[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 24 (Friday, February 4, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6473-6474]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-2635]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


Sunshine Act; FCC To Hold Open Commission Meeting Tuesday, 
February 8, 2011

February 1, 2011.
    The Federal Communications Commission will hold an Open Meeting on 
the subject listed below on Tuesday, February 8, 2011, which is 
scheduled to commence at 10:30 a.m. in Room TW-C305, at 445 12th 
Street, SW., Washington, DC.
    The meeting will also include a presentation on the status of the 
comprehensive reform efforts to improve the agency's fact-based, data-
driven decision making.

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             Item No.                     Bureau                                 Subject
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1................................  Wireline Competition  Title: Connect America Fund (WC Docket No. 10-90); A
                                    And Wireless Tele-    National Broadband Plan for Our Future (GN Docket No.
                                    Communications.       09-51); Establishing Just and Reasonable Rates for
                                                          Local Exchange Carriers (WC Docket No. 07-135); High-
                                                          Cost Universal Service Support (WC Docket No. 05-337);
                                                          Developing a Unified Intercarrier Compensation Regime
                                                          (CC Docket No. 01-92); Federal-State Joint Board on
                                                          Universal Service (CC Docket No. 96-45); Lifeline and
                                                          Linkup (WC Docket No. 03-109) and Mobility Fund (WT
                                                          Docket No. 10-208).
                                                         Summary: The Commission will consider an item to get
                                                          broadband to all of rural America and spur
                                                          infrastructure investment and job creation, by
                                                          modernizing the Universal Service Fund and
                                                          intercarrier compensation (ICC) system while cutting
                                                          waste and inefficiency.
2................................  Wireline Competition  Title: Reform of the FCC Form 477 Data Program (WC
                                                          Docket No. 11-10); Development of Nationwide Broadband
                                                          Data to Evaluate Reasonable and Timely Deployment of
                                                          Advanced Services to All Americans, Improvement of
                                                          Wireless Broadband Subscribership Data, and
                                                          Development of Data on Interconnected Voice over
                                                          Internet Protocol (VoIP) Subscribership (WC Docket No.
                                                          07-38); Service Quality, Customer Satisfaction,
                                                          Infrastructure and Operating Data Gathering (WC Docket
                                                          No. 08-190) and Review of Wireline Competition Bureau
                                                          Data Practices (WC Docket No. 10-132).
                                                         Summary: The Commission will consider a Notice of
                                                          Proposed Rulemaking, initiated as part of the
                                                          Commission's Data Innovation Initiative, to streamline
                                                          and modernize the collection of data via Form 477, in
                                                          order to ensure that the data the Commission collects
                                                          enables informed policymaking while minimizing burdens
                                                          on voice and broadband service providers.
3................................  Wireline Competition  Title: Review of Wireline Competition Bureau Data
                                                          Practices (WC Docket No. 10-132) and Computer III
                                                          Further Remand Proceedings: Bell Operating Company
                                                          Provision of Enhanced Services; 1998 Biennial
                                                          Regulatory Review--Review of Computer III and ONA
                                                          Safeguards and Requirements.
                                                         Summary: The Commission will consider a Notice of
                                                          Proposed Rulemaking initiated as part of the
                                                          Commission's Data Innovation Initiative, to eliminate
                                                          the legacy narrowband comparably efficient
                                                          interconnection (CEI) and open network architecture
                                                          (ONA) reporting requirements that currently apply to
                                                          the Bell Operating Companies (BOCs), due to a lack of
                                                          continuing relevance and utility.
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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 e-mail 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 
Audrey Spivack or David Fiske, Office of Media Relations, (202) 418-
0500; TTY 1-888-835-5322. Audio/Video coverage of the meeting will be

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broadcast live with open captioning over the Internet from the FCC Live 
Web page at http://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 http://www.capitolconnection.gmu.edu.
    Copies of materials adopted at this meeting can be purchased from 
the FCC's duplicating contractor, Best Copy and Printing, Inc., (202) 
488-5300; Fax (202) 488-5563; TTY (202) 488-5562. These copies are 
available in paper format and alternative media, including large print/
type; digital disk; and audio and video tape. Best Copy and Printing, 
Inc. may be reached by e-mail at [email protected].

Federal Communications Commission.
Bulah P. Wheeler,
Deputy Manager.
[FR Doc. 2011-2635 Filed 2-2-11; 4:15 pm]
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