FCC Announces Tentative Agenda for September Open Meeting

Federal Communications Commission Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel announced that the items below are tentatively on the agenda for the September Open Commission Meeting scheduled for Thursday, September 26, 2024: 

• Improving Access to Video Conferencing Services: The FCC will consider a Second Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to ensure that people with disabilities can fully participate in video conferencing, including by the use of telecommunications relay services.
• Bolstering Protections Against Robocalls and Texts: The Commission will consider a Report and Order that would bolster current FCC rules on blocking and robocall mitigation in key areas, including by expanding requirements to block calls based on reasonable do-notoriginate lists and by creating new financial penalties for carriers who fail to protect consumers from illegal calls.
• Freeing Up Spectrum to Support Satellite Broadband Service: The FCC will consider a Report and Order that will provide 1300 megahertz of spectrum in the 17 GHz band for non-geostationary satellite orbit (NGSO) space stations in the fixed-satellite service (FSS) while also protecting incumbent operations.
• Improving Digital FM Radio Service: The Commission will consider a Report and Order implementing a streamlined process for authorizing digital transmissions at different power levels on the upper and lower digital sideband in order to enhance digital FM radio coverage and prevent interference.