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 14-106 Released: January 30, 2014 INCENTIVE AUCTION TASK FORCE ANNOUNCES DATE FOR WORKSHOPS ON FEASIBILITY CHECKING AND INTER-SERVICE INTERFERENCE GN Docket No. 12-268 As part of the Learn Everything About Reverse Auctions Now Program (LEARN), the Incentive Auction Task Force will host two workshops on Friday, February 21, 2014, at FCC Headquarters in Washington, D.C. The workshops, scheduled from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., and 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m., will focus on technical issues related to the incentive auction. In the morning, Commission staff and its outside auction design experts will discuss methods of performing “feasibility checks” during the repacking component of the upcoming incentive auction. 1 In addition, presenters will provide more information about open source software that could be used to perform feasibility checks, and share preliminary results from feasibility checking simulations. In the afternoon, Commission staff will discuss a methodology for predicting potential interference between broadcast television and licensed wireless services after repacking. 2 This session will include a presentation by the Office of Engineering and Technology (OET) . There will be an opportunity for attendees to ask questions after each session. The workshops will be held in the Commission Meeting Room at FCC Headquarters and are free and open to the public. For those unable to attend in person, please RSVP to Cecilia Sulhoff (Cecilia.Sulhoff@fcc.gov) for WebEx login information. More details about these events will be provided as the date approaches. Both the Feasibility Checking PN and the Inter-service Interference PN can be found at: http://www.fcc.gov/learn. For further information about the workshops, contact A.J. Glusman at (202) 418-1425 or via e- mail at AJ.Glusman@fcc.gov. Press contact: Cecilia Sulhoff at (202) 418-0587. For more information about the broadcast television incentive auction, visit: http://www.fcc.gov/learn. -FCC- 1 Incentive Auction Task Force Releases Information Related to Repacking; Announces Workshop/Webinar to Provide Additional Detail, Public Notice, DA 14-3 (Jan. 9, 2014) (“Feasibility Checking PN”). 2 Office Of Engineering and Technology Seeks to Supplement the Incentive Auction Proceeding Record Regarding Potential Interference Between Broadcast Television and Wireless Services, Public Notice, DA 14-98 (Jan. 29, 2014) (“Inter-service Interference PN”).