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 PUBLIC  NOTICE  Federal  Communications  Commission  445  12  th  St.,  S.  W.  Washington,  D.  C.  20554  News  Media  Information  202  /  418-  0500  Internet:  http://  www.  fcc.  gov  TTY:  1-  888-  835-  5322 
 DA  04-  391 
 February  18,  2004 


 THE  INTERNATIONAL  BUREAU  OFFERS  HANDS-  ON  SCHEDULE  S  TRAINING 
 The  International  Bureau  will  provide  training  on  the  functionality  and  use  of  the  new  electronic  Schedule  S  form  to  interested  members  of  the  telecommunications  industry,  and  the  general 
 public,  on  February  27,  2004. 
 Schedule  S,  which  was  adopted  on  June  26,  2003  in  the  Commission’s  Third  Report  And  Order  And  Second  Further  Notice  Of  Proposed  Rulemaking  in  IB  Docket  Nos.  02-  34  And  00-  248),  and 
 released  on  July  8,  2003,  will  be  used  in  conjunction  with  the  electronic  312  Main  Form  to  collect  technical  data  associated  with  satellite  space  stations.  The  use  of  electronic  Schedule  S 
 will  become  mandatory  on  March  1,  2004.  See  the  mandatory  use  date  announcement  in  the  Federal  Register,  dated  December  30,  2003,  page  75146.  (Both  referenced  documents  can  be 
 viewed  by  clicking  on  the  following  links.) 
 Third  Report  &  Order:  http://  hraunfoss.  fcc.  gov/  edocs_  public/  attachmatch/  FCC-  03-  154A1.  doc 


 Announcement  in  Federal  Register:  http://  a257.  g.  akamaitech.  net/  7/  257/  2422/  14mar20010800/  edocket.  access.  gpo.  gov/  2003/  pdf/  03- 
 31968.  pdf 


 Public  Training  Dates,  Times  And  Locations 
 The  training  sessions  will  target  two  types  of  audiences:  Engineers  and  non-  engineers.  The  sessions  will  be  held  at  the  FCC  Headquarters  facility  located  at  445  12  th  St.,  SW.,  Washington, 
 DC  20554.  The  training  dates,  times,  locations,  and  target  audiences  are  as  follows: 
 DATES  TIMES  LOCATION  AUDIENCE 
 02/  27/  2004  10:  00  a.  m.  -  1:  00  p.  m.  FCC,  445  12  th  St.,  SW,  Wash.,  DC  20554,  Room 


 TW-  A722 
 Engineers 


 02/  27/  2004  2:  00  p.  m.  –  4:  00  p.  m.  Same  as  Above  Non-  engineers 
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 Online  Information  About  Schedule  S 
 If  you  wish  to  preview  information  regarding  Schedule  S  in  advance  of  the  training  sessions  or  cannot  attend  training,  please  access  the  information  found  at 
 http://  selafoss.  fcc.  gov/  prod/  ib/  forms/  index.  html.  Once  there,  click  on  the  link  entitled,  “New!  Look  here  for  Information  Associated  with  New  Schedule  S  Technical  Data  Form!” 


 In  the  document  called,  “Information  about  Schedule  S”  we’ve  provided  a  description  of  Schedule  S,  the  types  of  applications  that  require  a  Schedule  S  to  be  attached,  the  basic  steps 
 needed  to  complete  and  file  an  application  with  a  Schedule  S,  and  the  computer  specifications  required  to  download  a  Schedule  S. 


 We’ve  also  provided  links  to  instructions  for  downloading  and  installing  the  Schedule  S  application  on  your  local  computer,  as  well  as  the  actual  Schedule  S  download  program.  Finally, 
 support  telephone  numbers  are  provided  should  problems  be  encountered  during  the  download  and  installation  processes. 


 How  To  Register  For  Public  Training 
 Because  of  space  limitations  and  the  technical  nature  of  the  training,  each  training  session  is  limited  to  9  individuals.  Therefore,  registration  is  required.  Please  call  Mary  Jane  Solomon,  IT 


 Officer,  on  202-  418-  0593  or  e-  mail  her  at  MaryJane.  Solomon@  fcc.  gov  to  register  for  the  appropriate  session. 


 Where  To  Direct  Questions 
 Questions  about  the  information  contained  in  this  Public  Notice  should  be  directed  to  the  Mary  Jane  Solomon  by  calling  202-  418-  2222,  or  by  e-  mailing  MaryJane.  Solomon@  fcc.  gov. 
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