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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: 
 June  24,  2004  Suzon  Cameron  (202)  418-  1916 
 MB  Docket  No.  04-  207 
 MEDIA  BUREAU  ANNOUNCES  SYMPOSIUM  ON  “A  LA  CARTE”  MVPD  PRICING 


 Washington,  D.  C.  -  The  Federal  Communications  Commission’s  Media  Bureau  will  sponsor  a  symposium  on  Thursday,  July  29,  2004,  to  examine  the  provision  of  a  la  carte 
 programming  services  on  cable  television  and  direct  broadcast  satellite  systems.  The  participants  will  address  questions  relating  to  the  ability  of  multichannel  video  programming  distributors 
 (“  MVPDs”)  to  provide  a  la  carte  offerings  to  customers  on  a  voluntary  basis.  The  speakers  will  explore  the  implications  of  such  offerings  for  consumer  prices,  broadcast  programming 
 retransmission  consent,  programming  diversity,  and  MVPDs  in  rural  and  small  markets.  Further  details  will  be  released  as  they  become  available. 


 The  event  will  be  held  from  9:  00  a.  m.  to  4:  30  p.  m.  at  the  Federal  Communications  Commission  in  the  Commission  Meeting  Room  at  445  12  th  Street,  S.  W.,  Washington,  D.  C.  A 
 recording  of  the  symposium  will  be  included  in  MB  Docket  No.  04-  207. 
 Open  captioning  will  be  provided  and  other  reasonable  accommodations  for  people  with  disabilities  are  available  upon  request.  Requests  should  include  a  description  of  the 
 accommodation  needed,  as  well  as  contact  information  should  additional  information  be  required.  All  requests  will  be  accepted  and  every  effort  will  be  made  to  fulfill  them,  although  timing 
 considerations  may  make  that  impossible  in  some  cases.  Send  requests  via  e-  mail  to  fcc504@  fcc.  gov,  or  call  the  Consumer  &  Governmental  Affairs  Bureau: 


 For  sign  language  interpreters,  CART,  and  other  reasonable  accommodations:  202-  418-  0530  (voice),  202-  418-  0432  (TTY). 
 For  accessible  format  materials  (Braille,  large  print,  electronic  files,  and  audio  format):  202-  418-  0531  (voice),  202-  418-  7365  (TTY). 
 A  live  audiocast  of  the  symposium  will  be  available  at  the  FCC’s  website  at  www.  fcc.  gov  on  a  first-  come,  first-  served  basis. 
 Press  inquiries  should  be  directed  to  Suzon  Cameron  at  202-  418-  1916. 
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