TECHCOMM INDUSTRY CALENDAR

MEETINGS AND EVENTS

March 2, 2010 

  • WRC-12 Advisory Committee Meeting 
  • Public Forum on Emergency Response Interoperability Center, FCC

March 4, 2010 

  • NTIA Spectrum Management Advisory Committee Meeting, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Ave. N.W., Room 4830, Washington, DC 
  • Future of Media in the Digital Age: Workshop on Commercial Media, FCC

March 16, 2010 

  • FCC Monthly Open Meeting 
  • WRC-12 Advisory Committee Meeting

March 19, 2010 

  • Consumer Advisory Committee Meeting, FCC

March 21-24, 2010 

  • NTCA Legislative & Policy Conference: Washington, D.C.

March 23-25, 2010 

  • CTIA Wireless 2010 Annual Conference: Las Vegas, Nevada

March 24, 2010 

  • FCC Advisory Committee on Diversity for Communications in the Digital Age, FCC Meeting Room, TW-C305, 445 12th Street, SW., Washington, DC

April 10-15, 2010 

  • NAB Show: Las Vegas, Nevada

April 18-21, 2010 

  • IEEE Wireless Communications & Networking Conference: Sydney, Australia

April 19-21, 2010 

  • American Cable Association 17th Annual Summit: National Harbor, Maryland

April 20-21, 2010 

  • CES on the Hill: Washington, D.C.

April 22, 2010 

  • FCC Monthly Open Meeting

April 26-28, 2010 

  • Broadband Properties Annual Conference: Dallas, Texas

May 18, 2010 

  • FCC Monthly Open Meeting

May 24-28, 2010 

  • CEA Technology & Standards Spring Forum: Clearwater, Florida

June 3-4, 2010 

  • World Wireless Conference: San Francisco, California

June 16-17, 2010 

  • WiMAX Forum Global Congress: Amsterdam, Netherlands

July 8-11, 2010 

  • SINOCES: Qingdao, China

July 18-21, 2010 

  • NARUC Summer Committee Meetings: Sacramento, California

October 4-7, 2010 

  • PCIA Wireless Infrastructure Show: Hollywood, Florida

October 17-20, 2010 

  • CEA Industry Forum: San Francisco, California

November 19, 2010 

  • Future of Television East: New York, New York 

BROADBAND STIMULUS DEADLINES AND OTHER FEDERAL FUNDING

February 2010 

  • NTIA and RUS expected to complete announcements of Round 1 awards

February 2010 – March 2010 

  • NTIA and RUS expected to make Round 1 award documents available to successful applicants within 30 days of award announcement

February 16, 2010 

  • Application window Opens for Round 2 BIP Last Mile and Middle Mile Projects and BTOP Projects

March 15, 2010 

  • Application window Closes at 5 pm Eastern for Round 2 BIP Last Mile and Middle Mile Projects and BTOP Projects

April 10, 2010 

  • Quarterly report due and continuing quarterly thereafter

May 2010 

  • RUS expected to release Requests for Proposals for BIP Satellite Projects, Technical Assistance Grants and Rural Library Broadband Grants

FCC RULEMAKINGS | DEADLINES

February 26, 2010 

  • Comment Deadline: Waiver Request for Certification of Fixed Level Probing Radars (LPR) in the 24.6-27 GHz Band 
  • Comment Deadline: Proposal to Permit Fixed Ground-Traffic Radar at Airports in the 76-77 GHz Band 
  • Comment Deadline: FCC Seeks Comments on Petition for Declaratory Ruling on Use of Audio Assistance Devices for Simultaneous Translation 
  • Reply Comment Deadline: NECA's Proposed Changes to Average Schedule Formulas for Interstate Access Settlements

March 1, 2010 

  • Comment Deadline: FCC Prohibits Further Use of Wireless Microphones, other Devices in 700 MHz Band, Seeks Additional Comments 
  • Comment Deadline: Maine PUC Seeks Declaratory Ruling on Dark Fiber and Line Sharing 
  • Annual CPNI Compliance Certifications Due 
  • Broadband Reports (Form 477) Due

March 4, 2010 

  • Reply Comment Deadline: Motorola Seeks Waiver of IEEE 1394 Interface Requirement for Set-Top Boxes with IP Connectors 
  • Reply Comment Deadline: TiVo Seeks Clarification or Waiver of IEEE 1394 Interface Requirement for Set-Top Boxes 
  • Comment Deadline: California PUC Seeks Access to the FCC's Network Outage Reporting System (NORS) 
  • Tutorial Available for Auction of 9,603 Lower and Upper Paging Band Licenses (No. 87)

