ADVISORY 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: June 9, 2010 Janice Wise, (202) 418-8165 Email: janice.wise@fcc.gov FCC ANNOUNCES JUNE 25 BROADCAST ENGINEERING FORUM One of the goals of the National Broadband Plan is to evaluate the reallocation of spectrum from the broadcast television bands, including rule-makings regarding service areas, distance separations, channel-sharing, and other mechanisms to achieve its spectrum reallocation goals. In support of such future rule-makings, the FCC has invited a number of broadcast industry engineers and technical experts in related fields to convene in four working sessions intended to address certain technical challenges and opportunities facing the broadcast industry today. WHAT: Broadcast Engineering Forum WHEN: Friday, June 25, 2010, 3:00 p.m. EDT WHERE: FCC Commission Meeting Room 445 12th St. SW Washington, D.C. 20554 ONLINE: http://reboot.fcc.gov/live/ The topics for discussion will be (1) Cellularization of Broadcast Architecture, (2) Methodologies for Repacking the TV Band; (3) Improvements in VHF Reception; and (4) Advancements in Compression Technology. Following these working sessions, each group will publicly report on its preliminary findings and recommendations with respect to its assigned topic. Agenda 3:00 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. Welcome and Overview of the Working Sessions 3:15 p.m. – 3:45 p.m. Cellularization of Broadcast Architecture 3:45 p.m. – 4:15 p.m. Methodologies for Repacking the TV Band 4:15 p.m. – 4:45 p.m. Improvements in VHF Reception 4:45 p.m. – 5:15 p.m. Advancements in Compression Technology 5:15 p.m. Questions/Discussion 6:00 p.m. Conclusion 2 The reporting session will be open to the public; admittance however will be limited to the seating available. Audio/Video coverage of the meeting will be broadcast live with open captioning over the Internet from the FCC's web page at www.fcc.gov/realaudio. The FCC’s web cast is free to the public and does not require pre-registration. Reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities are available upon request. Please include a description of the accommodation you will need. Individuals making such requests must include their contact information should FCC staff need to contact them for more information. Requests should be made as early as possible. Please send an e-mail to fcc504@fcc.gov or call the Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau: 202-418-0530 (voice), 202-418-0432 (TTY). For additional information about the meeting, please contact Alan Stillwell (202-418- 2925 or alan.stillwell@fcc.gov) or Rebecca Hanson (202-418-0859 or rebecca.hanson@fcc.gov). -FCC- More information about the Federal Communications Commission’s National Broadband Plan can be found at www.broadband.gov. You can also follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/FCC.