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 PUBLIC  NOTICE  Federal  Communications  Commission  445  12th  St.,  S.  W.  Washington,  D.  C.  20554 
 September  23,  2004 
 FCC  ANNOUNCES  ADDITIONAL  TOOL  TO  FACILITATE  DEBT  COLLECTION  IMPROVEMENT  ACT  (DCIA)  COMPLIANCE; 
 URGES  PUBLIC  TO  VERIFY  CORES  DATABASE  INFORMATION 


 New  Red  Light  Display  (RLD)  System 
 The  FCC  is  pleased  to  announce  the  availability  of  a  new  Red  Light  Display  (RLD)  System  available  through  the  FCC’s  website  to  enable  entities  to  determine  if  they  are  delinquent  in  the 
 payment  of  debts  owed  to  the  FCC. 
 The  RLD  System  can  be  accessed  at  <www.  fcc.  gov/  redlight>  It  is  a  secure  system  that  allows  individuals  and  entities  to  check  if  they  are  delinquent  in  the  payment  of  any  debts  owed  to  the 
 FCC.  Entities  and  individuals  can  only  obtain  their  own  records,  and  to  do  so  must  use  their  unique  FCC  Registration  Numbers  (FRN)  and  individual  CORES  passwords. 


 This  will  be  an  important  tool  for  doing  business  with  the  FCC  after  October  1,  2004,  when  the  FCC’s  newly-  adopted  red  light  rule  goes  into  effect.  The  red  light  rule—  adopted  to  facilitate 
 implementation  of  the  DCIA--  provides  that  anyone  delinquent  in  non-  tax  debts  to  the  Commission  who  files  an  application  or  other  request  for  a  benefit  will  be  unable  to  obtain  action 
 from  the  FCC  until  the  delinquent  debts  have  been  paid  in  full  or  other  satisfactory  arrangements  have  been  made.  Failure  to  resolve  an  outstanding  delinquent  debt  within  30  days  of  being 
 notified  that  a  filing  has  triggered  a  red  light  will  result  in  dismissal  of  the  application  or  request  for  benefit. 


 Entities  Urged  To  Check  Accuracy  of  CORES  Database  Information 
 If  you  owe  a  delinquent  debt  to  the  FCC  (or  shares  a  Taxpayer  Identification  Number  with  another  entity  that  has  an  outstanding  delinquent  debt)  and  file  an  application  or  other  request  for 


 benefits  after  October  1,  you  will  receive  a  letter  notification  that  you  are  ineligible  for  benefits.  The  notification  will  be  sent  to  the  address  of  record  in  the  Commission’s  CORES  database.  To 
 ensure  that  these  important  notices  are  sent  to  the  proper  place,  we  encourage  all  entities  doing  business  with  the  agency  to  check  the  contact  information  listed  in  CORES  and  to  update  it  if 
 necessary. 


 News  media  information  202  /  418-  0500  Fax-  On-  Demand  202  /  418-  2830 
 TTY  202  /  418-  2555  Internet:  http://  www.  fcc.  gov 
 ftp.  fcc.  gov 
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 If  you  have  further  questions  concerning  the  RLD  System  or  how  to  change  information  in  CORES,  please  contact  the  CORES  Help  Desk  at  1-  877-  480-  3201. 
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