March 8, 2010 

  • Reply Comment Deadline: Five Petitions on the Proper Use of Signal Boosters

March 9, 2010 

  • Comment Deadline: Michigan CLECs Seek Preemption of State Statute

March 12, 2010 

  • Reply Comment Deadline: Proposed Adjustments to E-Rate Rules to Comply with the Protecting Children in the 21st Century Act

March 15, 2010 

  • Comment Deadline Comment Deadlines Extended: Proposed National Testing of the Emergency Alert System (EAS) 
  • Reply Comment Deadline: Maine PUC Seeks Declaratory Ruling on Dark Fiber and Line Sharing 
  • Reply Comment Deadline: FCC Seeks Comments on Waiver Request for Certification of Fixed Level Probing Radars (LPR) in the 24.6-27 GHz Band 
  • Reply Comment Deadline: FCC Seeks Comments on Proposal to Permit Fixed Ground-Traffic Radar at Airports in the 76-77 GHz Band 
  • Reply Comment Deadline: FCC Seeks Comments on Petition for Declaratory Ruling on Use of Audio Assistance Devices for Simultaneous Translation

March 16, 2010 

  • Short-Form Application Deadline for Auction of 9,603 Lower and Upper Paging Band Licenses (No. 87)

March 17, 2010 

  • FCC’s National Broadband Plan due to Congress

March 19, 2010 

  • Reply Comment Deadline: California PUC Seeks Access to the FCC's Network Outage Reporting System (NORS) 
  • Reply Comment Deadline: Michigan CLECs Seek Preemption of State Statute

March 22, 2010 

  • Reply Comment Deadline: FCC Prohibits Further Use of Wireless Microphones, other Devices in 700 MHz Band, Seeks Additional Comments

March 26, 2010 

  • Reply Comment Deadline: Inquiry on Empowering Parents and Protecting Children in an Evolving Media Landscape 
  • Reply Comment Deadline: Proposed Amendments to Amateur Radio Service Rules

April 8, 2010 

  • Reply Comment Deadline: Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for Six Enforceable Open Internet 'Net Neutrality' Regulations

April 12, 2010 

  • Reply Comment Deadline Proposed Amendments to Amateur Radio Service Rules

April 23, 2010 

  • Upfront Payments Due for Auction of 9,603 Lower and Upper Paging Band Licenses (No. 87)

April 13, 2010 

  • Reply Comment Deadline Extended: Proposed National Testing of the Emergency Alert System (EAS)

May 7, 2010 

  • Comment Deadline: FCC to Examine the Future of Media in the Digital Age

May 21, 2010 

  • Mock Auction for 9,603 Lower and Upper Paging Band Licenses (No. 87)

May 25, 2010 

  • Auction of 9,603 Lower and Upper Paging Band Licenses (No. 87)

CONGRESSIONAL HEARINGS

March 2, 2010 

  • Hearing on “Global Internet Freedom and the Rule of Law, Part II,” Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Human Rights and the Law

March 4, 2010 

  • Hearing on “Oversight of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: Broadband, Part 3,” House Subcommittee on Communications, Technology and the Internet

PUBLIC SAFETY

March 5, 2010 

  • Regional Public Safety Planning Committee Meeting for Region 7 in Centennial, CO, regarding 700 MHz

March 9, 2010 

  • Regional Public Safety Planning Committee Meeting for Region 18 in Baton Rouge, LA, regarding 700 MHz 
  • Regional Public Safety Planning Committee Meeting for Region 19 in Framingham, MA, regarding 700 MHz

March 18, 2010 

  • Regional Public Safety Planning Committee Meeting for Region 35 in Beaverton, OR, regarding 700 MHz and 800 MHz

April 8, 2010 

  • Regional Public Safety Planning Committee Meeting for Region 18 in Lake Charles, LA, regarding 700 MHz

May 7, 2010 

  • Regional Public Safety Planning Committee Meeting for Region 7 in Centennial, CO, regarding 700 MHz

May 12, 2010 

  • Regional Public Safety Planning Committee Meeting for Region 12 in Idaho Falls, ID, regarding 700 MHz