*Pages 1--2 from Microsoft Word - 12277.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). October 19, 2001 FCC CALENDAR OF EVENTS Wednesday, October 24 Commissioner Kathleen Q. Abernathy will speak at the 10 th Anniversary of the Federal Communications Bar Association at the Palmer House Hotel, Chicago, IL, 8: 15 pm. FCC will hold a public forum on the Commission Registration System (CORES) and FCC Registration Number at the FCC, 445 12 th Street, SW, Commission Meeting Room, Washington, DC, 10 am – noon. 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 FCC’s Office of Plans and Policy will hold a roundtable discussion of media ownership policies at the FCC, 445 12 th Street, SW, Room TW- C305 (Commission Meeting Room), Washington, DC, noon- 5: 00 pm. 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. Monday, November 5 The FCC’s Technological Advisory Council will meet at the FCC, 445 12 th Street, SW, Room TW- C305 (Commission Meeting Room), Washington, DC, 10: 00 am. Thursday, November 8 The FCC will hold an Open Meeting at the FCC, 445 12 th Street, SW, Room TW-C305 (Commission Meeting Room)), Washington, DC, 9: 30 am. Monday, November 12 The FCC will be closed in observance of Veterans’ Day. 1 - 2 -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. Thursday, November 15 The Advisory Committee 2003 for the World Radiocommunications Conference will hold its Fifth Meeting at the FCC, 445 12 th Street, SW, Room TW- C305 (Commission Meeting Room), Washington, DC, 10: 00 am – 12: 00 noon. The Interoperability Subcommittee and Technology Subcommittee of the Public Safety National Coordination Committee will meet at the New York Marriott, Brooklyn, NY, 9: 30 am – 3: 00 pm. The Implementation Subcommittee of the Public Safety National Coordination Committee meet at the New York Marriott, Brooklyn, NY, 3: 00 pm – 5: 30 pm. Friday, November 16 The Public Safety National Coordination Committee will hold a General Membership Meeting at the New York Marriott, Brooklyn, NY, 9: 30 am – 2: 00 pm. 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- 2