Digital Television Consumer Education Workshop (Low Income)

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Date: Apr 1 2008 - 8:30am - 12:30pm

The Federal Communications Commission has announced that, on Tuesday, April 1, 2008, it will hold a Digital Television (DTV) Consumer Education Workshop focusing on low-income consumers. The Workshop will begin at 9:00 a.m. and end at approximately 12:00 p.m., and will address issues related to ensuring that low-income consumers are prepared for the DTV transition.

The Workshop will be held at FCC Headquarters, 445 12th Street, SW, Washington, DC, in the Commission Meeting Room, and will be webcast live from the FCC’s website at www.fcc.gov/realaudio.

AGENDA

8:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Pre-Program Demonstrations of Digital-to-Analog Converter Boxes

9:00 a.m. – 9:15 a.m. Welcome and Opening Remarks
FCC Commissioner Michael J. Copps
FCC Commissioner Jonathan S. Adelstein
FCC Commissioner Deborah Taylor Tate

9:15 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. How to Reach and Provide Support on the DTV Transition to Low-Income Consumers

Moderator: Catherine W. Seidel, Chief, FCC Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau

Roundtable Participants:

Cheri Arnott, Associate Commissioner for External Affairs, Social Security Administration

Luisa Lopez, Director of Social Work Practice, Human Rights and International Affairs, National Association of Social Workers

Lou Manuta, Senior Attorney, New York Public Utility Law Project

Marjorie Moore, President, Harlem Consumer Education Council

Quinton Robinson, Policy Advisor, Rural Coalition and Mississippi Action for Community Education

Mark Wolfe, Executive Director, National Energy Assistance Directors Association

10:30 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. Break
Attendees are encouraged to view the digital-to-analog converter box demonstrations.

10:45 a.m. – 10:50 a.m. Remarks of FCC Commissioner Robert McDowell

10:50 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. How to Reach and Provide Support to Low-Income Consumers on the DTV Transition (continued)

12:00p.m. – 12:15 p.m. Wrap Up

12:15 p.m. – 12:45 p.m. Demonstrations Continue

For more information, please contact Pam Slipakoff at (202) 418-7705, pam.slipakoff@fcc.gov, or Lauren Patrich at (202) 418-7944, lauren.patrich@fcc.gov