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Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions-Spring 2025
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Abstract
Pursuant to the Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA; 5 U.S.C 601- 612) the Federal Communications Commission is required to publish a regulatory flexibility agenda twice-yearly in the Federal Register describing any regulatory proceedings under development or review which are likely to have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities. 5 U.S.C. 602. In addition, Executive Order 12866, Regulatory Planning and Review (Sep. 30, 1993), requires each agency to publish, twice yearly, a regulatory agenda (Agenda) of regulations under development or review during the next year which will be included in the Unified Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions (Unified Agenda). 58 FR 51735 (Oct. 4, 1993). The Agenda required by Executive Order 12866 must include all regulations the agency expects to develop or review during the next 12 months, regardless of whether they may have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities. E.O. 12866 provides that agencies may combine this agenda with the regulatory flexibility agenda required under the RFA. To help keep the public informed of significant rulemaking proceedings and meet its obligations under the RFA and E.O. 12866, the Commission has prepared Agenda entries providing a brief description and summary of each regulatory activity that is currently planned for the 12 months, subject to revision, including the objectives and legal basis for each, and the name and telephone number of an agency official who is knowledgeable about items in the agenda. The Commission's Agenda entries published in the Federal Register are only those entries for rules that are likely to have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities pursuant to the RFA. The Commission's complete list of regulatory and deregulatory actions for the Unified Agenda will be published on the internet in a searchable format at www.reginfo.gov.
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 181 (Monday, September 22, 2025)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 45588-45642]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
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Vol. 90
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
47 CFR Ch. I
Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions--
Spring 2025
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Semiannual Regulatory Agenda.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA; 5 U.S.C 601-
612) the Federal Communications Commission is required to publish a
regulatory flexibility agenda twice-yearly in the Federal Register
describing any regulatory proceedings under development or review which
are likely to have a significant economic impact on a substantial
number of small entities. 5 U.S.C. 602.
In addition, Executive Order 12866, Regulatory Planning and Review
(Sep. 30, 1993), requires each agency to publish, twice yearly, a
regulatory agenda (Agenda) of regulations under development or review
during the next year which will be included in the Unified Agenda of
Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions (Unified Agenda). 58 FR 51735 (Oct.
4, 1993). The Agenda required by Executive Order 12866 must include all
regulations the agency expects to develop or review during the next 12
months, regardless of whether they may have a significant economic
impact on a substantial number of small entities. E.O. 12866 provides
that agencies may combine this agenda with the regulatory flexibility
agenda required under the RFA.
To help keep the public informed of significant rulemaking
proceedings and meet its obligations under the RFA and E.O. 12866, the
Commission has prepared Agenda entries providing a brief description
and summary of each regulatory activity that is currently planned for
the 12 months, subject to revision, including the objectives and legal
basis for each, and the name and telephone number of an agency official
who is knowledgeable about items in the agenda.
The Commission's Agenda entries published in the Federal Register
are only those entries for rules that are likely to have a significant
economic impact on a substantial number of small entities pursuant to
the RFA. The Commission's complete list of regulatory and deregulatory
actions for the Unified Agenda will be published on the internet in a
searchable format at <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov">www.reginfo.gov</a>.
ADDRESSES: Federal Communications Commission, 45 L Street NE,
Washington, DC 20554.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Andrea Brown, Program Specialist,
Office of Communications Business Opportunities, Federal Communications
Commission, 45 L Street NE, Washington, DC 20554, (202) 418-1663.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The following terms may clarify the status
of the proceedings included in this report:
Docket Number--assigned to a proceeding if the Commission has
issued either a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking or a Notice of Inquiry
concerning the matter under consideration. The Commission has used
docket numbers since January 1, 1978. Docket numbers consist of the
last two digits of the calendar year in which the docket was
established plus a sequential number that begins at 1 with the first
docket initiated during a calendar year (e.g., Docket No. 15-1 or
Docket No. 17-1). The abbreviation for the responsible bureau usually
precedes the docket number, as in ``MB Docket No. 15-137,'' which
indicates that the responsible bureau is the Media Bureau. A docket
number consisting of only five digits (e.g., Docket No. 29622)
indicates that the docket was established before January 1, 1978.
