[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 110 (Thursday, June 7, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26461-26462]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-12184]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Open Commission Meeting, Thursday, June 7, 2018
May 31, 2018.
The Federal Communications Commission will hold an Open Meeting on
the subjects listed below on Thursday, June 7, 2018. Please note the
meeting is scheduled to commence at 11:30 a.m. in Room TW-C305, at 445
12th Street SW, Washington, DC. This is a change from the usual 10:30
a.m. Open Meeting start time.
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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
INTERNATIONAL AND Mobile Radio Services
OFFICE OF (GN Docket No. 14-177);
ENGINEERING & Amendment of Parts 1,
TECHNOLOGY. 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
(WT Docket No. 10-112).
Summary: The Commission
will consider a Third
Report and Order,
Memorandum Opinion and
Order, and Third Further
Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking that would
continue efforts to make
available millimeter
wave spectrum, in bands
at or above 24 GHz, for
fifth-generation
wireless, Internet of
Things, and other
advanced spectrum-based
services. It would
finalize rules for
certain of these bands
and seek comment on
making additional
spectrum available in
the 26 GHz and 42 GHz
bands for flexible
terrestrial wireless
use, sharing mechanisms
in the Lower 37 GHz
band, and earth station
siting criteria for the
50 GHz band.
2...................... WIRELINE COMPETITION Title: Accelerating
Wireline Broadband
Deployment by Removing
Barriers to
Infrastructure
Investment (WC Docket
No. 17-84).
Summary: The Commission
will consider a Second
Report and Order that
will revise the
Commission's section
214(a) discontinuance
processes, network
change disclosure
processes, and Part 68
customer notification
process to remove
barriers to
infrastructure
investment and promote
broadband deployment.
3...................... WIRELINE COMPETITION Title: Petition of NTCA--
The Rural Broadband
Association and the
United States Telecom
Association for
Forbearance Pursuant to
47 U.S.C. Sec. 160(c)
from Application of
Contribution Obligations
on Broadband Internet
Access Transmission
Services (WC Docket No.
17-206).
Summary: The Commission
will consider an Order
granting forbearance
from applying Universal
Service Fund
contribution
requirements to rural
carriers' broadband
Internet access
transmission services.
4...................... INTERNATIONAL....... Title: Audacy Corporation
Application for
Authority to Launch and
Operate a Non-
Geostationary Medium
Earth Orbit Satellite
System in the Fixed-and
Inter-Satellite Services
(IBFS File No. SAT-LOA-
20161115-00117).
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Summary: The Commission
will consider an Order
and Authorization that
recommends granting
Audacy's request to
construct, deploy, and
operate a proposed non-
geostationary satellite
(NGSO) constellation to
provide continuous, high-
speed, low-latency relay
services to other NGSO
spacecraft operators
through Audacy's
proposed satellites and
gateway earth stations.
5...................... INTERNATIONAL....... Title: O3b Limited
Request for Modification
of U.S. Market Access
for O3b Limited's Non-
Geostationary Satellite
Orbit System in the
Fixed-Satellite Service
and in the Mobile-
Satellite Service (IBFS
File Nos. SAT-MOD-
20160624-00060, SAT-AMD-
20161115-00116, SAT-AMD-
20170301-00026, SAT-AMD-
20171109-00154).
Summary: The Commission
will consider an Order
and Declaratory Ruling
that recommends granting
a request to modify
O3b's existing U.S.
market access grant by
adding new non-
geostationary satellites
and new frequency bands
in order to provide
broadband communication
services in the United
States.
6...................... WIRELINE COMPETITION Title: Updating the
Intercarrier
Compensation Regime to
Eliminate Access
Arbitrage (WC Docket No.
18-155).
Summary: The Commission
will consider a Notice
of Proposed Rulemaking
that proposes measures
to eliminate access
arbitrage in the
intercarrier
compensation regime.
7...................... WIRELINE COMPETITION Title: 8YY Access Charge
Reform (WC Docket No. 18-
156).
Summary: The Commission
will consider a Further
Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking that proposes
taking further steps in
reforming intercarrier
compensation by
transitioning interstate
and intrastate
originating 8YY end
office and tandem
switching and transport
charges to bill-and-keep
and capping and limiting
8YY database query
rates.
8...................... WIRELINE COMPETITION Title: Text-Enabled Toll-
Free Numbers (WC Docket
No. 18-28); Toll Free
Service Access Codes (CC
Docket No. 95-155).
Summary: The Commission
will consider a
Declaratory Ruling and
Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking that will
clarify the Commission's
rules regarding the
authorization required
to text-enable a toll-
free number, and propose
further safeguards to
promote the innovative
use of toll- free
numbers while protecting
the integrity of the
toll-free numbering
system.
9...................... CONSUMER & Title: Protecting
GOVERNMENTAL Consumers from
AFFAIRS. Unauthorized Carrier
Changes and Related
Unauthorized Charges (CG
Docket No. 17-169).
Summary: The Commission
will consider a Report
and Order to protect
consumers from slamming
(the unauthorized change
of a consumer's
telephone provider) and
cramming (the placement
of unauthorized charges
on a consumer's
telephone bill),
including rules to
address sales call
misrepresentations and
abuses of the third-
party verification
procedures.
10..................... CONSUMER & Title: Misuse of Internet
GOVERNMENTAL Protocol (IP) Captioned
AFFAIRS. Telephone Service (CG
Docket No. 13-24);
Telecommunications Relay
Services and Speech-to-
Speech Services for
Individuals with Hearing
and Speech Disabilities
(CG Docket No. 03-123).
Summary: The Commission
will consider a Report
and Order, Declaratory
Ruling, Further Notice
of Proposed Rulemaking,
and Notice of Inquiry to
adopt measures, and seek
comment on others, to
ensure that Internet
Protocol Captioned
Telephone Service (IP
CTS) remains sustainable
for people with hearing
loss who need it.
11..................... MEDIA............... Title: Leased Commercial
Access (MB Docket No. 07-
42); Modernization of
Media Regulation
Initiative (MB Docket
No. 17-105).
Summary: The Commission
will consider a Further
Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking that
tentatively concludes
that the Commission
should vacate its 2008
Leased Access Order, and
invites comment on ways
to modernize the
existing leased access
rules.
12..................... ENFORCEMENT......... Title: Enforcement Bureau
Action.
Summary: The Commission
will consider an
enforcement action.
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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
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For a fee this meeting can be viewed live over George Mason
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Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2018-12184 Filed 6-6-18; 8:45 am]
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