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 PUBLIC  NOTICE  FEDERAL  COMMUNICATIONS  COMMISSION  445  12th  St.  SW  WASHINGTON,  D.  C.  20554 
 News  media  information  202/  418-  0500  Fax-  On-  Demand  202/  418-  2830  Internet:  http://  www.  fcc.  gov 
 DA  00-  2738 
 Released:  December  5,  2000 


 CONCLUDING  MEETING  OF  THE  FIRST  TECHNOLOGICAL  ADVISORY  COUNCIL 
 The  Technological  Advisory  Council  ("  Council"),  as  constituted  under  its  initial  charter,  will  hold 
 its  seventh  and  concluding  meeting  on  Wednesday,  December  6,  at  10:  00  a.  m.  at  the  Federal 
 Communications  Commission,  445  12th  St.  S.  W.,  Room  TW-  C305,  Washington,  D.  C.  The 
 Council  was  established  by  the  Federal  Communications  Commission  to  enable  a  wide  array  of 
 distinguished  technologists  from  industry,  academia,  government,  and  the  public  to  provide 
 recommendations  to  the  FCC  concerning  technological  developments  in  the  communications 
 industry.  The  Council  will  be  rechartered  with  additions  to  its  membership  in  2001. 


 At  this  meeting,  Dale  Hatfield  will  speak  on  the  accomplishments  and  on  the  rechartering  of  the 
 Council.  Jules  Bellisio  will  speak  on  the  funding  of  the  noise  floor  study.  Paul  Kolodzy  will  speak  on 
 spectrum  issues.  Charles  Jackson  will  present  the  report  of  the  Spectrum  Focus  Group.  Gregg 
 Vanderheiden  will  report  on  the  Access  to  Telecommunications  by  Persons  with  Disabilities  Focus 
 Group.  And  Marvin  Sirbu  will  present  the  report  of  the  Interconnection  and  Network  Access  Focus 
 Group. 


 The  Council  may  also  consider  such  other  issues  as  may  come  before  the  Council  at  the  meeting. 
 Members  of  the  general  public  may  attend.  Admittance,  however,  will  be  limited  to  the  seating 
 available.  Brief  oral  comments  to  the  Council  may  be  made  with  prior  notice  to,  and  approval  by, 
 the  Federal  Communications  Commission's  Designated  Federal  Officer  for  the  Technological  Advisory  Council,  David  Farber  (e-  mail:  DFARBER@  FCC.  GOV). 


 For  further  information,  contact  Kent  Nilsson  at  202-  418-  0845  or  TTY  202-  418-  2989. 
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