PUBLIC NOTICE 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 14-186 Released: February 11, 2014 OET ANNOUNCES AGENDA FOR WORKSHOP ON INTER-SERVICE INTERFERENCE PREDICTION GN Docket No. 12-268 ET Docket No. 14-14 On January 29, 2014, the Commission’s Office of Engineering and Technology (OET) Commission’s Incentive Auction Task Force released a Public Notice seeking comment on a methodology for predicting potential interference between broadcast television and licensed wireless services. 1 In the Inter-Service Interference Checking PN, we announced that a workshop would be held on February 21, 2014, where our staff could provide further detail and answer questions from interested parties. Presenting will be Julie Knapp, OET Chief, accompanied by other OET staff including Matthew Hussey, Associate Chief for Policy; Robert Weller, Chief, Technical Analysis Branch; Barbara Pavon, Electronics Engineer; Martin Doczkat, Electronics Engineer; as well as Brett Tarnutzer, Assistant Chief of the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau The workshop is scheduled for Friday, February 21, 2014, from 1:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. (EST). The workshop will be held in the Commission Meeting Room at FCC Headquarters, located at 445 12 th Street, SW, Room TW-C305, Washington, DC 20554, and is free and open to the public. Following the panel discussion, there will be time dedicated for panelists to answer questions from the audience. The tentative agenda is outlined below: Tentative Agenda 1:00pm Opening remarks 1:05pm Introduction to Market Variation 1 Office of Engineering and Technology Seeks to Supplement the Incentive Auction Proceeding Record Regarding Potential Interference Between Broadcast Television and Wireless Services, Public Notice, DA 14-98 (January 29, 2014). Presentation of an Inter-service Interference Methodology: Predicting Coverage & Interference Effects of Different Bandwidths Between Television and Wireless Propagation Modeling Parameters, Including Clutter Potential Application of the Methodology to the Incentive Auction Implementing the Methodology Using TVStudy 2:30pm Discussion and Moderated Q&A 3:30pm 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 names and company affiliations 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. Webcast and WebEx. The forum will be webcast at http://www.fcc.gov/live. Additionally, for those unable to attend in person, please RSVP to Cecilia Sulhoff (Cecilia.Sulhoff@fcc.gov) for WebEx login information. Accessibility Information. To request information in accessible formats (computer diskettes, large print, audio recording, and Braille), send an email to fcc504@fcc.gov or call the FCC’s consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau at (202) 418-0530 (voice), (202) 418-0432 (TTY). For further information, contact A.J. Glusman at (202) 418-1425 or via e-mail at AJ.Glusman@fcc.gov. Press contact: Cecilia Sulhoff at (202) 418-0587. The Public Notice and Technical Appendix can be found at: http://www.fcc.gov/learn. -FCC-