[Federal Register: December 15, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 240)]
[Notices]               
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

 
Sunshine Act Meeting; Open Commission Meeting; Wednesday, 
December 17, 2003

December 10, 2003.
    The Federal Communications Commission will hold an Open Meeting on 
the subjects listed below on Wednesday, December 17, 2003, which is 
scheduled to commence at 9:30 a.m. in Room TW-C305, at 445 12th Street, 
SW., Washington, DC.

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           Item No.                   Bureau              Subject
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1.............................  Office of          Title: Facilitating
                                 Engineering and    Opportunities for
                                 Technology.        Flexible, Efficient,
                                                    and Reliable
                                                    Spectrum Use
                                                    Employing Cognitive
                                                    Radio Technologies
                                                    (ET Docket No. 03-
                                                    108); and
                                                    Authorization and
                                                    Use of Software
                                                    Defined Radios (ET
                                                    Docket No. 00-47).
                                                   Summary: The
                                                    Commission will
                                                    consider a Notice of
                                                    Proposed Rulemaking
                                                    and Order concerning
                                                    the use of cognitive
                                                    radio technologies
                                                    to facilitate
                                                    opportunities for
                                                    more flexible,
                                                    efficient and
                                                    reliable spectrum
                                                    use.
2.............................  Wireline           Title: Schools and
                                 Competition.       Libraries Universal
                                                    Service Support
                                                    Mechanism (CC Docket
                                                    No. 02-6).
                                                   Summary: The
                                                    Commission will
                                                    consider a Third
                                                    Report and Order and
                                                    Second Further
                                                    Notice of Proposed
                                                    Rulemaking
                                                    concerning the
                                                    administration of
                                                    the schools and
                                                    libraries universal
                                                    service mechanism.
3.............................  Wireless Tele-     Title: Amendment of
                                 Communications.    the Commission's
                                                    Rules Regarding
                                                    Dedicated Short-
                                                    Range Communication
                                                    Services in the
                                                    5.850-5.925 GHz Band
                                                    (5.9 GHz Band) (WT
                                                    Docket No. 01-90);
                                                    and Amendment of
                                                    Parts 2 and 90 of
                                                    the Commission's
                                                    Rules to Allocate
                                                    the 5.850-5.925 GHz
                                                    Band to the Mobile
                                                    Service for
                                                    Dedicated Short
                                                    Range Communications
                                                    of Intelligent
                                                    Transportation
                                                    Services (ET Docket
                                                    No. 98-95, RM-9096).
                                                   Summary: The
                                                    Commission will
                                                    consider a Report
                                                    and Order concerning
                                                    licensing and
                                                    service rules for
                                                    the Dedicated Short
                                                    Range Communications
                                                    (DSRC) Service in
                                                    the Intelligent
                                                    Transportation
                                                    Systems (ITS) Radio
                                                    Service in the 5.850-
                                                    5.925 GHz band (5.9
                                                    GHz band).
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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, Qualex International (202) 863-2893; 
Fax (202) 863-2898; TTY (202) 863-2897. These copies are available in 
paper format and alternative media, including large print/type; digital 
disk; and audio tape.

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Qualex International may be reached by e-mail at Qualexint@aol.com.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 03-31014 Filed 12-11-03; 2:02 pm]

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