*Pages 1--3 from Microsoft Word - 11523.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). September 14, 2001 FCC CALENDAR OF EVENTS Tuesday, September 18 The WRC- 03 Advisory Committee , Informal Working Group 7: Regulatory Issues and Future Agendas will meet at the Boeing Company, Arlington, VA, 9: 30 am – noon. Wednesday, September 19 The WRC- 03 Advisory Committee, Informal Working Group 2: Mobile- Satellite Service including GPS will meet at Leventhal, Senter & Lerman, PLLC, 2000 K Street, N. W. , Suite 600, Washington, DC, 9: 00 am – 11: 00 am. Thursday, September 20 Tom Sugrue, Chief, WTB will speak at the Columbia Institute for Tele- Information Conference, “Key Drivers for Wireless 3G: Will 3G Deliver Its Promise? Or is it Just Hype” at Columbia University, New York, NY, 8: 45 am. The Technological Advisory Council will hold a meeting at the FCC, 445 12 th Street, SW, Room TW- C305 (Commission Meeting Room), Washington, DC, 10: 00 am. Friday, September 21 Tom Sugrue, Chief, WTB will address the Industrial Telecommunications Association’s Private Wireless Spectrum Management Conference and Exposition, the Grand Hyatt, Washington, DC, 8: 00 am. Sunday, September 23 – Wednesday, September 26 The FCC and the National Exchange Carrier Association will cosponsor the Indian Telecom Training Initiative (ITTI) 2001 Annual Conference at the Bally’s Hotel, Las Vegas, NV. 1 -2-Friday, September 28 The Advisory Committee for the 2003 World Radiocommunication Conference, will meet at the FCC, 445 12 th Street, SW, Washington, DC, 10: 00 am – 12: 00 noon. Tuesday, October 2 The Region 42 (Virginia) Public Safety Planning Committees Announce First Region 42 700 MHz Regional Planning Meeting and Region 42 800 MHz Regional Planning Meeting (PR Docket No. 91- 300), the Holiday Inn Hotel, Tanglewood, 4468 Starkey Road, Roanoke, VA, 2: 00 pm. Monday, October 8 The FCC will be closed in observance of Columbus Day. Jane E. Mago, General Counsel will participate on a panel, at the FCBA Communications Law 101 Seminar , Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, DC, 9: 30 am. Friday, October 12 The Region 10 (Georgia) 700 MHz Public Safety Planning Committee will hold a meeting at the Public Safety Training Center, Forsyth, GA, 10: 00 am. Monday, October 15 Commissioner Michael J. Copps will give a speech at the FCBA’s Monthly Luncheon, Capital Hilton, Washington, DC, 12: 30 pm. Tuesday, October 16 The Region 54 (Southern Lake Michigan) 700 MHz Public Safety Planning Committee will hold its sixth planning meeting at the Chicago Emergency Communications Center, Chicago, IL, 1: 00 pm. Wednesday, October 17 The Region 54 (Southern Lake Michigan) 800 MHz Regional Conformance Review Committee will meet at the City of Chicago Office of Emergency Communications, 1411 W. Madison Street, Chicago, IL, 1: 00 pm. 2 -3-Friday, October 26 The Region 7 (Colorado) 700 MHz Public Safety Planning Committee announcesThird Planning Meeting, the Holiday Inn (Northglenn), Northglenn, CO, 9: 30 am. Monday, October 29 The Region 49 (Central Texas) 700 MHz Public Safety Planning Committee will hold its first meeting at the City of Austin Learning Resource Center, 2800 Spirit of Texas Drive, Austin, TX, 1: 30 pm. Tuesday, November 13 The WRC- 03 Advisory Committee, Informal Working Group 1: IMT- 2000 and Terrestrial Wireless Interactive Multimedia will meet TBD. Tuesday, November 14 The WRC- 03 Advisory Committee, Informal Working Group 5: 5 GHz, 13.75- 14 GHz and Maritime Issues will meet TBD. Saturday, November 17 Jane E. Mago, General Counsel will be participating on a panel, “The FCC Versus the Constitution: Using Constitutional Norms in the Service of Telecommunications Reform,” at the Federalist Society’s 15 th Annual Lawyers Convention, at the Mayflower Hotel, Washington, DC, 9: 30 am – 11: 15 am. -FCC- 3