[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 227 (Tuesday, November 24, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 75012-75013]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-25876]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[FRS 17256]


Open Commission Meeting, Wednesday, November 18, 2020

November 10, 2020.
    The Federal Communications Commission held an Open Meeting on the 
subjects listed below on Wednesday, November 18, 2020, at 10:30 a.m. 
Due to the current COVID-19 pandemic and related agency telework and 
headquarters access policies, this meeting was in a wholly electronic 
format and was 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......................  OFFICE OF             TITLE: Modernizing the
                          ENGINEERING AND       5.9 GHz Band (ET Docket
                          TECHNOLOGY.           No. 19-138).
                         ....................  SUMMARY: The Commission
                                                considered a First
                                                Report and Order,
                                                Further Notice of
                                                Proposed Rulemaking, and
                                                Order of Proposed
                                                Modification that would
                                                adopt rules to repurpose
                                                45 megahertz of spectrum
                                                in the 5.850-5.895 GHz
                                                band for unlicensed
                                                operations, retain 30
                                                megahertz of spectrum in
                                                the 5.895-5.925 GHz band
                                                for the Intelligent
                                                Transportation Systems
                                                (ITS) service, and
                                                require the transition
                                                of the ITS radio service
                                                standard from Dedicated
                                                Short-Range
                                                Communications
                                                technology to Cellular
                                                Vehicle-to-Everything
                                                technology.
2......................  INTERNATIONAL.......  TITLE: Further
                                                Streamlining of
                                                Satellite Regulations
                                                (IB Docket No. 18-314).
                         ....................  SUMMARY: The Commission
                                                considered a Report and
                                                Order that would
                                                streamline its satellite
                                                licensing rules by
                                                creating an optional
                                                framework for
                                                authorizing space
                                                stations and blanket-
                                                licensed earth stations
                                                through a unified
                                                license.
3......................  INTERNATIONAL.......  TITLE: Facilitating Next
                                                Generation Fixed-
                                                Satellite Services in
                                                the 17 GHz Band (IB
                                                Docket No. 20-330).
                         ....................  SUMMARY: The Commission
                                                considered a Notice of
                                                Proposed Rulemaking that
                                                would propose to add a
                                                new allocation in the
                                                17.3-17.8 GHz band for
                                                Fixed-Satellite Service
                                                space-to-Earth downlinks
                                                and to adopt associated
                                                technical rules.
4......................  CONSUMER &            TITLE: Telecommunications
                          GOVERNMENTAL          Relay Services and
                          AFFAIRS.              Speech-to-Speech
                                                Services for Individuals
                                                with Hearing and Speech
                                                Disabilities (CG Docket
                                                No. 03-123); Structure
                                                and Practices of the
                                                Video Relay Service
                                                Program (CG Docket No.
                                                10-51); and Misuse of
                                                Internet Protocol Relay
                                                Service (CG Docket No.
                                                12-38).
                         ....................  SUMMARY: The Commission
                                                considered a Notice of
                                                Proposed Rulemaking that
                                                would propose expansion
                                                of the
                                                Telecommunications Relay
                                                Services (TRS) Fund
                                                contribution base for
                                                supporting Video Relay
                                                Service (VRS) and
                                                Internet Protocol Relay
                                                Service (IP Relay) to
                                                include intrastate
                                                telecommunications
                                                revenue, as a way of
                                                strengthening the
                                                funding base for these
                                                forms of TRS and making
                                                it more equitable
                                                without increasing the
                                                size of the Fund itself.
5......................  MEDIA...............  TITLE: Revision of the
                                                Commission's Part 76
                                                Review Procedures (MB
                                                Docket No. 20-70);
                                                Modernization of Media
                                                Regulation Initiative
                                                (MB Docket No. 17-105);
                                                and Revision of the
                                                Commission's Program
                                                Carriage Rules (MB
                                                Docket No. 11-131).
                         ....................  SUMMARY: The Commission
                                                considered a Report and
                                                Order that would modify
                                                the Commission's rules
                                                governing the resolution
                                                of program carriage
                                                disputes between video
                                                programming vendors and
                                                multichannel video
                                                programming
                                                distributors.
6......................  WIRELESS TELE-        TITLE: Licensing Matter.
                          COMMUNICATIONS AND
                          OFFICE OF GENERAL
                          COUNSEL.
                         ....................  SUMMARY: The Commission
                                                considered a licensing
                                                matter.
7......................  ENFORCEMENT.........  TITLE: Enforcement Bureau
                                                Action.
                         ....................  SUMMARY: The Commission
                                                considered an
                                                enforcement action.
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    The meeting was webcast with open captioning at: www.fcc.gov/live. 
Open captioning was provided as well as a text only version on the FCC 
website. Other reasonable accommodations for people with disabilities 
were available upon request.

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    Additional information concerning this meeting may be obtained from 
the Office of Media Relations, (202) 418-0500. Audio/Video coverage of 
the meeting was 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. 2020-25876 Filed 11-23-20; 8:45 am]
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