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 FOR  IMMEDIATE  RELEASE:  CONTACT:  Guy  Benson  at  December  23,  2004  g.  norman.  benson@  fcc.  gov 
 INSTRUCTIONS  ON  SUBMITTING  PUBLIC  COMMENTS  IN  THE  FCC’S  REVIEW  OF  THE  USE  OF  CELLULAR  TELEPHONES  ON  AIRBORNE  AIRCRAFT 
 (Docket  No.  WT  04-  435) 
 On  December  15,  2004,  the  Federal  Communications  Commission  voted  to  examine  whether  to  modify  its  rule  prohibiting  the  use  of  cellular  telephones  on  airborne  aircraft.  To 
 facilitate  the  submission  of  public  comments  in  the  upcoming  review  of  this  issue,  the  Commission  provides  the  following  instructions. 


 The  Commission  is  permitted  to  begin  accepting  public  comments  in  this  matter  as  soon  as  it  publicly  releases  the  full  text  of  its  Notice  of  Proposed  Rulemaking,  the  order  that 
 commences  this  review.  That  order  is  expected  to  be  released  mid-  January  2005,  and  will  be  posted  on  the  Commission’s  website.  Submissions,  including  e-  mails,  received  before  the 
 release  of  the  order  will  be  associated  with  the  proceeding,  but  will  not  necessarily  be  considered  in  the  record.  You  will  know  that  the  Commission  has  begun  accepting  comments 
 when  a  link  to  the  proceeding  is  available  through  “ECFS  Express.” 
 To  access  “ECFS  Express,”  go  to  www.  fcc.  gov,  and  click  on  “ECFS  Express”  on  the  left-hand  side  of  the  homepage.  You  will  be  directed  to  a  listing  of  a  number  of  the  Commission’s 
 proceedings.  Select  the  proceeding  regarding  the  review  of  the  ban  on  using  cellular  telephones  in-  flight,  and  you  will  be  directed  to  a  screen  where  you  will  be  asked  to  fill  in  your  contact 
 information  and  your  comments.  If  there  is  no  link  on  ECFS  Express  for  this  issue,  the  Commission  is  not  yet  accepting  comments,  so  please  try  again  at  a  later  date.  Once  the 
 Commission  begins  accepting  comments,  submissions  will  be  accepted  for  several  months. 
 More  extensive  comments  may  be  filed  through  the  regular  ECFS  process,  also  available  through  the  FCC’s  website.  All  public  comments  received  through  ECFS  are  viewable  by  the 
 general  public  at  any  time  through  the  website. 
 Those  who  do  not  wish  to  file  electronically  may  file  by  mailing  comments  to  the  Federal  Communications  Commission,  Washington,  DC  20554.  If  filing  by  mail,  you  must  clearly  state 
 the  docket  number  WT  04-  435  on  your  filing. 


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