Notice of Inquiry (NOI)--the Commission will issue an NOI when it
is seeking information on a broad subject or trying to generate ideas
on a given topic. Interested parties may submit comments during the
specified comment period.
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM)--the Commission will issue an
NPRM when it is proposing new rules or changes to existing rules and
regulations. Before any changes are made, the Commission requests
interested parties to submit written comments on the proposed rules or
revisions.
Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (FNPRM)--the Commission will
issue an FNPRM when it is seeking additional information from the
public and requests the public to submit comments in the proceeding.
Memorandum Opinion and Order (MO&O)--the Commission will issue an
MO&O in response to a petition for rulemaking, to conclude an inquiry,
modify a decision, amend a Report and Order, or state that the Report
and Order will not be changed.
Rulemaking (RM) Number--assigned to a proceeding after the
appropriate bureau or office has reviewed a petition for rulemaking,
but before the Commission has acted on the petition.
Report and Order (R&O)--the Commission may issue an R&O that will
either adopt new rules, change existing rules, or state that no rule or
regulation changes will be made.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary, Federal Communications Commission.
Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau--Long-Term Actions
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Regulation
Sequence No. Title Identifier No.
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193....................... Rules and Regulations 3060-AI14
Implementing the
Telephone Consumer
Protection Act (TCPA) of
1991, CG Docket Nos. 21-
402, 02-278, 17-59.
194....................... Rules and Regulations 3060-AI15
Implementing Section 225
of the Communications Act
(Telecommunications Relay
Service), CG Docket No.
03-123.
195....................... Closed-Captioning of Video 3060-AI72
Programming; CG Docket
Nos. 05-231 and 06-181
(Section 610 Review).
196....................... Structure and Practices of 3060-AJ42
the Video Relay Service
(VRS) Program, CG Docket
No. 10-51.
197....................... Implementation of the 3060-AJ84
Middle-Class Tax Relief
and Job Creation Act of
2012/Establishment of a
Public Safety Answering
Point Do-Not-Call
Registry (CG Docket No.
12-129).
198....................... Implementation of Sections 3060-AK00
716 and 717 of the
Communications Act of
1934, as Enacted by the
Twenty-First Century
Communications and Video
Accessibility Act of
2010, CG Docket No. 10-
213.
199....................... Misuse of Internet 3060-AK01
Protocol (IP) Captioned
Telephone Service;
Telecommunications Relay
Services and Speech-to-
Speech Services; CG
Docket No. 13-24.
200....................... Advanced Methods to Target 3060-AK62
and Eliminate Unlawful
Robocalls (CG Docket No.
17-59).
201....................... Empowering Broadband 3060-AL33
Consumers Through
Transparency, CG Docket
No 22-2.
202....................... Targeting and Eliminating 3060-AL49
Unlawful Text Messages,
CG Docket 21-402.
203....................... Misuse of Internet 3060-AL58
Protocol (IP) Relay
Service; CG Docket No. 12-
38.
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204....................... Compensation for Internet 3060-AL59
Protocol Captioned
Telephone Service, CG
Docket No. 22-408.
205....................... Access to Video 3060-AL66
Conferencing, CG Docket
No. 23-161.
206....................... Implications of Artificial 3060-AM12
Intelligence Technologies
on Protecting Consumers
from Unwanted Robocalls
and Robotexts (CG Docket
No. 23-362).
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Economics--Long-Term Actions
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Regulation
Sequence No. Title Identifier No.
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207....................... Development of Nationwide 3060-AJ15
Broadband Data to
Evaluate Reasonable and
Timely Deployment of
Advanced Services to All
Americans.
208....................... Expanding the Economic and 3060-AJ82
Innovation Opportunities
of Spectrum Through
Incentive Auctions (GN
Docket No. 12-268).
209....................... Updating Part 1 3060-AK28
Competitive Bidding Rules
(WT Docket No. 14-170).
210....................... Assessment and Collection 3060-AK64
of Regulatory Fees.
211....................... Establishing a 5G Fund for 3060-AL15
Rural America; GN Docket
No. 20-32.
212....................... Broadband Data Collection. 3060-AL42
213....................... Enhancing National 3060-AM05
Security Through the
Auction of AWS-3 Spectrum
Licenses.
