[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 238 (Wednesday, December 12, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63866-63867]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-26798]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Open Commission Meeting, Wednesday, December 12, 2018
December 4, 2018.
The Federal Communications Commission will hold an Open Meeting on
the subjects listed below on Wednesday, December 12, 2018 which is
scheduled to commence at 10:30 a.m. in Room TW-C305, at 445 12th Street
SW, Washington, DC.
Because of the closure of the federal government for a National Day
of Mourning for President George H.W. Bush on Wednesday, December 5,
the Commission has determined that it is in the public interest to
delay the onset of the sunshine period prohibition contained in Section
1.1203 of the Commission's rules, 47 CFR 1.1203. Accordingly,
consistent with Section 1.1200(a) of the Commission's rules, 47 CFR
1.1200(a), the Commission has modified its rules so that the sunshine
period prohibition will begin at 11:59 p.m. on Thursday, December 6,
rather than at 11:59 p.m. on Wednesday, December 5.
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Item No. Bureau Subject
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1...................... WIRELESS TELE- Title: Use of Spectrum
COMMUNICATIONS. Bands Above 24 GHz For
Mobile Radio Services
(GN Docket No. 14-177).
Summary: The Commission
will consider a Report
and Order that would
adopt service rule
changes for the Upper 37
GHz (37.6-38.6 GHz), 39
GHz (38.6-40 GHz), and
47 GHz (47.2-48.2 GHz)
bands, and would provide
for an incentive auction
mechanism that would
offer contiguous blocks
of spectrum in the Upper
37 GHz and 39 GHz bands
and additional spectrum
in the 47 GHz band.
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2...................... WIRELINE COMPETITION Title: Connect America
Fund (WC Docket No. 10-
90); ETC Annual Reports
and Certifications (WC
Docket No. 14-58);
Establishing Just and
Reasonable Rates for
Local Exchange Carriers
(WC Docket No. 07-135);
Developing a Unified
Intercarrier
Compensation Regime (CC
Docket No. 01-92).
Summary: The Commission
will consider a Report
and Order, Further
Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking, and Order on
Reconsideration. The
Report and Order would
offer additional funding
to carriers that
currently receive model-
based universal service
support in exchange for
deploying broadband at
increased speeds,
provide an opportunity
for legacy carriers to
transition to model-
based support, and
authorize additional
support for carriers
remaining on the legacy
rate-of-return support
mechanism in exchange
for targeting higher
broadband speeds. The
FNPRM would seek comment
on implementing an
auction mechanism for
support in legacy areas
that are overlapped or
almost entirely
overlapped by an
unsubsidized competitor,
and on addressing
budgetary impacts as
carriers transition to
broadband-only lines.
The Order on
Reconsideration would
deny three petitions for
reconsideration.
3...................... CONSUMER & Title: Advanced Methods
GOVERNMENTAL to Target and Eliminate
AFFAIRS. Unlawful Robocalls (CG
Docket No. 17-59).
Summary: The Commission
will consider a Second
Report and Order that
would create a
comprehensive database
to enable callers to
verify whether a
telephone number has
been permanently
disconnected, and is
therefore eligible for
reassignment, before
calling that number,
thereby helping to
protect consumers with
reassigned numbers from
receiving unwanted
robocalls.
4...................... WIRELESS TELE- Title: Petitions for
COMMUNICATIONS. Declaratory Ruling on
Regulatory Status of
Wireless Messaging
Service (WT Docket No.
08-7).
Summary: The Commission
will consider a
Declaratory Ruling that
would classify two forms
of wireless messaging,
Short Message Service
(SMS) and Multimedia
Messaging Service (MMS),
as information services
under the Communications
Act, and help prevent
consumers from receiving
spam robotexts.
5...................... MEDIA............... Title: 2018 Quadrennial
Regulatory Review--
Review of the
Commission's Broadcast
Ownership Rules and
Other Rules Adopted
Pursuant to Section 202
of the
Telecommunications Act
of 1996 (MB Docket No.
18-349).
Summary: The Commission
will consider a Notice
of Proposed Rulemaking
that would initiate the
2018 Quadrennial Review
of certain broadcast
ownership rules.
6...................... MEDIA............... Title: Amendment of Parts
0, 1, 5, 73, and 74 of
the Commission's Rules
Regarding Posting of
Station Licenses and
Related Information (MB
Docket No. 18-121);
Modernization of Media
Regulation Initiative
(MB Docket No. 17-105).
Summary: The Commission
will consider a Report
and Order that would
eliminate certain rules
which require local
posting and maintenance
of broadcast licenses
and related information
in specific locations.
7...................... WIRELINE COMPETITION Title: Enforcement Bureau
Action Communications
Marketplace Report (GN
Docket No. 18-231); The
State of Mobile Wireless
Competition (WT Docket
No. 18-203); Status of
Competition in the
Market for the Delivery
of Video Programming (MB
Docket No. 17-214);
Status of Competition in
the Marketplace for
Delivery of Audio
Programming (MB 18-227);
Satellite Communications
Services for the
Communications
Marketplace Report (IB
Docket No. 18-251).
Summary: The Commission
will consider a Report
that would consolidate
several previously
separate Commission
reports into a single
report on the state of
the broader
communications market in
the United States. It
would assess the state
of all forms of
competition in the
communications
marketplace and the
state of deployment of
communications
capabilities, describe
the actions taken by the
Commission in the
previous two years to
address challenges and
opportunities in the
communications
marketplace, and discuss
the Commission's agenda
for continuing to
address those challenges
and opportunities over
the next two years.
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The meeting site is fully accessible to people using wheelchairs or
other mobility aids. Sign language interpreters, open captioning, and
assistive listening devices will be provided on site. Other reasonable
accommodations for people with disabilities are available upon request.
In your request, include a description of the accommodation you will
need and a way we can contact you if we need more information. Last
minute requests will be accepted, but may be impossible to fill. Send
an email to: [email protected] or call the Consumer & Governmental Affairs
Bureau at 202-418-0530 (voice), 202-418-0432 (TTY).
Additional information concerning this meeting may be obtained from
the Office of Media Relations, (202) 418-0500; TTY 1-888-835-5322.
Audio/Video coverage of the meeting will be broadcast live with open
captioning over the internet from the FCC Live web page at www.fcc.gov/live.
For a fee this meeting can be viewed live over George Mason
University's Capitol Connection. The Capitol Connection also will carry
the meeting live via the internet. To purchase these services, call
(703) 993-3100 or go to www.capitolconnection.gmu.edu.
Federal Communications Commission.
Cecilia Sigmund,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2018-26798 Filed 12-11-18; 8:45 am]
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