NEWS News media Information 202 / 418-0500Fax-On-Demand 202 / 418-2830TTY 202/418-2555Internet: http://www.fcc.gov ftp.fcc.gov 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). FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NEWS MEDIA CONTACT March 26, 2012 Keyla Hernandez-Ulloa (202 418-0965) Keyla Hernandez-Ulloa@fcc.gov THE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION’S EMERGENCY ACCESS ADVISORY COMMITTEE ANNOUNCES EXHIBITORS FOR “TEXT-TO-911” EXHIBITION FAIR MARCH 28 & 29, 2012 Washington, DC – The Federal Communications Commission today announced the ten exhibitors that will showcase current and future text-to-911 technologies and applications at an Exhibition Fair hosted by the Commission’s Emergency Access Advisory Committee (EAAC). The exhibitors are: Agent 511, Bandwidth, FRESS Foundation, INdigital, Intrado, Neustar, Rave Mobile Safety, Rehabilitation Engineering and Research Center- Telecommunications Access (RERC-TA), TeleCommunication Systems (TCS), and Ten43 Technologies. The EAAC’s Text-to-911 Exhibition Fair will be open to the public during the hours of 2:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, March 28, 2012, and from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Thursday, March 29, 2012. Exhibits will be displayed in the Commission’s Technology Experience Center, Room TW-B505, located at the Commission’s headquarters at 445 12th Street, S.W., in Washington, D.C. The EAAC is an advisory committee required by the Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2010 (CVAA). Its purpose is to determine the most effective and efficient technologies and methods by which to enable access to Next Generation 911 (NG911) emergency services by individuals with disabilities, and to make recommendations to the Commission on how to achieve those effective and efficient technologies and methods. Reasonable accommodations for people with disabilities are available upon request. Include a description of the accommodation you will need and tell us how to contact you if we need more information. Make your request as early as possible. Send an e-mail to fcc504@fcc.gov or call the Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau at 202-418-0530 (voice), 202-418-0432 (TTY). - FCC - News and information about the Federal Communications Commission is available at www.fcc.gov.