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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 
 Released:  January  14,  2004 
 Meeting  of  the  Financial  Subcommittee  of  the  Federal  Advisory  Committee  on  Diversity  for  Communications  in  the 
 Digital  Age 
 The  Financial  Subcommittee  of  the  Federal  Advisory  Committee  on  Diversity  for  Communications  in  the  Digital  Age  will  hold  a  public  meeting  on  January  20,  2004  to 
 hear  from  industry  experts,  academicians  and  lenders  on  regulatory  initiatives  and  the  availability  and  access  to  capital  for  women  and  minorities  in  the  telecommunications 
 industry. 
 The  meeting  will  be  held  in  the  Commission  Meeting  Room  of  the  Federal  Communications  Commission,  445  12  th  Street,  S.  W.,  Washington,  DC  from  9:  30  am 
 until  5:  00  pm.  Industry  experts,  academicians,  and  lenders  scheduled  to  make  presentations  include: 


 Vincent  A.  Pepper  Partner,  Womble  Carlyle  Sandridge  &  Rice,  PLLC 
 Allen  S.  Hammond  Director  of  the  Broadband  Institute  of  California  and  Professor  of  Law,  Santa  Clara  University  Law  School 


 Thomas  J.  Henderson  Deputy  Director  and  Director  of  Litigation,  Lawyer's  Committee  for  Civil  Rights  Under  Law 
 Leonard  M.  Baynes  Professor  of  Law,  St.  John's  University  Law  School 
 Phillip  M.  Napoli  Director,  Donald  McGannon  Communications  Research  Center,  Fordham  University 


 Lois  E.  Wright  Executive  Vice  President  and  Corporate  Counsel,  Inner  City  Broadcasting  Corporation;  and  President, 
 Inner  City  Cable 
 Duane  McKnight  Vice  President,  Syncom  Management  Company 
 Anita  P.  Stephens  General  Partner,  Opportunity  Capital  Partners 
 Edwin  S.  Shirley,  III  Managing  Director,  Fairview  Capital  Partners,  Inc. 
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 Daniel  D.  Villanueva  Chairman,  The  Bastion  Capital  Fund,  L.  P. 
 Tanya  M.  Crossley  Managing  Director,  Media  &  Entertainment  Group,  FleetBoston  Financial 


 A.  Jerome  Fowlkes  Director,  BIA  Capital  Corporation 
 LeAnn  M.  Oliver  Deputy  Associate  Administrator,  Office  of  Financial  Assistance,  U.  S.  Small  Business 


 Administration 


 Persons  requesting  accommodations  for  hearing  disabilities  should  contact  the  FCC  Consumer  Center  immediately  at  1-  888-  835-  5322  (TTY)  or  via  e-  mail  to 
 Richard.  Lee@  fcc.  gov.  Persons  requesting  accommodations  for  other  physical  disabilities  should  contact  Richard  D.  Lee  immediately  at  (202)  418-  1104  or  via  e-  mail  to 
 Richard.  Lee@  fcc.  gov. 
 For  Further  Information  Contact:  Jane  E.  Mago,  Designated  Federal  Officer  of  the  Committee  on  Diversity,  or  Maureen  C.  McLaughlin,  Alternate  Designated  Federal 
 Officer  of  the  Committee  on  Diversity,  445  12  th  St.  S.  W.,  Washington,  DC  20554;  telephone  202-  418-  2030,  e-  mail  Jane.  Mago@  fcc.  gov,  Maureen.  McLaughlin@  fcc.  gov. 
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