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Office of Engineering and Technology--Long-Term Actions
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Regulation
Sequence No. Title Identifier No.
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214....................... Use of the 5.850-5.925 GHz 3060-AK96
Band; ET Docket No. 19-
138.
215....................... Protecting Against 3060-AL23
National Security Threats
to the Communications
Supply Chain Through the
Equipment Authorization
and Competitive Bidding
Programs; ET Docket No.
21-232, EA Docket No. 21-
233.
216....................... Allocation of Spectrum for 3060-AL44
Non-Federal Space Launch
Operations, ET Docket No.
13-115.
217....................... FCC Implements and 3060-AL77
Proposes Final Acts of
the WRC-19 and WRC-15, ET
Docket No. 23-120 & 23-
121.
218....................... Promoting the Integrity 3060-AL85
and Security of
Telecommunications
Certification Bodies,
Measurement Facilities,
and the Equipment
Authorization Program, ET
Docket No. 24-136.
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Office of Engineering and Technology--Completed Actions
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Regulation
Sequence No. Title Identifier No.
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219....................... Unlicensed Operation in 3060-AI52
the TV Broadcast Bands
(ET Docket No. 04-186).
220....................... Allowing Earlier Equipment 3060-AL18
Marketing and Importation
Opportunities; Petition
to Expand Marketing
Opportunities for
Innovative Technologies
(ET Docket No. 20-382 &
RM-11857) NPRM, 86 FR
2337, January 1.
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Office of General Counsel--Long-Term Actions
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Regulation
Sequence No. Title Identifier No.
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221....................... Modernizing Suspension and 3060-AM09
Debarment.
222....................... Implementation of the 3060-AM10
Administrative False
Claims Act.
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Media Bureau--Long-Term Actions
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Regulation
Sequence No. Title Identifier No.
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223....................... Cable Television Rate 3060-AF41
Regulation.
224....................... Authorizing Permissive Use 3060-AK56
of the ``Next
Generation'' Broadcast
Television Standard (GN
Docket No. 16-142).
225....................... 2018 Quadrennial 3060-AK77
Regulatory Review of the
Commission's Broadcast
Ownership Rules (MB
Docket 18-349).
226....................... Duplication of Programming 3060-AL19
on Commonly Owned Radio
Stations, MB Docket No.
19-310.
227....................... Sponsorship Identification 3060-AL20
Requirements for Foreign
Government-Provided
Programming, MB Docket
No. 20-299.
228....................... 2022 Quadrennial Review of 3060-AL65
Media Ownership Rules, MB
Docket No. 22-459.
229....................... Modifying Rules for FM 3060-AL70
Terrestrial Digital Audio
Broadcasting Systems, MB
Docket No. 22-405.
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230....................... Rules To Advance the Low 3060-AL86
Power Television, TV
Translator and Class A
Television Service, MB
Docket Nos 24-147 & 24-
148.
231....................... Amendment of Parts 1, 73, 3060-AM07
74 and 76 of the
Commission's Rules to
Update Rules Applicable
to Broadcast Stations (MB
Docket No. 24-626).
232....................... Updates to the 3060-AM08
Commission's Rules
Implementing the
Commercial Advertisement
Loudness Mitigation
(CALM) Act (MB Docket No.
25-72).
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Media Bureau--Completed Actions
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Regulation
Sequence No. Title Identifier No.
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233....................... Radio Market Definitions 3060-AH70
(MM Docket No. 03-130).
234....................... Revision of Procedures 3060-AI63
Governing Amendments to
FM Table of Allotments
and Changes of Community
of License in the Radio
Broadcast Services (MB
Docket No. 05-210).
235....................... Leased Commercial Access 3060-AI95
(MB Docket No. 07-42).
236....................... Revision of the 3060-AJ69
Commission's Program
Carriage Rules (MB Docket
No. 11-131).
237....................... In the Matter of 3060-AK14
Revitalization of the AM
Radio Service; MB Docket
No. 13-249.
238....................... Amendment of 47 CFR 3060-AK68
73.624(g) Regarding
Submission of FCC Form
2100 and 47 CFR 73.3580
Regarding Public Notice
of the Filing of
Broadcast Application (MB
Docket No. 17-264).
