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 PUBLIC  NOTICE  FEDERAL  COMMUNICATIONS  COMMISSION  445  12th  STREET,  S.  W.  WASHINGTON,  D.  C.  20554  DA  02-  3219  News  media  information  202/  418-  0500  Fax-  On-  Demand  202/  418-  2830  Internet:  http://  www.  fcc.  gov  ftp.  fcc.  gov 
 Released:  November  22,  2002 
 FILING  OF  FCC  ANNUAL  DTV  ANCILLARY/  SUPPLEMENTARY  SERVICES  REPORT 


 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,  2002.  The  annual  DTV  ancillary  or  supplementary  services  report  (FCC  Form  317,  November  2001  Edition)  and  the  CORES 
 certification  form  (FCC  Form  162,  February  2000  Edition)  are  to  be  filed  on  or  before  December  2,  2002. 


 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,  162,  and  159  have  been  sent  by  the  Media  Bureau  to  each  commercial  DTV  licensee  subject  to  the  annual  reporting  and  fee  payment  requirements.  Copies  of  these  forms  are 
 available  via  the  Internet  by  accessing  the  FCC  Web  Site  at  http://  www.  fcc.  gov  and  clicking  on  the  Forms  link. 


 Noncommercial  educational  DTV  licensees  are  now  required  to  also  annually  report  whether  its  station  provided  ancillary  or  supplementary  services  during  the  twelve-  month  period  preceding 
 September  30,  2002.  A  revised  FCC  Form  317  incorporating  this  requirement  has  been  submitted  to  the  Office  of  Management  and  Budget.  Upon  OMB  approval,  the  revised  FCC 
 Form  317  will  be  sent  by  the  Media  Bureau  to  each  affected  noncommercial  educational  DTV  licensee. 


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