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11/01/04
Notice to Entities Delinquent in Debt Owed to the FCC
As a reminder, effective November 1, 2004, the Federal
Communications Commission (FCC)
will implement its new rules further implementing the Debt
Collection Improvement Act of 1996 (DCIA). The new rules will
have an impact on anyone doing business with the FCC who is
delinquent in debt owed to the agency.
The new rule, found at 47 C.F.R. ยง1.1910 and commonly referred
to as the "red light rule," provides that anyone filing an
application or seeking a benefit from the Commission or one of
its components who is delinquent in debts owed to the
Commission, will be barred from receiving a license or other
benefit until the delinquency has been resolved. The Pooling
Administrator has been advised by the FCC that the term "other
benefit" includes thousands-blocks.
To access the full Public Notice,
click here. This rule impacts the assignment of numbering
resources to service providers. The PA is providing this notice
in order to permit service providers the opportunity to address
any issues concerning payments to the FCC prior to November 1,
2004.
RED LIGHT RULE. (FCC No. 04-230). OMD. Contact: Regina Dorsey at
(202) 418-1993, email:
Regina.Dorsey@fcc.gov