[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 238 (Wednesday, December 12, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63866-63867]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-26798]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


Open Commission Meeting, Wednesday, December 12, 2018

December 4, 2018.
    The Federal Communications Commission will hold an Open Meeting on 
the subjects listed below on Wednesday, December 12, 2018 which is 
scheduled to commence at 10:30 a.m. in Room TW-C305, at 445 12th Street 
SW, Washington, DC.
    Because of the closure of the federal government for a National Day 
of Mourning for President George H.W. Bush on Wednesday, December 5, 
the Commission has determined that it is in the public interest to 
delay the onset of the sunshine period prohibition contained in Section 
1.1203 of the Commission's rules, 47 CFR 1.1203. Accordingly, 
consistent with Section 1.1200(a) of the Commission's rules, 47 CFR 
1.1200(a), the Commission has modified its rules so that the sunshine 
period prohibition will begin at 11:59 p.m. on Thursday, December 6, 
rather than at 11:59 p.m. on Wednesday, December 5.

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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
                                                Mobile Radio Services
                                                (GN Docket No. 14-177).
                                               Summary: The Commission
                                                will consider a Report
                                                and Order that would
                                                adopt service rule
                                                changes for the Upper 37
                                                GHz (37.6-38.6 GHz), 39
                                                GHz (38.6-40 GHz), and
                                                47 GHz (47.2-48.2 GHz)
                                                bands, and would provide
                                                for an incentive auction
                                                mechanism that would
                                                offer contiguous blocks
                                                of spectrum in the Upper
                                                37 GHz and 39 GHz bands
                                                and additional spectrum
                                                in the 47 GHz band.

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2......................  WIRELINE COMPETITION  Title: Connect America
                                                Fund (WC Docket No. 10-
                                                90); ETC Annual Reports
                                                and Certifications (WC
                                                Docket No. 14-58);
                                                Establishing Just and
                                                Reasonable Rates for
                                                Local Exchange Carriers
                                                (WC Docket No. 07-135);
                                                Developing a Unified
                                                Intercarrier
                                                Compensation Regime (CC
                                                Docket No. 01-92).
                                               Summary: The Commission
                                                will consider a Report
                                                and Order, Further
                                                Notice of Proposed
                                                Rulemaking, and Order on
                                                Reconsideration. The
                                                Report and Order would
                                                offer additional funding
                                                to carriers that
                                                currently receive model-
                                                based universal service
                                                support in exchange for
                                                deploying broadband at
                                                increased speeds,
                                                provide an opportunity
                                                for legacy carriers to
                                                transition to model-
                                                based support, and
                                                authorize additional
                                                support for carriers
                                                remaining on the legacy
                                                rate-of-return support
                                                mechanism in exchange
                                                for targeting higher
                                                broadband speeds. The
                                                FNPRM would seek comment
                                                on implementing an
                                                auction mechanism for
                                                support in legacy areas
                                                that are overlapped or
                                                almost entirely
                                                overlapped by an
                                                unsubsidized competitor,
                                                and on addressing
                                                budgetary impacts as
                                                carriers transition to
                                                broadband-only lines.
                                                The Order on
                                                Reconsideration would
                                                deny three petitions for
                                                reconsideration.
3......................  CONSUMER &            Title: Advanced Methods
                          GOVERNMENTAL          to Target and Eliminate
                          AFFAIRS.              Unlawful Robocalls (CG
                                                Docket No. 17-59).
                                               Summary: The Commission
                                                will consider a Second
                                                Report and Order that
                                                would create a
                                                comprehensive database
                                                to enable callers to
                                                verify whether a
                                                telephone number has
                                                been permanently
                                                disconnected, and is
                                                therefore eligible for
                                                reassignment, before
                                                calling that number,
                                                thereby helping to
                                                protect consumers with
                                                reassigned numbers from
                                                receiving unwanted
                                                robocalls.
4......................  WIRELESS TELE-        Title: Petitions for
                          COMMUNICATIONS.       Declaratory Ruling on
                                                Regulatory Status of
                                                Wireless Messaging
                                                Service (WT Docket No.
                                                08-7).
                                               Summary: The Commission
                                                will consider a
                                                Declaratory Ruling that
                                                would classify two forms
                                                of wireless messaging,
                                                Short Message Service
                                                (SMS) and Multimedia
                                                Messaging Service (MMS),
                                                as information services
                                                under the Communications
                                                Act, and help prevent
                                                consumers from receiving
                                                spam robotexts.
5......................  MEDIA...............  Title: 2018 Quadrennial
                                                Regulatory Review--
                                                Review of the
                                                Commission's Broadcast
                                                Ownership Rules and
                                                Other Rules Adopted
                                                Pursuant to Section 202
                                                of the
                                                Telecommunications Act
                                                of 1996 (MB Docket No.
                                                18-349).
                                               Summary: The Commission
                                                will consider a Notice
                                                of Proposed Rulemaking
                                                that would initiate the
                                                2018 Quadrennial Review
                                                of certain broadcast
                                                ownership rules.
6......................  MEDIA...............  Title: Amendment of Parts
                                                0, 1, 5, 73, and 74 of
                                                the Commission's Rules
                                                Regarding Posting of
                                                Station Licenses and
                                                Related Information (MB
                                                Docket No. 18-121);
                                                Modernization of Media
                                                Regulation Initiative
                                                (MB Docket No. 17-105).
                                               Summary: The Commission
                                                will consider a Report
                                                and Order that would
                                                eliminate certain rules
                                                which require local
                                                posting and maintenance
                                                of broadcast licenses
                                                and related information
                                                in specific locations.
7......................  WIRELINE COMPETITION  Title: Enforcement Bureau
                                                Action Communications
                                                Marketplace Report (GN
                                                Docket No. 18-231); The
                                                State of Mobile Wireless
                                                Competition (WT Docket
                                                No. 18-203); Status of
                                                Competition in the
                                                Market for the Delivery
                                                of Video Programming (MB
                                                Docket No. 17-214);
                                                Status of Competition in
                                                the Marketplace for
                                                Delivery of Audio
                                                Programming (MB 18-227);
                                                Satellite Communications
                                                Services for the
                                                Communications
                                                Marketplace Report (IB
                                                Docket No. 18-251).
                                               Summary: The Commission
                                                will consider a Report
                                                that would consolidate
                                                several previously
                                                separate Commission
                                                reports into a single
                                                report on the state of
                                                the broader
                                                communications market in
                                                the United States. It
                                                would assess the state
                                                of all forms of
                                                competition in the
                                                communications
                                                marketplace and the
                                                state of deployment of
                                                communications
                                                capabilities, describe
                                                the actions taken by the
                                                Commission in the
                                                previous two years to
                                                address challenges and
                                                opportunities in the
                                                communications
                                                marketplace, and discuss
                                                the Commission's agenda
                                                for continuing to
                                                address those challenges
                                                and opportunities over
                                                the next two years.
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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.
Cecilia Sigmund,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2018-26798 Filed 12-11-18; 8:45 am]
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