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 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 
 May  16,  2002 
 FCC  and  International  Policymakers  to  Discuss  Broadband  Deployment 
 On  May  22,  2002,  the  Federal  Communications  Commission  (FCC)  will  host  a  wide-ranging  discussion  with  Canadian  and  international  communications  policymakers  on  key 
 regulatory  issues  affecting  broadband  deployment.  Joining  FCC  Chairman  Michael  Powell,  FCC  Commissioners  Abernathy,  Copps  and  Martin  and  FCC  staff  in  this 
 discussion  will  be  Industry  Canada  Assistant  Deputy  Minister  Michael  Binder,  other  Canadian  representatives  and  local  embassy  officials  from  South  Korea  and  the  United 
 Kingdom.  The  event,  the  first  in  a  series  of  discussions  in  the  FCC’s  new  Twenty-  First  Century  International  Communications  Symposia,  will  be  open  to  the  public. 


 “Understanding  the  broadband  experiences  of  other  countries  is  essential  so  that  the  FCC  has  the  broadest  possible  view  of  the  issues  we  face  in  the  United  States,”  stated  FCC 
 Chairman  Michael  Powell.  “I  am  delighted  that  Michael  Binder  will  join  us  to  provide  a  uniquely  Canadian  perspective  on  the  challenge  of  broadband  deployment,  especially  in 
 rural  areas.  I  also  will  greatly  value  the  additional  perspectives  offered  by  South  Korea  and  the  United  Kingdom.  I  view  this  as  the  first  in  an  ongoing  dialog  with  my 
 counterparts  on  the  top  priorities  facing  the  FCC.” 
 The  Twenty-  First  Century  International  Communications  Symposia  series  will  bring  together  leading  regulatory  and  policymaking  authorities  from  around  the  world  to  focus 
 on  key  issues,  including:  (1)  broadband  policy,  (2)  spectrum  allocation  policy,  (3)  competition  policy,  (4)  media  regulation  review  and  (5)  homeland  security.  The  FCC 
 International  Bureau  is  coordinating  the  21CIC  initiative,  with  major  support  from  other  Commission  Bureaus  and  Offices. 


 The  May  22  session  will  be  open  to  the  public  and  held  from  1:  00  to  5:  00  p.  m.  at  the  Federal  Communications  Commission,  445  12  th  Street,  S.  W.,  Washington,  DC  (in  the 
 Commission  Meeting  Room  near  the  main  entrance).  For  further  information,  contact:  Patricia  Cooper  at  202-  418-  0723  or  Linda  L.  Haller  at  202-  418-  1408. 


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