FCC Open Meeting (Sept/Updated Agenda)
FCC TO HOLD OPEN COMMISSION MEETING
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2008
(see previously disccused agenda below)
The Federal Communications Commission will hold an Open Meeting on the subjects listed below on Thursday, September 25, 2008, which is scheduled to commence at 10:00 a.m. in Room TW-C305, at 445 12th Street, S.W., Washington, D.C.
1 MEDIA TITLE: Nameloc, Inc. (Assignor) and ABC, Inc. (Assignee) Application for Assignment of License of Station KDIS-FM, (formerly KYFX(FM)), Little Rock, Arkansas.
SUMMARY: The Commission will consider a Memorandum Opinion and Order concerning Applications for Review and Motions for Stay by Namloc, Inc. and Arkansas Regional Minority Supplier Development Council, et al.
2 MEDIA TITLE: Amendment of Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations, (Chillicothe and Ashville, Ohio) (MM Docket No. 99-322; RM-9762).
SUMMARY: The Commission will consider a Memorandum Opinion and Order concerning an Application for Review by Franklin Communications, Inc., North American Broadcasting, Co., and WCLT Radio Incorporated.
3 MEDIA TITLE: Kidd Communications and Pamplin Broadcasting-Oregon, Inc. Applications for a Construction Permit for New AM Station at Truckee, California and Jacksonville, Oregon.
SUMMARY: The Commission will consider a Memorandum Opinion and Order concerning an Application for Review by Kidd Communications.
4 MEDIA TITLE: Amendment of Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations, (Emmetsburg, Sanborn and Sibley, Iowa, and Brandon, South Dakota) (MM Docket No. 01-65; RM-10078, RM-10188, RM-10189).
SUMMARY: The Commission will consider a Memorandum Opinion and Order concerning an Application for Review by Saga Communications of Iowa, LLC.
5 MEDIA TITLE: Amendment of Section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations, (Vinton, Louisiana, Crystal Beach, Lumberton and Winnie, Texas) (MB Docket No. 02-212; RM-10516, RM-10618).
SUMMARY: The Commission will consider a Memorandum Opinion and Order concerning an Application for Review by Charles Crawford.
6 MEDIA TITLE: Reexamination of the Comparative Standards for Noncommercial Educational Application (MM Docket No. 95-31).
SUMMARY: The Commission will consider a Memorandum Opinion and Third Order on Reconsideration concerning petitions for reconsideration against the Reexamination of the Comparative Standards for Noncommercial Educational Applicants.
7 MEDIA TITLE: Applications for Consent to the Assignment and/or Transfer of Control of Licenses, Adelphia Communications Corporation to Time Warner Cable Inc.; Adelphia Communications Corporation to Comcast Corporation; Comcast Corporation to Time Warner Inc.; Time Warner Inc. to Comcast Corporation (MB Docket No. 05-192).
SUMMARY: The Commission will consider an Order on Reconsideration concerning a Petition for Reconsideration by IBC Worldwide, Ltd.
8 MEDIA TITLE: RB Schools Applications for Construction Permit for New Noncommercial Educational FM Stations and Health Radio, Inc. Application for Construction Permit for a New Noncommercial Educational FM Station on Channel 216 at Knoxville, Tennessee.
SUMMARY: The Commission will consider a Memorandum Opinion and Order concerning Applications for Review by RB Schools and Health Radio, Inc.
9 MEDIA TITLE: Amendment of Section 73.202(b), FM Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations, (Caro and Cass City, Michigan) (MM Docket No. 01-33; RM-10060).
SUMMARY: The Commission will consider a Memorandum Opinion and Order concerning an Application for Review by Edward Czelada.
10 MEDIA TITLE: Oral Roberts University and Community Television Education, Inc. Applications for a Construction Permit for a New Noncommercial Educational Television Station on DTV Channel *26, Tulsa, OK.
SUMMARY: The Commission will consider a Memorandum Opinion and Order concerning mutually exclusive permit applications for a construction permit for a new noncommercial educational DTV television station.
11 MEDIA TITLE: Edward A. Schober Application for a Construction Permit for a New FM Translator Station at Manahawkin, New Jersey.
