Media Contact: Evan Swarztrauber, (202) 418-2261 evan.swarztrauber@fcc.gov For Immediate Release -- MEDIA ADVISORY: U.S. Black Chambers, HTTP, and AAJC to Host Commissioner Carr to Discuss Broadband Infrastructure Reform Event Focuses on FCC Efforts to Spur Wireless Deployment in Underserved Communities WASHINGTON—On Tuesday, March 20, FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr will discuss spurring wireless deployment in underserved communities at a fireside chat hosted by the U.S. Black Chambers, the Hispanic Technology and Telecommunications Partnership (HTTP), and Asian Americans Advancing Justice (AAJC). The chat will be moderated by Dr. Nicol Turner- Lee, Fellow at the Brookings Institution’s Center for Technology Innovation. WHO: Commissioner Carr Dr. Nicol Turner-Lee, Brookings Institution Ron Busby, U.S. Black Chambers Rosa Mendoza, HTTP John C. Yang, AAJC WHAT: Fireside chat on spurring wireless deployment WHEN: Tuesday, March 20 2:00 pm – 3:00pm WHERE: Davis Wright Tremaine LLP 1919 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 800 Washington, DC 20006 This event is free and open to the public. Members of the media are welcome to attend. RSVP to rosamendoza@httponline.org. The fireside chat will be followed by a panel discussion of Commissioner Carr’s proposed wireless infrastructure order—to be voted on at the FCC on Thursday—and how policies to get the U.S. 5G Ready will impact communities of color, jobs, and the digital divide. ### Office of Commissioner Brendan Carr: (202) 418-2200 ASL Videophone: (844) 432-2275 TTY: (888) 835-5322 Twitter: @BrendanCarrFCC www.fcc.gov/about/leadership/brendan-carr 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. Cir. 1974).