PUBLIC NOTICE Federal Communications Commission 445 12th St., S.W. Washington, D.C. 20554 News Media Information 202 / 418-0500 Internet: http://www.fcc.gov TTY: 1-888-835-5322 DA 07-3971 Released: September 20, 2007 ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON DIVERSITY FOR COMMUNICATIONS IN THE DIGITAL AGE TO HOLD MEETING THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2007 Washington, D.C. – The Advisory Committee on Diversity for Communications in the Digital Age is scheduled to meet on Thursday, September 27, 2007. The meeting will begin at 10:00 a.m. at the Federal Communications Commission, in the Commission Meeting Room at 445 12th Street, S.W., Washington, D.C. The meeting’s agenda will include interim reports from the Diversity Committee’s three subcommittees regarding progress towards the final report to the Commission: Access to Capital, New Technologies, and Outreach. The reports will be followed by group discussion. The Advisory Committee on Diversity for Communications in the Digital Age was rechartered by FCC Chairman Kevin Martin. Its mission is to provide guidance to the Commission on policies and practices that could increase the diversity of ownership and could create opportunities for minorities and women to advance to managerial positions in the communications sector as well as other related sectors of the economy. The Committee will make reports and recommendations concerning the need for any guidelines, incentives, regulations or other policy approaches to promote diversity of participation in the communications sector. It will also develop a description of best practices within the communications sector for promoting diversity of participation. Further details about the Committee are posted on the FCC website at: http://www.fcc.gov/DiversityFAC/. Members of the general public may attend the meeting. - FCC - FCC Contact: Barbara Kreisman (202) 418-1600