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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 
 October  26,  2004 
 INTERNATIONAL  BUREAU  AND  OFFICE  OF  ENGINEERING  AND  TECHNOLOGY  ANNOUNCE  UPCOMING  MEETING  FOR  INTERNATIONAL 
 TELECOMMUNICATION  UNION  ULTRAWIDEBAND  TASK  GROUP 
 The  FCC’s  International  Bureau  (IB)  and  Office  of  Engineering  and  Technology  (OET)  announce  the  fifth  international  meeting  of  the  International  Telecommunication  Union  – 
 Radiocommunication  Sector  (ITU-  R)  Task  Group  (TG)  1/  8  on  compatibility  between  Ultra-wideband  (UWB)  and  radiocommunication  services  in  San  Diego,  CA  from  May  18-  27,  2005. 
 On  September  8,  2004,  the  Director,  ITU  Radiocommunication  Bureau  released  a  letter  accepting  the  invitation  from  the  Chairman  of  the  U.  S.  Organizing  Committee  to  hold  this 
 meeting  in  San  Diego.  The  official  ITU-  R  UWB  documents  are  available  on  the  Internet  at:  http://  www.  itu.  int/  ITU-  R/  study-  groups/  rsg1/  rtg1-  8/  index.  asp 


 Government  and  industry  are  participating  in  the  ITU-  R  TG  1/  8  with  the  objective  of  developing  international  standards  and  recommendations  to  protect  existing  radiocommunication 
 services,  while  exploiting  the  benefits  of  the  technology  for  the  international  community.  The  San  Diego  meeting  will  include  exhibits,  demonstrations,  hardware  prototypes,  and  information 
 presenting  the  business  projections  for  the  introduction  of  UWB  technology  in  the  United  States.  Mr.  Gary  Anderson,  CEO  of  Uraxs  Communication,  Inc.,  is  the  chair  of  the  U.  S.  Organizing 
 Committee.  Further  information  on  these  details  is  available  by  contacting  Mr.  Gary  Anderson  by  telephone  at  (858)  964-  3787,  by  fax  at  (270)  626-  7652,  by  email  at  G@  uraxs.  com,  or  on  the 
 Internet  at  www.  uraxs.  com. 
 Parties  who  wish  to  participate  in  the  meeting  as  a  member  of  the  United  States  delegation  to  the  meeting  should  contact  Mr.  Ron  Chase,  the  chairman  of  United  States  TG  1/  8, 
 by  telephone  at  (202)  418-  1378  or  by  email  at  Ron.  Chase@  fcc.  gov.  For  further  information,  contact  Mr.  Chase,  or  Mr.  William  Luther  by  telephone  at  (202)  418-  0729  or  by  email  at 
 William.  Luther@  fcc.  gov. 
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