239....................... Electronic Delivery of 3060-AK70
MVPD Communications (MB
Docket No. 17-317).
240....................... Revisions to Political 3060-AL25
Programming and Record-
Keeping Rules (MB Docket
No. 21-293).
241....................... FM Broadcast Radio Service 3060-AL32
Directional Antenna
Performance Verification
(MB Docket No. 21-422).
242....................... Update to Publication for 3060-AL46
Television Broadcast
Station DMA
Determinations for Cable
and Satellite Carriage
(MB Docket No.22-239).
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Office of International Affairs--Long-Term Actions
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Regulation
Sequence No. Title Identifier No.
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243....................... Review of International 3060-AL76
Section 214
Authorizations to Assess
Evolving National
Security, Law
Enforcement, Foreign
Policy, and Trade Policy
Risks, IB Docket No 23-
119, MD Docket No 23-134.
244....................... Review of Submarine Cable 3060-AM06
Landing License Rules and
Procedures to Assess
Evolving National
Security, Law
Enforcement, Foreign
Policy, and Trade Policy
Risks, OI Docket No. 24-
523, MD Docket No. 24-524.
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Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau--Long-Term Actions
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Regulation
Sequence No. Title Identifier No.
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245....................... Wireless E911 Location 3060-AJ52
Accuracy Requirements: PS
Docket No. 07-114.
246....................... Amendments to Part 4 of 3060-AK40
the Commission's Rules
Concerning Disruptions to
Communications, PS Docket
No. 15-80, 18-336, 23-5.
247....................... Wireless Emergency Alerts 3060-AK54
(WEA): PS Docket No. 15-
91, 15-94, 22-329.
248....................... 911 Fee Diversion 3060-AL31
Rulemaking: PS Docket
Nos. 20-291, 09-14.
249....................... Resilient Networks, PS 3060-AL43
Docket No 21-346.
250....................... Location--Based Routing 3060-AL52
for Wireless 911 Calls,
P.S. Docket 18-64.
251....................... Next Generation 9-1-1, PS 3060-AL67
Docket No. 21-479, FCC 23-
47.
252....................... Reporting on Border 3060-AL83
Gateway Protocol Risk
Mitigation Progress, PS
Docket No. 24-146; Secure
Internet Routing, PS
Docket No. 22-90.
253....................... Cybersecurity Labeling for 3060-AL84
Internet Things, PS
Docket No. 23-239.
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Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau--Completed Actions
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Regulation
Sequence No. Title Identifier No.
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254....................... Proposed Amendments to 3060-AK19
Service Rules Governing
Public Safety Narrowband
Operations in the 769-775
and 799-805 MHz Bands; PS
Docket No. 13-87.
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Space Bureau--Long-Term Actions
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Regulation
Sequence No. Title Identifier No.
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255....................... Update to Parts 2 and 25 3060-AK59
Concerning
NonGeostationary, Fixed-
Satellite Service
Systems, and Related
Matters: IB Docket No. I6-
408.
256....................... Amendment of Parts 2 and 3060-AK84
25 of the FCC Rules to
Facilitate the Use of
Earth Stations in Motion
Communicating With
Geostationary Orbit Space
Stations in FSS Bands: IB
Docket No. 17-95.
257....................... Facilitating the 3060-AK89
Communications of Earth
Stations in Motion With
Non-Geostationary Orbit
Space Stations: IB Docket
No. 18-315.
258....................... Space Innovation; 3060-AK90
Mitigation of Orbital
Debris in the New Space
Age: IB Docket Nos. 18-
313, 22-271.
259....................... Parts 2 and 25 to Enable 3060-AL28
GSO FSS in the 17.3-17.8
GHz Band, Modernize Rules
for 17/24 GHz BSS Space
Stations, and Establish
Off-Axis Uplink Power
Limits for Extended Ka-
Band FSS, IB Doc. No. 20-
330.
260....................... Revising Spectrum Sharing 3060-AL41
Rules for Non-
Geostationary Orbit,
Fixed-Satellite Service
Systems: IB Docket No. 21-
456.
