[KL7AA] Your action is needed on BPL issue
Jim Larsen
[email protected]
Wed, 13 Aug 2003 22:06:15 -0800
Subject: Your action is needed on BPL issue
Following is extracted from a post on another mailing list, which requests
YOUR ACTION.
The deadline is August 20, so put your opinion to FCC as soon as you can!
73, Jim
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How to E-Mail Comments to the FCC on the Notice of Inquiry for BPL
If you are concerned with the Broadband over Power Line (BPL) interference
issue and have wondered how to E-Mail comments to the FCC, please read on.
If you want to know more about BPL, please visit the ARRL web page at
http://www.arrl.org/ and download the video prepared by Ed,Hare W1RFI.
Appended to this message are instruction notes from the FCC, two examples
and a template you can copy/paste into your email program. The FCC is very
picky about the format for incoming Electronic Comment Filing System (ECFS)
E-Mail messages. I suggest you go to school on the format examples. One
example came from the FCC and the other is a copy of my comments submitted
to the FCC on the Broadband over Power Line Notice of Inquiry. Note the
quote of the FCC's E-Mail acceptance of my comment. My example is for
FORMAT ONLY. Please edit and change the <tagged> data and text to express
your comments to the FCC on this topic.
Per the 8-Aug-03 ARRL Letter (Vol 22, No 31), the due date for comments on
the Notice of Inquiry has been extended to August 20, 2003. Use the Notice
of Inquiry number in the AA5VU example for the <PROCEEDING> number and be
careful on how you enter the <DATE> of your filing.
If you have problems, visit http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/ecfs/ to find out more
about the FCC's Electronic Comment Filing System (ECFS).
Again, the deadline for comments on ET Docket No. 03-104 for BPL has been
extended to August 20, 2003.
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FCC Email submission rules:
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** Email submissions must adhere to the format of the
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** Email Filings must be accompanied by information
** containing the ECFS Document Index Terms. For automated processing
** via email, this must be computer readable. For this, you must use
** a free-format, computer-readable form, as described below,
** using SGML tags.
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** The requested info is to be placed after the text in angle brackets.
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** The tagged info should be contained on a single line.
** Change the text after the brackets.
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** <PROCEEDING>, <NAME>, <ADDRESS1>, <CITY>, <STATE>, <ZIP>,
** <DOCUMENT-TYPE>, and <TEXT> are required.
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** List of DOCUMENT TYPES:
** CO COMMENT
** ER ERRATUM
** MN MOTION
** PR PETITION FOR RECONSIDERATION
** RC REPLY TO COMMENTS
** RL REPLY
** RQ REQUEST
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** To enable you to file electronically, please complete the required
** "City" and "Zip Code" fields. Type in "DC" as the state and "00000"
** as the zip.
<PROCEEDING> PUT-DOCKET-NUMBER or RULEMAKING-NUMBER HERE
<DATE> FILED-DATE-IN-MM/DD/YY-FORMAT
<NAME> APPLICANT-OR-PETITIONER-NAME
<ADDRESS1> ADDRESS
<ADDRESS2> ADDRESS
<CITY> CITY
<STATE> TWO-LETTER-STATE-CODE
<ZIP> ZIPCODE
<LAW-FIRM> LAW-FIRM
<ATTORNEY> LAWYER-NAME
<FILE-NUMBER> FILE-NUMBER
<DOCUMENT-TYPE> TWO-LETTER-DOCUMENT-TYPE-CODE (See list of DOCUMENT
TYPES)
<PHONE-NUMBER> SENDER-PHONE-NUMBER
<DESCRIPTION> EMAIL-COMMENT
<CONTACT-EMAIL> EMAIL-ADDRESS-RESPONSE-DESTINATION
<TEXT> ACTUAL TEXT OF MESSAGE...
Dear FCC...
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Example 1 (individual):
<PROCEEDING> 00-221
<DATE> 6/12/01
<NAME> John P. Doe
<ADDRESS1> 123 Kennedy Drive
<ADDRESS2>
<CITY> Newark
<STATE> NJ
<ZIP> 07103
<LAW-FIRM>
<ATTORNEY>
<FILE-NUMBER>
<DOCUMENT-TYPE> RC
<PHONE-NUMBER> 973-555-7893
<DESCRIPTION> Email Comment
<CONTACT-EMAIL> [email protected]
<TEXT> Dear FCC,
I don't want to pay more for my phone. Please remove the surcharge and let
competition rule. Thank you.
Joe
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Template for your message:
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Subject: ECFS E-Mail Filing on ET Docket No. 03-104 on BPL
To: <[email protected]>
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ECFS - E-mail Filing
<PROCEEDING> 03-104
<DATE>
<NAME>
<ADDRESS1>
<ADDRESS2>
<CITY>
<STATE>
<ZIP>
<LAW-FIRM>
<ATTORNEY>
<FILE-NUMBER> see text below
<DOCUMENT-TYPE> CO
<PHONE-NUMBER>
<DESCRIPTION> Email Comment
<CONTACT-EMAIL>
<TEXT>
Dear FCC officer,
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The End!