November 2023 Open Commission Meeting

Nov
15
2023

November 2023 Open Commission Meeting

10:30 am - 12:30 pm EST
Commission Meeting Room, FCC Headquarters, 45 L Street NE, Washington, DC 20554

 

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

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.

  • Preventing Digital Discrimination
    The Commission considered a Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to establish a framework to facilitate equal access to broadband internet access service by preventing digital discrimination of access and seek additional comment on matters pertaining to the Commission’s administration of Section 60506 of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and our efforts to facilitate equal access. (GN Docket No. 22-69)
  • Empowering Survivors of Domestic Violence
    The Commission considered a Report and Order that would adopt rules to implement the Safe Connections Act of 2022 to help survivors of domestic violence and similar crimes separate lines from shared mobile accounts that include their abusers, protect the privacy of calls made by survivors to domestic abuse hotlines, and support survivors who face financial hardship through the Commission’s affordability programs. (WC Docket Nos. 22-238, 11-42, 21-450)
  • Understanding Impacts of Artificial Intelligence on Robocalls and Robotexts
    The Commission considered a Notice of Inquiry seeking to better understand the implications of Artificial Intelligence technologies as part of the Commission’s ongoing efforts to protect consumers from unwanted and illegal telephone calls and text messages under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA). (CG Docket No. 23-362)
  • Protecting Consumers from SIM Swapping and Port-Out Fraud
    The Commission considered a Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that would adopt rules to protect consumers from SIM swap and port-out fraud, two fraudulent practices that bad actors use to take control of consumers’ cell phones, and would also seek comment on whether to harmonize the Commission’s existing requirements governing customer access to customer proprietary network information with the new SIM change authentication and protection measures in the Report and Order. (WC Docket No. 21-341)
  • Amending Amateur Radio Rules for Greater Flexibility in Data Communications*
    The Commission considered a Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that would eliminate the symbol rate (also known as baud rate) limitation and establish a bandwidth limitation that would provide flexibility to use modern digital emissions, thereby promoting innovation and experimentation in the amateur service. The item would also propose the removal the baud rate limitation in several additional bands. (WT Docket No. 16-239)
  • Reducing Regulatory Requirements for Rural Provider of Long-Distance Access Service*
    The Commission considered a Declaratory Ruling and Memorandum Opinion and Order that would grant the Minnesota Independent Equal Access Corporation (MIEAC) relief from dominant carrier regulation with respect to its provision of centralized equal access (CEA) service, and regulate MIEAC as a non-dominant competitive LEC for this service going forward. In light of declining demand, intervening exchange access service regulatory reforms, and technological changes in the voice services marketplace generally, dominant carrier regulation of MIEAC’s CEA service is no longer necessary to serve the public interest. (WC Docket No. 22-407)
  • Blake Proposed Fine
    The Commission adopted a Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture proposing a $2,316,034 fine against Dexter Blake for pirate radio broadcasting in Mount Vernon, New York.
  • Bowen Proposed Fine
    The Commission adopted a Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture proposing a $1,780,000 fine against Matthew Bowen for pirate radio broadcasting in Brooklyn, New York.
  • Peralta Proposed Fine
    The Commission adopted a Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture proposing a $2,316,034 fine against Johnny Peralta for pirate radio broadcasting in Bronx, New York.

*NOTE: These items were adopted prior to the Open Meeting and thus deleted from the agenda of the meeting itself.

Meeting Documents

FCC Adopts Rules to Prevent & Eliminate Digital Discrimination

FCC Approves Rules to Safeguard Domestic Violence Survivors

FCC Launches Inquiry Into AI’s Impact on Robocalls & Robotexts

FCC Adopts Rules to Protect Consumers’ Cell Phone Accounts

FCC Fines Three Pirate Radio Operators More Than $6 Million

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