[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 203 (Wednesday, October 21, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63784-63785]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-26799]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Sunshine Act Meeting; Open Commission Meeting Thursday, October
22, 2015
October 15, 2015.
The Federal Communications Commission will hold an Open Meeting on
the subjects listed below on Thursday, October 22, 2015, which is
scheduled to commence at 10:30 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 COMPETITION. TITLE: Rates for
Interstate Inmate
Calling Services (WC
Docket No. 12-375).
SUMMARY: The Commission
will consider a Second
Report and Order and
Third Further Notice of
Proposed Rulemaking that
would adopt
comprehensive reform of
intrastate, interstate,
and international ICS
calls to ensure just,
reasonable and fair ICS
rates, and seek comment
on additional measures
the Commission could
take to ensure that
interstate and
intrastate ICS are
provided consistent with
the statute and public
interest.
2..................... INTERNATIONAL AND TITLE: Review of Foreign
MEDIA. Ownership Policies for
Broadcast, Common
Carrier and Aeronautical
Radio Licensees under
Section 310(b)(4) of the
Communications Act of
1934, as Amended (GN
Docket No. 15-236).
SUMMARY: The Commission
will consider a Notice
of Proposed Rulemaking
that would streamline
the foreign ownership
review process for
broadcast licensees and
applicants, and
standardize the review
process for broadcast,
common carrier and
aeronautical licensees
and applicants.
3..................... WIRELESS TITLE: Expanding the
TELECOMMUNICATIONS. Economic and Innovation
Opportunities of
Spectrum Through
Incentive Auctions (GN
Docket No. 12-268).
SUMMARY: The Commission
will consider a Report
and Order addressing
when and in what areas
600 MHz Band wireless
licensees will be deemed
to ``commence
operations'' for the
purposes of establishing
when the secondary and
unlicensed users must
cease operations and
vacate the 600 MHz Band
in those areas.
4..................... OFFICE OF ENGINEERING TITLE: Expanding the
AND TECHNOLOGY. Economic and Innovation
Opportunities of
Spectrum Through
Incentive Auctions (GN
Docket No. 12-268);
Office of Engineering
and Technology Releases
and Seeks Comment on
Updated OET-69 Software
(ET Docket No. 13-26);
and Office of
Engineering and
Technology Seeks to
Supplement the Incentive
Auction Proceeding
Record Regarding
Potential Interference
Between Broadcast
Television and Wireless
Services (ET Docket No.
14-14). SUMMARY: The
Commission will consider
a Third Report & Order
and First Order on
Reconsideration that
adopts rules to govern
inter-service
interference between
broadcast television
stations and wireless
licensees in the 600 MHz
Band following the
incentive auction and
sets out protection
criteria for television
stations and wireless
operations in the band.
5..................... MEDIA................ TITLE: Expanding the
Economic and Innovation
Opportunities of
Spectrum Through
Incentive Auctions (GN
Docket No. 12-268) and
Channel Sharing by Full
Power and Class A
Stations Outside the
Broadcast Television
Spectrum Incentive
Auction Context (MB
Docket No. 15-137).
SUMMARY: The Commission
will consider a Second
Order on Reconsideration
to provide additional
flexibility to
broadcasters interested
in the incentive auction
channel sharing option
by clarifying that
``back-up'' channel
sharing agreements are
permitted under the
rules and providing more
time for successful
incentive auction
bidders to transition to
shared facilities after
the auction.
6..................... CONSUMER AND TITLE: Structure and
GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS. Practices of the Video
Relay Service Program
(CG Docket No. 10-51)
and Telecommunications
Relay Services and
Speech-to-Speech
Disabilities (CG Docket
No. 03-123). SUMMARY:
The Commission will
consider a Further
Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking on whether to
modify, in part, the
four-year compensation
rate plan for video
relay service (VRS) and
whether to adopt
measures that may
enhance the functional
equivalence of VRS. In
the same item, the
Commission will consider
an Order to modify, in
part, the currently
applicable VRS
compensation rates
pending action on the
Further Notice of
Proposed Rulemaking.
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7..................... WIRELESS TITLE: Use of Spectrum
TELECOMMUNICATIONS, Bands Above 24 GHz for
INTERNATIONAL AND Mobile Radio Services
OFFICE OF (GN Docket No. 14-177);
ENGINEERING AND Establishing a More
TECHNOLOGY. Flexible Framework to
Facilitate Satellite
Operations in the 27.5-
28.35 GHz and 37.5-40
GHz Bands; Petition for
Rulemaking of the Fixed
Wireless Communications
Coalition to Create
Service Rules for the 42-
43.5 GHz Band (RM-
11664); Amendment of
Parts 1, 22, 24, 27, 74,
80, 90, 95, and 101 to
Establish Uniform
License Renewal,
Discontinuance of
Operation, and
Geographic Partitioning
and Spectrum
Disaggregation Rules and
Policies for Certain
Wireless Radio Services;
and Allocation and
Designation of Spectrum
for Fixed-Satellite
Services in the 37.5-
38.5 GHz, 40.5-41.5 GHz
and 48.2-50.2 GHz
Frequency Bands (WT
Docket No. 10-112);
Allocation of Spectrum
to Upgrade Fixed and
Mobile Allocations in
the 40.5-42.5 GHz
Frequency Band;
Allocation of Spectrum
in the 46.9-47.0 GHz
Frequency Band for
Wireless Services; and
Allocation of Spectrum
in the 37.0-38.0 GHz and
40.0-40.5 GHz for
Government Operations
(IB Docket No. 97-95).
SUMMARY: The Commission
will consider a Notice
of Proposed Rulemaking
that proposes to create
new flexible use service
rules in certain bands
above 24 GHz to support
multiple uses, including
mobile wireless.
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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.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2015-26799 Filed 10-19-15; 11:15 am]
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