PUBLIC NOTICE Federal Communications Commission 445 12th St., S.W. Washington, D.C. 20554 News Media Information 202 / 418-0500 Internet: https://www.fcc.gov TTY: 1-888-835-5322 DA 17-553 Released: June 6, 2017 WIRELINE COMPETITION BUREAU AND CONSUMER AND GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS BUREAU ANNOUNCE INFRASTRUCTURE DEPLOYMENT WEBINAR FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS (WEBINAR WILL BE HELD ON JUNE 14, 2017) WC Docket No. 17-84 By this Public Notice, the Wireline Competition Bureau (WCB) and the Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau (CGB) announce a webinar on a recently-adopted Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and Notice of Inquiry entitled Accelerating Wireline Broadband Deployment by Removing Barriers to Infrastructure Investment (NPRM/NOI).1 The NPRM/NOI opened an examination of the regulatory barriers to wireline infrastructure investment and deployment, and the Commission has solicited public comment on how it may remove or reduce such barriers consistent with the law and the public interest. A copy of the NPRM/NOI may be found at: https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-seeks-comment- removing-regulatory-barriers-broadband. A webinar for state and local governments will be conducted by WCB and CGB’s Office of Intergovernmental Affairs, and held at 2:00 pm EDT on June 14, 2017. This free webinar will focus on the NPRM/NOI issues that affect state and local government offices and agencies. Below are additional details on the webinar: · Registration: The webinar will be available via WebEx. To register, please go to https://fccevents.webex.com/fccevents/onstage/g.php?MTID=e86049709729c5cc 4c960604ccd5d33b5. On the event information page click on the registration link, provide the required information, and then click on “Submit” to complete your registration. Once registered you will receive a confirmation email with instructions for joining the event, the password, and the link for the meeting. 1 Accelerating Wireline Broadband Deployment by Removing Barriers to Infrastructure Investment, Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and Notice of Inquiry, WC Docket No. 17-84, FCC 17-37 (rel. Apr. 21, 2017). 2· Filing Comments and Reply Comments: The webinar will provide instructions on how to file comments in response to NPRM/NOI in the Commission’s Electronic Comment Filing System (ECFS). · Ex Parte Rules: This proceeding is a “permit-but-disclose” proceeding under the Commission’s ex parte rules.2 To comply with these rules, this webinar will be recorded and submitted into the record.3 · People with Disabilities: Reasonable accommodations for people with disabilities are available upon request. Send an email to fcc504@fcc.gov or call the Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau at 202-418-0530 (voice) or 202- 418-0432 (TTY). Please include a description of the accommodation you will need and tell us how to contact you. Requests for special accommodation should be made as early as possible. Last minute requests will be accepted but may be impossible to fill. Contact for Further Information. For additional information about registration for the webinar, please contact Barbara Britt at Barbara.Britt@fcc.gov or (202) 418-0323. -FCC- 2 47 CFR § 1.1200 et seq. 3 See 47 CFR § 1.1206, note to para. (b)(1).