October 13, 1998             
           
        NETWORK RELIABILITY AND INTEROPERABILITY COUNCIL
          MEETING ON WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 14, 9:30 A.M.
                                
      Michael Armstrong, Chief Executive Officer of AT&T and Chairman of the Network
Reliability and Interoperability Council (NRIC), will convene a meeting of the NRIC on
Wednesday, October 14, 1998.  

     Commissioner Michael Powell,  Chair of the FCC's Task Force on Year 2000 Conversion,
and John Koskinen, Chair of the President's Council on Year 2000 Conversion will also
participate. 

     The meeting will start at 9:30 a.m, in the FCC Meeting Room, Room 856. It will address
Year 2000 computer date (Y2K)  issues and other issues concerning the reliability of the
Nation's telecommunications network.

     The members of the rechartered NRIC includes CEO's from the communications industry,
manufacturers,  representatives of consumer groups, and others.

     The NRIC is a Federal Advisory Committee that reports to FCC Chairman William
Kennard and to the FCC Defense Commissioner, Commissioner Powell.

     
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WHO:      Michael Armstrong, CEO AT&T, NRIC Chairman
          FCC Commissioner Michael Powell, Chair, FCC Task Force on Y2K
          John Koskinen, Chair of President's Council on Year 2000 Conversion

WHAT:     NRIC open meeting 

WHEN:     Wednesday, October 14, 1998, 9:30 - 11:30 a.m.

WHERE:    FCC, Room 856, 1919 M Street, N.W., Washington, D.C.

News Media Contact:  Audrey Spivack at (202) 418-0500

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