[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 137 (Wednesday, July 17, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58157-58158]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-15723]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[FR ID 232649]


Open Commission Meeting Thursday, July 18, 2024

July 11, 2024.
    The Federal Communications Commission will hold an Open Meeting on 
the subjects listed below on Thursday, July 18, 2024, which is 
scheduled to commence at 10:30 a.m. in the Commission Meeting Room of 
the Federal Communications Commission, 45 L Street NE, Washington, DC.
    While attendance at the Open Meeting is available to the public, 
the FCC headquarters building is not open access and all guests must 
check in with and be screened by FCC security at the main entrance on L 
Street. Attendees at the Open Meeting will not be required to have an 
appointment but must otherwise comply with protocols outlined at: 
www.fcc.gov/visit. Open Meetings are streamed live 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: Incarcerated
                                              People's Communications
                                              Services; Implementation
                                              of the Martha Wright-Reed
                                              Act (WC Docket No. 23-62);
                                              Rates for Interstate
                                              Inmate Calling Services
                                              (WC Docket No. 12-375).
                                             Summary: The Commission
                                              will consider a Report and
                                              Order, Order on
                                              Reconsideration,
                                              Clarification and Waiver,
                                              and Further Notice of
                                              Proposed Rulemaking that
                                              would implement the Martha
                                              Wright-Reed Just and
                                              Reasonable Communications
                                              Act of 2022 by adopting
                                              just and reasonable rate
                                              caps for incarcerated
                                              people's audio and video
                                              communications services,
                                              among other reforms. The
                                              Further Notice would seek
                                              comment on additional
                                              reforms for incarcerated
                                              people's communications
                                              services.
2..................  Wireline Competition..  Title: Modernizing E-Rate
                                              to Support Wi-Fi Hotspots
                                              (WC Docket No. 21-31).
                                             Summary: The Commission
                                              will consider a Report and
                                              Order and Further Notice
                                              of Proposed Rulemaking
                                              that would update the E-
                                              Rate program rules to make
                                              the off-premises use of Wi-
                                              Fi hotspots and wireless
                                              Internet services eligible
                                              for E-Rate program
                                              support.
3..................  Wireless Tele-          Title: Promoting Consumer
                      Communcations.          Choice and Wireless
                                              Competition Through
                                              Handset Unlocking
                                              Requirements and Policies
                                              (WT Docket No. 24-186).
                                             Summary: The Commission
                                              will consider a Notice of
                                              Proposed Rulemaking that
                                              would propose the use of
                                              broadly applicable handset
                                              unlocking policies as a
                                              means to improve consumer
                                              choice and flexibility, to
                                              enhance competition across
                                              the mobile wireless
                                              marketplace, and to
                                              provide for more uniform
                                              regulation of service
                                              providers.
4..................  Public Safety and       Title: Facilitating
                      Homeland Security.      Implementation of Next
                                              Generation 911 Services
                                              (NG911) (PS Docket No. 21-
                                              479); Location-Based
                                              Routing for Wireless 911
                                              Calls (PS Docket No. 18-
                                              64).
                                             Summary: The Commission
                                              will consider a Report and
                                              Order that would expedite
                                              the transition to NG911
                                              and help ensure that the
                                              nation's 911 system
                                              functions effectively with
                                              the most advanced
                                              capabilities available.
5..................  Media.................  Title: Accessibility of
                                              User Interfaces, and Video
                                              Programming Guides and
                                              Menus (MB Docket No. 12-
                                              108).
                                             Summary: The Commission
                                              will consider a Report and
                                              Order that would ensure
                                              that consumers are able to
                                              readily access user
                                              display settings for
                                              closed captioning on
                                              covered video devices.
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    The meeting will be webcast 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.
    Press Access--Members of the news media are welcome to attend the 
meeting and will be provided reserved seating on a first-come, first-
served basis. Following the meeting, the Chairwoman may hold a news 
conference in which she will take questions from credentialed members 
of the press in attendance. Also, senior policy and legal staff will be 
made available to the press in attendance for questions related to the 
items on the meeting agenda. Commissioners may also choose to hold 
press conferences. Press may also direct questions to the Office of 
Media Relations (OMR): [email protected]. Questions about 
credentialing should be directed to OMR.
    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. 2024-15723 Filed 7-16-24; 8:45 am]
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