ADVISORY
Federal Communications Commission
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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).
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: NEWS MEDIA CONTACT:
December 10, 2009 Mark Wigfield, (202) 418-0253 
Email: mark.wigfield@fcc.gov
FCC ANNOUNCES PARTICIPANTS FOR MEMPHIS FIELD HEARING ON DIGITAL 
INCLUSION
The Federal Communications Commission’s Dec. 14th field hearing in Memphis will include 
remarks by Memphis Mayor A C Wharton, Jr., and civil rights leader Benjamin L. Hooks, who is 
a former FCC Commissioner and former executive director of the National Association for the 
Advancement of Colored People.  Commissioners Michael J. Copps and Mignon Clyburn will 
represent the Commission.  The field hearing will focus on whether broadband services are being 
deployed in a way that allows all Americans to benefit.
WHAT: FCC Field Hearing on Digital Inclusion
WHEN: Monday December 14, 2009, 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
LOCATION: National Civil Rights Museum, Rose Room
450 Mulberry Street
Memphis, TN 38103
ONLINE: http://www.fcc.gov/live/
Panelists:
§ Tim Marema, VP, Center for Rural Strategies
§ Dianne Polly, VP of Compliance & Community Relations, Metropolitan Inter-Faith 
Association
§ Michael Ramage, Executive Director, Connected Tennessee
§ Madeleine C. Taylor, Program Coordinator, NAACP Memphis
The FCC is convening a series of hearings to promote an open dialogue between the FCC and 
the public on development of a National Broadband Plan.  The American Recovery and 
Reinvestment Act of 2009 directed the FCC to submit a National Broadband Plan to Congress by 
February 17, 2010 that addresses broadband deployment, adoption, affordability, and the use of 
broadband to advance solutions to national priorities, including health care, education, energy, 
public safety, job creation, investment, and others.
Reasonable accommodations for people with disabilities are available upon request. Include a 
description of the accommodation you will need with as much detail as possible. Also include a 
way we can contact you if we need more information. Please provide as much advance notice 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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More information about the Federal Communications Commission’s development of a 
National Broadband Plan can be found at www.broadband.gov