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November 10, 2008 Rick Chessen (202) 418-2000
COMMISSIONER COPPS TO VISIT TAMPA-ST. PETERSBURG, FLORIDA 
FOR DTV OUTREACH
Washington, DC – FCC Commissioner Michael J. Copps announced that he will visit the Tampa-
St. Petersburg area on November 12th and 13th.  The visit is part of an extensive nationwide 
initiative the Commission has launched to increase awareness about the upcoming transition to 
digital television on February 17, 2009. Among the meetings and activities Copps will undertake 
while in the area is a town hall meeting.
WHO: FCC Commissioner Michael J. Copps 
WHAT: Town Hall on the DTV Transition 
WHEN: Thursday, November 13, 2008, 11:00-11:30 AM
WHERE: Sunshine Center
330 5th Street North
St. Petersburg, Florida 33701
The FCC identified target television markets for specific DTV outreach, including all those 
markets in which more than 100,000 households or at least 15% of the households rely solely on 
over-the-air signals for television reception.  The five FCC Commissioners and senior 
Commission staff will visit these and other markets to raise awareness and educate consumers in 
the days leading up to the DTV transition on February 17, 2009. 
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as possible; last minute requests will be accepted, but may be impossible to fill.  Send an e-mail 
to fcc504@fcc.gov or call the Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau at 202-418-0530 
(voice), 202-418-0432 (TTY).
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