January 2016
FCC Open Meeting
Federal Communications Commission
Thursday, November 17, 2016
10:30 am
https://www.fcc.gov/news-events/events/open-commission-meetings
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler announced that the following items are tentatively on the agenda for the November Open Commission Meeting scheduled for Thursday, November 17, 2016:
Mobility Fund: The Commission will consider a Report and Order that would adopt rules for the second phase of the Mobility Fund, which would provide ongoing universal service support dedicated to expanding the availability of mobile broadband networks. (WT Docket No. 10-208; WC Docket No. 10-90)
Roaming Obligations of Commercial Mobile Service Providers and Regulatory Classification of Voice over LTE Service: The Commission will consider a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that would seek comment on proposals to implement a unified roaming standard and to classify Voice over LTE. (WT Docket No. 16-356)
Business Data Services: The Commission will consider a Report and Order and Second Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that would allow for light-touch regulation of packet-based Business Data Services and retain and update price cap regulation for lower-bandwidth TDMbased Business Data Services to ensure that lack of competition does not unfairly harm commercial customers or the consumers who rely upon these services. (WC Docket Nos. 16-143, 15-247, 05-25; GN Docket No. 13-5; RM-10593)
Video Description: Implementation of the Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2010: The Commission will consider a Report and Order which addresses the amount of video described programming required to be made available to consumers. (MB Docket No. 11-43)
FCC Open Meeting
Federal Communications Commission
Thursday, October 27, 2016
09:30 am
https://www.fcc.gov/news-events/events/open-commission-meetings
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler announced that the following items are tentatively on the agenda for the October Open Commission Meeting scheduled for Thursday, October 27, 2016:
- Protecting the Privacy of Customers of Broadband and other Telecommunications Services: The Commission will consider a Report and Order that applies the privacy requirements of the Communications Act to broadband Internet access service providers and other telecommunications services to provide broadband customers with the tools they need to make informed decisions about the use and sharing of their information by their broadband providers. (WC Docket No.16-106)
- Deceptive Marketing: The Commission will separately consider four Memorandum Opinions and Orders that dismiss and deny Petitions for Reconsideration of four Forfeiture Orders issued by the Commission for the deceptive marketing of prepaid calling cards.
FCC Open Meeting
Federal Communications Commission
Thursday, September 29, 2016
10:30 am
https://www.fcc.gov/news-events/events/open-commission-meetings
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler announced that the following items are tentatively on the agenda:
- Improving Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA): The FCC will consider a Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that would leverage advancements in technology to improve wireless emergency alert content, delivery and testing, while seeking comment on further measures to ensure effective alerts. (PS Docket No. 15-91)
- Review of Foreign Ownership Policies: The FCC will consider a Report and Order that extends to broadcast licensees the same streamlined rules and procedures that common carrier wireless licensees use to seek approval for foreign ownership, with appropriate broadcast-specific modifications. The item also establishes a framework for a publicly traded common carrier or broadcast licensee or controlling U.S. parent to ascertain its foreign ownership levels. (GN Docket No. 15-236)
- Independent Programming: The FCC will consider a NPRM that proposes steps the Commission can take to promote the distribution of independent and diverse programming to consumers. (MB Docket No. 16-41)
- Expanding Consumer Choice: The FCC will consider a Report and Order that modernizes the Commission’s rules to allow consumers to use a device of their choosing to access multichannel video programming instead of leasing devices from their cable or satellite providers. (MB Docket No. 16-42)
FCC Open Meeting
Federal Communications Commission
Thursday, August 4, 2016
10:30 am
https://www.fcc.gov/news-events/events/open-commission-meetings
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler announced that the following items are tentatively on the agenda for the August Open FCC Meeting scheduled for Thursday, August 4, 2016:
- Implementation of the Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2010, Section 105, Relay Services for Deaf-Blind Individuals: The FCC will consider a Report and Order that would convert the National Deaf-Blind Equipment Distribution Program from a pilot to a permanent program. (CG Docket No. 10-210)
- Improvements to Benchmarks and Related Requirements Governing Hearing Aid-Compatible Mobile Handsets: The FCC will consider a Report and Order that would implement changes to the scope of the wireless hearing aid compatibility rules. (WT Docket No. 15-285)
- Ensuring Just, Reasonable, and Fair Rates for Inmate Calling Services: The FCC will consider an Order on Reconsideration, responding to a petition filed by Michael S. Hamden, that would ensure that the rates for Inmate Calling Services (ICS) are just, reasonable, and fair and explicitly account for facilities’ ICS-related costs. (WC Docket No. 12-375)
FCC Open Meeting
Federal Communications Commission
Thursday, July 14, 2016
10:30 am
https://www.fcc.gov/news-events/events/open-commission-meetings
Spectrum Frontiers – The Commission will consider a Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that would make spectrum in bands above 24 GHz available for flexible use wireless services, including for next-generation, or 5G, networks and technologies. (GN Docket No. 14-177; IB Docket No. 15-256; RM-11664; WT Docket No. 10-112; IB Docket No. 97-95).
