[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 238 (Monday, December 11, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 77381]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-31366]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


Policy Forum on Market Entry Barriers

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: Chairman William E. Kennard and Commissioner Gloria Tristani 
of the Federal Communications Commission will host a policy forum on 
market entry barriers faced by small, women- and minority-owned 
businesses in the communications industry. The purpose of the forum is 
to present a series of studies that examine market entry barriers, 
followed by a roundtable designed to further explore and discuss the 
findings reached in the studies.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Tuesday, December 12, 2000, from 
9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in the FCC's Commission Meeting 
Room, TW-C305, 445 12th Street, SW, Washington, DC.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cornell William Brooks, Sharon 
Bradford Franklin, or Steven C. Rangel, Office of General Counsel at 
(202) 418-1700. Anthony Bush, Office of Communications Business 
Opportunities at (202) 418-0990.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 1. The Federal Communications Commission 
(``FCC'') Chairman William Kennard and Commissioner Gloria Tristani 
will host a policy forum on market entry barriers faced by small, 
women- and minority-owned businesses in the communications industry on 
Tuesday, December 12, 2000, from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. The Policy Forum 
will be held in the FCC's Commission Meeting Room, TW-C305, 445 12th 
Street, SW, Washington, DC.
    2. The purpose of the forum is to present the findings of a series 
of studies which examine the extent, if any, to which small, women- and 
minority-owned firms in the communications industry experience market 
entry barriers. The studies were commenced pursuant to Section 257 of 
the Telecommunications Act of 1996, 47 U.S.C. 257, which requires that 
the FCC identify and eliminate market entry barriers for entrepreneurs 
and other small telecommunications businesses, and Section 309(j) of 
the Act, which requires the FCC to further opportunities in the 
allocation of spectrum-based services for small businesses and 
businesses owned by women and minorities.
    3. The forum will begin with presentations by the experts who 
conducted studies, and will be followed by a roundtable discussion with 
industry practitioners, civil rights experts, and the authors to 
further explore and discuss the findings reached in the reports.
    4. The forum is open to the public, and seating will be available 
on a first come, first served basis. At the end of the roundtable, we 
will provide the audience with an opportunity for a short question-and-
answer period. All interested persons are invited to attend. 
Individuals with disabilities may arrange for accommodations by 
contacting Brian Millin at (202) 418-7426 (Voice), (202) 418-7365 
(TTY), or by sending an email to [email protected].

Federal Communications Commission.
Shirley Suggs,
Chief, Publications Branch.
[FR Doc. 00-31366 Filed 12-8-00; 8:45 am]
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