*Pages 1--3 from Microsoft Word - 31908* 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 3, 2003 FCC CALENDAR OF EVENTS Monday, October 13 The FCC will be closed in observance of Columbus Day. Thursday, October 16 The FCC will hold an Open Commission Meeting at the FCC, 445 12 th Street, SW, Room TW- C305 (Commission Meeting Room), Washington, DC, 9: 30 am. Friday, October 17 The WRCs International Telecommunication Union will meet at the FCC, 445 12 th Street, SW, Room TW- C305 (Commission Meeting Room), Washington, DC, 2: 30 pm – 4: 30 pm. Tuesday, October 21 The Region 16 (Kansas) 700 MHz Public Safety Regional Planning Committee will meet at the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks/ Great Plains Nature Center, Wichita, KS, 10: 00 am – 3: 00 pm. Tuesday, October 28 The Region 26 (Nebraska) 700 MHz Public Safety Regional Planning Committee will meet at the Buffalo County Law Enforcement Center, Kearney, NE, 10: 00 am. Wednesday, October 29 The Region 6 (Northern California) 4.9 GHz Public Safety Regional Planning Committee will hold a meeting, The Ziggurat Building, West Sacramento, CA, 9: 00 am. The Region 6 (Northern California) 700 MHz Public Safety Regional Planning Committee will meet at the Ziggurat Building, West Sacramento, CA, 1: 30 pm. 1 -2- Friday, October 31 The Region 20 (District of Columbia, Maryland and Northern Virginia area) 700 MHz Regional Planning Committee will meet at the Office of Traffic & Maintenance, Maryland State Highway Administration, Hanover, MD, 10: 00 am. Tuesday, November 4 The FCC will host a Rural Wireless Internet Service Provider Showcase and Workshop, 445 12 th Street, SW, Room TW- C305 (Commission Meeting Room), Washington, DC, 9: 30 am. Wednesday, November 5 The Region 5 (Southern California) 700 MHz Public Safety Regional Planning Committee will meet at the County of San Bernardino Network Services, San Bernardino, CA, 10: 00 am. Tuesday, November 11 The FCC will be closed in observance of Veteran’s Day. Tuesday, November 18 The Region 31 (North Carolina) 700 MHz Public Safety Regional Planning Committee will meet at the North Carolina State Highway Patrol, Troop “C” Headquarters Auditorium, Raleigh, NC, 10: 00 am. Wednesday, November 19 The Region 34 (Oklahoma) 700 MHz Public Safety Regional Planning Committee will meet at the Department of the Army’s Oklahoma Regional Training Institute, Oklahoma City, OK, 10: 00 am. Friday, November 21 The Region 41 (Utah) 700 MHz Public Safety Regional Planning Committee will meet at the Valley Emergency Communications Center, Salt Lake City, UT, 10: 00 am. Thursday, November 27 The FCC will be closed in observance of Thanksgiving Day. 2 -3- Tuesday, December 9 The New England (Region 19) 700 MHz Public Safety Planning Committee will meet at the New Hampshire Department of Safety, Concord, NH, 10: 00 am. Thursday, December 25 The FCC will be closed in observance of Christmas Day. -FCC- 3