The FCC has announced the tentative agenda for its next Open Meeting, scheduled for Tuesday, January 30, 2018. Continuing Chairman Pai’s pilot program, the Commission is publicly releasing the draft text of all items expected to be considered at the January Open Meeting, along with one-page cover sheets summarizing each item. The tentative Open Meeting agenda contains the following items:
Wireless Emergency Alerts
The Commission will consider a Second Report and Order and Second Order on Reconsideration to enhance the effectiveness of Wireless Emergency Alerts, including improving the geographic accuracy of these alerts.
Connect America Fund Phase II Reconsideration Order
The Commission will consider an Order and Order on Reconsideration addressing the remaining issues raised by parties challenging the Commission’s orders implementing the Connect America Phase II auction (Auction 903), in which service providers will compete to receive support of up to $1.98 billion to offer voice and broadband service in unserved high-cost areas.
Connect America Fund Phase II Auction (Auction 903)
The Commission will consider a Public Notice establishing procedures for the Connect America Fund Phase II auction, which will award up to $1.98 billion over 10 years to service providers that commit to offer voice and broadband services to fixed locations in unserved high-cost areas.
Establishment of the Office of Economics and Analytics
The Commission will consider an Order to establish an Office of Economics and Analytics.
Paper Filing of Contracts
The Commission will consider a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking proposing to eliminate the requirement that broadcast licensees and permittees routinely submit paper copies of contracts and other documents to the FCC as specified in Section 73.3613 of the Commission’s rules.
Obsolete Media Rules
The Commission will consider an Order deleting rules made obsolete by the Digital TV transition.
Enforcement Bureau Action
The Commission will consider an enforcement action.
The meeting is scheduled to start at 10:30 am, and will be shown online at www.fcc.gov/live.
