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April 18, 2013 Mark Wigfield, 202-418-0253
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FCC ANNOUNCES TENTATIVE AGENDA FOR MAY OPEN MEETING
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 9, 2013:
Expanding Broadband Access for Passengers on Planes: The Commission will consider a Notice of 
Proposed Rulemaking seeking to improve consumer access to broadband aboard aircraft and encourage 
innovation through establishment of an Air-Ground Mobile Broadband service in the 14.0-14.5 GHz 
band, while ensuring that existing users are protected from interference.
Promoting Commercial Space Operations: The Commission will consider a Notice of Proposed 
Rulemaking and Notice of Inquiry to ease access to spectrum for commercial space operators and enable 
increased federal government use of commercial satellite services, and seek comment on streamlining 
processes, eliminating unnecessary burdens, and identifying future communication and spectrum needs of 
the commercial space sector.
The Open Meeting is scheduled to commence at 10:30 a.m. in the Commission meeting room, TW-C305, 
at 445 12th Street, S.W., Washington, D.C. The event will be streamed live at FCC.gov/live. 
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