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 PUBLIC  NOTICE  FEDERAL  COMMUNICATIONS  COMMISSION  445  12th  STREET,  S.  W.  WASHINGTON,  D.  C.  20554 
 News  media  information  202/  418-  0500  Fax-  On-  Demand  202/  418-  2830  Internet:  http://  www.  fcc.  gov  ftp.  fcc.  gov 
 FILING  OF  FCC  FORM  317 
 Released:  November  16,  2001 
 DA  01-  2663 


 Each  commercial  digital  television  broadcast  station  (DTV)  licensee  is  required  to  annually 
 report  whether  its  station  provided  ancillary  or  supplementary  services  at  any  time  during  the 
 twelve-  month  period  preceding  September  30,  2001.  The  annual  DTV  ancillary  or 
 supplementary  services  report  (FCC  Form  317,  November  2001  Edition),  a  copy  of  which  is 
 attached,  is  to  be  filed  on  or  before  December  3,  2001. 


 A  separate  “Remittance  Advice”  form  (FCC  Form  159,  February  2000  Edition)  must  also  be 
 submitted  concurrently  with  FCC  Form  317  by  each  commercial  DTV  licensee  required  to  pay  a 
 fee  based  on  the  gross  revenues  derived  from  the  provision  of  certain  types  of  ancillary  or 
 supplementary  services  on  its  station’s  digital  spectrum  capacity  or  bitstream. 


 FCC  Forms  317  and  159  have  been  sent  by  the  Mass  Media  Bureau  to  each  commercial  DTV 
 licensee  subject  to  the  new  annual  reporting  and  fee  payment  requirements.  A  copy  of  the 
 November  2001  edition  of  FCC  Form  317  is  available  via  the  Internet  by  accessing  the  FCC  Web 
 Site  at  http://  www.  fcc.  gov  and  clicking  on  the  Forms  link. 


 For  further  information,  please  contact  Jackie  Swank  at  (202)  418-  2621  or  James  Brown  at  (202) 
 418-  1600. 


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