261....................... Expediting Initial 3060-AL51
Processing of Satellite
and Earth Station
Applications; Space
Innovation, IB Docket
Nos. 22-411 and 22-271.
262....................... Amendment of Parts 2 and 3060-AL79
25 of the Commission's
Rules to Enable NGSO
Fixed-Satellite Service
(Space-to-Earth)
Operations in the 17.3-
17.8 GHz Band.
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Wireless Telecommunications Bureau--Long-Term Actions
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Regulation
Sequence No. Title Identifier No.
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263....................... Promoting Technological 3060-AK06
Solutions to Combat
Wireless Contraband
Device Use in
Correctional Facilities;
GN Docket No. 13-111.
264....................... Promoting Investment in 3060-AK12
the 3550-3700 MHz Band;
GN Docket No. 17-258.
265....................... Use of Spectrum Bands 3060-AK44
Above 24 GHz for Mobile
Services--Spectrum
Frontiers: WT Docket 10-
112.
266....................... Expanding Flexible Use of 3060-AK76
the 3.7 to 4.2 GHz Band:
GN Docket No. 18-122.
267....................... Amendment of the 3060-AK92
Commission's Rules to
Promote Aviation Safety:
WT Docket No. 19-140.
268....................... Implementation of State 3060-AL29
and Local Governments'
Obligation to Approve
Certain Wireless Facility
Modification Requests
Under Section 6409(a) of
the Spectrum Act of 2012
(WT Docket No.19-250).
269....................... Expanding Flexible Use of 3060-AL40
the 12.2-12.7 GHz Band,
(WT Docket No. 20-443).
270....................... Facilitating Shared Use in 3060-AL57
the 3100-3550 MHz Band,
(WT Docket No. 19-348).
271....................... Shared Use of the 42-.42.5 3060-AL68
GHz Band (WT Docket No.
23-158, GN Docket No. 14-
177).
272....................... Single Network Future: 3060-AL69
Supplemental Coverage
from Space, GN Docket No.
23-65.
273....................... Alaska Connect Fund Notice 3060-AL81
of Proposed Rulemaking.
274....................... Indian Peak Properties LLC 3060-AL82
Petitions for Declaratory
Ruling Seeking Preemption
Under The Rule Governing
Over-the-Air Reception
Devices.
275....................... Supporting Survivors of 3060-AL90
Domestic and Sexual
Violence, Further Notice
of Proposed Rulemaking,
WC Docket No. 22-238.
276....................... Expanding Use of the 12.7- 3060-AL92
13.25 GHz Band for Mobile
Broadband or other
Expanded Use, GN Docket
No. 22-352.
277....................... Review of the Commission's 3060-AL93
Rules Governing the 896/
901/935-940 MHz Band, WT
Docket No. 17-200.
278....................... Allocation and Service 3060-AL94
Rules for the 1675-1680
MHz Band, WT Docket No.
19-116.
279....................... Facilitating Opportunities 3060-AL95
for Advanced Air
Mobility, WT Docket No.
24-629.
280....................... Amendment of Part 97 of 3060-AL97
the Commission's Amateur
Radio Service Rules to
Permit Greater
Flexibility in Data
Communications, WT Docket
No. 16-239.
281....................... Amendment of Sections 3060-AL98
0.453(d)(4) and 0.457(f)
of the Commission's Rules
Concerning Electronically
Stored Application and
Licensing Data, WT Docket
No. 15-81.
282....................... Partitioning, 3060-AL99
Disaggregation, and
Leasing of Spectrum, WT
Docket No. 19-38.
283....................... Facilitating Access to 3060-AM00
Spectrum for Offshore
Uses and Operations, WT
Docket No. 22-204.
284....................... Allocation of Spectrum for 3060-AM02
Non-Federal Space Launch
Operations, ET Docket No.
13-115.
285....................... Spectrum Rules and 3060-AM03
Policies for the
Operation of Unmanned
Aircraft Systems, WT
Docket No. 22-323.
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Wireless Telecommunications Bureau--Completed Actions
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Regulation
Sequence No. Title Identifier No.
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286....................... Amendment of the 3060-AJ22
Commission's Rules to
Improve Public Safety
Communications in the 800
MHz Band, and to
Consolidate the 800 MHz
and 900 MHz Business and
Industrial/Land
Transportation Pool
Channels.
