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The FirstNet Board will hold a Special Meeting via teleconference on Friday, October 25, 2013, from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time. Members of the public may listen to the meeting by dialing toll-free 1 (888) 469–3306 and using passcode ‘‘FirstNet.’’

Federal Register Notice Requesting Comments

Comments received:

***UPDATE: The public meeting has been rescheduled to December 12, 2013 and there have been further clarifications issued regarding public comment deadlines. Read more in the Federal Register Notice update.***

The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) is seeking applications from persons interested in serving on the Department of Commerce Spectrum Management Advisory Committee (CSMAC or committee) for new two-year terms. The CSMAC provides advice to the Assistant Secretary for Communications and Information and NTIA Administrator on spectrum policy matters.
DATES: Applications must be postmarked or electronically transmitted on or before November 15, 2013.

NTIA will convene an open public meeting of the Board of the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) on October 17, 2013, from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time. Board members will meet in the Cedar Room of the Crowne Plaza-Concord/Walnut Creek Hotel, 45 John Glenn Drive, Concord, California 94520–5604.

This notice announces a public meeting of the Commerce Spectrum Management Advisory Committee. The Committee provides advice to the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information on spectrum management policy matters. The meeting will be held on October 22, 2013, from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., Eastern Daylight Time. The meeting will be held at the U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW., Room 4830, Washington, DC 20230.

The FirstNet Board will hold a Special Board meeting via teleconference on September 23, 2013 from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time. The meeting will be conducted via teleconference.

NTIA will convene a meeting of stakeholders from the education, technology, and government sectors to share ideas, discuss policies, and consider promising strategies for achieving the President's goal of connecting virtually all K-12 students in the United States to next-generation broadband. This Notice announces that the ConnectED Workshop will be held on October 7, 2013, from 12:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., Eastern Daylight Time.

Federal Register Notice Requesting Comments

Comments:

• CTIA-The Wireless Association
• Mobile Future
• T-Mobile USA, Inc., AT&T Inc., and Verizon Wireless
• Comsearch

The FirstNet Board Special Review Committee will hold a Special Meeting via teleconference on Thursday, September 12, 2013, from 4:00 to 5:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time. Members of the public may listen to the meeting by dialing toll-free 1 (888) 469-3306 and using passcode “FirstNet.” Due to the limited number of ports, attendance via teleconference will be on a first-come, first-served basis.