*Pages 1--3 from Microsoft Word - 7052.doc* NEWS News media Information 202 / 418- 0500 TTY 202 / 418- 2555 Fax- On- Demand 202 / 418- 2830 Internet: http:// www. fcc. gov ftp. fcc. gov Federal Communications Commission 445 12 th Street, S. W. Washington, D. C. 20554 This is an unofficial announcement of Commission action. Release of the full text of a Commission order constitutes official action. See MCI v. FCC. 515 F 2d 385 (D. C. Circ 1974). February 23, 2001 FCC Calendar of Events Friday, February 23 The Emergency Alert System National Advisory Committee will meet at the FCC, Portals II, Commission Meeting Room, 445 12 th Street, SW, Washington, DC, 9: 00 am. Tuesday, February 27 The Informal Working Group 4: Fixed Service/ Fixed- Satellite Service Sharing, FCC, Portals II, Room 7B516 (7 th Floor South Conference Room), 445 12 th Street, SW, Washington, DC, 10: 30 am – noon. Wednesday, February 28 Commissioner Harold Furchtgott- Roth will address the Competitive Carrier Regulatory Summit 2001, Renaissance Washington Hotel, Washington, DC, 9: 30 am. Thursday, March 1 Deborah Lathen, Chief, Cable Services Bureau will speak on a panel at the “PLI Cable TV Law 2001” Conference, at the PLI Conference Center, New York City, NY, 10: 45 am. The Informal Working Group 3: Fixed Satellite Service/ Broadcasting Satellite Service, FCC, Portals II, RM 6B516( 6 th Floor South Conference Room), 445 12 th Street, SW, Washington, DC, 10: 00 am – noon. 1 -2- Susan Eid, Legal Advisor to Chairman Powell and Katie Costello, Cable Services Bureau will participate on a panel, “Washington DC Update,” at the Texas Cable & Telecommunications Association, Texas Show 2001, San Antonio Convention Center, San Antonio, TX, 9: 00 am – 10: 15 am. Tuesday, March 13 Commissioner Furchtgott- Roth will address the Credit Suisse First Boston’s Broadcast Television Conference, The W, NY, NY, 1: 30 pm. Friday, March 16 The FCC will hold an Open Meeting, FCC, Portals II, Commission Meeting Room, Washington, DC, 9: 30 am. Thursday, March 22 The FCC will host the eleventh meeting of the Public Safety National Coordination Committee (NCC) Interoperability Subcommiteee, FCC, Portals II, Commission Meeting Room, 445 12 th Street, SW, Room TW- C305, Washington, DC, 9: 00 am – 5: 00 pm, breaking for lunch at 11: 30 pm – 12: 30 pm. Wednesday, April 4 Commissioner Furchtgott will address the Second Telecommunications Policy and Law Symposium, sponsored by the James H. and Mary B. Quello Center for Telecommunication Management and Law at Michigan State University and the Law Review of MSU – Detroit College of Law, the Capital Hilton, Washington, DC, 1: 30. Tuesday, April 10 Commissioner Furchtgott- Roth will be the dinner speaker at the KMB’s 27 th Invitational Conference, the Don CeSar Hotel, St. Petersburg, FL. 2 -3-Thursday, April 19 The FCC will hold an Open Meeting, FCC, Portals II, Commission Meeting Room, Washington, DC, 9: 30 am. -FCC- 3