*Pages 1--4 from Microsoft Word - 16501* NEWS News media Information 202 / 418- 0500 TTY 202 / 418- 2555 Fax- On- Demand 202 / 418- 2830 Internet: http:// www. fcc. gov ftp. fcc. gov Federal Communications Commission 445 12 th 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). April 5, 2002 FCC CALENDAR OF EVENTS Sunday, April 7 Jane E. Mago, General Counsel will participate as a speaker/ panelist for the National Association of Broadcasters 21sth Annual Legal Forum, Las Vegas, NV. Kenneth Ferree, Chief, Media Bureau will be the luncheon speaker at the ABA/ NAB/ FCBA Legal Forum for the “Washington Policy Update,” at the 2002 National Association of Broadcasters Conference at the Bellagio Hotel, Las Vegas, NV, 12: 15 pm – 1: 45 pm. Tuesday, April 9 Kenneth Ferree, Chief, Media Bureau will participate on an Ownership Panel, “Does Size Matter? Broadcast Ownership in an Era of Deregulation” at the 2002 National Association of Broadcasters Conference, the Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas, NV, 10: 30 am – 11: 45 am. The Region 33 (Ohio) 700 MHz Public Safety Planning Committee will hold its sixth meeting at the State of Ohio Emergency Operations Center, Columbus, OH, 10: 00 am. Wednesday, April 10 The WRC- 03 Advisory Committee, Informal Working Group 1: IMT- 2000 and Terrestrial Wireless Interactive Multimedia will meet at the FCC, 445 12 th Street, SW, Room 7- B516 (7 th Floor South Conference Room), Washington, DC, 2: 00 pm – 4: 00 pm. Thursday, April 11 The Region 24 (Missouri) 800 MHz National Public Safety Planning Advisory Committee will meet at the Kansas City Police Department Communications Division Conference Room, Kansas City, MO, 10: 00 am. The Region 24 (Missouri) 700 MHz Regional Planning Committee will meet at the Kansas City Police Department Communications Division Conference Room, Kansas City, MO, 1: 00 pm. 1 -2- Thursday, April 18 The FCC will hold a Commission Meeting at the FCC, 445 12 th Street, SW, Room TW- C305 (Commission Meeting Room), Washington, DC, 9: 30 am. Wednesday, April 24 The Region 1 (Alabama) 700 MHz Public Safety Planning Committee will meet at the Alabama Department of Emergency Management Building, Montgomery, AL, 1: 00 pm. Friday, April 26 The FCC’s Technological Advisory Council will hold its fourth meeting at the FCC, 445 12 th Street, SW, Room TW- C305 (Commission Meeting Room), Washington, DC, 10: 00 am. Monday, April 29 The Region 54 (Southern Lake Michigan) 700 MHz Public Safety Planning Committee will meet at the Alliant Energy Center, Madison, WI, 4: 00 pm. Wednesday, May 1 The WRC- 03 Advisory Committee, Informal Working Group 4: Fixed Service/ Fixed- Satellite Service Sharing will meet at the FCC, 445 12 th Street, SW, Room 7- B516 (7 th Floor South Conference Room), Washington, DC, 9: 30 am – 1: 00 pm. The WRC- 03 Advisory Committee, Informal Working Group 7: Regulatory Issues and Future Agendas will meet at the FCC, 445 12 th Street, SW, Room 7- B516 (7 th Floor South Conference Room), Washington, DC, 1: 30 pm – 3: 30 pm. Thursday, May 2 The Office of Communications Business Opportunities will host a Small Business Financing Seminar at the FCC, 445 12 th Street, SW, Room TW- C305 (Commission Meeting Room), Washington, DC, 9: 00 am – 1: 00 pm. The WRC- 03 Advisory Committee, Informal Working Group 2: Mobile- Satellite Service including GPS will meet at Leventhal, Senter & Lerman, PLLC, Washington, DC, 10: 00 am – 12: 00 noon and 1: 30 pm – 3: 30 pm. The WRC- 03Advisory Committee, Informal Working Group 6: Public Protection and Other Issues will meet at the FCC, 445 12 th Street, SW, Room 7- B516 (7 th Floor South Conference Room), Washington, DC, 1: 30 pm – 3: 30 pm. 2 -3- Friday, May 3 A Public Forum and Technology Expo on Telecommunications Relay Service will be held at the FCC, 445 12 th Street, SW, Room TW- C305 (Commission Meeting Room), Washington, DC, 9: 30 am – 3: 30 pm. Monday, May 6 The Florida (Region 9) 800 MHz Region Committee will meet at the Radisson Resort, Cape Canaveral, FL, 9: 30 am. The Region 9 (Florida) 700 MHz Public Safety Planning Committee will meet at the Radisson Resort, Cape Canaveral, FL, 1: 00 pm. Wednesday, May 8 The WRC- 03 Advisory Committee, Informal Working Group 3: Fixed- Satellite Service/ Broadcasting Satellite Service will meet at the FCC, 445 12 th Street, SW, Room 6- B516 (6 th Floor South Conference Room), Washington, DC, 10: 00 am – 12: 00 noon. Tuesday, May 14 The Illinois (Region 13) National Public Safety Planning Advisory Committee will meet at the South Jacksonville Police Department, South Jacksonville, IL, 10: 00 am. Thursday, May 16 The FCC will hold a Commission Meeting at the FCC, 445 12 th Street, SW, Room TW- C305 (Commission Meeting Room), Washington, DC, 9: 30 am. The Region 6 (Northern California) 700 MHz Regional Planning Committee will meet at the Governor’s Office of Emergency Services, Mather, CA, 10: 00 am. Friday, May 17 The Region 35 (Oregon) 700 MHz Public Safety Planning Committee will meet at the Washington County Consolidated Communications Agency, Beaverton, OR, 1: 30 pm. Monday, May 20 The Region 55 (New York – Buffalo) 700 MHz Public Safety Planning Committee will meet at the Erie County Fire Training Center, Cheektowaga, NY, 9: 30 am. 3 -4- Wednesday, May 22 The Region 12 (Idaho) 700 MHz Public Safety Regional Planning Committee will meet at the J. R. Williams Building, Boise, ID, 9: 00 am. Monday, May 27 The FCC is closed in observance of Memorial Day. The WRC- 03 Advisory Committee, Informal Working Group 4: Fixed Service/ Fixed- Satellite Service Sharing will meet at the FCC, 445 12 th Street, SW, Room 7- B516 (7 th Floor South Conference Room), Washington, DC, 9: 30 am – 1: 00 pm. Wednesday, May 29 The WRC- 03 Advisory Committee, Informal Working Group 2: Mobile- Satellite Service including GPS will meet at Leventhal, Senter & Lerman, PLLC, Washington, DC, 1: 30 pm – 3: 30 pm. Thursday, May 30 The WRC- 03 Advisory Committee, Informal Working Group 4: Fixed Service/ Fixed- Satellite Service Sharing will meet at the FCC, 445 12 th Street, SW, Room 7- B516 (7 th Floor South Conference Room), Washington, DC, 9: 30 am – 1: 00 pm. -FCC- 4