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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). 
 October  25,  2002 
 FCC  FILINGS 
 October  17 
 In  the  Matter  of  Establishing  Rules  and  Policies  for  the  Use  of  Spectrum  for  Mobile  Satellite  Services  in  the  Upper  and  Lower  L-  band  (IB  Docket  No.  96-  132).  Consolidated 
 Response  and  Opposition  –  Inmarsat  Ventures  PLC. 
 October  18 
 In  the  Matter  of  Revision  of  the  Commission’s  Rules  to  Ensure  Compatibility  with  Enhanced  911  Emergency  Calling  Systems  (CC  Docket  No.  94-  102).  Joint  Comments  – 
 Nextel  Communications,  Inc.  and  Nextel  Partners,  Inc. 
 In  the  Matter  of  Biennial  Review  2002  (WC  Docket  No.  02-  313).  Comments  –  The  Western  Alliance. 


 In  the  Matter  of  Developing  a  Unified  Intercarrier  Compensation  Regime  (CC  Docket  No.  01-  92).  Comments  –  The  Nebraska  Rural  Independent  Companies,  Triton  PCS  License 
 Company,  L.  L.  C.,  McLeodUSA  Telecommunications  Services,  Inc.,  Focal  Communications  Corporation  and  Cavalier  Telephone,  The  Alliance  of  Incumbent  Rural  Independent  Telephone 
 Companies;  Opposition  to  Petition  for  Declaratory  Ruling  –  The  South  Dakota  Telephone  Association,  Townes  Telecommunications,  Inc.,  Public  Service  Telephone  Company,  Western 
 Iowa  Telephone  Association,  Rural  ILEC,  ITC  Deltacom  Communications,  Inc.  d/  b/  a  ITC  Deltacom  and  Business  Telecom,  Inc. 


 October  21 
 In  the  Matter  of  Global  Crossing  Ltd.  (Debtor-  in-  Possession)  and  GC  Acquisition  Limited  Application  for  Consent  to  Transfer  Control  and  Petition  for  Declaratory  Ruling  (IB 
 Docket  No.  02-  286/  DA  02-  2299).  Motion  for  Continued  Deferral  –  The  United  States  Department  of  Justice  and  the  FBI. 
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 In  the  Matter  of  2002  Biennial  Regulatory  Review  of  the  Commission’s  Broadcast  Ownership  Rules  and  Other  Rules  Adopted  Pursuant  to  Section  202  of  the 
 Telecommunications  Act  of  1996  (MB  Docket  No.  02-  277)/  Cross-  Ownership  of  Broadcast  Stations  and  Newspapers  (MM  Docket  No.  01-  235)/  Rules  and  Policies  Concerning  Multiple 
 Ownership  of  Radio  Broadcast  Stations  in  Local  Markets  (MM  Docket  No.  01-  317)/  Definition  of  Radio  Markets  (MM  Docket  No.  00-  244).  Opposition  of  the  Newspaper 
 Association  of  America  to  Request  for  Extension  of  Time. 
 In  re:  XO  Communications,  Inc.  Applications  for  Consent  to  Transfer  of  Control  (IB  Docket  No.  02-  50).  Comments. 


 In  the  Matter  of  Implementation  of  the  Telecommunications  Act  of  1996  (CC  Docket  No.  96-  115)/  Telecommunications  Carriers’  Use  of  Customer  Proprietary  Network  Information 
 and  Other  Customer  Information  (CC  Docket  No.  96-  149)/  2000  Biennial  Regulatory  Review  –  Review  of  Policies  and  Rules  Concerning  Unauthorized  Changes  of  Consumers’ 
 Long  Distance  Carriers  (CC  Docket  No.  00-  257).  Petition  for  Reconsideration  –  America  Online,  Inc. 


 In  the  Matter  of  Federal-  State  Joint  Board  on  Universal  Service  Virginia  Cellular,  LLC  Petition  for  Designation  as  an  Eligible  Telecommunications  Carrier  in  the  State  of  Virginia 
 (CC  Docket  No.  96-  45).  Amendment  to  Petition  for  Designation  as  an  Eligible  Telecommunications  Carrier  –  Virginia  Cellular,  LLC. 


 In  the  Matter  of  Petition  for  Inquiry  Into  Retransmission  Consent  Practices  (MB  Docket  No.).  Comments  –  American  Cable  Association. 


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