[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 38 (Thursday, February 26, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 10482]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-03987]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


FCC To Hold Open Commission Meeting Thursday, February 26, 2015

February 19, 2015.
    The Federal Communications Commission will hold an Open Meeting on 
the subjects listed below on Thursday, February 26, 2015. The meeting 
is scheduled to commence at 9:30 a.m. in Room TW-C305, at 445 12th 
Street SW., Washington, DC.

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           Item No.                   Bureau              Subject
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1.............................  WIRELINE           TITLE: City of
                                 COMPETITION AND    Wilson, North
                                 GENERAL COUNSEL.   Carolina Petition
                                                    for Preemption of
                                                    North Carolina
                                                    General Statue
                                                    Sections 160A-340
                                                    et. seq. (WC Docket
                                                    No. 14-115); The
                                                    Electric Power Board
                                                    of Chattanooga,
                                                    Tennessee Petition
                                                    for Preemption of a
                                                    Portion of Tennessee
                                                    Code Annotated
                                                    Section 7-52-601 (WC
                                                    Docket No. 14-116).
                                                   SUMMARY: The
                                                    Commission will
                                                    consider a
                                                    Memorandum Opinion
                                                    and Order addressing
                                                    petitions filed by
                                                    two municipal
                                                    broadband providers
                                                    asking that the
                                                    Commission preempt
                                                    provisions of state
                                                    laws in North
                                                    Carolina and
                                                    Tennessee that
                                                    restrict the
                                                    abilities of
                                                    communities to
                                                    provide broadband
                                                    service.
2.............................  WIRELINE           TITLE: Protecting and
                                 COMPETITION,       Promoting the Open
                                 WIRELESS           Internet (GN Docket
                                 TELECOMMUNICATIO   No. 14-28).
                                 NS AND GENERAL
                                 COUNSEL.
                                                   SUMMARY: The
                                                    Commission will
                                                    consider a Report
                                                    and Order on Remand,
                                                    Declaratory Ruling,
                                                    and Order that
                                                    responds to the
                                                    Verizon court remand
                                                    and adopts strong
                                                    open Internet rules,
                                                    grounded in multiple
                                                    sources of the
                                                    Commission's legal
                                                    authority, to ensure
                                                    that Americans reap
                                                    the economic,
                                                    social, and civic
                                                    benefits of an open
                                                    Internet today and
                                                    into the future.
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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 
Meribeth McCarrick, 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.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2015-03987 Filed 2-25-15; 8:45 am]
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