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 PUBLIC  NOTICE  Federal  Communications  Commission  445  12th  St.,  S.  W.  Washington,  D.  C.  20554  News  Media  Information  202  /  418-  0500  Internet:  http://  www.  fcc.  gov  TTY:  1-  888-  835-  5322 
 DA  05-  2774  Released:  October  25,  2005 
 Media  Bureau  Announces  Communications  Restoration  Processes  for  MVPDs  and  CARS  in  Response  to  Hurricane 
 Wilma 
 This  Public  Notice  establishes  procedures  to  assist  in  the  restoration  of  cable  television  and  other  multichannel  video  programming  distributors  (MVPDs)  that  have  been  damaged  by  Hurricane 
 Wilma  and  are  governed  by  Parts  76  and  78  of  the  Commission’s  rules. 
 Cable  Television  Relay  Service  (CARS):  Stations  in  areas  impacted  by  the  hurricane  may  file  requests  for  Special  Temporary  Authority  (STA)  for  temporary  facilities  or  modification  to 
 existing  facilities  for  restoration  informally,  including  through  E-  mail  communications,  and  will  be  given  expedited  processing.  Operation  under  CARS  STAs  may  commence  immediately  upon 
 local  coordination.  Notification  to  the  Commission  must  be  made  within  48  hours  of  commencement  and  is  subject  to  ratification  or  modification  by  us.  All  requests  for  emergency 
 operation  must  be  coordinated  with  local  frequency  coordinators.  Interference  protection  to  state  and  local  emergency  and  public  safety  services  must  be  maintained.  All  licensees  must  be  aware 
 that  land  mobile  and  Amateur  licensees  may  have  unusual  modes  of  operation  for  the  provision  for  emergency  communications  under  Sections  2.405  and  97.401  of  the  Rules  and  these  should 
 be  protected. 
 MVPD  Technical  Compliance:  The  following  technical  requirements  are  waived  for  ninety  days  from  the  release  of  this  notice:  Sections  76.601  [Performance  Tests];  76.605  [Technical 
 Standards],  but  not  76.605(  a)(  12)  [leakage  limits];  and  76.614  [System  Monitoring].  Media  Bureau  Engineering  Division  staff  will  provide  a  point  of  contact  and  expedited  service  and 
 coordination,  including  temporary  rule  waivers  where  necessary,  with  all  other  provisions  of  Part  76  of  the  Rules,  including  those  relating  to  signal  leakage. 


 STA  requests  and  questions  should  be  sent  to  WilmaMVPD-  cars@  fcc.  gov.  Other  correspondence  for  these  interim  restoration  processes  should  be  directed  to  Wayne  McKee 
 (202)  418-  2355  or  Michael  Lance  (202)  418-  7014  of  the  Media  Bureau’s  Engineering  Division.  Non-  business  hours,  please  call  the  Commission’s  Communication  and  Crisis  Management 
 Center  at  (202)  418-  1122. 


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