[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 212 (Monday, November 2, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 69327-69328]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-24151]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[FRS 17192]


Open Commission Meeting, Tuesday October 27, 2020

October 20, 2020.
    The Federal Communications Commission will hold an Open Meeting on 
the subjects listed below on Tuesday, October 27, 2020, which is 
scheduled to commence at 10:30 a.m. Due to the current COVID-19 
pandemic and related agency telework and headquarters access policies, 
this meeting will be in a wholly electronic format and will be open to 
the public on the internet via live feed from the FCC's web page at 
www.fcc.gov/live and on the FCC's YouTube channel.

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       Item No.                Bureau                   Subject
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1....................  WIRELINE COMPETITION.  TITLE: Restoring Internet
                                               Freedom (WC Docket No. 17-
                                               108); Bridging the
                                               Digital Divide for Low-
                                               Income Consumers (WC
                                               Docket No. 17-287);
                                               Lifeline and Link Up
                                               Reform and Modernization
                                               (WC Docket No. 11-42).
                                              SUMMARY: The Commission
                                               will consider an Order on
                                               Remand that would respond
                                               to the remand from the
                                               U.S. Court of Appeals for
                                               the D.C. Circuit and
                                               conclude that the
                                               Restoring Internet
                                               Freedom Order promotes
                                               public safety,
                                               facilitates broadband
                                               infrastructure
                                               deployment, and allows
                                               the Commission to
                                               continue to provide
                                               Lifeline support for
                                               broadband Internet access
                                               service.
2....................  WIRELINE COMPETITION.  TITLE: Establishing a 5G
                                               Fund for Rural America
                                               (GN Docket No. 20-32).
                                              SUMMARY: The Commission
                                               will consider a Report
                                               and Order that would
                                               establish a $9 billion 5G
                                               Fund for Rural America to
                                               ensure that all Americans
                                               have access to the next
                                               generation of wireless
                                               connectivity.
3....................  OFFICE F ENGINEERING   TITLE: Increasing
                        AND TECHNOLOGY.        Unlicensed Wireless
                                               Opportunities in TV White
                                               Spaces (ET Docket No. 20-
                                               36).
                                              SUMMARY: The Commission
                                               will consider a Report
                                               and Order that would
                                               increase opportunities
                                               for unlicensed white
                                               space devices to operate
                                               on broadcast television
                                               channels 2-35 and expand
                                               wireless broadband
                                               connectivity in rural and
                                               underserved areas.
4....................  WIRELESS TELE-         TITLE: Streamlining State
                        COMMUNICATIONS.        and Local Approval of
                                               Certain Wireless
                                               Structure Modifications
                                               (WT Docket No. 19-250; RM-
                                               11849).
                                              SUMMARY: The Commission
                                               will consider a Report
                                               and Order that would
                                               further accelerate the
                                               deployment of 5G by
                                               providing that
                                               modifications to existing
                                               towers involving limited
                                               ground excavation or
                                               deployment would be
                                               subject to streamlined
                                               state and local review
                                               pursuant to section
                                               6409(a) of the Spectrum
                                               Act of 2012.

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5....................  MEDIA................  TITLE: All-Digital AM
                                               Broadcasting (MB Docket
                                               No. 19-311);
                                               Revitalization of the AM
                                               Radio Service (MB Docket
                                               No. 13-249).
                                              SUMMARY: The Commission
                                               will consider a Report
                                               and Order that would
                                               authorize AM stations to
                                               transition to an all-
                                               digital signal on a
                                               voluntary basis and would
                                               also adopt technical
                                               specifications for such
                                               stations.
6....................  MEDIA................  TITLE: Video Description:
                                               Implementation of the
                                               Twenty-First Century
                                               Communications and Video
                                               Accessibility Act of 2010
                                               (MB Docket No. 11-43).
                                              SUMMARY: The Commission
                                               will consider a Report
                                               and Order that would
                                               expand audio description
                                               requirements to 40
                                               additional television
                                               markets over the next
                                               four years in order to
                                               increase the amount of
                                               video programming that is
                                               accessible to blind and
                                               visually impaired
                                               Americans.
7....................  WIRELINE COMPETITION.  TITLE: Modernizing
                                               Unbundling and Resale
                                               Requirements in an Era of
                                               Next-Generation Networks
                                               and Services (WC Docket
                                               No. 19-308).
                                              SUMMARY: The Commission
                                               will consider a Report
                                               and Order that would
                                               modernize the
                                               Commission's unbundling
                                               and resale regulations,
                                               eliminating requirements
                                               where they stifle
                                               broadband deployment and
                                               the transition to next-
                                               generation networks, but
                                               preserving them where
                                               they are still necessary
                                               to promote robust
                                               intermodal competition.
8....................  ENFORCEMENT..........  TITLE: Enforcement Bureau
                                               Action.
                                              SUMMARY: The Commission
                                               will consider an
                                               enforcement action.
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    The meeting will be webcast with open captioning at: www.fcc.gov/live. Open captioning will be provided as well as a text only version 
on the FCC website. 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.
    Additional information concerning this meeting may be obtained from 
the Office of Media Relations, (202) 418-0500. 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.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2020-24151 Filed 10-30-20; 8:45 am]
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