SUMMARY: The Commission will consider a Memorandum Opinion and Order concerning an Application for Review by Greater Philadelphia Radio, Inc.
12 MEDIA TITLE: Eagle Broadcasting Company, Inc. and Eagle II Broadcasting Company, Inc. and Saga Communications of New England, LLC Applications for Assignment of License of WHCU(AM), WYXL(FM), WNYY(AM), and WQNY(FM), Ithaca, New York.
SUMMARY: The Commission will consider a Memorandum Opinion and Order concerning an Application for Review by Finger Lakes Alliance for Independent Media.
13 MEDIA TITLE: Royce International Broadcasting, Co., KM Communications, Inc., James K. Zahn, and Susquehanna Radio Corp. Applications for New AM Broadcast Stations.
SUMMARY: The Commission will consider a Memorandum Opinion and Order concerning an Application for Review by Susquehanna Radio Corp. and a Petition for Reconsideration by James K. Zahn.
14 MEDIA TITLE: An Inquiry into the Commission's Policies and Rules Regarding AM Radio Service Directional Antenna Performance Verification (MM Docket No. 93-177).
SUMMARY: The Commission will consider a Second Report and Order and a Second Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking concerning proposed changes to rules regarding AM directional antenna field strength measurements.
15 MEDIA TITLE: Amendment of Service and Eligibility Rules of for FM Broadcast Translator Stations (MB Docket No. 07-172; RM-11338).
SUMMARY: The Commission will consider a Report and Order concerning proposed changes to service rules for FM translators.
16 GENERAL COUNSEL TITLE: A Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request for inspection of records by Mary O'Grady and a request for confidential treatment by Fusion Telecommunications International, Inc.
SUMMARY: The Commission will consider an application for review of a ruling by the International Bureau granting a Freedom of Information Act request by Mary O'Grady and denying a request for confidentiality by Fusion Telecommunications International, Inc. regarding certain telecommunications agreements between Fusion and Telecommunications d'Haiti.
17 WIRELESS TELE-COMMUNICATIONS
PUBLIC SAFETY AND HOMELAND SECURITY
ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY TITLE: Service Rules for the 698-746, 747-762 and 777-792 MHz Band (WT Docket No. 06-150) and Implementing a Nationwide, Broadband, Interoperable Public Safety Network in the 700 MHz Band (PS Docket No. 06-229).
SUMMARY: The Commission will consider a Third Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking seeking comment on rules governing the Upper 700 MHz D Block, the public safety broadband spectrum, and the 700 MHz Public/Private Partnership.
FCC ANNOUNCES TENTATIVE AGENDA FOR SEPTEMBER 25TH OPEN MEETING
Washington, D.C. - Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin J. Martin has circulated the following items for consideration by his fellow FCC Commissioners as part of the tentative agenda for the next open meeting scheduled for Thursday, September 25, 2008:
• Public Safety Airwaves (D-Block/700 MHz Auction) - A Third Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking addressing the D Block and a nationwide interoperable broadband public safety network in the 700 MHz Band.
• Video Relay Service (VRS) - Addresses a request for limited waiver of interim emergency call handling rules that would enable VRS providers to give emergency response authorities the caller's 10-digit callback number, before the new emergency call handling rules take effect on December 31, 2008.
• Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Request - Addresses a Request for Inspection of Records by Mary O'Grady and a Request for Confidential Treatment by Fusion Telecommunications International, Inc.
• CLAS 040252 KDIS-FM - Commission considers an application for review of a staff decision granting the assignment of license for Station KDIS-FM, Little Rock, AR.
• CLAS 040272 FM Table of Allotments Chillicothe, OH - Commission considers an application for review of a staff decision granting reallotment of Channel 227B from Chillicothe to Ashville, Ohio.
• CLAS 050079 Pamplin Broadcasting - Commission considers an application for review of a staff decision finding a dispositive 307(b) preference for a new AM Station in Jacksonville, OR.
• CLAS 050152 Emmetsburg, IO FM Table of allotments - Commission considers an application for review of a staff decision substituting Channel 261C3 for Channel 261A at Emmetsburg, IO and modifying Station KDWD's license to specify operation on Channel 261C3.
