CONSUMER ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING Federal Communications Commission 445 12th Street, S.W., Room TW-C305, Washington, DC Friday, November 18, 2005 8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. A G E N D A Morning Session 8:30 - 9:00 a.m. Continental Breakfast, Networking and Conversation 9:00 - 9:05 a.m. Welcome and Call to Order Shirley L. Rooker, Chair, Consumer Advisory Committee (CAC) 9:05 - 9:10 a.m. Meeting Logistics Scott Marshall, CAC Designated Federal Officer, Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau (CGB) 9:10 - 9:30 a.m. Introduction of the Chairman and Commissioners, (Chairman and Commissioners invited -- schedules permitting) Monica Desai, Chief, Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau (CGB) 9:30 - 9:45 a.m. CGB Update, Monica Desai, Chief, CGB 9:45 - 10:00 a.m. Break 10:00 - 11:00 a.m. Perspectives on Telecommunications Competition and Consumers Panel discussion: Debra Berlyn, Chair Competition Policy WG (speakers Roger Entner Vice President, Wireless Telecommunications, Ovum Independent; Larry Irving, President, Irving Information Group; Larry Spiwak, President, Phoenix Center; Paul Gallant, Senior Vice President/Communications Policy Analyst, Stanford Washington Research Group) 11:00 - 12:00 p.m. Media Ownership and Consumer Interest Panel Discussion: Denis Moynihan, Chair, Media WG, (speakers Juan Gonzalez; David Honig, Executive Director Minority Media and Telecommunications Council; Anthony Riddle, Alliance for Community Media; Hannah Sassaman, Program Director, Prometheus Radio Project) 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. Lunch and Networking Afternoon Session 1:00 - 1:45 p.m. Recommendation Concerning Consumer Interest Obligations of Digital Television Broadcasters Charles Benton, Member, Media WG Presenter: James Goodmon, Capitol Broadcasting Company, Member President's Advisory Committee on the Public Interest Obligations of Digital Television Broadcasters 1:45 - 2:30 p.m. Recommendation Regarding Access to VRS Networks Dixie Ziegler, Chair, TRS WG 2:30 - 2:45 p.m. Break 2:45 – 3:15 p.m. Public participation via New Information and Communication Technologies at the FCC Speaker: Joanne Holman, Associate Professor, School of Media Arts & Design, James Madison University 3:15 – 3:45 p.m. Captioning and DTV Demonstration Introduction: Julie Kearney, CAC Member Presenters: Brian Markwalter, Vice President Technology and Standards, Consumer Electronics Association; Paul Thomsen, Director, Design/Technology & Standards, Hitachi Home Electronics (America), Inc.; Robert N. Blanchard, Standards Coordinator, Sony Electronics Television Operations of the Americas, Advanced Technology and Planning Division. 3:45 – 4:00 p.m. Wrap up, Comments from the Public, and Future Meetings 4:00 p.m. Adjournment