Open Commission Meeting, Tuesday, April 17, 2018

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 74 (Tuesday, April 17, 2018)

Federal Register Volume 83, Number 74 (Tuesday, April 17, 2018)

Notices

Pages 16855-16856

From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov

FR Doc No: 2018-08028

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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

Open Commission Meeting, Tuesday, April 17, 2018

April 10, 2018.

The Federal Communications Commission will hold an Open Meeting on the subjects listed below on Tuesday, April 17, 2018 which is scheduled to commence at 10:30 a.m. in Room TW-C305, at 445 12th Street SW, Washington, DC.

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Item No. Bureau Subject

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  1. Wireline Competition.. Title: Protecting Against

    National Security Threats

    to the Communications

    Supply Chain Through FCC

    Programs (WC Docket No.

    18-89).

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    Summary: The Commission

    will consider a Notice of

    Proposed Rulemaking to

    ensure that universal

    service support is not

    used to purchase

    equipment or services

    from companies posing a

    national security threat

    to the integrity of

    communications networks

    or the communications

    supply chain.

  2. Wireless Tele- Title: Auctions of Upper

    Communications. Microwave Flexible Use

    Licenses for Next-

    Generation Wireless

    Services; Competitive

    Bidding Procedures for

    Auctions 101 (28 GHz) and

    102 (24 GHz) (AU Docket

    No. 18-85).

    Summary: The Commission

    will consider a Public

    Notice that would seek

    comment on the procedures

    for the auctions of Upper

    Microwave Flexible Use

    Service licenses in the

    28 GHz and 24 GHz bands.

  3. International......... Title: Streamlining

    Licensing Procedures for

    Small Satellites (IB

    Docket No. 18-86).

    Summary: The Commission

    will consider a Notice of

    Proposed Rulemaking that

    proposes a new,

    alternative application

    process designed for a

    class of satellites

    referred to as ``small

    satellites.''

  4. Wireline Competition.. Title: Rural Call

    Completion (WC Docket No.

    13-39).

    Summary: The Commission

    will consider a Report

    and Order and Further

    Notice of Proposed

    Rulemaking that will

    adopt new measures, and

    seek comment on others,

    to better tackle the

    problem of call

    completion and ensure

    that calls are completed

    to all Americans--

    including those in rural

    America.

  5. Wireline Competition.. Title: Regulation of

    Business Data Services

    for Rate-of-Return Local

    Exchange Carriers (WC

    Docket No. 17-144).

    Summary: The Commission

    will consider a Notice of

    Proposed Rulemaking to

    enable model-based rate-

    of-return carriers to

    elect incentive

    regulation for their

    lower-speed business data

    services offerings, and

    to remove ex ante pricing

    regulation for packet-

    based and higher-speed

    circuit-based offerings.

  6. Media................. Title: Cable Channel

    Lineup Requirements--

    Sections 76.1705 and

    76.1700(a)(4) (MB Docket

    No. 18-92); Modernization

    of Media Regulation

    Initiative (MB Docket No.

    17-105).

    Summary: The Commission

    will consider a Notice of

    Proposed Rulemaking

    proposing to eliminate

    the requirement that

    cable operators maintain

    a channel lineup at their

    local office and seeking

    comment on eliminating

    the requirement that

    certain cable operators

    make their channel lineup

    available via their

    online public inspection

    file.

  7. Media................. Title: Amendment of

    Section 73.624(g) of the

    Commission's Rules

    Regarding Submission of

    FCC Form 2100, Schedule

    G, Used to Report TV

    Stations' Ancillary or

    Supplementary Services

    (MB Docket No. 17-264);

    Modernization of Media

    Regulation Initiative (MB

    Docket No. 17-105).

    Summary: The Commission

    will consider a Report

    and Order that would

    revise Section 73.624(g)

    of its rules to reduce

    broadcaster reporting

    obligations relating to

    the provision of

    ancillary or

    supplementary services.

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    Additional information concerning this meeting may be obtained from the Office of Media Relations, (202) 418-0500; TTY 1-888-835-5322. 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.

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    Federal Communications Commission.

    Katura Jackson,

    Federal Register Liaison Officer, Office of the Secretary.

    FR Doc. 2018-08028 Filed 4-16-18; 8:45 am

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