[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 218 (Wednesday, November 12, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64107-64108]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-28455]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


Sunshine Act Meeting; Open Commission Meeting; Thursday, November 
13, 2003

November 6, 2003.
    The Federal Communications Commission will hold an Open Meeting on 
the subjects listed below on Thursday, November 13, 2003, which is 
scheduled to commence at 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: Rural Health Care Support Mechanism (WC
                                                              Docket No. 02-60).
                                                             Summary: The Commission will consider a Report and
                                                              Order, Order on Reconsideration, and Further
                                                              Notice of Proposed Rulemaking regarding
                                                              modifications to its rules to improve the
                                                              effectiveness of the rural health care support
                                                              mechanism, which provides discounts to rural
                                                              health care providers to access modern
                                                              telecommunications for medical and health
                                                              purposes.
2........................  Office of Engineering and         The Office of Engineering and Technology and the
                            Technology and International.     International Bureau will report on the
                                                              Commission's implementation of the results of the
                                                              2003 World Radiocommunication Conference.
3........................  International...................  Title: Procedures to Govern the Use of Satellite
                                                              Earth Stations on Board Vessels in the 5925-6425
                                                              MHz/3700-4200 MHz Bands and 14.0-14.5 GHz/11.7-
                                                              12.2 GHz Bands (IB Docket No. 02-10).
                                                             Summary: The Commission will consider a Notice of
                                                              Proposed Rulemaking concerning Earth stations on
                                                              board vessels that are used to provide broadband
                                                              telecommunications services on passenger,
                                                              government, cargo, and recreational vessels.

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4........................  Office of Engineering and         Title: Revision of Parts 2 and 15 of the
                            Technology.                       Commission's Rules to Permit Unlicensed National
                                                              Information Infrastructure (UNII) devices in the 5
                                                              GHz band (ET Docket No. 03-122; RM-10371).
                                                             Summary: The Commission will consider a Report and
                                                              Order to provide an additional 255 MHz of spectrum
                                                              for unlicensed wireless devices operating in the 5
                                                              GHz region of the spectrum.
5........................  Office of Engineering and         Title: Establishment of an Interference Temperature
                            Technology.                       Metric to Quantify and Manage Interference to
                                                              Expand Available Unlicensed Operation in Certain
                                                              Fixed, Mobile and Satellite Frequency Bands.
                                                             Summary: The Commission will consider a Notice of
                                                              Inquiry and Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
                                                              concerning the development and use of the
                                                              interference temperature metric and for managing
                                                              the transition from the current transmitter-based
                                                              approach for interference management to the new
                                                              interference temperature paradigm. The Commission
                                                              will address interference temperature limits and
                                                              procedures for assessing the interference for
                                                              expanded unlicensed operation.
6........................  Spectrum Policy Task Force......  The Spectrum Policy Task Force will report on
                                                              accomplishments and status of the implementation
                                                              of recommendations in the Task Force Report one
                                                              year after its release and will highlight ongoing
                                                              and future spectrum policy reform initiatives.
7........................  Wireless Telecommunications,      Title: Revision of the Commission's Rules to Ensure
                            International, and Wireline       Compatibility with Enhanced 911 Emergency Calling
                            Competition.                      Systems (CC Docket No. 94-102); and Amendment of
                                                              Parts 2 and 25 to Implement the Global Mobile
                                                              Personal Communications by Satellite (GMPCS)
                                                              Memorandum of Understanding and Arrangements;
                                                              Petition of the National Telecommunications and
                                                              Information Administration to Amend Part 25 of the
                                                              Commission's Rules to Establish Emissions Limits
                                                              for Mobile and Portable Earth Stations Operating
                                                              in the 1610-1660.5 MHz Band (IB Docket No. 99-67).
                                                             Summary: The Commission will consider a Report and
                                                              Order and Second Further Notice of Proposed
                                                              Rulemaking concerning the scope of its enhanced
                                                              911 rules.
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Audrey Spivack or David Fiske, Office of Media Relations, (202) 418-
0500; TTY 1-888-835-5322.
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Internet from the FCC's Audio/Video Events Web page at http://www.fcc.gov/realaudio.
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University's Capitol Connection. The Capitol Connection also will carry 
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[email protected].

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 03-28455 Filed 11-7-03; 3:08 pm]
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