IP: FCC Forum on Ch Kennards Draft Strategic Plan 4/28

[David Farber <farber () cis upenn edu>]

> From: Robert Cannon <cannon () DC NET>
>
>
> http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Miscellaneous/Public_Notices/2000/pnmc0005.html
> PUBLIC NOTICE
> April 14, 2000
>
> PUBLIC FORUM ON STATUS OF CHAIRMAN KENNARD'S DRAFT STRATEGIC PLAN, "A
> NEW FCC FOR THE 21ST CENTURY," SCHEDULED FOR APRIL 28, 10 AM - NOON
>
> A public forum to discuss the status of the initiatives announced last
> August in Chairman Kennard's strategic plan, "A New FCC for the 21st
> Century," will be held Friday, April 28, from 10 am to noon. The draft
> plan is available on the FCC website at: www.fcc.gov/21st_century.
>
> The forum will be held in the Commission Meeting Room at 445 12th
> Street, SW, Washington, DC. It will be open to the public and seating
> will be available on a first come, first served basis.
>
> FCC Chief of Staff Kathryn Brown will give an overview of the status of
> the Draft Strategic Plan as detailed in the implementation "Report
> Card," which was delivered to Congress on March 21. Also, there will be
> presentations on the status of the initiatives under the plan's four
> primary goals to successfully carry out the transition from a market
> regulator to a market facilitator. Those goals are to (1) create a model
> agency for the digital age; (2) promote competition in all
> communications markets; (3) promote  opportunities for all Americans to
> benefit from the communications revolution; and (4) manage the
> electromagnetic spectrum (the Nation's airwaves) in the public interest.
>
> The forum will be closed captioned and will be carried live on the
> Internet through RealAudio from the FCC website at:
> http://www.fcc.gov/realaudio/.
>
> A transcript of the forum will be available 10 business days after the
> event on the FCC's Internet site. The URL address for the FCC's Internet
> Home Page is http://www.fcc.gov. Transcripts may also be obtained from
> the FCC's duplicating contractor, International Transcription Service,
> 1231 20th Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20036, by calling ITS at (202)
> 857-3800, TTY (202) 293-8810, or faxing ITS at (202) 857-3805.
>
> Audio and video tapes of the forum may be purchased from Infocus, 341
> Victory Drive, Herndon, VA 20170, by calling Infocus at (703) 834-0100
> or by faxing Infocus at (703) 834- 0111. Copies of the transcript in
> other alternative formats (computer diskette, large print, and Braille)
> are available to
> persons with disabilities by contacting Martha Contee at (202) 418-0260
> voice, (202) 418-2555 TTY, or at >voice, (202) 418-2555 TTY, or at mcontee () fcc gov.
>
> For additional information, contact Lisa Sockett at (202) 418-2030, TTY
> (202) 418-1169.
>
> News media contact: Maureen Peratino at (202) 418-0506, TTY (202)
> 418-2555.
>
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