287....................... Amendment of Parts 1, 2, 3060-AJ87
22, 24, 27, 90, and 95 of
the Commission's Rules to
Improve Wireless Coverage
Through the Use of Signal
Boosters (WT Docket No.
10-4).
288....................... Modifying Emissions Limits 3060-AL80
for the 24.25-24.45 GHz
and 24.75-25.25 GHz Bands
(ET Docket No. 21-186).
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Wireline Competition Bureau--Long-Term Actions
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Regulation
Sequence No. Title Identifier No.
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289....................... Telecommunications 3060-AG43
Carriers' Use of Customer
Proprietary Network
Information and Other
Customer Information (CC
Docket No. 96-115), Data
Breach Reporting
Requirements (WC Docket
No. 22-21).
290....................... Local Telephone Networks 3060-AH44
That LECs Must Make
Available to Competitors.
291....................... Jurisdictional Separations 3060-AJ06
292....................... Rates for Inmate Calling 3060-AK08
Services; WC Docket No.
12-375; Incarcerated
People's Communications
Services; Implementation
of the Martha Wright-Reed
Act, WC Docket No. 23-62.
293....................... Restoring Internet 3060-AK21
Freedom, WC Docket No. 17-
108; Protecting and
Promoting the Open
Internet, GN Docket No.
14-28; Safeguarding and
Securing the Open
Internet, WC Docket No.
23-320.
294....................... Technology Transitions; GN 3060-AK32
Docket No 13-5, WC Docket
No. 05-25; Accelerating
Wireline Broadband
Deployment by Removing
Barriers to
Infrastructure
Investment; WC Docket No.
17-84.
295....................... Numbering Policies for 3060-AK36
Modern Communications, WC
Docket No. 13-97.
296....................... Universal Service......... 3060-AK57
297....................... Toll Free Assignment 3060-AK91
Modernization and Toll-
Free Service Access
Codes: WC Docket No. 17-
192, CC Docket No. 95-155.
298....................... Establishing the Digital 3060-AK93
Opportunity Data
Collection; WC Docket
Nos. 19-195 and 11-10.
299....................... Call Authentication Trust 3060-AL00
Anchor.
300....................... Implementation of the 3060-AL01
National Suicide
Improvement Act of 2018,
988 Suicide Prevention
Hotline, WC Docket 18-
336, PS Docket No. 23.5,
PS Docket No. 15-80.
301....................... Modernizing Unbundling and 3060-AL02
Resale Requirements in an
Era of Next-Generation
Networks and Services.
302....................... Protecting Consumers From 3060-AL34
SIM Swap and Port-Out
Fraud, WC Docket No. 21-
341.
303....................... Supporting Survivors of 3060-AL48
Domestic and Sexual
Violence, WC Docket No.
22-238,11-42, 21-450.
304....................... Implementing the 3060-AL56
Infrastructure Investment
and Jobs Act: Prevention
and Elimination of
Digital Discrimination.
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Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
------------------------------------------- Long-Term Actions
Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau
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193. RULES AND REGULATIONS IMPLEMENTING THE TELEPHONE CONSUMER
PROTECTION ACT (TCPA) OF 1991, CG DOCKET NOS. 21-402, 02-278, 17-59
[3060-AI14]
Legal Authority: 47 U.S.C. 227
Abstract: In this docket, the Commission considers rules and
policies to implement the Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991
(TCPA). The TCPA places requirements on robocalls (calls using an
automatic telephone dialing system, an autodialer, a prerecorded or, an
artificial voice), telemarketing calls, and unsolicited fax
advertisements.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM................................ 10/08/02 67 FR 62667
FNPRM............................... 04/03/03 68 FR 16250
Order............................... 07/25/03 68 FR 44144
Order Effective..................... 08/25/03
Order on Reconsideration............ 08/25/03 68 FR 50978
Order............................... 10/14/03 68 FR 59130
FNPRM............................... 03/31/04 69 FR 16873
Order............................... 10/08/04 69 FR 60311
Order............................... 10/28/04 69 FR 62816
Order on Reconsideration............ 04/13/05 70 FR 19330
Order............................... 06/30/05 70 FR 37705
NPRM................................ 12/19/05 70 FR 75102
Public Notice....................... 04/26/06 71 FR 24634
Order............................... 05/03/06 71 FR 25967
NPRM................................ 12/14/07 72 FR 71099
Declaratory Ruling.................. 02/01/08 73 FR 6041
R&O................................. 07/14/08 73 FR 40183
Order on Reconsideration............ 10/30/08 73 FR 64556
NPRM................................ 03/22/10 75 FR 13471
R&O................................. 06/11/12 77 FR 34233
Public Notice....................... 06/30/10 75 FR 34244
Public Notice (Reconsideration 10/03/12 77 FR 60343
Petitions Filed).
