[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 129 (Wednesday, July 7, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40929-40930]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-15538]



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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


Sunshine Act Meeting; Open Commission Meeting, Thursday, July 8, 
2004

July 1, 2004.
    The Federal Communications Commission will hold an Open Meeting on 
the subjects listed below on Thursday, July 8, 2004, which is scheduled 
to commence at in Room TW-C305, at 445 12th Street, SW., Washington, 
DC.

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       Item No.                 Bureau                  Subject
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1.....................  Consumer &             The Consumer &
                         Governmental Affairs.  Governmental Affairs
                                                Bureau will present a
                                                report on the
                                                Commission's Lands of
                                                Opportunity: Building
                                                Rural Connectivity''
                                                outreach initiative that
                                                is designed to ensure
                                                all Americans living in
                                                rural areas have access
                                                to affordable and
                                                quality
                                                telecommunications
                                                services.
2.....................  Office of Engineering  Title: Modification of
                         and Technology.        Parts 2 and 15 of the
                                                Commission's Rules for
                                                unlicensed devices and
                                                equipment approval (ET
                                                Docket No. 03-201).
                                               Summary: The Commission
                                                will consider a Report
                                                and Order concerning
                                                changes to several
                                                technical rules for
                                                unlicensed
                                                radiofrequency devices
                                                contained in Parts 0, 2,
                                                and 15.
3.....................  Wireless               Title: Facilitating the
                         Telecommunications.    Provision of Spectrum-
                                                Based Services to Rural
                                                Areas and Promoting
                                                Opportunities for Rural
                                                Telephone Companies to
                                                Provide Spectrum-Based
                                                Services (WT Docket No.
                                                02-381); 2000 Biennial
                                                Regulatory Review
                                                Spectrum Aggregation
                                                Limits for Commercial
                                                Mobile Radio Services
                                                (WT Docket No. 01-14);
                                                and Increasing
                                                Flexibility to Promote
                                                Access to and the
                                                Efficient and Intensive
                                                Use of Spectrum and the
                                                Widespread Deployment of
                                                Wireless Services, and
                                                to Facilitate Capital
                                                Formation (WT Docket No.
                                                03-202).
                                               Summary: The Commission
                                                will consider a Report
                                                and Order and Further
                                                Notice of Proposed
                                                Rulemaking concerning
                                                deployment of wireless
                                                services in rural areas.
4.....................  Wireless               Title: Promoting
                         Telecommunications.    Efficient Use of
                                                Spectrum Through
                                                Elimination of Barriers
                                                to the Deployment of
                                                Secondary Markets (WT
                                                Docket No. 00-230).
                                               Summary: The Commission
                                                will consider a Second
                                                Report and Order, Order
                                                on Reconsideration, and
                                                Second Further Notice of
                                                Proposed Rulemaking
                                                concerning policies and
                                                procedures to promote
                                                the development of
                                                secondary markets in
                                                wireless radio spectrum
                                                usage rights.
5.....................  Wireline Competition.  Title: Review of the
                                                Section 251 Unbundling
                                                Obligations of Incumbent
                                                Local Exchange Carriers
                                                (CC Docket No. 01-338).
                                               Summary: The Commission
                                                will consider a Second
                                                Report and Order
                                                concerning the
                                                reinterpretation of
                                                section 252(i) of the
                                                Communications Act of
                                                1934, as amended.
6.....................  Wireless               Title: Improving Public
                         Telecommunications;    Safety Communications in
                         Office of              the 800 MHz Band (WT
                         Engineering and        Docket No. 02-55);
                         Technology.            Consolidating the 800
                                                and 900 MHz Industrial/
                                                Land Transportation and
                                                Business Pool Channels
                                                (WT Docket No. 02-55);
                                                Amendment of Part 2 of
                                                the Commission's Rules
                                                to Allocate Spectrum
                                                Below 3 GHz for Mobile
                                                and Fixed Services to
                                                Support the Introduction
                                                of New Advanced Wireless
                                                Services, including
                                                Third Generation
                                                Wireless Systems (ET
                                                Docket No. 00-258);
                                                Petition for Rule Making
                                                of the Wireless
                                                Information Networks
                                                Forum Concerning the
                                                Unlicensed Personal
                                                Communications Service
                                                (RM-9498); Petition for
                                                Rule Making of UT
                                                Starcom, Inc.,
                                                Concerning the
                                                Unlicensed Personal
                                                Communications Service
                                                (RM-10024); Amendment of
                                                Section 2.106 of the
                                                Commission's Rules to
                                                Allocate Spectrum at 2
                                                GHz for use by the
                                                Mobile Satellite Service
                                                (ET Docket No. 95-18).
                                                Related orders implement
                                                changes in other bands
                                                made necessary to
                                                facilitate 800 MHz band
                                                reconfiguration.
                                               Summary: The Commission
                                                will consider a Report
                                                and Order, Fifth Report
                                                and Order, Memorandum
                                                Opinion and Order, and
                                                Order concerning
                                                reconfiguring the 800
                                                MHz band to abate
                                                interference being
                                                encountered by public
                                                safety communications
                                                systems and other 800
                                                MHz systems that do not
                                                employ cellular
                                                architecture.
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    Additional information concerning this meeting may be obtained from 
Audrey Spivack or David Fiske, Office of Media Relations, (202) 418-
0500; TTY 1-888-835-5322. Audio/Video coverage of the meeting will be 
broadcast live over the Internet from the FCC's Audio/Video Events web 
page at http://www.fcc.gov/realaudio.
    For a fee this meeting can be viewed live over George Mason 
University's Capitol Connection. The Capitol Connection also will carry 
the meeting live via the Internet. To purchase these services call 
(703) 993-3100 or go to http://www.capitolconnection.gmu.edu. Audio and 
video tapes of this meeting can be purchased from CACI Productions, 341 
Victory Drive, Herndon, VA 20170, (703) 834-1470, Ext. 19; Fax (703) 
834-0111.
    Copies of materials adopted at this meeting can be purchased from 
the FCC's duplicating contractor, Best Copy and Printing, Inc. (202) 
488-5300; Fax (202) 488-5563; TTY (202) 488-5562. These copies are 
available in paper format and alternative media, including large print/
type; digital disk; and audio tape. Best Copy and Printing, Inc. may be 
reached by e-mail at [email protected].


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Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 04-15538 Filed 7-2-04; 1:10 pm]
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