FCC Open Meeting (June. Updated w/agenda and recap)

FCC Open Meeting (June)
445 12th Street SW
Washington, DC 20554
Wednesday, June 3
9:30 am ET
http://www.fcc.gov/fccmeetings.html

The meeting will include presentations and discussion by agency officials as well as industry, consumer groups and others involved in the Digital Television Transition. A list of presenters will be released prior to the meeting.

Congress has set June 12, 2009, as the deadline for terminating full-power analog television broadcasting in the United States. The purpose of the meeting is to educate and inform the Commission and the public about the final preparations for the digital television transition, including the availability of consumer support and hands-on assistance for those who may need it.

Agenda and Witness List:

9:30 am Opening Statements by Chairman and Commissioners

9:45 am Overview

William Lake, DTV Coordinator

10:00 am Panel 1: FCC and NTIA Reports on the Status of the DTV Transition and Prospects for June 12, 2009

Eloise Gore, Associate Bureau Chief, Media Bureau, Federal Communications Commission

Cathy Seidel, Chief, Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau, Federal Communications Commission

Andrew Martin, Chief Information Officer, Federal Communications Commission

Julius Knapp, Chief, Office of Engineering and Technology, Federal Communications Commission

Dr. Bernadette McGuire-Rivera, Associate Administrator, Office of Telecommunications and Information Applications, National Telecommunications and Information Administration

10:45 am Break

11:00 am Panel 2: Industry and Consumer Group Reports on the Status of the DTV Transition and Prospects for June 12, 2009

Jane Mago, Executive Vice President & General Counsel, National Association of Broadcasters

Larry Sidman, President and CEO, Association of Public Television Stations

David Donovan, President, MSTV

Kyle McSlarrow, President and CEO, National Cable & Telecommunications Association

Joel Kelsey, Policy Analyst, Consumers Union

Christopher A. McLean, Executive Director, Consumer Electronics Retailers
Coalition

Shawn DuBravac, Economist, Consumer Electronics Association

Erica Swanson, Deputy Director for Field Operations & Director, LCCREF DTV Assistance Campaign Leadership Conference on Civil Rights Education Fund

11:45 am Closing Statements/Adjournment