May 2021 Open Commission Meeting

The FCC held this Open Meeting on the subjects listed below.

Due to the current COVID-19 pandemic and related agency telework and headquarters access policies, this meeting was held 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.

Public Drafts of Meeting Items – The FCC is publicly releasing the draft text of each item expected to be considered at this Open Commission Meeting with the exception of items involving specific, enforcement-related matters including restricted proceedings and hearing designation orders. One-page cover sheets are included in the public drafts to help summarize each item. Links to these materials are provided below.

• Reducing Interstate Rates and Charges for Incarcerated People
  The Commission considered a Third Report and Order, Order on Reconsideration, and Fifth Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that, among other actions, will lower interstate rates and charges for the vast majority of incarcerated people, limit international rates for the first time, and seek comment on further reforms to the Commission’s calling services rules, including for incarcerated people with disabilities. (WC Docket No. 12-375)
• Strengthening Support for Video Relay Service
  The Commission considered a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and Order to set Telecommunications Relay Services (TRS) Fund compensation rates for video relay service (VRS). (CG Docket Nos. 03-123, 10-51)
• Shortening STIR/SHAKEN Extension for Small Providers Likely to Originate Robocalls
  The Commission considered a Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to fight illegal robocalls by proposing to accelerate the date by which small voice service providers that originate an especially large amount of call traffic must implement the STIR/SHAKEN caller ID authentication framework. (WC Docket No. 17-97)
• Section 214 Petition for Partial Reconsideration for Mixed USF Support Companies
  The Commission considered an Order on Reconsideration to relieve certain affiliates of merging companies that receive model-based and rate-of-return universal service support from a “mixed support” merger condition cap. (WC Docket No. 20-389)
• Fines for Misuse of Radio Location Spectrum
  The Commission considered two Forfeiture Orders to fine Air-Tel and IOU for providing unauthorized GPS services and illegally altering equipment to do so.

Meeting Documents

FCC Lowers Interstate and International Prison Phone Rates

• News Release
• Report and Order, NPRM
• Rosenworcel Statement
• Carr Statement
• Starks Statement

FCC Seeks Comment on Compensation Plan for Video Relay Service

• News Release
• NPRM
• Rosenworcel Statement
• Starks Statement

FCC Proposes New STIR/SHAKEN Date for Possible Robocall Facilitators

• News Release
• FNPRM
• Rosenworcel Statement
• Starks Statement

FCC Relieves Certain Affiliates from Mixed-Support Merger Condition

• News Release
• Order on Reconsideration
• Rosenworcel Statement
• Starks Statement

FCC Issues Fines for Misuse of Radio Location Spectrum

• News Release
• Forfeiture Order - Air-Tel
• Forfeiture Order - IOU
• Rosenworcel Statement

Related Materials

• Agenda
• Tentative Agenda
• Circulation Documents:
  • Reducing Interstate Rates and Charges for Incarcerated People
  • Strengthening Support for Video Relay Service
  • Shortening STIR/SHAKEN Extension to Combat Robocalls
  • Partial Reconsideration for Mixed USF Support Companies