PUBLIC NOTICE 1 Federal Communications Commission 445 12 th St., S.W. Washington, D.C. 20554 News Media Information 202 / 418-0500 Internet: http://www.fcc.gov TTY: 1-888-835-5322 DA 13-2102 October 30, 2013 INCENTIVE AUCTION TASK FORCE ANNOUNCES NEW DETAILS ON UPCOMING WORKSHOP REGARDING UNLICENSED SPECTRUM ISSUES GN Docket No. 12-268 As part of its Learn Everything About Reverse-Auctions Now Program (LEARN), the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) previously announced that it would host a workshop on Friday, November 8, 2013, to discuss unlicensed spectrum issues related to the broadcast television spectrum incentive auction proceeding. 1 The workshop, which will include two panels, will take place from approximately 9:30 am to 12:30 pm at the Commission’s Headquarters in Washington, DC. Panel 1 will address the benefits and uses of unlicensed spectrum, including: ? Types and performance of current and future white spaces databases, equipment and deployments, and related economic benefits; ? Opportunities for small businesses, women- and minority-owned businesses, and rural areas to benefit from deployment of unlicensed devices; ? Examples of the uses and beneficiaries of unlicensed technologies, including white spaces technologies; ? Integration, technological characteristics and use differences among white space devices and other unlicensed devices; ? Trade-offs of deploying unlicensed devices in the TV bands versus other spectrum bands; ? International development of white spaces technologies; and ? Policy options to promote future unlicensed innovation Panel 2 will address technical aspects of unlicensed operations in the 600 MHz band, including: ? Technical characteristics and potential uses of 600 MHz guard band spectrum for unlicensed devices and how it compares to TV white spaces; ? Amount of spectrum necessary to enable unlicensed technologies in the repacked TV bands, including implications of channel bonding, and impact of consistent, nationwide availability; ? Technical considerations related to coexistence of multiple services in the 600 MHz band; 1 Incentive Auction Task Force Reschedules Workshop to Discuss Unlicensed Spectrum Issues, Public Notice, DA 13-2028 (October 18, 2013). 2? Technical and operational considerations related to enabling wireless microphones to successfully operate; and ? Implications of incumbent services in Channel 37 on design and deployment of wireless broadband systems in the 600 MHz band The tentative agenda is outlined below: Tentative Agenda 9:30am Opening Remarks Julius Knapp, Chief, Office of Engineering and Technology 9:35am Panel 1 Andrew Afflerbach, Garrett County, MD Elizabeth Bowles, WISPA Jim Carlson, Carlson Wireless Harold Feld, Public Knowledge Paul Garnett, Microsoft Joanne Hovis, Gigabit Libraries Nicol Turner-Lee, MMTC Robert Rucker, United Negro College Fund and AirU Peter Stanforth, Spectrum Bridge 11:15am Panel 2 Mike Bergman, Consumer Electronics Association Mark Brunner, Shure Incorporated Michael Calabrese, New America Foundation and PISC Andrew Clegg, National Science Foundation Thomas Dombrowsky, Wiley Rein LLP/CTIA Mark Gibson, American Society for Healthcare Engineering Alan Norman, Google Robert Seidel, CBS Haiyun Tang, Adaptrum 12:30 pm Adjourn Attendance. This forum is open to the public. All attendees are advised to arrive approximately 30 minutes prior to the start of the workshop to allow time to go through our security process. Attendees are encouraged to pre-register by submitting their name and company affiliation via email to Cecilia Sulhoff (cecilia.sulhoff@fcc.gov) in order to expedite the check-in process the day of the event. Please use “LEARN Workshop” as the subject line in your email. The forum will be webcast at http://www.fcc.gov/live. Accessibility Information. To request information in accessible formats (computer diskettes, large print, audio recording, and Braille), send an e-mail to fcc504@fcc.gov or call the FCC’s Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau at (202) 418-0530 (voice), (202) 418-0432 (TTY). This document can also be downloaded in Word and Portable Document Format (PDF) at: http://www.fcc.gov. For additional information contact: Paul Murray at 202-418-0688 or by email at paul.murray@fcc.gov or Cecilia Sulhoff at 202-418-0587 or by email at cecilia.sulhoff@fcc.gov. For more information about the broadcast television incentive auction, visit: http://www.fcc.gov/learn. -FCC-