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 PUBLIC  NOTICE  Federal  Communications  Commission  445  12  th  St.,  S.  W.  Washington,  D.  C.  20554  News  Media  Information  202  /  418-  0500  Internet:  http://  www.  fcc.  gov  TTY:  1-  888-  835-  5322 
 DA  03-  459 
 February  20,  2003 


 AGENDA  RELEASED  FOR  FCC’S  FEBRUARY  27  RICHMOND  FIELD  HEARING  ON  BROADCAST  OWNERSHIP 
 This  Public  Notice  is  to  announce  the  agenda  for  the  previously  announced  field  hearing  regarding  the  FCC’s  broadcast  ownership  rules  and  policies.  (see  Public  Notice  dated  January  23,  2003  (DA-  03-  175.)  Specifically, 
 the  hearing  is  scheduled  as  follows: 
 Date/  Time:  Thursday,  February  27,  2003  10:  00  AM  –  4:  00  PM 
 Location:  Greater  Richmond  Convention  Center  403  N.  Third  Street 
 Ballroom  Building,  Level  1,  Meeting  Room  15AB,  Richmond,  Virginia  23219 


 The  Commission  is  in  the  process  of  a  comprehensive  reexamination  of  its  broadcast  ownership  rules  (see  MB  Docket  No.  02-  277)  to  ensure  that  they  reflect  the  current  media  marketplace,  are  based  on  empirical  evidence, 
 and  are  analytically  consistent. 
 The  hearing  will  be  organized  into  three  panels,  each  of  which  will  focus  on  one  of  the  FCC’s  key  policy  goals  of  broadcast  regulation  –  diversity,  competition  and  localism.  The  panel  members  were  selected  with  the  goal 
 of  making  the  panels  balanced  and  informative,  and  include  representatives  from  consumer  groups,  industry  and  leading  academic  institutions.  After  each  panel,  there  will  be  an  opportunity  for  any  member  of  the  general 
 public  to  make  comments  during  “open  microphone”  sessions.  The  agenda  containing  a  list  of  panelists  is  attached. 


 Thomas  Krattenmaker  will  moderate  the  hearing.  Mr.  Krattenmaker  is  currently  Senior  Counsel  in  the  Washington  office  of  the  law  firm  Mintz,  Levin,  Cohn,  Ferris,  Glovsky  and  Popeo  PC,  where  he  specializes  in 
 telecommunications  transactions  and  antitrust  issues.  Before  joining  the  firm,  he  was  Director  of  Research  in  the  FCC’s  Office  of  Plans  and  Policy  under  Chairman  William  Kennard.  He  has  taught  and  written  extensively 
 on  constitutional  law,  antitrust  law  and  communications  law,  policy  and  regulation  in  positions  at  Georgetown  University,  the  College  of  William  and  Mary,  the  University  of  Connecticut  and  the  University  of  Natal  in 
 South  Africa. 
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 A  live  audiocast  of  the  hearing  will  be  available  through  the  FCC’s  Web  site  at  www.  fcc.  gov  on  a  first-  come,  first-  served  basis.  In  addition,  the  transcript  will  be  available  on  the  FCC  Web  site  within  14  business  days  of 
 the  hearing.  The  transcript  will  be  a  part  of  the  record  in  the  broadcast  ownership  rulemaking  proceeding. 
 Attendance  at  this  field  hearing  is  open  to  the  public.  Seating  will  be  available  on  a  first-  come,  first-  served  basis.  Requests  for  reasonable  accommodations  for  people  with  disabilities  should  be  made  by  sending  an  e-mail 
 to:  fcc504@  fcc.  gov.  Include  a  description  of  the  accommodation  you  will  need  including  as  much  detail  as  you  can.  Also  include  a  way  we  can  contact  you  if  we  need  more  information.  Make  your  request  as  early  as 
 possible;  please  allow  at  least  5  days  advance  notice.  Last  minute  requests  will  be  accepted,  but  may  be  impossible  to  fill.  Contact  the  following  Consumer  &  Governmental  Affairs  Bureau  staff:  for  sign  language 
 interpreters,  CART,  and  other  reasonable  accommodations,  contact  Helen  Chang,  202-  418-  0424  (voice),  202-  418-  0432  (TTY),  hchang@  fcc.  gov;  for  accessible  format  materials  (braille,  large  print,  electronic  files,  and 
 audio  format)  contact  Brian  Millin,  202-  418-  7426  (voice),  202-  418-  7365  (TTY),  bmillin@  fcc.  gov. 
 Interested  members  of  the  public  may  also  participate  in  this  proceeding  by  filing  comments  electronically  using  the  Commission’s  Electronic  Comment  Filing  System  (ECFS)  and  ECFS  Express  at  www.  fcc.  gov. 


 For  additional  information  contact:  Amelia  Brown,  Consumer  &  Governmental  Affairs  Bureau,  (202)  418-  1400.  News  Media  Contact:  Rosemary  Kimball  at  (202)  418-  0511. 
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