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.

• Replay the Audio/Video broadcast of the meeting

• 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

3/3/09
FCC Releases Agenda and Witness List for Thursday, March 5, 2009 Open Commission Meeting.
Public Notice: Word | Acrobat

2/26/09
FCC to Hold Open Commission Meeting Thursday, March 5, 2009.
Public Notice: Word | Acrobat