Abundant Life Christian Center

Walter Hallam
Pastor

Abundant Life
School of Ministry
ALSOM

Abundant Life
Christian School
ALCS

Abundant Life
Ministry Fellowship
ALMOND

Abundant Life
Evangelistic
Media Ministry
ALEMM

Abundant Life
Outreach
Ministries
* Crusades
* Street Reach
* Jail Ministry
* Nursing Home


601 Delany
La Marque, Texas
77568

Telephone:
(409) 935-1606

Fax:
(409) 935-8698


December 12, 2003

Federal Communications Commission
Attn: Secretary's Office
Closed Captioning
445 12th Street, S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20554

RE:  REQUEST FOR EXEMPTION FROM COMMISSION'S CLOSED CAPTIONING RULES

Walter Hallam Ministries / Abundant Life Christian Center respectfully submits 
this petition requesting exemption from the closed captioning requirements, 
under Section 79.1 of the Commission's rules, 47 C.F.R. & 79.1.  Walter Hallam 
Ministries / Abundant Life Christian Center believe their program Abundant 
Life Today qualifies for this exemption for the following reasons. 

Part 79.1 Section (D)
Item (8) Abundant Life Today is locally produced and distributed non-news 
program with no repeat value.  The program is of local public interest, is not 
a news program, and the "electronic news room" technique of captioning is 
unavailable. 

Part 79.1 Section (F)
Compliance would impose an undue burden to Walter Hallam Ministries / Abundant 
Life Christian Center for the following reasons: 

(1) It would be necessary to send the programs to an outside source for 
captioning.  This would impact meeting airdate deadlines and the added 
production cost would make production unaffordable. 

(2) Walter Hallam Ministries / Abundant Life Christian Center is self-funded 
and the added cost would be an undue burden on the Ministry at this time. 

Walter Hallam Ministries is an outreach ministry of Abundant Life Christian 
Center whose sole purpose is to share the abundant life we have through Jesus 
Christ with our local community. 

Again we respectfully request that Walter Hallam Ministries / Abundant Life 
Christian Center be exempted from the closed captioning requirement for the 
above stated reasons.  We may be reached at: 

Walter Hallam Ministries / Abundant Life Christian Center
Attn: Jim Walker, Business Administrator
601 Delany Road, La Marque, TX 77568
Tel: 409-935-1606, Fax: 409-935-8698
E-mail: Jim@ALCC.Org

Respectfully,

/s/
Jim Walker, Business Administrator
Abundant Life Christian Center