Open Commission Meeting Tuesday, December 14, 2021
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The Commission will consider a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and a Notice of Inquiry to improve clarity and accessibility of Emergency Alert System (EAS) visual messages to the public, including for persons who are deaf or hard of hearing, and others who are unable to access the audio message. 2...................... INTERNATIONAL....... Title: Facilitating Satellite Broadband Competition (IB Docket No. 21-456). Summary: The Commission will consider an Order and Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that would propose revisions to the Commission's rules for spectrum sharing among low-earth orbit satellite systems. The goal of the proposed revisions is to facilitate the deployment of the new generation of non- geostationary satellite orbit, fixed-satellite service (NGSO FSS) systems, including new competitors. 3...................... WIRELINE COMPETITION Title: Promoting Fair and Open Competitive Bidding in the E-Rate Program (WC Docket No. 21-455). Summary: The Commission will consider a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that proposes to implement a central document repository (i.e., bidding portal) through which service providers would be required to submit their bids to the E-Rate Program Administrator and seeks comment on other changes to the E- Rate competitive bidding rules. ------------------------------------------------------------------------
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 237 (Tuesday, December 14, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 71066]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-26963]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
[FR ID 61729]
Open Commission Meeting Tuesday, December 14, 2021
December 7, 2021.
The Federal Communications Commission will hold an Open Meeting on
the subjects listed below on Tuesday, December 14, 2021, which is
scheduled to commence at 10:30 a.m.
Due to the current COVID-19 pandemic and related agency telework
and headquarters access policies, this meeting will be in a wholly
electronic format and will be open to the public on the internet via
live feed from the FCC's web page at <a href="http://www.fcc.gov/live">www.fcc.gov/live</a> and on the FCC's
YouTube channel.
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Item No. Bureau Subject
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1...................... PUBLIC SAFETY & Title: Improving
HOMELAND SECURITY. Accessibility and
Clarity of Emergency
Alerts (PS Docket No. 15-
94).
Summary: The Commission
will consider a Notice
of Proposed Rulemaking
and a Notice of Inquiry
to improve clarity and
accessibility of
Emergency Alert System
(EAS) visual messages to
the public, including
for persons who are deaf
or hard of hearing, and
others who are unable to
access the audio
message.
2...................... INTERNATIONAL....... Title: Facilitating
Satellite Broadband
Competition (IB Docket
No. 21-456).
Summary: The Commission
will consider an Order
and Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking that would
propose revisions to the
Commission's rules for
spectrum sharing among
low-earth orbit
satellite systems. The
goal of the proposed
revisions is to
facilitate the
deployment of the new
generation of non-
geostationary satellite
orbit, fixed-satellite
service (NGSO FSS)
systems, including new
competitors.
3...................... WIRELINE COMPETITION Title: Promoting Fair and
Open Competitive Bidding
in the E-Rate Program
(WC Docket No. 21-455).
Summary: The Commission
will consider a Notice
of Proposed Rulemaking
that proposes to
implement a central
document repository
(i.e., bidding portal)
through which service
providers would be
required to submit their
bids to the E-Rate
Program Administrator
and seeks comment on
other changes to the E-
Rate competitive bidding
rules.
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The meeting will be webcast with open captioning at: <a href="http://www.fcc.gov/live">www.fcc.gov/live</a>. 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: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#2a4c49491f1a1e6a4c4949044d455c"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="4b2d28287e7b7f0b2d2828652c243d">[email protected]</span></a> or call
the Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau at 202-418-0530. 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 <a href="http://www.fcc.gov/live">www.fcc.gov/live</a>.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2021-26963 Filed 12-13-21; 8:45 am]
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