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- 5 - television broadcast signals.' Comments were filed on January 29, 1986, and reply comment■ were filed on March 21, 1986. In their reply comments, the NAE, NCTIA and other parties submitted a compromise proposal for a new set of must -carry rules. The compromise would exclude cable systems with 20 or fewer activated channels from any mandatory carriage requirements. Systems with greater channel capacity would be required to carry a limited number of local television ■tati�ns which are located within 5C miles (as measured from the principal cable headend to the reference point of the station's city of license) and which receive a 2% share and 5% net weekly circulation in noncable homes by county. Duplicated stations, translators, low power and other passive signal repeaters would not have to be carried. If more than the required number of local stations were available, the operator would be permitted to select the stations to be carried, so long as all stations carried were transmitted in their entirety on the system's lowest -priced tier. The FCC has allowed interested parties until April 25, 1986 to comment on this compromise proposal. D. Equal Employment Opportunity As required by Section 634(d) of the Cable Act, the FCC has established a series of federal rules regarding the equal employment opportunity obligations of cable operators. Report and Order In the Mattai of Amendment of Part 76 of the Comm�ion s Ru:ee to or the cable communications Policy Act of 1984, MM Doc) No. 85-61 (released September 25, 1985) (hereinafter "EEO Order"). The rules address the following matters: (a) publicity regarding an operator's EEO program; (b) recruiting of minority and female applicants; (c) evaluation, -f amplc}ment patterns in light of the availability of minorities and women In the area; I In addition, the NAP and other parties have petitioned the Supreme Court for a writ of cart;orari to review the D.C. Circuit's decision. A