• CLAS 050257 FM Table of Allotments Vinton, LA - Commission considers an application for review of a staff decision granting reallotment of Channel 264C from Winnie to Lumberton, Texas, modification of the Station KOBT license to specify Lumberton as the community of license and denying a conflicting proposal for a Channel 287A allotment at Vinton, LA.
• CLAS 060071 Mixed Groups (Commercial/NCE), MO&O on Recon - Commission considers eight petitions for reconsideration filed against the Reexamination of the Comparative Standards for Noncommercial Educational Applicants, MM Docket No. 95-31, Second Report & Order, 18 FCC Rcd 6691 (2003).
• CLAS 070204 Applications for Consent to Transfer of Control of Adelphia - Commission considers an Petition for Reconsideration of Applications for Consent to the Assignment and/or Transfer of Control of Licenses; Adelphia Communications Corporation (and subsidiaries, debtors-in-possession), Assignors, to Time Warner Cable Inc. (subsidiaries), Assignees; Adelphia Communications Corporation (and subsidiaries, debtors-in-possession), Assignors and Transferors, to Comcast Corporation (subsidiaries), Assignees and Transferees; Comcast Corporation, Transferor, to Time Warner Inc., Transferee; Time Warner Inc., Transferor to Comcast Corporation, Transferee, Memorandum Opinion and Order, MB Docket No. 05-192, 21 FCC Rcd 8203 (2003) ("Adelphia Order").
• CLAS 070250 RB Schools New NCE FM Station - the Commission considers 13 Applications for Review of staff decisions dismissing time share applications for failure to comply with Section 73.561(b)(2).
• CLAS 070273 FM Table of Allotments Caro & Cass City, MI - the Commission considers an application for review of a staff decision granting substitution of Channel 221C3 for Channel 221A at Caro, and the reallotment of Channel 221C3 from Caro to Cass City, Michigan.
• CLAS 070337 MX Applications for New NCE DTV station, Tulsa, OK - Commission considers two mutually exclusive applications for a construction permit for a new noncommercial educational DTV television station to operate on *26, Tulsa, OK.
• CLAS 080061 Assignment of License of KPXJ (TV), Minden, LA - Commission considers and application for review of the staff decision granting assignment of KPXJ (TV) from Paxson Communications License Company, LLC to Minden Television Corporation (Minden).
• CLAS 080062 New FM Translator, Manahawkin, NJ - the Commission considers an application for review of a staff decision granting an application for a new FM translator station at Manahawkin, New Jersey.
• CLAS 080063 FM Table of Allotments Lincoln & Sherman, IL - Commission considers an application for review of a staff decision granting reallotment of Channel 230B1 to Sherman, Illinois, and modifying the Station WMHK license to specify Sherman, Illinois, as the community of license.
• CLAS 080064 Eagle Broadcasting, Assignment of Licenses - Commission considers an Application for review of a staff decision granting the assignment of license of four commonly controlled stations in Ithaca, New York.
• CLAS 080065 FM Table of Allotments Evergreen, AL - Commission considers an Application for Review of a staff decision substituting Channel 227C2 for Channel 227C1 at Evergreen, reallotting Channel 227C2 to Shalimar, Florida, and modifying the Station WPGG license to specify operation on Channel 227C2 at Shalimar.
• CLAS 080067 Royce International Broadcasting - Commission considers an Application for Review of a staff decision awarding an application for a new AM station at Elk Grove, California, a dispositive preference under Section 307(b) of the Communications Act of 1934.
• CLAS 080202 An Inquiry into the Commission's Policies and Rules Regarding AM Radio Service Directional Antenna Performance Verification - Commission considers a Second Report and Order and Second Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking streamlining directional AM Station licensing.
• CLAS 080203 Amendment of the FM Broadcast Translator Stations' Service and Eligibility Rules - Commission considers a Report and Order permitting AM stations to use FM translator stations on a "fill-in" basis.
Topics selected for open meeting agendas are made public and posted on the Commission's website approximately three weeks prior to the Commission's next monthly meeting. The Commission will continue to issue a public notice of the "Commission Meeting Agenda" one week before the meeting and announce at that time the items that are scheduled for the agenda.