June 8, 1998 Meeting Material Summary minutes Transcript Morning session Afternoon session Agenda Federal Register Notice

The sixth meeting of the Advisory Committee was held on Monday, June 8, 1998 at the Hotel Marquette in Minneapolis, MN. Agenda Summary minutes Transcript: Morning session Afternoon session RealAudio archive An unofficial summary of the sixth meeting has been prepared by the Benton Foundation and is available on the website of the Benton Foundation The following materials were distributed to Advisory Committee members in preparation for and at the meeting. Links are provided to documents available in electronic form. Draft Broadcaster Code of Conduct and History of the NAB Code (submitted by Cass R. Sunstein, University of Chicago Law School) U.S. Department of Justice letter to Senator Paul Simon regarding antitrust concerns and television violence provisions, (United States v. National Association of Broadcasters), November 29, 1993 (susbmitted by Cass R. Sunstein, University of Chicago Law School) The Report of the Subcommittee on Educational Programming (submitted by Frank Cruz, Corporation for Public Broadcasting) Definitions of Educational and Instructional Programming (submitted by Gigi Sohn, Media Access Project) Recommendations to the Advisory Committee on Public Interest Obligations of Digital Television Broadcasters - Strengthening Public Television for the Digital Age (submitted by Frank Cruz on behalf of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting) Core Recommendations of the Advisory Committee Outline (submitted by Norman Ornstein, American Enterprise Institute) A Proposal for a Minimum Level of Public Interest Requirements for All Stations and A Voluntary Broadcaster Code of Conduct (submitted by James F. Goodmon, Capitol Broadcasting Company) Public Interest Obligations of Broadcasters (submitted by James F. Goodmon, Capitol Broadcasting Company) Public Interest Programming Certification (submitted by Gigi Sohn, Media Access Project) Public comment submissions via electronic mail (April 11, 1998 -- June 1, 1998) Public comment from National Associations of Broadcasters (NAB) Louise Bouta, Well Mind Association of Minnesota Eric Skoglund, Minneapolis, MN Steven Clift, Minneapolis, MN Committee information, meeting minutes, and documents produced for and by the Committee are available on this site and can also be obtained by emailing piac@ntia.doc.gov, by calling 202-4828056, or by written request to: Karen Edwards Advisory Committee on Public Interest Obligations of Digital Television Broadcasters NTIA - Room 4720 U.S. Department of Commerce Washington, DC 20230 Return to PIAC homepage

UPDATED 7-23-98