NEWS Federal Communications Commission 445 12th Street, S.W. Washington, D. C. 20554 This is an unofficial announcement of Commission action. Release of the full text of a Commission order constitutes official action. See MCI v. FCC. 515 F 2d 385 (D.C. Circ 1974). News Media Information 202 / 418-0500 Internet: http://www.fcc.gov TTY: 1-888-835-5322 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: NEWS CONTACT: July 7, 2010 Janice Wise: 202-418-8165 Email: janice.wise@fcc.gov MEDIA BUREAU ANNOUNCES AGENDA FOR ITS PUBLIC FORUM TO DISCUSS PROPOSED COMCAST/NBCU/GE JOINT VENTURE (MB DOCKET NO. 10-56) Washington, D.C.: The Media Bureau today announced the agenda for its July 13, 2010, public forum being held from 1:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Northwestern University Law School, Thorne Auditorium, 375 East Chicago Avenue, Chicago, IL 60611. The two-panel forum will discuss the Comcast/NBCU/GE joint venture proposal, followed by a public comment period on the proposed transaction. The event is open to the public. The audience will be given an opportunity to participate via “open microphone” during a special segment from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. Individuals wishing to comment must sign up at the registration desk beginning at 5:00 p.m. Slots for this two hour segment will be assigned on a first-come, first-served basis. The forum also will be carried live over the Internet on the FCC Live web page at http://reboot.fcc.gov/live. Questions from the Internet audience can be submitted throughout the event via e-mail to livequestions@fcc.gov and via Twitter using the hash tag, #fccNBC. Agenda and Panelists (Central Standard Time) 1:00 p.m. Introduction and Opening Remarks Commissioner Michael Copps, Federal Communications Commission 1:15 p.m. Panel 1: Online Video Distribution Considerations John Flynn, Senior Counsel to the Chairman for Transactions, FCC (Moderator) Jeffrey Blum, Deputy General Counsel, DISH Network Susan Crawford, Professor, Cardozo Law School, and Visiting Research Collaborator, Princeton University Markham C. Erickson, Partner, Holch & Erickson LLP, and Executive Director, NetCoalition Travis Parsons, Senior Director, Business Development, Sezmi Josh Silver, President and CEO, Free Press Scott Wallsten, Vice President for Research and Senior Fellow, Technology Policy Institute Susan Whiting, Vice Chair, The Nielsen Company 2 3:00 p.m. Break 3:15 p.m. Panel 2: Multichannel Video Programming Distributor Considerations William Lake, Chief, Media Bureau, FCC (Moderator) Colleen Abdoulah, President and CEO, WOW! Internet, Cable and Phone Tyrone Brown, President, Media Access Project Brian Lawlor, President-Chairman, NBC Television Affiliates and Senior Vice President of Television, The E.W. Scripps Company William Rogerson, Professor of Economics, Northwestern University Ken Solomon, Chairman & CEO, The Tennis Channel James Speta, Professor, Northwestern University School of Law 5:00 p.m. Break 6:00 p.m. Public Comments 8:00 p.m. Adjournment Open captioning will be provided. Other reasonable accommodations for people with disabilities are available upon request. Include a description of the accommodation you will need. Also include a way we can contact you if we need more information. Last-minute requests will be accepted, but may not be possible to fill. Send an e-mail to fcc504@fcc.gov or call the Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau at 202-418-0530 (voice), 202-418-0432 (tty). For further information, contact Jessica Almond, Media Bureau, 202-418-2721. -FCC-