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The Commission will consider a Policy Statement intended to help guide Commission decision- making and stakeholder action to promote efficient co-existence between incumbent and new services. The Policy Statement promotes a balanced and comprehensive approach to spectrum management that holistically considers both transmitter and receiver components of wireless systems. 2.................. Office of Title: Review of International Affairs. International Section 214 Authorizations to Assess Evolving Risks (IB Docket No. 23-119); Amendment of the Schedule of Application Fees Set Forth in Sections 1.1102 through 1.1109 of the Commission's Rules (MD Docket No. 20- 270). Summary: The Commission will consider an Order and Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that would take another important step to protect the nation's telecommunications infrastructure from threats in an evolving national security and law enforcement landscape by proposing comprehensive changes to the Commission's rules that allow carriers to provide international telecommunications service pursuant to section 214 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended. 3.................. Space................. Title: Facilitating Satellite Broadband Competition (IB Docket No. 21-456). Summary: The Commission will consider a Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that would revise rules for spectrum sharing among new satellite broadband constellations. The rule revisions would clarify protection obligations between non-geostationary satellite orbit, fixed- satellite service systems to facilitate the deployment of these next generation systems, including new competitors. 4.................. Office of Engineering Title: Amendment of the and Technology. Commission's Rules Regarding Implementation of the Final Acts of the World Radiocommunication Conference (Sharm el- Sheikh, 2019) (WRC-19), Other Allocation Issues, and Related Rule Updates (ET Docket No. 23-121); Amendment of the Commission's Rules Regarding Implementation of the Final Acts of the World Radiocommunication Conference (Geneva, 2015) (WRC-15), Other Allocation Issues, and Related Rule Updates (ET Docket No. 23- 120); Amendment of Parts 2 and 97 of the Commission's Rules Regarding Implementation of the Final Acts of the World Radiocommunication Conference (Geneva, 2015) To Allocate the Band 5351.5-5366.5 kHz to the Amateur Radio Service; (RM- 11785). Summary: The Commission will consider an Order to make updates to the International Allocation Table to reflect the International Telecommunication Union Radio Regulations (Edition of 2020) and make other non-substantive, editorial revisions. The Commission will also consider a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that would seek comment on implementing certain of the remaining radiofrequency allocation decisions from the 2015 World Radiocommunication Conference. The NPRM would propose allocation changes and related updates to service rules. 5.................. 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 Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that would increase the accessibility, performance, and functionality of Wireless Emergency Alerts, including greater accessibility for people with disabilities and through multilingual alerting. 6.................. Wireline Competition.. Title: Updating the Intercarrier Compensation Regime to Eliminate Access Arbitrage (WC Docket No. 18-155). Summary: The Commission will consider a Second Report and Order, which would modify its Access Stimulation Rules to close a perceived loophole exploited by opportunistic access-stimulating entities to continue to inflate access charges paid by interexchange carriers. The Order would make this inefficient practice less attractive to arbitrageurs and help prevent interexchange carriers' end-user customers from bearing costs for services they may not even use.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 79 (Tuesday, April 25, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24984-24985]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-08625]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
[FR ID 137516]
Open Commission Meeting Thursday, April 20, 2023
April 13, 2023.
The Federal Communications Commission will hold an Open Meeting on
the subjects listed below on Thursday, April 20, 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:
<a href="http://www.fcc.gov/visit">www.fcc.gov/visit</a>. Open Meetings are streamed live 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.................. Office of Engineering Title: Promoting Efficient
and Technology. Use of Spectrum and
Opportunities for New
Services (ET Docket No. 23-
122); Promoting Efficient
Use of Spectrum through
Improved Receiver
Interference Immunity
Performance (ET Docket No.
22-137).
Summary: The Commission
will consider a Policy
Statement intended to help
guide Commission decision-
making and stakeholder
action to promote
efficient co-existence
between incumbent and new
services. The Policy
Statement promotes a
balanced and comprehensive
approach to spectrum
management that
holistically considers
both transmitter and
receiver components of
wireless systems.
