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                                        Federal Communications Commission
                                                         1919 M St., N.W.
                                                  Washington, D.C. 20554 
                                                                         
                                                                         
                                                                         
                                                             July 7, 1998

            AGENDA FOR BANDWIDTH EN BANC HEARING JULY 9, 1998
                                        

The Federal Communications Commission will hold an en banc hearing on Thursday, July 9, 1998,
from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., in the Commission Meeting Room (Room 856) at 1919 M. Street, N.W.,
Washington, D.C.

At the en banc hearing, the Commission will hear from panels of experts regarding bandwidth issues in
the last mile of our nation's telecommunications infrastructure and in connectivity to and between our
nation's small and rural communities.  The panelists will also address how these issues impact the
deployment of advanced telecommunications capabilities and broadband technologies in the United
States. 

The agenda is as follows:

11:00 - 11:05 a.m.  Chairman's Remarks

11:05 - 11:10 a.m.  Commissioner' Remarks

11:10 - 11:15 a.m.  Introduction to Panel Presentations

11:15 - 11:50 a.m.  Panel I Presentations  

          Steve Hooper
          Co-CEO
          Teledesic, LLC
          Chairman of the Board, NextLink Communications, Inc.

          Steven G. Chrust
          Vice Chairman
          WinStar Communications, Inc.

          Maurice France
          President and CEO
          RadioConnect Corporation 

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11:50 - 12:25 p.m.  Panel II Presentations 

          Ali Shadman
          Vice President, Corporate Strategy
          Ameritech

          Charles J. McMinn
          President and CEO
          Covad Communications Company

          Milo Medin
          Senior Vice President, Engineering and Chief Technology Officer
          @Home Network

12:25 - 1:00 p.m.   Panel III Presentations

          James Q. Crowe
          President and CEO
          Level 3 Communications, Inc.

          Joseph R. Zell
          President, !NTERPRISE Networking Services 
          US WEST Communications

          W. Richard Morris
          Vice President, Local Market Integration, National Integrated Services
          Sprint


For additional information contact: Marcelino Ford-Livene at (202) 418-2030
News media contact: Audrey Spivack (202) 418-0500

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