NEWS Federal Communications Commission 445 12th 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: November 5, 2008 Matt Nodine: (202) 418-1646 FCC CHAIRMAN KEVIN J. MARTIN TO PARTICIPATE IN FCC-NARUC JOINT CONFERENCE ON ADVANCED SERVICES BROADBAND SUMMIT Washington, D.C. – Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Kevin J. Martin will participate in the FCC-NARUC Joint Conference on Advanced Services Broadband Summit on November 6, 2008, at the Fairmont Hotel in San Jose, California. The schedule for the Broadband Summit is provided below: Broadband Summit: Connecting America FCC-NARUC Joint Conference on Advanced Services November 6, 2008, Noon to 5:15 PM Atherton Room, Fairmont Hotel, 170 S. Market Street, San Jose, California (in conjunction w/ Wireless Communications Association Symposium and Business Expo) Introduction of Mayor Reed: FCC Chairman Kevin Martin Welcoming Remarks: 12:00-12:10 PM Mayor Chuck Reed, City of San Jose Opening Statements of Members of Joint Conference: 12:10-12:30 PM FCC Chairman Kevin Martin FCC Commissioner Deborah Taylor Tate State Commissioner Larry Landis (IN) State Commissioners Rachelle Chong (CA), Mark Johnson (AK), Krista Tanner (IA) Opening Statement of NARUC Telecommunications Committee Chair: Commissioner Ray Baum (OR) Legislative Update: Broadband Mapping Bill 12:30 – 1:00 PM Drew Clark, Executive Director, Broadband Census Presentation: The Future of Broadband 1:00 – 1:30 PM Daniel Ballon, Ph.D, Policy Fellow, Technology Studies, Pacific Research Institute Presentation: Supply and Demand-Side Drivers of Broadband Deployment and Adoption 1:30 to 2:00 PM 2 Thomas M. Koutsky, Resident Scholar, Phoenix Center for Advanced Legal and Economic Public Policy Studies Presentation: White Spaces: Access to the Future 2:00-2:20 PM Douglas Garland, Vice President, Product Management, Google Break: 2:20 – 2:30 PM Panel 1: Great Broadband Initiatives 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM Commissioner Sharon Gillett, Massachusetts Department of Telecommunications and Cable, presenting on Massachusetts Broadband Initiative Michael Ramage, Executive Director, presenting on Connected Tennessee Steve Constantine, Director, GCI Medical Services, presenting on the Alaska Telehealth Project Jon Christensen, presenting on Open Range Communications Panel 2: California Broadband Initiatives 3:30 - 4:30 PM California Broadband Task Force: Joe Camicia, Chief of Staff, Office of the Chief Information Officer California Advanced Service Fund: CPUC Commissioner Rachelle Chong California Emerging Technology Fund (CETF): Susan Walters, Senior Vice President California Broadband Projects: 1. Stride Center - Barrie Hathaway, Executive Director 2. The ACME Network – Dave Master, Program Director, John Perry, Development Director 3. Pixley Connect - Dejeune Shelton, Senior Project Manager, and Maria Velasquez, Project Coordinator Demonstration: California Telehealth Network 4:30-5:15 PM Dr. Thomas S. Nesbitt, MD MPH, Executive Associate Dean, UC Davis Health System, describes the California Telehealth Network, a grantee of FCC Rural Health Care Pilot Project, and demonstrates live telehealth application. Reception 5:30 – 7 PM – By Invitation Only Reception sponsored by Google, TechNet and Wireless Communications Association For additional information, contact Matt Nodine at (202) 418-1646 or Matthew.Nodine@fcc.gov; or Robert Kenny at (202) 418-2668 or Robert.Kenny@fcc.gov. – FCC – News and other information about the FCC is available at www.fcc.gov