Open Commission Meeting Thursday, July 20, 2023

Issuing agencies

Abstract

The Commission will consider a Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking which would adopt rules to enhance Tribal communities' access to the E-Rate program by streamlining certain program rules, making Tribal college and university libraries eligible for E-Rate support, and reducing administrative burdens in the program. The Commission will also seek comment on ways to further improve and simplify program rules for all E- Rate applicants. 2.................. Public Safety and Title: Ensuring the Homeland Security. Reliability and Resiliency of the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline (PS Docket No. 23-5); Amendments to Part 4 of the Commission's Rules Concerning Disruptions to Communications (PS Docket No. 15-80); Implementation of the National Suicide Hotline Improvement Act of 2018 (WC Docket No. 18- 336). Summary: The Commission will consider a Report and Order to ensure that when there is a communications service outage that potentially affects people's ability to reach the 988 Lifeline, the Commission and those who provide life-saving 988 crisis intervention services receive timely and actionable information. 3.................. 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). Summary: The Commission will consider a Report and Order allowing a limited group of existing channel 6 low power television stations to continue to provide analog FM radio service as an ancillary or supplementary service under specified rules. ------------------------------------------------------------------------