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 NEWS  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).  News  Media  Information  202  /  418-  0500  Internet:  http://  www.  fcc.  gov  TTY:  1-  888-  835-  5322 
 FOR  IMMEDIATE  RELEASE  NEWS  MEDIA  CONTACT  October  30,  2003  Meribeth  McCarrick  (202)  418-  0654 
 HOMELAND  SECURITY:  MEDIA  SECURITY  AND  RELIABILITY  COUNCIL  TO  REVIEW  INFRASTRUCTURE  SECURITY  RECOMMENDATIONS 
 AT  UPCOMING  MEETING  THURSDAY,  NOVEMBER  6,  2003 
 Washington,  D.  C.  –  Recommendations  to  ensure  the  continued  operation  and  security  of  media  infrastructure  will  be  presented  to  leaders  from  the  broadcast,  cable  and  satellite  industries 
 at  the  biannual  Media  Security  and  Reliability  Council  (MSRC)  meeting  Thursday,  November  6,  2003. 


 The  meeting  will  convene  from  10  a.  m.  –  11:  30  a.  m.  at  the  Federal  Communications  Commission,  in  the  Commission  Meeting  Room  at  445  12  th  Street,  S.  W.,  Washington,  D.  C. 
 MSRC  is  a  Federal  Advisory  Committee  that  reports  to  FCC  Chairman  Michael  K.  Powell.  It  is  chaired  by  Dennis  J.  FitzSimons,  President  and  Chief  Executive  Officer  of  Tribune 
 Company.  Chairman  Powell  formed  MSRC  following  the  events  of  September  11,  2001,  in  order  to  study,  develop  and  report  on  best  practices  designed  to  assure  the  optimal  reliability, 
 robustness  and  security  of  the  broadcast  and  multichannel  video  programming  distribution  industries. 


 The  Communications  Infrastructure  Security,  Access  and  Restoration  Working  Group  will  present  detailed  best  practices  recommendations  relating  to  physical  security,  including 
 prevention  and  restoration  matters.  The  council  members  have  until  November  26,  2003,  to  vote  on  the  recommendations.  In  addition,  the  Public  Communications  and  Safety  Working  Group 
 will  report  to  the  Council  on  an  upcoming  workshop  they  plan  to  conduct.  They  are  preparing  to  study  Tampa,  Florida  as  a  model  for  implementation  of  existing  MSRC  best  practices 
 recommendations,  and  to  develop  new  recommendations  based  upon  local  and  regional  practices  in  the  Tampa  Bay  area. 


 Members  of  the  general  public  may  attend  the  meeting.  Real  Audio  and  streaming  video  access  to  the  meeting  will  be  available  at  http://  www.  fcc.  gov/.  The  public  may  submit  written 
 comments  before  the  meeting  to  Barbara  Kreisman,  the  Commission’s  Designated  Federal  Officer  for  MSRC. 


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 Media  Bureau  contacts:  Barbara  Kreisman  (202)  418-  1605  Susan  Mort  (202)  418-  1043 
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