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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  January  15,  2004  Meribeth  McCarrick  at  (202)  418-  0654 
 Meribeth.  Mccarrick@  fcc.  gov 
 ADVISORY  COMMITTEE  ON  DIVERSITY  FOR  COMMUNICATIONS  IN  THE  DIGITAL  AGE 
 TO  HOLD  SECOND  MEETING  MONDAY,  JANUARY  26,  2004 
 Washington,  D.  C.  –  The  Advisory  Committee  on  Diversity  for  Communications  in  the  Digital  Age  is  scheduled  to  meet  on  Monday,  January  26,  2004.  The  meeting  will  begin  at  2:  00 
 p.  m.  at  the  Federal  Communications  Commission,  in  the  Commission  Meeting  Room  at  445  12  th  Street,  S.  W.,  Washington,  D.  C. 


 The  meeting’s  agenda  will  include  a  presentation  by  David  Steward,  Chairman  and  CEO  of  Worldwide  Technologies,  Inc.,  in  addition  to  brief  reports  by  the  Committee’s  four 
 subcommittees:  Career  Advancement,  New  Technologies,  Financial  Issues  and  Transactional  Transparency.  The  reports  will  be  followed  by  group  discussion  and  public  comment. 


 The  Advisory  Committee  on  Diversity  for  Communications  in  the  Digital  Age  was  formed  by  FCC  Chairman  Michael  Powell  in  the  summer  of  2003.  Its  mission  is  to  provide 
 guidance  to  the  Commission  on  policies  and  practices  that  could  increase  the  diversity  of  ownership  and  could  create  opportunities  for  minorities  and  women  to  advance  to  managerial 
 positions  in  the  communications  sector  as  well  as  other  related  sectors  of  the  economy.  The  Committee  will  make  reports  and  recommendations  concerning  the  need  for  any  guidelines, 
 incentives,  regulations  or  other  policy  approaches  to  promote  diversity  of  participation  in  the  communications  sector.  It  will  also  develop  a  description  of  best  practices  within  the 
 communications  sector  for  promoting  diversity  of  participation.  Further  details  about  the  Committee  are  posted  on  the  FCC  website  at:  http://  www.  fcc.  gov/  DiversityFAC/ 


 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  to  the  Committee’s  Designated  Federal  Officer  before  the  meeting.  Comments  may  be  sent  via  mail  to:  Office  of  Strategic  Planning  and  Policy  Analysis,  445  12th  Street  SW 
 Washington,  DC  20554,  or  electronically  to  DiversityFAC@  fcc.  gov. 
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 FCC  contacts:  Jane  E.  Mago  (202)  418-  2030  Maureen  C.  McLaughlin  (202)  418-  2030 
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