FCC July 2024 Open Meeting Agenda

Here’s what to expect for the Federal Communications Commission's jam-packed July Open Meeting agenda.

• We’re bringing common sense and fairness to correctional facility phone rates. The FCC will consider rules to implement this law, which fundamentally reforms the regulation of communications services for correctional facilities and significantly lowers the rates that incarcerated people and their loved ones will pay for their audio and video communications.
• We’re modernizing support to close the Homework Gap. We will vote on rules to allow schools and libraries to use E-Rate resources to offer Wi-Fi hotspots for loan, which will provide internet access for students and library patrons across the country.
• We’re unlocking consumer choice and competition in the mobile marketplace. The FCC will consider a proposal to update our existing handset unlocking requirements, which apply to particular providers in specific circumstances, and expand them to establish a broadly applicable set of requirements for all service providers.
• We’re accelerating improvements to 911. We will vote to create a consistent NG911 transition framework at the national level, which spells out rules that govern what service providers must do to enable 911 upgrades, while providing flexibility to local authorities.
• We’re improving video programming accessibility for individuals who are deaf and hard of hearing. The FCC has standards for closed captioning that enable users to customize the font, size, color, and other display features of captions. The Commission will vote on rules to make display settings for closed captioning more “readily accessible” to improve the use of captioning.