September 2020 Open Commission Meeting

Sep
30
2020

September 2020 Open Commission Meeting

10:30 am - 12:30 pm EDT
Online Only

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.

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.

  • Facilitating Shared Use in the 3.1-3.55 GHz Band
    The Commission considered a Report and Order that would remove the existing non-federal allocations from the 3.3-3.55 GHz band as an important step toward making 100 megahertz of spectrum in the 3.45-3.55 GHz band available for commercial use, including 5G, throughout the contiguous United States. The Commission will also consider a Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that would propose to add a co-primary, non-federal fixed and mobile (except aeronautical mobile) allocation to the 3.45-3.55 GHz band as well as service, technical, and competitive bidding rules for flexible-use licenses in the band. (WT Docket No. 19-348)
  • Expanding Access to and Investment in the 4.9 GHz Band
    The Commission considered a Sixth Report and Order that would expand access to and investment in the 4.9 GHz (4940-4990 MHz) band by providing states the opportunity to lease this spectrum to commercial entities, electric utilities, and others for both public safety and non-public safety purposes. The Commission also will consider a Seventh Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that would propose a new set of licensing rules and seek comment on ways to further facilitate access to and investment in the band. (WP Docket No. 07-100)
  • Improving Transparency and Timeliness of Foreign Ownership Review Process
    The Commission considered a Report and Order that would improve the timeliness and transparency of the process by which it seeks the views of Executive Branch agencies on any national security, law enforcement, foreign policy, and trade policy concerns related to certain applications filed with the Commission. (IB Docket No. 16-155)
  • Promoting Caller ID Authentication to Combat Spoofed Robocalls*
    The Commission considered a Report and Order that would continue its work to implement the TRACED Act and promote the deployment of caller ID authentication technology to combat spoofed robocalls. (WC Docket No. 17-97)
  • Combating 911 Fee Diversion
    The Commission considered a Notice of Inquiry that would seek comment on ways to dissuade states and territories from diverting fees collected for 911 to other purposes. (PS Docket Nos. 20-291, 09-14)
  • Modernizing Cable Service Change Notifications
    The Commission considered a Report and Order that would modernize requirements for notices cable operators must provide subscribers and local franchising authorities. (MB Docket Nos. 19-347, 17-105)
  • Eliminating Records Requirements for Cable Operator Interests in Video Programming*
    The Commission considered a Report and Order that would eliminate the requirement that cable operators maintain records in their online public inspection files regarding the nature and extent of their attributable interests in video programming services. (MB Docket No. 20-35, 17-105)
  • Reforming IP Captioned Telephone Service Rates and Service Standards
    The Commission considered a Report and Order, Order on Reconsideration, and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that would set compensation rates for Internet Protocol Captioned Telephone Service (IP CTS), deny reconsideration of previously set IP CTS compensation rates, and propose service quality and performance measurement standards for captioned telephone services. (CG Docket Nos. 13-24, 03-123)
  • Sandwich Isles Universal Service Fund Violation Enforcement Action
    The Commission considered a Forfeiture Order that would fine Sandwich Isles for violations of Universal Service Fund program rules that resulted in millions of dollars in improper payments.

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

Meeting Documents

FCC Seeks to Facilitate 5G in the 3.45-3.55 GHz Band

FCC Expands Access to and Investment in the 4.9 GHz Band

FCC Improves Foreign Ownership Review Process

FCC Opens Inquiry Into 911 Fee Diversion

FCC Modernizes Cable Service Change Notification Rules

FCC Reforms IP Captioned Telephone Service Rates

FCC Fines Sandwich Isles Over $49 Million for Defrauding USF

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