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FCC ANNOUNCES TENTATIVE AGENDA FOR SEPTEMBER 23rd OPEN MEETING

Washington, D.C. -- Today, Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski announced that the following items will be on the tentative agenda for the next open meeting scheduled for Thursday, September 23, 2010:

·  TV White Spaces Second MO&O: A Second Memorandum Opinion and Order that will create opportunities for investment and innovationinadvanced Wi-Fi technologies and a variety of broadband services by finalizing provisions for unlicensed wireless devices to operate in unused parts of TV spectrum.

·  E-Rate Broadband Order: An Order that improves connectivity for students and library patrons, and accelerates the National Broadband Plan’s goal of affordable access to 1 gigabit per second broadband at community anchor institutions across the country, by upgrading, modernizing, and streamlining the E-Rate program.

·  E911 Location Accuracy Second R&O:A Report and Order enabling a more effective emergency response system by establishing a timeline and benchmarks forwirelesscarriersto provide moregranularE911 location information at either a county-based or PSAP-based geographic level.

·  E911 Location Accuracy FNPRM and NOI:A Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and Notice of Inquiry seeking to improve E911 location accuracy and reliabilityfor existing and new voice communications technologies, including Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) and, consistent with the National Broadband Plan, to understand the ways in which voice communications enabled by broadband and next generation 911 technologies could support enhanced first response.

Topics selected for FCC open meeting agendas are posted on the Commission’s website approximately three weeks prior to the Commission’s next monthly meeting. The FCC will also issue a public notice of the “Commission Meeting Agenda” one week before the meeting and announce at that time the items that are scheduled for the agenda.

Commission meetings are open to the public, who can attend in person at the FCC headquarters (445 12th Street SW, Washington, D.C.), or watch the live stream at www.fcc.gov/live.

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