FCC Announces Tentative Agenda for August 1 Open Meeting

Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Kevin Martin has circulated the following items for consideration by his fellow FCC Commissioners as part of the tentative agenda for next month's open meeting scheduled for Friday, August 1, 2008:

1) Comcast Network Neutrality finding: A Memorandum Opinion & Order that addresses Comcast's network management practices.

2) Verizon Wireless/RCC merger decision: A Memorandum Opinion & Order and Declaratory Ruling considering the transfer of control of licenses and authorizations from Rural Cellular Corporation to Verizon Wireless.

3) Regulatory Fees: A Report & Order concerning regulatory fees for Fiscal Year 2008 and a Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking seeking comment on regulatory fee issues.

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.