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 PUBLIC  NOTICE  FEDERAL  COMMUNICATIONS  COMMISSION  445  12th  STREET,  S.  W.  WASHINGTON,  D.  C.  20554  DA  02-  913  News  media  information  202/  418-  0500  Fax-  On-  Demand  202/  418-  2830  Internet:  http://  www.  fcc.  gov  ftp.  fcc.  gov 
 MEDIA  BUREAU  ACTION 
 April  19,  2002 
 Petition  for  Special  Relief  Seeking  a  Waiver  of  Section  73.658(  i)  of  the  Commission’s  Rules 
 BSR-  001 
 Azteca  International  Corporation  (“  Azteca  America”),  a  new  Spanish-  language  national  broadcast  television  network,  has  filed  a  petition  for  special  relief  requesting  that  the  Commission  waive  Section 
 73.658(  i)  of  the  Commission’s  rules  (47  C.  F.  R.  §73.658(  i))  prohibiting  network  organizations  from  representing  affiliated  broadcast  stations  in  the  “spot  sales”  advertising  market.  Specifically,  Azteca 
 America  states  that  this  waiver  is  necessary  in  order  to  ensure  a  level  playing  field  in  the  U.  S.  Spanish-language  broadcast  television  market  because  the  Commission  previously  granted  permanent  waivers  of 
 this  rule  to  two  competing  Spanish-  language  networks,  Univision  Communications,  Inc.  (“  Univision”)  and  Telemundo  Group,  Inc.  (“  Telemundo”). 


 Comments  and  oppositions  to  this  petition  are  due  on  or  before  May  9,  2002  and  replies  on  or  before  May  19,  2002.  The  petition  has  been  assigned  file  number  BSR-  001  and  this  case  identifier  should  be 
 placed  on  all  filings.  1 
 The  petition  is  available  for  public  inspection  in  the  Commission’s  Reference  Information  Center,  Courtyard  Level: 


 445  12  th  Street,  S.  W.  Washington,  D.  C.  20554 
 202-  418-  7094 
 Media  Contact:  Margo  Domon  Davenport  at  (202)  418-  7200  Bureau  Contact:  Pamela  Pusey  (202)  418-  1067 
 TTY:  (202)  418-  7172 


 1  As  a  result  of  the  FCC  recent  reorganization,  file  numbers  beginning  with  BSR  (“  Broadcast  Special  Relief”)  will 
 be  assigned  to  certain  non-  application-  related  requests  for  special  relief  filed  by  broadcasters  that  do  not  relate  to  Part  76  of  the  Commission’s  rules. 
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