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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-  646 
 Released:  March  6,  2003 


 HOMELAND  SECURITY:  NETWORK  RELIABILITY  AND  INTEROPERABILITY  COUNCIL  TO  HOLD  MEETING  TO  CONSIDER  RECOMMENDATIONS  FOR  SERVICE 
 CONTINUITY  AND  DISASTER  RECOVERY 


 The  Network  Reliability  and  Interoperability  Council  ("  Council")  will  be  held  Friday,  March  14,  2003,  at  10:  00  a.  m.  at  the  Federal  Communications  Commission,  Room  TW-  C305,  445  12th 
 Street,  S.  W.,  Washington,  D.  C.  20554. 
 The  Council  will  consider  recommendations  to  facilitate  service  continuity  and  disaster  recovery  in  the  event  of  an  attack  on  the  nation’s  communications  infrastructure.  The  Council  will 
 consider  best  practices  for  network  restoration  and  disaster  recovery/  business  continuity  and  receive  progress  reports  from  various  focus  groups,  including  a  report  on  public  safety. 


 The  Council  was  established  by  the  Federal  Communications  Commission  to  bring  together  leaders  of  the  telecommunications  industry  and  telecommunications  experts  from  academic, 
 consumer  and  other  organizations  to  explore  and  recommend  measures  that  will  enhance  network  reliability  and  security. 


 Members  of  the  general  public  may  attend  the  meeting.  The  Federal  Communications  Commission  will  attempt  to  accommodate  as  many  people  as  possible.  Admittance,  however, 
 will  be  limited  to  the  seating  available.  The  public  may  submit  written  comments  before  the  meeting  to  Jeffery  Goldthorp,  the  Commission's  Designated  Federal  Officer  for  the  Network 
 Reliability  and  Interoperability  Council. 
 For  further  information  contact  Jeffery  Goldthorp,  202-  418-  1096  voice,  202-  418-  2989  TTY,  or  jgoldtho@  fcc.  gov.  Real  Audio  and  streaming  video  access  to  the  meeting  will  be  available 
 through  the  Commission’s  website  http://  www.  fcc.  gov. 
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