Announcement of Effective Date...... 10/16/12 77 FR 63240
Opposition End Date................. 10/18/12
Rule Corrections.................... 11/08/12 77 FR 66935
Declaratory Ruling (release date)... 11/29/12
Declaratory Ruling (release date)... 05/09/13
Declaratory Ruling and Order........ 10/09/15 80 FR 61129
NPRM................................ 05/20/16 81 FR 31889
Declaratory Ruling.................. 07/05/16
R&O................................. 11/16/16 81 FR 80594
Public Notice....................... 06/28/18 83 FR 26284
Public Notice....................... 10/03/18
Declaratory Ruling.................. 12/06/19
Declaratory Ruling.................. 12/09/19
Order............................... 03/17/20
Declaratory Ruling.................. 03/20/20
Declaratory Ruling.................. 06/25/20
Declaratory Ruling and Order........ 06/25/20
Order on Reconsideration............ 08/28/20
Declaratory Ruling.................. 09/04/20
Declaratory Ruling.................. 09/21/20
NPRM................................ 10/09/20 85 FR 64091
Public Notice....................... 12/17/20
Declaratory Ruling.................. 12/18/20
Declaratory Ruling.................. 01/15/21
Order on Recon...................... 02/12/21 86 FR 9299
R&O................................. 02/25/21 86 FR 11443
Public Notice (Reconsideration 04/12/21 86 FR 18934
Petitions Filed).
Declaratory Ruling and Order........ 12/14/22 87 FR 76425
Order on Reconsideration and 01/20/23 88 FR 3668
Declaratory Ruling.
NPRM................................ 06/29/23 88 FR 42034
NPRM................................ 06/16/23 88 FR 20800
Report and Order.................... 03/05/24 89 FR 15756
FNPRM............................... 03/05/24 89 FR 15802
Rule Correction..................... 03/12/24 89 FR 17762
Second Report and Order, Second 01/26/24 89 FR 5177
FNPRM.
Second FNPRM Comment Due............ 02/26/24
Second FNPRM Comment Replies Due.... 03/11/24
Stay Order, DA 25-90, rel........... 01/24/25
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Next Action Undetermined............ To Be Determined
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes
Agency Contact: Kristi Thornton, Deputy Division Chief, Federal
Communications Commission, 45 L Street NE, Washington, DC 20554
Phone: 202 418-2467
Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#b9d2cbd0cacdd097cdd1d6cbd7cdd6d7f9dfdada97ded6cf"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="18736a716b6c71366c70776a766c7776587e7b7b367f776e">[email protected]</span></a>
RIN: 3060-AI14
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194. RULES AND REGULATIONS IMPLEMENTING SECTION 225 OF THE
COMMUNICATIONS ACT (TELECOMMUNICATIONS RELAY SERVICE), CG DOCKET NO.
