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PUBLIC NOTICE
Federal Communications Commission 445 12th St., S.W. Washington, D.C. 20554
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DA 03- 3646 Released: November 17, 2003 FILING OF FCC ANNUAL DTV ANCILLARY/SUPPLEMENTARY SERVICES REPORT Each commercial and noncommercial educational digital television broadcast station (DTV) licensee is required to annually report whether its station provided ancillary or supplementary services at any time during the twelve-month period preceding September 30, 2003. A new FCC Form 317 (Annual DTV Ancillary/Supplementary Services Report for Digital Television Stations) has been approved by the Office of Management and Budget and is now available for use. FCC Form 317 is to be filed with the Commission on or before December 1, 2003. The new FCC Form 317 (November 2003 Edition) is available through the Internet. To retrieve the new form by using the Internet, access the FCC's Web Site at http://www.fcc.gov and click on the Forms link. Filing procedures for the submission of Form 317 in paper form are set forth in the Instructions to Form 317. The new Form 317 is also available for filing by using the Media Bureau Consolidated Database System (CDBS) electronic filing. This system will provide the public with the ability to fill out FCC Form 317 on-line via the Internet from the Media Bureau's Web Site, http://www.fcc.gov/mb, and to file it electronically with the Commission. Internet access to the CDBS requires a user to have, at a minimum, a browser such as Netscape version 3.04 or Internet Explorer version 3.51. A copy of FCC Form 317 (November 2003 Edition) is attached to this Public Notice. For further information, please contact James Brown at (202) 418-1600. By Chief: Media Bureau