The purpose of the meeting is to educate and inform the Commission and the public about the status and issues involved with the upcoming Digital Television Transition.
Michael J. Copps
FCC Acting Chairman
Statement: Word | Acrobat
Jonathan S. Adelstein
FCC Commissioner
Statement: Word | Acrobat
Robert M. McDowell
FCC Commissioner
Statement: Word | Acrobat
Panel 1: FCC and NTIA Reports on the Events of February 17, 2009 and Future Plans:
Gary Epstein
Eloise Gore
Associate Bureau Chief
Media Bureau
Federal Communications Commission
Statement
Chart
Andrew Martin
Chief Information Officer
Federal Communications Commission
Slide Presentation
Cathy Seidel
Chief
Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau
Federal Communications Commission
Statement
Patrick Webre
Legal Advisor
Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau
Federal Communications Commission
Statement
Julius Knapp
Chief
Office of Engineering and Technology
Federal Communications Commission
Statement
Dr. Bernadette McGuire-Rivera
Associate Administrator
Office of Telecommunications and Information Applications
National Telecommunications and Information Administration
Panel 2: DTV Call CentersIndustry and Consumer Group Reports on the Events of February 17, 2009 and Future Plans:
David Rehr
President and CEO
National Association of Broadcasters
Kyle McSlarrow
President and CEO
National Cable & Telecommunications Association
David Donovan
President
MSTV
Gene Kimmelman
Vice President for Federal and International Affair
Consumers Union
Christopher A. McLean
Executive Director
Consumer Electronics Retailers Coalition
Statement
Mark Lloyd
Vice President for Strategic Initiatives
Leadership Conference on Civil Rights and Leadership Conference on Civil Rights Education Fund
Statement
Sandy Markwood
Chief Executive Officer
National Association of Area Agencies on Aging