*Pages 1--3 from Microsoft Word - 14571.doc* 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 02- 248 Released February 1, 2002 INTERNATIONAL BUREAU ANNOUNCES FINAL OPPORTUNITY FOR PARTIES TO REFRESH THE RECORD REGARDING RECONSIDERATIONS OF RULES ADOPTED IN THE PREEMPTION OF LOCAL ZONING REGULATION OF SATELLITE EARTH STATIONS IB Docket No. 95- 59 Comment Date: 30 days after publication in Federal Register In October 2001, the International Bureau (“ Bureau”) released a public notice 1 asking parties to refresh the record regarding petitions for reconsideration of the 1996 Antenna Order. 2 The Bureau noted that, since the release of the 1996 Antenna Order, many of the issues raised in the petitions for reconsideration may have become moot or irrelevant in light of intervening events, including Commission amendment of Section 1. 4000, 3 that applies to antennas used to transmit as well as receive both video and nonvideo services. 4 For these reasons, the Bureau requested that parties that had petitions for reconsideration for the 1996 Antenna Order file a supplemental notice indicating the issues in such petitions, if any, they still wished to have reconsidered. The Bureau stated that, to the extent that parties did not indicate an intent to pursue their respective petitions for reconsideration, the Commission would deem such petitions withdrawn and would dismiss such petitions. 5 The public notice was published in the 1 See Parties Asked to Refresh Record Regarding Reconsideration of Rules Adopted in Preemption of Local Zoning Regulation of Satellite Earth Stations, Public Notice, IB Docket No. 95- 59, DA 01- 2323 (rel. October 5, 2001) (“ Preemption Public Notice”) 2 See In the Matter of Local Zoning Regulation of Satellite Earth Stations, Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, IB Docket No. 95- 59, 11 FCC Rcd 5809, (1996) (“ 1996 Antenna Order”), consolidated in part with Preemption of Local Zoning Regulation of Satellite Earth Stations and Implementation of Section 207 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996, Restrictions on Over the Air Reception Devices, Report and Order, Memorandum Opinion and Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, IB Docket No. 95- 59 and CS Docket No. 96- 83, 11 FCCC Rcd 19276 (1996). 3 47 C. F. R. §1.4000. 4 Promotion of Competitive Networks in Local Telecommunications Markets, Report and Order, 15 FCC Rcd 22983 (2000). 5 See Preemption Public Notice at 2. 1 2 Federal Register. 6 No party filed in response to this public notice. In this Public Notice, the Bureau announces the list of the petitioners that did not respond to the October 2001 public notice, as set forth in the attached appendix. These parties may file a supplemental notice of their intent to pursue their respective petitions for reconsideration within 30 days after publication of this Public Notice in the Federal Register. The Commission intends to dismiss those petitions for reconsideration from parties that do not indicate an intent to pursue their respective petitions for reconsideration. To ensure that each party who filed a petition for reconsideration to the 1996 Antenna Order has actual notice and an opportunity to respond, in addition to publishing this Public Notice in the Federal Register, the Bureau will also mail a copy of this Public Notice to these parties. All filings relating to the 1996 Antenna Order are to reference IB Docket No. 95- 59. Comments may be filed using the Commission's Electronic Comment Filing System (“ ECFS”) or by filing paper copies. See Electronic Filing of Documents in Rulemaking Proceedings, 63 Fed. Reg. 24,121 (1998). Comments filed through the ECFS can be sent as an electronic file via the Internet to . Generally, only one copy of an electronic submission must be filed. In completing the transmittal screen, commenters should include their full name, Postal Service mailing address, and the applicable docket or rulemaking number. Parties may also submit electronic comments by Internet e- mail. To receive filing instructions for e- mail comments, commenters should send an e- mail to ecfs@ fcc. gov, and should include the following words in the body of the message, "get form