[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 209 (Tuesday, October 31, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50423-50424]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-23628]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


Open Commission Meeting, Tuesday, October 24, 2017

October 17, 2017.
    The Federal Communications Commission will hold an Open Meeting on 
the subjects listed below on Tuesday, October 24, 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.............................  Consumer &         Title: Rules and
                                 Governmental       Policies Regarding
                                 Affairs.           Calling Number
                                                    Identification
                                                    Service--Caller ID
                                                    (CC Docket No. 91-
                                                    281)
                                                   Summary: The
                                                    Commission will
                                                    consider a Report
                                                    and Order that would
                                                    enable law
                                                    enforcement and
                                                    security personnel
                                                    to obtain quick
                                                    access to blocked
                                                    Caller ID
                                                    information needed
                                                    to investigate
                                                    threatening calls.
                                                    It also would amend
                                                    the Commission's
                                                    rules to allow non-
                                                    public emergency
                                                    services, such as
                                                    private ambulance
                                                    companies, to obtain
                                                    blocked Caller ID
                                                    information
                                                    associated with
                                                    calls requesting
                                                    assistance.
2.............................  Wireline           Title: Nationwide
                                 Competition.       Number Portability
                                                    (WC Docket No. 17-
                                                    244); Numbering
                                                    Policies for Modern
                                                    Communications (WC
                                                    Docket No. 13-97)

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                                                   Summary: The
                                                    Commission will
                                                    consider a Notice of
                                                    Proposed Rulemaking
                                                    and Notice of
                                                    Inquiry that
                                                    proposes to amend
                                                    the Commission's
                                                    rules as well as
                                                    seeks comment on
                                                    industry models to
                                                    move toward complete
                                                    nationwide number
                                                    portability to
                                                    promote competition
                                                    between all service
                                                    providers and
                                                    increase network
                                                    routing
                                                    efficiencies.
3.............................  Wireline Tele-     Title: Promoting
                                 Communications     Investment in the
                                 and Office of      3550-3700 MHz Band
                                 Engineering &      (GN Docket No. 17-
                                 Technology.        258)
                                                   Summary: The
                                                    Commission will
                                                    consider a Notice of
                                                    Proposed Rulemaking
                                                    that would seek
                                                    comment and propose
                                                    changes to the
                                                    Priority Access
                                                    License rules in the
                                                    3550-3700 MHz (3.5
                                                    GHz) band to
                                                    increase incentives
                                                    for investment,
                                                    encourage more
                                                    efficient spectrum
                                                    use, and promote
                                                    faster and more
                                                    widespread network
                                                    deployments.
4.............................  Consumer &         Title: Access to
                                 Governmental       Telecommunications
                                 Affairs.           Equipment and
                                                    Services by Persons
                                                    with Disabilities
                                                    (CG Docket No. 13-
                                                    46); Amendment of
                                                    the Commission's
                                                    Rules Governing
                                                    Hearing Aid-
                                                    Compatible Mobile
                                                    Handsets (WT Docket
                                                    No. 07-250); Comment
                                                    Sought on 2010
                                                    Review of Hearing
                                                    Aid Compatibility
                                                    Regulations (WT
                                                    Docket No. 10-254)
                                                   Summary: The
                                                    Commission will
                                                    consider a Report
                                                    and Order and Order
                                                    on Reconsideration
                                                    on hearing aid
                                                    compatibility (HAC)
                                                    that would update
                                                    the volume control
                                                    standard for
                                                    wireline telephones,
                                                    extend wireline HAC
                                                    requirements to
                                                    cover telephones
                                                    used with advanced
                                                    communications
                                                    services, adopt a
                                                    volume control rule
                                                    for wireless
                                                    handsets, and delete
                                                    from the
                                                    Commission's rules
                                                    an obsolete wireless
                                                    HAC standard.
5.............................  International....  Title: Section 43.62
                                                    Reporting
                                                    Requirements for
                                                    U.S. Providers of
                                                    International
                                                    Services (IB Docket
                                                    No. 17-55); 2016
                                                    Biennial Review of
                                                    Telecommunications
                                                    Regulations (IB
                                                    Docket No. 16-131)
                                                   Summary: The
                                                    Commission will
                                                    consider a Report
                                                    and Order that
                                                    would: (1) Eliminate
                                                    the Traffic and
                                                    Revenue Reports and
                                                    (2) streamline the
                                                    Circuit Capacity
                                                    Reports.
6.............................  Media............  Title: Elimination of
                                                    Main Studio Rule (MB
                                                    Docket No. 17-106)
                                                   Summary: The
                                                    Commission will
                                                    consider a Report
                                                    and Order
                                                    eliminating the rule
                                                    that requires each
                                                    AM, FM, and
                                                    television broadcast
                                                    station to maintain
                                                    a main studio
                                                    located in or near
                                                    its community of
                                                    license.
7.............................  Media............  Title: Amendment of
                                                    Section 73.624(g) of
                                                    the Commission's
                                                    Rules Regarding
                                                    Submission of FCC
                                                    Form 2100, Schedule
                                                    G, Used to Report TV
                                                    Stations' Ancillary
                                                    or Supplementary
                                                    Services, Amendment
                                                    of Section 73.3580
                                                    of the Commission's
                                                    Rules Regarding
                                                    Public Notice of the
                                                    Filing of Broadcast
                                                    Applications (MB
                                                    Docket No. 17-264);
                                                    Modernization of
                                                    Media Regulation
                                                    Initiative (MB
                                                    Docket No. 17-105);
                                                    Revision of the
                                                    Public Notice
                                                    Requirements of
                                                    Section 73.3580 (MB
                                                    Docket 05-6)
                                                   Summary: The
                                                    Commission will
                                                    consider a Notice of
                                                    Proposed Rulemaking
                                                    that seeks comment
                                                    on updates to
                                                    Section 73.624(g) of
                                                    its rules, which
                                                    imposes certain
                                                    reporting
                                                    obligations for
                                                    broadcasters
                                                    relating to the
                                                    provision of
                                                    ancillary or
                                                    supplementary
                                                    services, and
                                                    Section 73.3580,
                                                    which requires
                                                    public notice of the
                                                    filing of broadcast
                                                    applications,
                                                    including through
                                                    newspapers.
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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. 2017-23628 Filed 10-30-17; 8:45 am]
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