From a May 2004 FIL:
While institutions’ use of FDICconnect is still voluntary, the FDIC encourages all financial institutions that have not yet registered to do so. Please note that while an institution may have provided its Summary of Deposits data or participated in a post-exam survey using FDICconnect, it may not yet have registered for continued access to the system.
For more information, please call the FDICconnect team toll-free at 1-877-275-3342 (Option 5 on the Bankers’ Menu), or click on the FDICconnect link at
www.fdic.gov on the Quick Links for Bankers page.
For your reference, FDIC Financial Institution Letters may be accessed on the FDIC's Web site at
http://www.fdic.gov/news/news/financial/2004/index.html. To learn how to automatically receive FDIC Financial Institution Letters through e-mail, please visit
www.fdic.gov/news/news/announcements/index.html.