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: February 9, 2010 Robert Kenny: 202-418-2668 robert.kenny@fcc.gov FCC POSTPONES PUBLIC FORUM ON THE CREATION OF AN EMERGENCY RESPONSE INTEROPERABILITY FORUM Forum Will be Rescheduled in the Near Future Washington, D.C. – Due to expected inclement weather over the next two days and a Winter Storm Watch issued by the National Weather Service for Washington D.C. and surrounding areas, The Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC’s) Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau (Bureau) has postponed the public forum scheduled for tomorrow to discuss the creation of an emergency response interoperability center for public safety broadband communications. The public forum, which was originally scheduled for this Wednesday, February 10, 2010, from 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. in the Commission Meeting Room (TW-C305), will be rescheduled in the near future. We appreciate your patience and continued interest. For more information on the public forum please visit: http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-296192A1.pdf -FCC- For more news and information about the FCC please visit: www.fcc.gov