FCC's May Agenda: Fast, Reliable, and Secure

At the Federal Communications Commission’s May meeting, we will take action to advance the goal of security.

• We will vote on an Order that would deny China Mobile USA’s application seeking to provide international telecommunications services in the United States.
• We will vote on a proposal to reallocate spectrum in the 1675–1680 MHz band for shared use between incumbent federal operations and new, non-federal fixed or mobile operations.
• We will consider Theia Holdings A, Inc.’s application to construct, launch, and operate a constellation of 112 active non-geostationary-satellite orbit satellites. In addition to supporting broadband connectivity, Theia’s satellites promise to deliver remote sensing analytics, which could enable precision agriculture, first-responder support, and other applications.
• The FCC will vote on streamlining and expediting our current process for resolving broadcast radio interference complaints. Among other things, the order would establish simpler interference remediation procedures, clarify listener complaint requirements, and make it easier for translators causing interference to change channels.
• We’ll also vote on an order to improve Video Relay Services (VRS).
• We’ll vote on a Public Notice to initiate the pre-bidding process for the auction of certain toll-free numbers in the 833 code. Over 17,000 numbers which have been requested by more than one applicant will be available in this first-of-its-kind auction.
• Finally, we'll consider a proposal to fine-tune the FCC’s collection of regulatory fees.