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May 3, 2012 Neil Grace, 202-418-0506
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FCC ANNOUNCES TENTATIVE AGENDA FOR MAY OPEN MEETING
(Washington, D.C.) – Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski announced 
that the following items will be on the tentative agenda for the next open meeting scheduled for 
Thursday, May 24, 2012:
Deployable Aerial Communications Architecture (DACA) Notice of Inquiry: The Commission will 
consider a Notice of Inquiry examining the role of deployable aerial communications architecture 
(DACA) in facilitating emergency response by rapidly restoring communications capabilities in the 
immediate aftermath of a catastrophic event.
Medical Body Area Networks (MBANs) Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed 
Rulemaking: The Commission will consider a Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed 
Rulemaking to establish service rules and an allocation for Medical Body Area Networks and seek 
comment on the selection of an MBAN coordinator.
Removing Barriers to Broadband Deployment in the 800 MHz Band Report and Order: The 
Commission will consider a Report and Order that will provide EA-based 800 MHz licensees with the 
flexibility to better utilize spectrum to transition networks from legacy 2G technologies to advanced 
wireless technologies.
The Open Meeting is scheduled to commence at 10:30 a.m. in Room TW-C305, at 445 12th Street, S.W., 
Washington, D.C. The event will be shown live at FCC.gov/live. 
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