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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  05-  2968  RELEASED:  November  16,  2005 
 NETWORK  RELIABILITY  AND  INTEROPERABILITY  COUNCIL  TO  HOLD  MEETING 
 The  FCC’s  Network  Reliability  and  Interoperability  Council  will  hold  the  last  meeting  under  the  Council’s  current  charter  on  Friday,  December  16,  2005,  from  9:  00  am  to  11:  00  am  at  the  Federal  Communications 
 Commission,  in  the  Commission  Meeting  Room  at  445  12th  Street,  S.  W.,  Washington,  D.  C.  20554. 
 The  Council  originally  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. 
 At  this  sixth  and  last  meeting  under  the  Council’s  current  charter,  the  Council  will  review  recommendations  from  its  focus  groups,  including  best  practices  for  addressing  near-  term  E911  issues,  final  recommendations  for 
 next  generation  E911  architectures  and  transition  issues,  new  best  practices  for  improving  the  reliability  of  E911  networks  and  services,  target  network  architectures  for  communications  with  emergency  services  personnel,  and 
 best  practices  for  network  security. 
 Members  of  the  general  public  may  attend  to  observe  the  meeting.  The  Federal  Communications  Commission  will  attempt  to  accommodate  as  many  people  as  possible.  Admittance,  however,  will  be  limited  to  the  seating 
 available.  Unless  so  requested  by  the  Council’s  Chair,  there  will  be  no  public  oral  participation,  but  the  public  may  submit  written  comments  to  Jeffery  Goldthorp,  the  Federal  Communications  Commission’s  Designated 
 Federal  Officer  for  the  Network  Reliability  and  Interoperability  Council,  before  the  meeting.  Mr.  Goldthorp’s  U.  S.  Postal  Service  mail  address  is  Jeffery  Goldthorp,  Chief,  Network  Technology  Division,  Office  of 
 Engineering  and  Technology,  Federal  Communications  Commission,  445  12th  Street,  SW.,  Room  7-  A325,  Washington,  DC  20554.  Mr.  Goldthorp’s  e-  mail  address  is  Jeffery.  Goldthorp@  fcc.  gov. 


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 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,  202-  418-  1096  (voice),  202-  418-  2989  (tty).  Real  Audio  and  streaming  video  access  to  the  meeting  will  be  available  at  http://  www.  fcc.  gov. 
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