[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 75 (Thursday, April 20, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18643-18644]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-07949]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


Open Commission Meeting, Thursday, April 20, 2017

April 13, 2017.
    The Federal Communications Commission will hold an Open Meeting on 
the subjects listed below on Thursday, April 20, 2017 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: Connect America
                                                Fund (WC Docket No. 10-
                                                90); ETC Annual Reports
                                                and Certifications (WC
                                                Docket No. 14-58);
                                                Developing a Unified
                                                Intercarrier
                                                Compensation Regime (CC
                                                Docket No. 01-92)
                                               Summary: The Commission
                                                will consider an Order
                                                on Reconsideration that
                                                would amend the
                                                construction project
                                                limitation within
                                                section 54.303 of the
                                                Commission's rules to
                                                permit carriers to
                                                report, for universal
                                                service purposes,
                                                capital expenses per
                                                location up to the
                                                established per-location
                                                per-project limit,
                                                rather than disallowing
                                                all capital expenses
                                                associated with
                                                construction projects in
                                                excess of the limit.
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 Notice
                                                of Proposed Rulemaking,
                                                Notice of Inquiry, and
                                                Request for Comment that
                                                would propose to remove
                                                regulatory barriers to
                                                infrastructure
                                                investment, suggest
                                                changes to speed the
                                                transition from copper
                                                networks and legacy
                                                services to next-
                                                generation networks and
                                                services dependent on
                                                fiber, and propose to
                                                reform Commission
                                                regulations that are
                                                raising costs and
                                                slowing, rather than
                                                facilitating, broadband
                                                deployment.
3.....................  Wireless Tele-         Title: Accelerating
                         Communications.        Wireless Broadband
                                                Deployment by Removing
                                                Barriers to
                                                Infrastructure
                                                Investment (WT Docket
                                                No. 17-79); Revising the
                                                Historic Preservation
                                                Review Process for
                                                Wireless Facility
                                                Deployments (WT Docket
                                                No. 15-180)
                                               Summary: The Commission
                                                will consider a Notice
                                                of Proposed Rulemaking
                                                and Notice of Inquiry
                                                that commences an
                                                examination of the
                                                regulatory impediments
                                                to wireless network
                                                infrastructure
                                                investment and
                                                deployment, and how the
                                                Commission may remove or
                                                reduce such impediments
                                                consistent with the law
                                                and the public interest.
4.....................  Wireline Competition.  Title: Business Data
                                                Services in an Internet
                                                Protocol Environment (WC
                                                Docket No. 16-143);
                                                Technology Transitions
                                                (GN Docket No. 13-5);
                                                Special Access for Price
                                                Cap Local Exchange
                                                Carriers (WC Docket No.
                                                05-25); AT&T Corporation
                                                Petition for Rulemaking
                                                to Reform Regulation of
                                                Incumbent Local Exchange
                                                Carrier Rates for
                                                Interstate Special
                                                Access Services (RM-
                                                10593)
                                               Summary: The Commission
                                                will consider a Report
                                                and Order that
                                                recognizes the strong
                                                competition present in
                                                the business data
                                                services market and
                                                modernizes the
                                                Commission's regulatory
                                                structure accordingly to
                                                bring ever new and
                                                exciting technologies,
                                                products, and services
                                                to businesses and
                                                consumers.

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5.....................  Media................  Title: Amendment of
                                                section 73.3555(e) of
                                                the Commission's Rules,
                                                National Television
                                                Multiple Ownership Rule
                                                (MB Docket No. 13-236)
                                               Summary: The Commission
                                                will consider an Order
                                                on Reconsideration to
                                                reinstate the UHF
                                                discount used to
                                                calculate compliance
                                                with the national
                                                television audience
                                                reach cap.
6.....................  Media................  Title: Noncommercial
                                                Educational Station
                                                Fundraising for Third-
                                                Party Non-Profit
                                                Organizations (MB Docket
                                                No. 12-106)
                                               Summary: The Commission
                                                will consider a Report
                                                and Order that would
                                                adopt rules permitting
                                                NCE stations not funded
                                                by the Corporation for
                                                Public Broadcasting to
                                                alter or suspend regular
                                                programming in order to
                                                conduct fundraising for
                                                third-party non-profit
                                                organizations so long as
                                                such stations do not
                                                spend more than one
                                                percent of their total
                                                annual airtime on such
                                                activities.
7.....................  Media................  Title: Promoting
                                                Diversification of
                                                Ownership in the
                                                Broadcasting Services
                                                (MB Docket No. 07-294);
                                                Amendment of part 1 of
                                                the Commission's Rules,
                                                Concerning Practice and
                                                Procedure, Amendment of
                                                CORES Registration
                                                System (MD Docket No. 10-
                                                234)
                                               Summary: The Commission
                                                will consider an Order
                                                on Reconsideration that
                                                would allow
                                                noncommercial
                                                broadcasters greater
                                                flexibility to use a
                                                Special Use FRN for
                                                ownership reporting
                                                purposes and avoid the
                                                need to submit personal
                                                information to the
                                                Commission.
 
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                             Consent Agenda
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  The Commission will consider the following subjects listed below as a
   consent agenda and these items will not be presented individually:
1.....................  Media................  Title: WLPC, LLC,
                                                Application For Renewal
                                                of License For Class A
                                                Television Station WLPC-
                                                CD, Detroit, Michigan
                                                Kingdom of God, Inc.,
                                                DWKOG-LP, Indianapolis,
                                                Indiana
                                               Summary: The Commission
                                                will consider an Order
                                                on Reconsideration
                                                concerning the
                                                expiration of WKOG-LP's
                                                license.
2.....................  Media................  Title: Threshold
                                                Communications,
                                                Application for
                                                Construction Permit,
                                                KVNW(FM), Napavine,
                                                Washington
                                               Summary: The Commission
                                                will consider a
                                                Memorandum Opinion and
                                                Order concerning the
                                                grant of an application
                                                for a construction
                                                permit for a new FM
                                                station.
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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. 2017-07949 Filed 4-19-17; 8:45 am]
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