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 PUBLIC  NOTICE  Federal  Communications  Commission  445  12th  St.,  S.  W.  Washington,  D.  C.  20554 
 DA  04-  2892  Released:  September  7,  2004 
 Commission  Announces  that  the  September  9,  2004  Public  Forum  will  be  web  cast 
 On  Thursday,  September  9,  2004,  at  2:  00  p.  m.  the  FCC  will  hold  a  discussion  of  the  new  debt  collection  rules.  The  new  rules  went  into  effect  June  16,  2004,  except  for  changes  to  rules 
 1.1112,  1.1116,  1.1161  and  1.1164  and  newly  adopted  rule  1.1910  (relating  to  the  handling  of  applications  and  other  requests  by  delinquent  debtors),  which  will  go  into  effect  October  1,  2004. 


 The  forum  will  be  web  cast  and  will  provide  an  overview  of  the  newly  amended  and  adopted  rules,  as  well  as  cover  other  business  practices  which  will  impact  the  processing  of  applications 
 or  request  for  benefits. 
 The  event  is  open  to  the  public,  and  seating  is  available  on  a  first-  come,  first-  served  basis. 
 Location:  Federal  Communications  Commission  Commission  Meeting  Room,  TWC305 
 445  12  th  Street,  S.  W.  Washington,  DC  20554 


 For  further  information  contact,  Regina  Dorsey,  Office  of  the  Chief  Financial  Officer  202-  418-  1925. 


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