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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-  3095  Released:  November  29,  2005 
 MEDIA  BUREAU  REMINDS  DIGITAL  TELEVISION  LICENSEES  TO  FILE  REPORT  ON  ANCILLARY  OR  SUPPLEMENTARY  DTV  SERVICES 
 ON  OR  BEFORE  DECEMBER  1,  2005 


 Under  Section  73.624(  g)  of  the  Commission's  rules,  commercial  and  noncommercial  television  licensees  transmitting  digitally  must  annually  remit  a  fee  of  five  percent  of  the  gross  revenues  derived  from  all 
 ancillary  or  supplementary  services  that  are  feeable,  as  defined  by  the  rules.  47  C.  F.  R.  §  73.624(  g);  47  U.  S.  C.  §  336(  e).  Section  73.  624(  g)(  2)  further  requires  that  digital  licensees  file  a  report,  no  later  than 
 each  December  1,  stating  whether  or  not  they  provided  ancillary  or  supplementary  services  in  the  twelve  months  ending  on  the  preceding  September  30  and,  if  so,  giving  "(  A)  a  brief  description  of  the  services 
 provided;  (B)  which  services  were  feeable  ancillary  or  supplementary  services;  (C)  whether  any  ancillary  or  supplementary  services  provided  were  not  subject  to  a  fee;  (D)  gross  revenues  received  from  all  feeable 
 ancillary  and  supplementary  services  provided  during  the  applicable  period;  and  (E)  the  amount  of  bitstream  used  to  provide  ancillary  or  supplementary  services  during  the  applicable  period."  The  rule 
 states  that  "[  f]  ailure  to  file  regardless  of  revenues  from  ancillary  or  supplementary  services  or  provision  of  such  services  may  result  in  appropriate  sanctions.”  47  C.  F.  R.  §  73.624(  g)(  2)  (emphasis  added). 


 Commercial  and  noncommercial  DTV  licensees  that  have  provided  feeable  services  must  also  file  the  standard  remittance  Form  159  certifying  the  amount  of  gross  revenues  received  from  feeable  ancillary  or 
 supplementary  services  for  the  previous  twelve  months,  ending  September  30,  2005,  and  remitting  payment  of  the  required  fee. 


 Form  317  (November  2003  Edition)  on  which  to  make  this  report  and  remittance  is  available  for  filing  by  using  the  Media  Bureau  Consolidated  Database  System  (CDBS)  electronic  filing.  This  system  provides 
 the  public  with  the  ability  to  fill  out  FCC  Form  317  on-  line  via  the  Internet  from  the  Media  Bureau’s  Web  Site,  http://  www.  fcc.  gov/  mb,  and  to  file  it  electronically  with  the  Commission.  Internet  access  to  the 
 CDBS  requires  a  user  to  have,  at  a  minimum,  a  browser  such  as  Netscape  version  3.04  or  Internet  Explorer  version  3.51.  The  Form  317  is  also  available  through  the  Internet  if  you  access  the  FCC’s  Web 
 Site  at  http://  www.  fcc.  gov  and  click  on  the  Forms  link. 
 A  copy  of  FCC  Form  317  is  attached  to  this  Public  Notice. 
 For  further  information,  please  contact  James  Brown,  of  the  Media  Bureau's  Video  Division,  at  (202)  418-  1600,  or  John  Berresford,  of  the  Media  Bureau's  Policy  Division  at  (202)  418-  1886. 
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