Advancing Technology Transitions – The Commission will consider a Declaratory Ruling, Report and Order, and Order on Reconsideration that adopts a framework to guide transitions to next-generation communications technologies while protecting the interests of consumers and competition. (WC Docket No. 13-5; WC Docket No. 13-3; RM-11358).
FCC Open Meeting
Federal Communications Commission
June 24, 2016
10:30 am
https://www.fcc.gov/news-events/events/open-commission-meetings
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler announced that the following items are tentatively on the agenda for the June Open Commission Meeting scheduled for Friday, June 24, 2016:
Reforming Executive Branch Review Process of Certain FCC Applications and Petitions Involving Foreign Ownership: The Commission will consider a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that seeks comments on changes to streamline and increase the transparency of the Executive Branch review of applications and petitions for national security, law enforcement, foreign policy and trade policy concerns. (IB Docket No. 16-155)
Adding Hurricane-Related Event Codes to the Emergency Alert System: The Commission will consider a Report and Order that would revise the Emergency Alert System rules by adding new event codes covering extreme high winds and storm surges caused by Category 3 (and greater) hurricanes. (PS Docket No. 15-94)
Improving Outage Reporting for Submarine Cables: The Commission will consider a Report and Order to require submarine cable licensees to report communications network outages to the FCC. (GN Docket No. 15-206)
FCC Open Meeting
Federal Communications Commission
Thursday, May 25, 2016
10:30 am
http://transition.fcc.gov/Daily_Releases/Daily_Business/2016/db0518/DOC-...
The FCC will consider:
- A Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that seeks comment on proposals to eliminate the requirement that commercial broadcast stations retain copies of letters and emails from the public in their public inspection file and the requirement that cable operators reveal the location of the cable system’s principal headend.
- A Report and Order, Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, and Order on Reconsideration to update its Part 4 communications network outage reporting requirements.
- A Report & Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking regarding a competitive bidding process for high-cost universal service support from Phase II of the Connect America Fund.
FCC Open Meeting
Federal Communications Commission
Thursday, April 28, 2016
10:30 am
https://apps.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-338782A1.pdf
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler announced that the following items are tentatively on the agenda for the April Open Commission Meeting scheduled for Thursday, April 28, 2016:
- Transition from TTY to Real-Time Text Technology: The Commission will consider a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that seeks comment on proposals to support real-time text communications over Internet Protocol communications networks, to improve the accessibility of these networks for consumers who are deaf, hard of hearing, deaf-blind, and speech disabled. (GN Docket No. 15-178)
- Business Data Services: The Commission will consider a Tariff Investigation Order and a Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking proposing a new regulatory framework for the provision of business data services. (WC Docket Nos. 16-XX, 15-247, 05-25)
FCC Open Meeting
Federal Communications Commission
Thursday, March 31, 2016
10:30 am
https://www.fcc.gov/news-events/events/open-commission-meetings
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler announced that the following items are tentatively on the agenda for the March Open FCC Meeting scheduled for Thursday, March 31, 2016:
- Expanding Access to Video Programming for Blind or Visually Impaired Americans: The FCC will consider a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that seeks comment on proposals to expand the amount of and access to video described programming, for the benefit of consumers who are blind or visually impaired. (MB Docket No. 11-43)
- Providing Affordable Broadband for Low-Income Americans: The FCC will consider a Third Report and Order, Further Report and Order, and Order on Reconsideration to comprehensively restructure and modernize the Lifeline program to efficiently and effectively connect low-income Americans to broadband, strengthen program oversight and administration, and take additional measures to eliminate waste, fraud, and abuse. (WC Docket Nos. 11-42, 09-197, 10-90)
- Protecting the Privacy of Customers of Broadband Services: The FCC will consider a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking seeking comment on a proposed framework for ensuring that consumers have the tools they need to make informed choices about how their data is used and when it is shared by their broadband providers. (WC Docket No. 16-XX)
FCC Open Meeting
Federal Communications Commission
Thursday, February 18, 2016
10:30 am
https://www.fcc.gov/news-events/events/open-commission-meetings
The Federal Communications Commission will hold an Open Meeting on Thursday, February 18, 2016. The FCC will consider:
- A Notice of Inquiry that seeks comment on the current state of programming diversity and the principal obstacles that independent programmers face in obtaining carriage on video distribution platforms
- A Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that seeks comment on a framework for providing innovators, device manufacturers and app developers the information they need to develop new technologies to access video content A Second Report and Order that allocates responsibilities for the delivery of closed captions on video programming and the handling of captioning complaints.
There’s also three enforcement items on a consent agenda if you’re planning on bringing the kids.