CITY POLICE CHIEFS & WIRELESS INDUSTRY TO UNVEIL NEW INITIATIVES

MEDIA ADVISORY: FCC CHAIRMAN JULIUS GENACHOWSKI TO BE JOINED BY SENATOR CHARLES E. SCHUMER, D.C. MAYOR VINCENT GRAY, MAJOR CITY POLICE CHIEFS & WIRELESS INDUSTRY TO UNVEIL NEW INITIATIVES TO PROTECT CONSUMERS AND CURB SMARTPHONE DEVICE AND DATA THEFT FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: NEWS MEDIA CONTACT: April 9, 2012 Neil Grace: 202-418-0506 Email: Neil.Grace@fcc.gov FCC CHAIRMAN JULIUS GENACHOWSKI TO BE JOINED BY SENATOR CHARLES E. SCHUMER, D.C. MAYOR VINCENT GRAY, MAJOR CITY POLICE CHIEFS & WIRELESS INDUSTRY TO UNVEIL NEW INITIATIVES TO PROTECT CONSUMERS AND CURB SMARTPHONE DEVICE AND DATA THEFT Washington, D.C. – On Tuesday April 10, 2012, FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski will be joined by Sen. Charles E. Schumer, police chiefs of major cities and representatives from the wireless industry to announce new efforts to stem the growing problem of smartphone thefts. WHAT: FCC Chairman Genachowski and Sen. Schumer will deliver remarks. Mayor Gray, Commissioner Kelly, Chief Lanier, Chief Ramsey, Chief Taborn and Chief Mitchell will also speak briefly. WHO: Charles E. Schumer, Senator (D-NY) Julius Genachowski, Chairman, FCC Vincent Gray, Mayor, Washington, D.C. Ray Kelly, Commissioner, New York Police Department Cathy Lanier, Chief, Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia David Mitchell, Chief, University of Maryland Department of Public Safety Charles Ramsey, Commissioner, Philadelphia Police Department Michael Taborn, Chief, Metro Transit Police Department Christopher Guttman-McCabe, Vice President, Regulatory Affairs, CTIA WHEN: 10:00 AM Eastern Tuesday, April 10, 2012 WHERE: John A. Wilson Building- Room G-9 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, DC 20004 ONLINE: The event will also broadcast live online at www.fcc.gov/live. PRESS: For FCC media inquiries, contact Press Secretary Neil Grace at neil.grace@fcc.gov or 202-418-0506. For DC MPD media inquiries, contact Communications Director Gwendolyn Crump at gwendolyn.crump@dc.gov or 202-727-9346. - FCC - For more news and information about the FCC please visit: www.fcc.gov