FCC Announces Tentative Agenda For September Open Meeting

Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler announced that the following items are tentatively on the agenda for the September Open Commission Meeting scheduled for Thursday, September 17, 2015:

Modernizing Contest Rules -- The FCC will consider a Report and Order to provide broadcasters greater flexibility in their disclosure of contest terms.

Submarine Cable Reliability -- The FCC will consider a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that proposes to require submarine cable licensees to report outages.