July 2023 Open Federal Communications Commission Meeting

Agenda

1. Enhancing Support for Connectivity in Tribal Communities – The FCC will consider a Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking which would adopt rules to enhance Tribal communities’ access to the E-Rate program by streamlining certain program rules, making Tribal college and university libraries eligible for E-Rate support, and reducing administrative burdens in the program. The FCC will also seek comment on ways to further improve and simplify program rules for all E-Rate applicants. (CC Docket Nos.02-6, 96-45, 97-21)
2. Ensuring the Reliability and Resiliency of the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline – The FCC will consider a Report and Order to ensure that when there is a communications service outage that potentially affects people’s ability to reach the 988 Lifeline, the FCC and those who provide life-saving 988 crisis intervention services receive timely and actionable information. (PS Docket Nos. 23-5, 15-80; WC Docket No. 18-336)
3. Preserving Local Radio Programming – The FCC will consider a Report and Order allowing a limited group of existing channel 6 low power television stations to continue to provide analog FM radio service as an ancillary or supplementary service under specified rules. (MB Docket No. 03-185)
4. Enforcement Bureau Action – The FCC will consider an enforcement action.

See items under consideration at https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-announces-tentative-agenda-july-open-me...