FCC's Electronic Comment Filing System (ECFS) 2.0 Launch

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Date: Oct 23 2009 - 9:30am - 11:00am

FCC's Electronic Comment Filing System (ECFS) 2.0 Launch

Federal Communication Commission
Friday, October 23, 2009
9:30 to 11:00 AM
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-293952A1.doc

The Federal Communication Commission has "upgraded and enhanced" its Electronic Comment Filing System (ECFS) and will present the changes at a public forum at FCC Headquarters on Friday, October 23, from 9:30 to 11:00 AM. The presentation will be held in the Commission Meeting Room. With the 2.0 upgrade, ECFS will including many new features, including fully Section 508 compliance; the ability for users to file multiple documents to multiple rulemakings in a single submission; advanced search and query of rulemakings; ability to extract comments; RSS (Really Simple Syndication) feeds; and the ability to export data results to Excel or PDF formats. The FCC will hold a public presentation on Friday, October 23, from 9:30 to 11:00 AM in the Commission Hearing Room to provide information about the upgraded system and to give citizens an opportunity to discuss the future uses and capabilities of the FCC's comment filing system. The presentation will be conducted by Bill Cline, Chief of the Reference Information Center.