Sunshine Act Meeting; Open Commission Meeting, Thursday, January 20, 2000

The Federal Communications Commission will hold an Open Meeting on the subject listed below on Thursday, January 20, 2000, which is scheduled to commence at 9:30 a.m. in Room TW-C305, at 445 12th Street, S.W., Washington, D.C.

Item No., Bureau, and Subject

1—Mass Media—Title: Creation of Low Power Radio Service (MM Docket No. 99-25, RM's—9208 and 9242). Summary: The Commission will consider further action regarding the establishment of a low power FM radio service.

2—Mass Media—Title: Review of the Commission's Broadcast and Cable Equal Employment Opportunity Rules and Policies (MM Docket No. 98-204); and Termination of the EEO Streamlining Proceeding (MM Docket No. 96-16). Summary: The Commission will consider further action regarding equal employment opportunity rules and policies for broadcasters and cable entities, including multichannel video programming distributors.

Additional information concerning this meeting may be obtained from Maureen Peratino or David Fiske, Office of Media Relations, telephone number (202) 418-0500; TTY (202) 418-2555.

Copies of materials adopted at this meeting can be purchased from the FCC's duplicating contractor, International Transcription Services, Inc. (ITS, Inc.) at (202) 857-3800; fax (202) 857-3805 and 857-3184; or TTY (202) 293-8810. These copies are available in paper format and alternative media, including large print/type; digital disk; and audio tape. ITS may be reached by e-mail: its_inc@ix.netcom.com. Their Internet address is http://www.itsi.com.

This meeting can be viewed over George Mason University's Capitol Connection. The Capitol Connection also will carry the meeting live via the Internet. For information on these services call (703) 993-3100. The audio portion of the meeting will be broadcast live on the Internet via the FCC's Internet audio broadcast page at <http://www.fcc.gov/​realaudio/​>. The meeting can also be heard via telephone, for a fee, from National Narrowcast Network, telephone (202) 966-2211 or fax (202) 966-1770. Audio and video tapes of this meeting can be purchased from Infocus, 341 Victory Drive, Herndon, VA 20170, telephone (703) 834-0100; fax number (703) 834-0111.