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 PUBLIC  NOTICE  Federal  Communications  Commission  445  12  th  St.,  S.  W.  Washington,  D.  C.  20554  News  Media  Information  202  /  418-  0500  Fax-  On-  Demand  202  /  418-  2830  TTY  202  /  418-  2555  Internet:  http://  www.  fcc.  gov  ftp  fcc  gov 
 DA  01-  2108 
 September  7,  2001 


 FCC  TO  HOLD  PUBLIC  FORUM  ABOUT  THE  COMMISSION  REGISTRATION  SYSTEM  AND  FCC  REGISTRATION  NUMBER 
 ON  OCTOBER  24,  2001 


 The  Commission  will  hold  a  public  forum  on  Wednesday,  October  24,  2001,  from  10  am  until 
 noon  to  discuss  questions  about  the  Commission  Registration  System  (CORES)  and  the  FCC 
 Registration  Number  (FRN).  Under  rules  recently  adopted  by  the  Commission,  entities  doing  business 
 with  the  FCC  will  be  required,  effective  December  3,  2001,  to  provide  an  FRN  with  all  applications  or 
 feeable  filings  as  well  as  other  transactions  involving  the  payment  of  money  (MD  Docket  No.  00-  205). 


 The  forum  will  be  held  in  the  Commission  Meeting  Room  at  445  12  th  Street,  SW,  Washington, 
 DC.  If  you  have  any  further  questions,  please  contact  the  CORES  helpdesk  at  CORES@  fcc.  gov,  or  by 
 calling  1-  877-  480-  3201.  Individuals  with  disabilities  who  need  accommodations  for  the  October  24  th 
 public  forum  are  asked  to  contact  Brian  Millin  at  access@  fcc.  gov,  or  by  calling  (202)  418-  7426  voice, 
 (202)  418-  7365  TTY. 


 CORES  is  a  registration  system  that  allows  entities  doing  business  with  the  FCC  to  obtain  a 
 unique  10-  digit  number  over  the  Internet.  The  FRN  will  be  used  by  all  Commission  systems  that 
 handle  financial,  authorization  of  service,  and  enforcement  activities.  The  FRN  will  help  the 
 Commission  more  effectively  collect  regulatory  and  application  fees;  track  enforcement  of  fines  and 
 forfeitures;  monitor  and  collect  penalties;  and  manage  the  grant  of  waivers  and  exemptions. 


 You  can  obtain  an  FRN  on-  line  or  get  further  information  about  CORES  by  visiting  the  FCC’s 
 web  site  at  www.  fcc.  gov  and  clicking  on  the  Commission  Registration  System  registration  link.  You 
 may  also  obtain  an  FRN  manually  by  completing  and  filing  a  FCC  Form  160  (CORES  Registration). 
 Mailing  instructions  are  found  on  Form  160  or  you  can  fax  the  form  to  (202)  418-  2869.  If  you  were 
 registered  in  the  Wireless  Telecommunications  Bureau’s  Universal  Licensing  System  (ULS)  prior  to 
 June  22,  2000,  you  have  automatically  received  a  CORES  registration  number  by  mail.  If  you  have 
 any  questions  about  CORES,  please  call  the  CORES  helpdesk  at  1-  877-  480-  3201. 


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