**DA 06-2051**

**RELEASED: October 18, 2006**

**TECHNOLOGICAL ADVISORY COUNCIL ("TAC") TO HOLD MEETING,**

**WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2006**

The FCC\'s Technological Advisory Council will hold a meeting on
Wednesday, October 25, 2006 at 10:00 a.m. in the Commission Meeting
Room, TW-C305 at 445 12th Street S.W., Washington, D.C.

The Council was formed to provide the Commission with technical insights
concerning innovations in communications and related industries. The
Council is a Federal Advisory Committee and is comprised of a broad
array of well-known technologists and chaired by Dr. Robert Lucky. This
is the final meeting of the Council under its charter renewed as of
November 19, 2004. At this meeting, the Council will discuss the
Broadband Access Technologies and Services. The agenda is attached.

Members of the general public may attend to observe the meeting. The
Federal Communications Commission will attempt to accommodate as many
persons as possible. Admittance, however, will be limited to the seating
available. There will be no public oral participation unless requested
by the Chair, but the public may submit written comments to Jeffery
Goldthorp, the Federal Communications Commission's Designated Federal
Officer for the Technological Advisory Council, before the meeting. Mr.
Goldthorp's e-mail address is <Jeffery.Goldthorp@fcc.gov> and Mr.
Goldthorp's U.S. Postal Service mail delivery address is Federal
Communications Commission, 445 12^th^ Street, SW., Room 7-A325,
Washington, DC 20554.

Open captioning will be provided for this event. Other reasonable
accommodations for people with disabilities are available upon request.
Include a description of the accommodation you will need with as much
detail as possible. Also include a way we can contact you if we need
more information. Make your request as early as possible; please allow
at least 5 days advance notice. Last minute requests will be accepted,
but may be impossible 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)

TECHNOLOGICAL ADVISORY COUNCIL IV

Agenda --Fifth Meeting

Wednesday, October 25, 2006  

Federal Communications Commission Meeting Room

The Portals, 445 12th Street, SW

Washington, D.C.

*10:00 AM \--* Opening Julius P. Knapp, FCC Designated Federal Officer
(DFO)

*10:05 \--* Introductions and Julius P. Knapp, Chief, Office of

Opening Remarks Engineering and Technology, FCC

Robert Lucky, Chairman,

and TAC Members

***Meeting Focus: Broadband Communications Technology Development***

*10:15* -- Fiber to the Home Initiatives Brian Whitton

Verizon

*10:35* -- CATV Broadband Initiatives Richard Green

CableLabs

Mark Coblitz

Comcast

*10:55* -- Broadband Over Powerline Jim Mollenkopf

Current Technologies

*11:15 -- Open Discussion* TAC Members and Speakers

*11:45 --* *12:45 PM -*Break*-*

***\
**12:45 --* WiMAX and WiBRO Ted Rappaport

Wireless Valley Communications

*1:05 \--* GSM and WiFi Crossover Fred Baker (or designee)

Cisco Systems

*1:25 --* Propagation Characteristics -- HF Greg Lapin

Through Microwave ARRL

1:45 -- Spectrum Observatory Dennis Roberson

Sequoia Communications

*2:05 --* Open Discussion Commission and TAC Members

2:45 -- Closing Remarks Robert Lucky and Julius Knapp

*3:00 PM \--* Adjourn Julius Knapp, DFO