[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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