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 NEWS  News  media  Information  202  /  418-  0500  TTY  202  /  418-  2555  Fax-  On-  Demand  202  /  418-  2830  Internet:  http://  www.  fcc.  gov  ftp.  fcc.  gov  Federal  Communications  Commission  445  12  th  Street,  S.  W.  Washington,  D.  C.  20554  This  is  an  unofficial  announcement  of  Commission  action.  Release  of  the  full  text  of  a  Commission  order  constitutes  official  action.  See  MCI  v.  FCC.  515  F  2d  385  (D.  C.  Circ  1974). 
 FOR  IMMEDIATE  RELEASE  NEWS  MEDIA  CONTACT:  March  28,  2002  Meribeth  McCarrick  at  (202)  418-  0654 
 WIRELESS  TELECOMMUNICTATIONS  BUREAU  ANNOUNCES  NEW  WEBSITE  FOR  INSTRUCTIONAL  TELEVISION  FIXED  SERVICE  AND 
 MULTIPOINT  DISTRIBUTION  SERVICE 
 Washington,  D.  C.  -  The  Wireless  Telecommunications  Bureau  announces  that,  as  part  of  the  Federal  Communications  Commission’s  reorganization,  a  new  website  has  been  created  for 
 Instructional  Television  Fixed  Service  (ITFS)  and  Multipoint  Distribution  Service  (MDS).  The  new  site  can  be  found  at  http://  wireless.  fcc.  gov/  services/  itfs&  mds/. 


 At  the  site,  the  public  will  be  able  to  learn  about  recent  developments  in  the  services  as  well  as  any  changes  that  will  occur  as  part  of  the  transition  from  the  former  Mass  Media  Bureau 
 to  the  Wireless  Telecommunications  Bureau. 
 The  new  website  provides  sections  devoted  to  licensing,  operations,  and  two-  way  communications.  The  site  also  offers  a  brief  history  of  the  services.  In  addition,  public  notices, 
 news  releases,  and  other  officially  released  documents  affecting  ITFS  and  MDS  licensees  are  presented  in  an  easy-  to-  read  format. 


 In  the  licensing  section,  users  are  able  to  quickly  access  the  Broadband  Licensing  System  (BLS).  Information  is  also  provided  on  filing  applications  and  obtaining  technical  support. 
 For  questions  or  comments  concerning  the  website,  contact  Bobby  Brown  at  (202)  418-  0539  (e-  mail:  babrown@  fcc.  gov)  or  Jennifer  Bush  at  (202)  418-  0586  (e-  mail:  jbush@  fcc.  gov). 
 For  questions  relating  to  ITFS  or  MDS  licensing  and  service  rules,  contact  the  Public  Safety  and  Private  Wireless  Division  at  (202)  418-  0680. 
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