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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:           NEWS CONTACT:  
June 27, 2012                                              Cecilia Sulhoff: 202-418-0587
 Email: cecilia.sulhoff@fcc.gov
FCC ANNOUNCES 
FORUM ON FUTURE OF WIRELESS BAND PLANS
Washington, D.C.:  The Commission today announced that its Technological Advisory 
Council will be holding a forum on the future of wireless band plans on Monday, July 16, 2012.  
This forum will serve to launch a continuing dialogue between the Commission and key industry 
stakeholders and will explore the technological issues affecting wireless band plan design.  The 
forum will include discussions on the impact of developments in filter technology on band 
planning, LTE trends and their implications for future band plans, and network operator 
perspectives on band plan design.  Further details will be announced at a later date.
The workshop will begin at 9:30 am and will be held in the Commission Meeting Room at 
the FCC’s headquarters in Washington, DC.  It is free and open to the public, with seating 
available on a first-come, first-served basis.  The forum will be broadcast live over the Internet.  
You can view the forum at http://www.fcc.gov/live the day of the event.  Questions from the 
Internet audience can be submitted via email to livequestions@fcc.gov.  
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).
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