05-17041. Network Reliability and Interoperability Council

AGENCY:

Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION:

Notice of public meeting.

SUMMARY:

In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), this notice advises interested persons of the fifth meeting of the Network Reliability and Interoperability Council (Council) under its charter renewed as of December 29, 2003. The meeting will be held at the Federal Communications Commission in Washington, DC.

DATES:

Wednesday September 21, 2005 beginning at 10 a.m. and concluding at 1 p.m.

ADDRESSES:

Federal Communications Commission, 445 12th St., SW., Room TW-305, Washington, DC.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Jeffery Goldthorp, the Designated Federal Officer (DFO) at [phone] or [e-mail]. The TTY number is: [phone].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

The purpose of the Council is to provide recommendations to the FCC and to the communications industry that, if implemented, shall under all reasonably foreseeable circumstances assure optimal reliability and interoperability of wireless, wireline, satellite, cable, and public data networks. At this fifth meeting under the Council's new charter, the Council will discuss potential recommendations in the areas of E911 implementation and evolution, network security, network reliability, and broadband. The Council will also review the status of various working groups.

Members of the general public may attend the meeting. The Federal Communications Commission will attempt to accommodate as many people as possible. Admittance, however, will be limited to the seating available. The public may submit written comments before the meeting to Jeffery Goldthorp, the Commission's Designated Federal Officer for the Network Reliability and Interoperability Council, by email ([e-mail]) or U.S. Postal Service mail (7-A325, 445 12th St., SW., Washington, DC 20554). Real Audio and streaming video access to the meeting will be available at http://www.fcc.gov/​realaudio/​.

Federal Communications Commission.

William F. Caton,

Deputy Secretary.