape with a request indicating the
date and title of the event to be copied, to:  Federal Communications Commission, Office of
Public Affairs, Television Staff, Room 202, 1919 M Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20554. 
Please note "Issue:  C and F Block Forum" on the envelope.  You must include a stamped return
addressed envelop or pick up the video tape in person.  The audio portion of the Open Forum will
be broadcast live on the Internet via the FCC's Internet audio broadcast page at
http://www.fcc.gov/realaudio.

     For further information, contact Rachel Kazan (rkazan@fcc.gov) or Sande Taxali
(staxali@fcc.gov) of the Auctions and Industry Analysis Division, Wireless Telecommunications
Bureau, at (202) 418-0660.

News Media Contact: Audrey Spivack (202) 418-0600
Fax-On-Demand: (202) 418-2830