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may by order provide showing (i) the number of each such patent, and (ii) the pertinent claims therein.
(b) On or before August 19, 1949, any interested persons desiring to submit written comments (including data, views or arguments) in opposition to comments or counterproposals filed with respect to the Commission’s proposals herein may file such opposing comments, which must be accompanied by supporting engineering statements. Oppositions to counterproposals will not be accepted by the Commission if such oppositions advance any new proposals, nor will they be accepted after August 19, 1949, unless a later date is provided by Commission order.
(c) In accordance with Section 1.764 of the Commission’s Rules and Regulations, an original and 14 copies of such written comment, statement or exhibit shall be filed with the Commission.
15. (a) Notice is hereby given that a hearing will be held in the above-entitled matters, before the Commission en banc, commencing on August 29, 1949, at 10:00 a. m. in Washington, D. C., (at a place to be designated by subsequent notice) for the purpose of hearing testimony and receiving evidence regarding the Commission’s proposals, such other proposals as are duly and timely filed by interested persons, and such other evidence as the Commission may consider desirable and pertinent. Any interested person who has filed written comments (including data, views or arguments) in accordance with the provisions of Paragraph 14 herein may participate in said hearing. The Commission reserves the right to require the presentation of evidence on any matter pertinent to this hearing by any person whether or not such person has filed a statement or comments. In order to expedite the conduct of the hearing and to enable all parties to be fully prepared in advance thereof, it is urged that every effort be made by interested parties to file 10 copies of their proposed exhibits at least 5 days prior to the date of hearing. Amendments and supplements to the exhibits should be filed as soon as possible prior to the hearing.
(b) Comments and statements directed toward specific allocations in the Commission’s proposed “Table” in Section 3.606 of the Commission’s Rules and Regulations shall show not only the effect which the proposals in said comments and statements will have on the service in the particular communities involved but also the overall effect thereof with specific reference to the priorities set forth in Section III-A-1 in Appendix A herein.
(c) Persons who have failed to file timely written comments or statements as required by paragraphs 14 and 15 herein will not be permitted to adduce testimony or to offer any exhibits in evidence at the hearing, nor will such persons be permitted to cross-examine any of the witnesses appearing at the hearing.
(d) In view of the comprehensive nature of the proceedings herein and the desirability of concluding the hear
ing as soon as possible, it is requested that parties incorporate as much evidence as is practicable in the exhibits which they plan to submit. In this connection participants will be required to submit at the hearing at least 20 copies of each exhibit to the Commission. In addition, participants should plan, if possible, to have available 100 additional copies of each exhibit for distribution to interested persons.
(e) In appropriate instances the Commission will permit participants at the hearing to incorporate by reference portions of the records of prior hearings provided that notice of intention to make such offer at the hearing is set forth in the written comments filed by the offering party and that the docket number and transcript pages are specifically identified in said written comments,
16. Following the closing of the record and the conclusion of oral arguments, the Commission upon consideration of all proposals, counterproposals, and evidence in this proceeding will adopt such rules, regulations and standards, as will best serve the public interest, convenience or necessity.
17. Persons who are contemplating filing applications for new television broadcast stations, or filing amendments to pending applications for new television broadcast stations, are requested to postpone the filing of such applications or amendments pending a final determination on the rules, standards and allocations proposed in this proceeding. Upon the issuance of final rules, standards and allocations in this proceeding, the Commission will issue an announcement providing a reasonable period of time during which new applications may be filed and pending applications may be amended, in conformity with the new rules, standards and allocations. Applicants are requested to comply with this paragraph in order to eliminate unnecessary administrative effort and to save themselves the possibly needless expense of preparing and filing applications and amendments which may not be in conformity with the rules, standards and allocations as finally adopted.
18. A copy of this Notice will be mailed to each person who appeared in Part I of the proceedings in the aboveentitled matters. Subsequent notices will be served only on persons who participate in the proceedings herein in accordance with the provisions of paragraphs 14 and 15 of this Notice.
19. Authority to issue the proposals herein is vested in the Commission by Sections 4(i), 301, 303(b), (c), (d), (e), (f), (g), (h), (r), and 307 (b) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended.
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[Comr. Hennock, in separate view, stated that Commission “must take a vigorous and affirmative lead” in establishing a non-commercial educational television service.]
Appendix A
Proposals Regarding Rules and Standards
The Commission proposes to amend its Rules and Regulations and Standards of Good Engineering Practice Concerning Television Broadcast Stations so as to accomplish the matters set forth below:
I. Number of Channels
A. In addition to the twelve VHF six me channels presently assigned (numbered 2 through 13) for television broadcasting, the Commission proposes to add an additional 42 six me channels which will be numbered consecutively channels 14 through 55. Channel 14 will begin at approximately 470 me or 500 me depending upon the action to be taken by the Commission with respect to the request of the Bell Telephone Laboratories, Inc., for
space in the UHF band for a broad-band system of Mobile Communications (See Order of May 25, 1949 — FCC 49-729). The remaining channels will be in a continuous band immediately contiguous to Channel 14; 32 of these channels will be used for Metropolitan stations and 10 for Community Stations.
B. The balance of the band which is allocated to experimental television broadcasting will remain available for further experimentation in television broadcasting.
II. 'Transmission Standards
A. The Commission proposes that the Transmission Standards for channels 14 through 55 as well as for
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