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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  Fax-  On-  Demand  202  /  418-  2830  TTY  202  /  418-  2555  Internet:  http://  www.  fcc.  gov  ftp  fcc  gov 
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 RELEASED:  October  14,  2004 


 TECHNOLOGICAL  ADVISORY  COUNCIL  (“  TAC”)  TO  HOLD  MEETING,  WEDNESDAY,  OCTOBER  27,  2004 


 The  FCC's  Technological  Advisory  Council  will  hold  a  meeting  on  Wednesday,  October  27,  2004  at  10:  00  a.  m.  in  the  Commission  Meeting  Room,  TW-  C305  at  445  12th  Street  S.  W.,  Washington,  D.  C. 
 The  Council  was  formed  to  provide  the  Commission  with  technical  insights  concerning  innovations  in  communications  and  related  industries.  The  Council  is  a  Federal  Advisory  Committee  and  is  comprised 
 of  a  broad  array  of  well-  known  technologists  and  chaired  by  Dr.  Robert  Lucky.  At  this  seventh  meeting  of  the  Technological  Advisory  Council  III,  the  Council  will  discuss  the  current  state-  of-  the  art  of  Ultra 
 Wide  Band  (UWB),  planned  applications,  and  product  roadmaps  for  the  applications,  and  challenges.  Invited  speakers  from  the  Multiband  OFDM  Alliance  (MBOA)  and  UWB  Forum  will  present  live 
 demonstrations  of  alternative  UWB  technologies:  multiband  OFDM  and  DSC-  SS.  The  agenda  is  attached. 


 Members  of  the  general  public  may  attend  to  observe  the  meeting.  The  Federal  Communications  Commission  will  attempt  to  accommodate  as  many  persons  as  possible.  Admittance,  however,  will  be 
 limited  to  the  seating  available.  There  will  be  no  public  oral  participation  unless  requested  by  the  Chair,  but  the  public  may  submit  written  comments  to  Jeffery  Goldthorp,  the  Federal  Communications 
 Commission’s  Designated  Federal  Officer  for  the  Technological  Advisory  Council,  before  the  meeting.  Mr.  Goldthorp’s  e-  mail  address  is  Jeffery.  Goldthorp@  fcc.  gov  and  Mr.  Goldthorp’s  U.  S.  Postal  Service 
 mail  delivery  address  is  Federal  Communications  Commission,  445  12  th  Street,  SW.,  Room  7-  A325,  Washington,  DC  20554. 


 Open  captioning  will  be  provided  for  this  event.  Other  reasonable  accommodations  for  people  with  disabilities  are  available  upon  request.  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.  Send  an  e-  mail  to  fcc504@  fcc.  gov  or  call  the  Consumer  &  Governmental  Affairs  Bureau: 
 For  sign  language  interpreters,  CART,  and  other  reasonable  accommodations:  202-  418-  0530  (voice),  202-  418-  0432  (tty) 
 For  accessible  format  materials  (braille,  large  print,  electronic  files,  and  audio  format):  202-  418-  0531  (voice),  202-  418-  7365  (tty) 


 For  further  information,  contact  Jeffery  Goldthorp  at  202-  418-  1096  voice,  202-  418-  2989  TTY,  202-  418-  1944  FAX.  RealAudio  access  to  the  meeting  and  other  information  about  the  Technological  Advisory 
 Council  may  be  obtained  through  the  Commission’s  web  site  http://  www.  fcc.  gov. 
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 TECHNOLOGICAL  ADVISORY  COUNCIL  III 
 Agenda  –Seventh  Meeting  Wednesday,  October  27,  2004 
 Federal  Communications  Commission  Meeting  Room  The  Portals,  445  12th  Street,  SW 
 Washington,  D.  C. 


 10:  00  AM-  Opening  Jeffery  Goldthorp,  DFO  (FCC  Designated  Federal  Officer) 
 10:  05-  Introductions  and  Commission  Representatives,  Opening  Remarks  Robert  Lucky,  Chairman, 
 and  TAC  Members 
 10:  15-  Framework  for  Considering  Nitin  Shah,  Consultant,  the  Cost  of  Interference  Broadband\  Mobile\  Wireless 


 Focus  Topic:  Ultrawideband  Technology,  Ted  Rappaport,  Organizer 
 10:  45-  Introduction  and  Overview  Ted  Rappaport,  WNCG,  University  of  Texas  at  Austin 


 11:  00-  An  UWB  Vision  and  Roadmap  Neeraj  Srivastava,  Dell  Inc. 
 11:  30-  UWB  Handset  of  the  Future  Phil  Gilchrist,  Motorola  Corp. 


 12:  00  -  1:  00  PM  -Break- 
 1:  00-  Consumer  Electronics  and  John  Card  II,  EchoStar  Home  Wireless  Communications  Corp., 
 ChairR7  WG7 
 1:  45-  eMedia  Initiative  and  Stephen  Wood,  Intel  Corp.  Multiband  OFDM  Alliance 
 (with  Demonstration) 
 2:  30-  UWB  DS-  SS  and  UWB  Alliance  John  McCorkle,  Freescale  (with  Demonstration)  Semiconductor,  Inc. 


 3:  00  PM-  Adjourn  Jeffery  Goldthorp,  DFO 
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