Open Commission Meeting Thursday, October 19, 2023
| Published date | 18 October 2023 |
| Record Number | 2023-22937 |
| Court | Federal Communications Commission |
| Section | Notices |
Federal Register, Volume 88 Issue 200 (Wednesday, October 18, 2023)
[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 200 (Wednesday, October 18, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 71858-71859]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-22937]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
[FR ID 177970]
Open Commission Meeting Thursday, October 19, 2023
The Federal Communications Commission will hold an Open Meeting on
the subjects listed below on Thursday, October 19, 2023, 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: Safeguarding and
Securing the Open Internet
(WC Docket No. 23-320).
Summary: The Commission
will consider a Notice of
Proposed Rulemaking that
proposes to reestablish
the Commission's authority
over broadband Internet
access service by
classifying it as a
telecommunications service
under Title II of the
Communications Act, which
would allow the Commission
to protect consumers by
issuing straightforward,
clear rules to prevent
Internet service providers
from engaging in practices
harmful to consumers,
competition, and public
safety; establish a
uniform, national
regulatory approach rather
than disparate
requirements that vary
state-by-state; strengthen
the Commission's ability
to secure communications
networks and critical
infrastructure against
national security threats;
and enable the Commission
to protect public safety
during natural disasters
and other emergencies.
2.................. Wireline Competition.. Title: Modernizing the E-
Rate Program for Schools
and Libraries (WC Docket
No. 13-184).
Summary: The Commission
will consider a
Declaratory Ruling that
would clarify that the use
of Wi-Fi on school buses
is an educational purpose
and the provision of such
service is therefore
eligible for E-Rate
funding.
3.................. Office of General Title: Broadband
Counsel. Connectivity and Maternal
Health--Implementation of
the Data Mapping to Save
Moms' Lives Act (GN Docket
No. 23-309).
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Summary: The Commission
will consider a Notice of
Inquiry that will seek
comment on its proposed
plan to improve and
enhance maternal health
data in the Mapping
Broadband Health in
America platform, in order
to ensure that future
updates to the platform
reflect input from
stakeholders and other
interested parties and
improves the user
experience. The platform
was updated in June 2023
to incorporate publicly
available data on maternal
mortality and severe
maternal morbidity
pursuant to the Data
Mapping to Save Moms'
Lives Act.
4.................. Office of Engineering Title: Unlicensed Use of
and Technology. the 6 GHz Band (ET Docket
No. 18-295); Expanding
Flexible Use in Mid-Band
Spectrum Between 3.7 and
24 GHz (GN Docket No. 17-
183).
Summary: The Commission
will consider a Second
Report and Order that
would expand unlicensed
use of the 6 GHz band by
permitting very low power
devices to operate in two
sub-bands, a Second
Further Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking that would
propose to expand very low
power device operations to
the remainder of the band,
and a Memorandum Opinion
and Order that would
address a remand from a
court challenge of a
previous decision in the
docket.
5.................. Wireline Competition.. Title: Connect America Fund
(WC Docket No. 10-90);
Connect America Fund--
Alaska Plan (16-271);
Universal Service Reform--
Mobility Fund (WT Docket
No. 10-208); ETC Annual
Reports and Certifications
(WC Docket No. 14-58);
Telecommunications
Carriers Eligible To
Receive Universal Service
Support (WC Docket No. 09-
197).
Summary: The Commission
will consider a Notice of
Proposed Rulemaking
seeking comment on the use
of high-cost program
funding to continue
supporting fixed and
mobile services in Alaska.
The accompanying Report
and Order makes
administrative changes to
streamline high-cost
program rules.
6.................. Public Safety and Title: Wireless Emergency
Homeland Security. Alerts (PS Docket No. 15-
91); Amendments to Part 11
of the Commission's Rules
Regarding the Emergency
Alert System (PS Docket
No. 15-94).
Summary: The Commission
will consider a Report and
Order that would improve
Wireless Emergency Alerts
by making WEA messages
available in additional
languages, including
American Sign Language
(ASL); supporting maps
that show the location of
an emergency; making it
easier to conduct public-
facing WEA performance and
public awareness tests;
and providing alert
originators and members of
the public with access to
information about where
and how WEA is available
within their communities.
7.................. Media................. Title: Video Description:
Implementation of the
Twenty-First Century
Communications and Video
Accessibility Act of 2010
(MB Docket No. 11-43).
Summary: The Commission
will consider a Second
Report and Order that will
enhance support for
individuals who are blind
or visually impaired by
expanding audio
description requirements
to additional market
areas. The Order would
help ensure that a greater
number of individuals who
are blind or visually
impaired can be connected,
informed, and entertained
by television programming.
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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.
Dated: October 12, 2023.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023-22937 Filed 10-17-23; 8:45 am]
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