*Pages 1--1 from Microsoft Word - 19484.doc* 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: July 5, 2002 Maureen Peratino: (202) 418- 0506 FCC REVISES ITS ASSESSMENT AND COLLECTION OF REGULATORY FEES FOR FISCAL YEAR 2002 Washington DC – The FCC has revised its Schedule of Regulatory Fees in order to collect $218,757,000, as required by Congress for Fiscal Year 2002. Section 9( a) of the Communications Act, as amended, authorizes the Commission to assess and collect annual regulatory fees to recover the costs of its enforcement, policy and rulemaking, international, and user information activities. The Report and Order identifies the revised fee amounts for each fee category. This information will be published in the Federal Register and will be available on the FCC’s website at: www. fcc. gov/ fees/ regfees/ 2002regfees. Action by the Commission on July 3, 2002, by Report and Order (FCC 02- 205). Chairman Powell, Commissioners Abernathy, Copps, and Martin. For general information about this proceeding, please call (888) 225- 5322; TTY (888) 835- 5322). For specific fee information relating to the Report and Order, please Roland Helvajian (202) 418- 0444. MD Docket No. 02- 64 -FCC- 1