*Pages 1--4 from Microsoft Word - 36337* 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). March 5, 2004 FCC CALENDAR OF EVENTS Tuesday, March 9 The New England (Region 19) 700 MHz Public Safety Planning Committee will meet at the Massachusetts State Police General Headquarters, Farmingham, MA, 10: 00 am. The WRC- 07 Advisory Committee, Informal Working Group 1: Terrestrial and Space Science Services will meet at the FCC, 445 12 th Street, SW, Room 8B411 (8 th Floor Conference Room 5), Washington, DC, 1: 30 pm – 3: 30 pm. Wednesday, March 10 The Region 35 (Oregon) 700 MHz Public Safety Planning Committee will meet at the Best Western Hood River Inn, Hood River, OR, 10: 00 am. Thursday, March 11 The Region 6 (4.9 GHz) Public Safety Planning Committee will meet at the Ziggurat Building, West Sacramento, CA, 9: 00 am. The FCC will hold a Commission Meeting at the FCC, 445 12 th Street, SW, Room TW- C305 (Commission Meeting Room), Washington, DC, 9: 30 am. The Region 7 (Colorado) 700 MHz Public Safety Planning Committee will meet at the ADCOM Center, Commerce City, CO, 10: 00 am. The Region 6 (700 MHz) Public Safety Regional Planning Committee will meet at the Ziggurat Building, West Sacramento, CA, 1: 30 pm. Friday, March 12 W. Kenneth Ferree will participate on a breakfast panel, “Washington Update,” at the 17 th Annual New England Cable Telecommunications Association (NECTA) Winter Meeting, The Inns at Mill Falls, Meredith, NH, 8: 30 am – 9: 30 am. 1 -2- Tuesday, March 16 The North American Numbering Council will meet at the Federal Communications Commission, 445 12 th Street, SW, Room TW- C305 (Commission Meeting Room), Washington, DC, 9: 00 am – 5: 00 pm. Wednesday, March 17 The WRC- 07 Advisory Committee, The Informal Working Group 2: Satellite Service and HAPS will meet at Leventhal, Senter & Lerman, PLLC, Washington, D. C., 1: 30 pm – 3: 30 pm. Thursday, March 18 The Region 18 (Louisiana) 700 MHz Public Safety Planning Committee will meet at the Louisiana State Police Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA, 10: 30 am. Monday, March 22 The FCC’s Office of Engineering and Technology will host a tutorial on recent field studies of digital TV (DTV) translators at the FCC, 445 12 th Street, SW, Room TW-C305 (Commission Meeting Room), Washington, DC, 9: 00 a. m. – 12: 00 noon. Thursday, March 25 The FCC will host a discussion of Emergency Communications and the Disability Community at the FCC, 445 12 th Street, SW, Washington, DC, 9: 00 am – 5: 00 pm. The Region 21 (Michigan) 700 MHz Public Safety Planning Committee will meet at the Brookshire Inn and Golf Club, Williamston, MI, 1: 00 pm. Friday, March 26 The Consumer Advisory Committee will meet at the FCC, 445 12 th Street, SW, Room TW- C305 (Commission Meeting Room), Washington, DC, 9: 00 am – 4: 00 pm. Wednesday, March 31 The Region 43 (Washington State) Public Safety Planning Committee will meet at the State DIS Boardroom, Olympia, WA, 10: 00 am – 1: 00 pm. 2 -3- Wednesday, April 14 The Region 54 (Southern Lake Michigan) 800 MHz Regional Conformance Review Committee will meet at the Chicago Office of Emergency Communications, Chicago, IL, 10: 00 am. The Region 54 (Southern Lake Michigan) 700 MHz Public Safety Planning Committee will meet at the Chicago Office of Emergency Communications Center, Chicago, IL, 2: 00 pm. Thursday, April 15 The FCC will hold a Commission Meeting at the FCC, 445 12 th Street, SW, Room TW- C305 (Commission Meeting Room), Washington, DC, 9: 30 am. The WRC- 07 Advisory Committee, Informal Working Group 4: Broadcasting and Amateur Issues will meet at Shaw Pittman, LLP, Washington, DC, 9: 30 am – 12: 00 noon. The WRC- 07 Advisory Committee, Informal Working Group 3: IMT- 2000 and 2.5 GHz Sharing Issues will meet at the FCC, 445 12 th Street, SW, Room 6- B516 (6 th Floor South Conference Room), Washington, D. C. 2: 00 pm – 4: 00 pm. The Region 7 (Colorado) 700 MHz Public Safety Planning Committee will meet at the Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office, Centennial, CO, 10: 00am. Tuesday, April 20 W. Kenneth Ferree will participate on a panel, “The Rules They Are a Changin’ – Broadcast Ownership in Flux,” at the National Association of Broadcasters 2004 Conference, Las Vegas, NV, 9: 00 am – 10: 15 am. Wednesday, April 28 The Region 43 (Washington State) Public Safety Planning Committee will meet at the Yakima Probation Services, Yakima, WA, 10: 00 am – 1: 00 pm. Thursday, May 13 The FCC will hold a Commission Meeting at the FCC, 445 12 th Street, SW, Room TW- C305, Washington, DC, 9: 30 am. 3 -4- Wednesday, May 26 The Region 43 (Washington State) Public Safety Planning Committee will meet at the Snohomish County Public Utility, Everett, WA, 10: 00 am – 1: 00 PM. Monday, May 31 The FCC will be closed in observance of Memorial Day. Tuesday, June 8 The second meeting of the Advisory Committee for the 2007 World Radiocommunications Conference (WRC- 07) will meet at the FCC, 445 12 th Street, SW, Room TW- C305 (Commission Meeting Room), Washington, DC, 10: 00 a. m. – 12: 00 noon. Thursday, June 10 The FCC will hold a Commission Meeting at the FCC, 445 12 th Street, SW, Washington, DC, 9: 30 am. Wednesday, June 30 The Region 43 (Washington State) Public Safety Planning Committee will meet at the Yakima Probation Services, Yakima, WA, 10: 00 am – 1: 00 pm. -FCC- 4