2.................. Office of Title: Review of
International Affairs. International Section 214
Authorizations to Assess
Evolving Risks (IB Docket
No. 23-119); Amendment of
the Schedule of
Application Fees Set Forth
in Sections 1.1102 through
1.1109 of the Commission's
Rules (MD Docket No. 20-
270).
Summary: The Commission
will consider an Order and
Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking that would take
another important step to
protect the nation's
telecommunications
infrastructure from
threats in an evolving
national security and law
enforcement landscape by
proposing comprehensive
changes to the
Commission's rules that
allow carriers to provide
international
telecommunications service
pursuant to section 214 of
the Communications Act of
1934, as amended.
3.................. Space................. Title: Facilitating
Satellite Broadband
Competition (IB Docket No.
21-456).
Summary: The Commission
will consider a Report and
Order and Further Notice
of Proposed Rulemaking
that would revise rules
for spectrum sharing among
new satellite broadband
constellations. The rule
revisions would clarify
protection obligations
between non-geostationary
satellite orbit, fixed-
satellite service systems
to facilitate the
deployment of these next
generation systems,
including new competitors.
4.................. Office of Engineering Title: Amendment of the
and Technology. Commission's Rules
Regarding Implementation
of the Final Acts of the
World Radiocommunication
Conference (Sharm el-
Sheikh, 2019) (WRC-19),
Other Allocation Issues,
and Related Rule Updates
(ET Docket No. 23-121);
Amendment of the
Commission's Rules
Regarding Implementation
of the Final Acts of the
World Radiocommunication
Conference (Geneva, 2015)
(WRC-15), Other Allocation
Issues, and Related Rule
Updates (ET Docket No. 23-
120); Amendment of Parts 2
and 97 of the Commission's
Rules Regarding
Implementation of the
Final Acts of the World
Radiocommunication
Conference (Geneva, 2015)
To Allocate the Band
5351.5-5366.5 kHz to the
Amateur Radio Service; (RM-
11785).
Summary: The Commission
will consider an Order to
make updates to the
International Allocation
Table to reflect the
International
Telecommunication Union
Radio Regulations (Edition
of 2020) and make other
non-substantive, editorial
revisions. The Commission
will also consider a
Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking that would seek
comment on implementing
certain of the remaining
radiofrequency allocation
decisions from the 2015
World Radiocommunication
Conference. The NPRM would
propose allocation changes
and related updates to
service rules.
5.................. 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 Further
Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking that would
increase the
accessibility,
performance, and
functionality of Wireless
Emergency Alerts,
including greater
accessibility for people
with disabilities and
through multilingual
alerting.
6.................. Wireline Competition.. Title: Updating the
Intercarrier Compensation
Regime to Eliminate Access
Arbitrage (WC Docket No.
18-155).
Summary: The Commission
will consider a Second
Report and Order, which
would modify its Access
Stimulation Rules to close
a perceived loophole
exploited by opportunistic
access-stimulating
entities to continue to
inflate access charges
paid by interexchange
carriers. The Order would
make this inefficient
practice less attractive
to arbitrageurs and help
prevent interexchange
carriers' end-user
customers from bearing
costs for services they
may not even use.
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7.................. Media................. Title: Amendment of Parts
73 and 74 of the
Commission's Rules to
Establish Rules for
Digital Low Power
Television and Television
Translator Stations (MB
Docket No. 03-185); Update
of Part 74 of the
Commission's Rules Related
to Low Power Television
and Television Translator
Stations (MB Docket No. 22-
261).
Summary: The Commission
will consider an Order
that would amend its Part
74 rules for low-power
television and television
translators to remove
obsolete rules for analog
TV operations.
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The meeting will be webcast 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#80e6e3e3b5b0b4c0e6e3e3aee7eff6"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="a1c7c2c2949195e1c7c2c28fc6ced7">[email protected]</span></a> 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): <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#7c311918151d2e19101d081513120f3c1a1f1f521b130a"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d895bdbcb1b98abdb4b9acb1b7b6ab98bebbbbf6bfb7ae">[email protected]</span></a>. 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 <a href="http://www.fcc.gov/live">www.fcc.gov/live</a>.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023-08625 Filed 4-24-23; 8:45 am]
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