PUBLIC NOTICE
Federal Communications Commission
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Washington, D.C. 20554
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 DA 11-207
 Released:  February 3, 2011
FCC TO HOLD BROADBAND ACCELERATION CONFERENCE
Reducing Regulatory Barriers to Spur Broadband Buildout 
Washington, D.C. – On February 9, 2011, the Federal Communications Commission will take 
another step to further the goal of connecting all parts of America to the digital age by convening leaders 
from federal, state and local governments, broadband providers, telecommunications carriers, tower 
companies, equipment suppliers, and utility companies to identify opportunities to remove regulatory and 
other barriers to broadband buildout.  
Participants will discuss creative approaches that have been utilized to overcome challenges and 
foster cooperative, win-win situations in rights-of-way, pole attachment and tower sitings.  The 
conference also will explore how innovative technologies and applications, such as smart grid and 
intelligent transportation systems, and forward-looking policies, such as “dig once” mandates and 
leveraging public infrastructure to increase wireless communication capacity, can spur broadband 
deployment and drive economic growth and job creation.  
Speakers will include Phil Weiser, Senior Advisor to the National Economic Council, Director 
for Technology and Innovation; Peter Appel, Administrator, Research and Innovative Technology 
Administration (RITA), Department of Transportation; and Scott Blake Harris, General Counsel of the 
Department of Energy.
The conference is scheduled to begin at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, February 9, 2011 in the 
Commission Meeting Room (TW-C305), 445 12th Street, S.W., Washington, D.C.  The conference will be 
free and open to the public.  Due to limited seating, those attending are asked to pre-register by submitting 
their name, title, organizational affiliation and contact information to broadband@fcc.gov.  The 
conference will be webcast live at http://reboot.fcc.gov/live/ and questions during the event can be sent to 
broadband@fcc.gov or using the hashtag #broadbandnow on Twitter.
Reasonable accommodations for people with disabilities are available upon request.  The request 
should include a detailed description of the accommodation needed and contact information.  We ask that 
requests for accommodations be made as soon as possible in order to allow the agency to satisfy such 
requests whenever possible.  Send an email to fcc504@fcc.gov or call the Consumer and Governmental 
Affairs Bureau at 202-418-0530 (voice), 202-418-0432 (TTY).
For questions or inquiries about the conference, please contact Wesley Platt, 202-418-2821, 
Wesley.Platt@fcc.gov or Claudia Pabo, 202-418-1595, Claudia.Pabo@fcc.gov.  
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