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FCC Sets New Date for Colloquim on Public Safety Broadband
Washington, D.C. - The Federal Communications Commission's (FCC's)
Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau (Bureau) today set a new date
for a colloquium to discuss the public safety and homeland security
portion of the National broadband Plan (Plan). The new date and time
for the event will be Wednesday, March 31, 2010 from 9:30 a.m.-11:30
a.m. The event, which will be held in the Commission Meeting Room
(TW-C305), was originally scheduled for March 26th at 9:00 a.m. and has
been pushed back to the new date and time due to necessary scheduling
changes.
As part of the colloquium, representatives from the Public Safety and
Homeland Security Bureau will make presentations discussing how the Plan
addresses the following issues:
* Deployment of a nationwide interoperable public safety
wireless broadband network;
* Innovation in the development and deployment of Next
Generation 911 networks and emergency alerting systems; and
* Cyber security and critical infrastructure survivability.
The goal of the Public Safety and Homeland Security portion of the Plan
is to enable and enhance the use of broadband technologies by first
responders in sending and receiving content-rich data, resulting in
saved lives; diminished injuries; improved emergency care and response;
and more effective prevention of acts of crime, terror and hatred. Such
technologies will also guard critical infrastructure, and enable
interoperable response to emergencies in coordination with other first
responders located throughout the nation. Broadband technologies will
ensure that all Americans are able to reach and access 9-1-1 services
quickly, reliably, and that the public has the ability to send and
receive critical information regardless of the mode or device used.
These technologies and innovations will also advance the modes and
methods by which the public receives accurate, concise, and timely
alerts and warnings. The Public Safety and Homeland Security portion of
the Plan will also enhance the security and resiliency of broadband
infrastructure, including measures to prevent and assist in the response
to cyber attacks.
The colloquium will be open to the public; admittance, however, will be
limited to the seating available. Those individuals who are interested
in attending this event may pre-register on-line athttp://www.fcc.gov/pshs/event-registration.html
<http://www.fcc.gov/pshs/event-registration.html> . Those who
pre-register will be asked to provide their name, title, organization
affiliation, and contact information. Individuals may also contact
Deandrea Wilson at Deandrea.Wilson@fcc.gov
<mailto:Deandrea.Wilson@fcc.gov> or via phone at 202-418-0703 regarding
pre-registration. The deadline for pre-registration is Monday, March
29, 2010.
Audio/Video coverage of the meeting will be broadcast live with open
captioning over the Internet from the FCC's web page atwww.reboot.fcc.gov <http://www.reboot.fcc.gov/> (go to "Events"). The
FCC's web cast is free to the public and does not require
pre-registration.