03-123 [3060-AI15]
Legal Authority: 47 U.S.C. 151; 47 U.S.C. 154; 47 U.S.C. 225
Abstract: This proceeding continues the Commission's inquiry into
improving the quality of telecommunications relay service (TRS) and
furthering the goal of functional equivalency, consistent with
Congress' mandate that TRS regulations encourage the use of existing
technology and not discourage or impair the development of new
technology. In this docket, the Commission explores ways to improve
emergency preparedness for TRS facilities and services, new TRS
technologies, public access to information and outreach, and issues
related to payments from the Interstate TRS Fund.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM................................ 08/25/03 68 FR 50993
R&O, Order on Reconsideration....... 09/01/04 69 FR 53346
FNPRM............................... 09/01/04 69 FR 53382
Public Notice....................... 02/17/05 70 FR 8034
Declaratory Ruling/Interpretation... 02/25/05 70 FR 9239
Public Notice....................... 03/07/05 70 FR 10930
Order............................... 03/23/05 70 FR 14568
Public Notice/Announcement of Date.. 04/06/05 70 FR 17334
Order............................... 07/01/05 70 FR 38134
Order on Reconsideration............ 08/31/05 70 FR 51643
R&O................................. 08/31/05 70 FR 51649
Order............................... 09/14/05 70 FR 54294
Order............................... 09/14/05 70 FR 54298
Public Notice....................... 10/12/05 70 FR 59346
R&O/Order on Reconsideration........ 12/23/05 70 FR 76208
Order............................... 12/28/05 70 FR 76712
Order............................... 12/29/05 70 FR 77052
NPRM................................ 02/01/06 71 FR 5221
Declaratory Ruling/Clarification.... 05/31/06 71 FR 30818
FNPRM............................... 05/31/06 71 FR 30848
FNPRM............................... 06/01/06 71 FR 31131
Declaratory Ruling/Dismissal of 06/21/06 71 FR 35553
Petition.
Clarification....................... 06/28/06 71 FR 36690
Declaratory Ruling on 07/06/06 71 FR 38268
Reconsideration.
Order on Reconsideration............ 08/16/06 71 FR 47141
MO&O................................ 08/16/06 71 FR 47145
Clarification....................... 08/23/06 71 FR 49380
FNPRM............................... 09/13/06 71 FR 54009
Final Rule; Clarification........... 02/14/07 72 FR 6960
Order............................... 03/14/07 72 FR 11789
R&O................................. 08/06/07 72 FR 43546
Public Notice....................... 08/16/07 72 FR 46060
Order............................... 11/01/07 72 FR 61813
Public Notice....................... 01/04/08 73 FR 863
R&O/Declaratory Ruling.............. 01/17/08 73 FR 3197
Order............................... 02/19/08 73 FR 9031
Order............................... 04/21/08 73 FR 21347
R&O................................. 04/21/08 73 FR 21252
Order............................... 04/23/08 73 FR 21843
Public Notice....................... 04/30/08 73 FR 23361
Order............................... 05/15/08 73 FR 28057
Declaratory Ruling.................. 07/08/08 73 FR 38928
FNPRM............................... 07/18/08 73 FR 41307
R&O................................. 07/18/08 73 FR 41286
Public Notice....................... 08/01/08 73 FR 45006
Public Notice....................... 08/05/08 73 FR 45354
Public Notice....................... 10/10/08 73 FR 60172
Order............................... 10/23/08 73 FR 63078
2nd R&O and Order on Reconsideration 12/30/08 73 FR 79683
Order............................... 05/06/09 74 FR 20892
Public Notice....................... 05/07/09 74 FR 21364
NPRM................................ 05/21/09 74 FR 23815
Public Notice....................... 05/21/09 74 FR 23859
Public Notice....................... 06/12/09 74 FR 28046
Order............................... 07/29/09 74 FR 37624
Public Notice....................... 08/07/09 74 FR 39699
Order............................... 09/18/09 74 FR 47894
Order............................... 10/26/09 74 FR 54913
Public Notice....................... 05/12/10 75 FR 26701
Order Denying Stay Motion (Release 07/09/10
Date).
Order............................... 08/13/10 75 FR 49491
Order............................... 09/03/10 75 FR 54040
NPRM................................ 11/02/10 75 FR 67333
NPRM................................ 05/02/11 76 FR 24442
Order............................... 07/25/11 76 FR 44326
Final Rule (Order).................. 09/27/11 76 FR 59551
Final Rule; Announcement of 11/22/11 76 FR 72124
Effective Date.
Proposed Rule (Public Notice)....... 02/28/12 77 FR 11997
Proposed Rule (FNPRM)............... 02/01/12 77 FR 4948
First R&O........................... 07/25/12 77 FR 43538
Public Notice....................... 10/29/12 77 FR 65526
Order on Reconsideration............ 12/26/12 77 FR 75894
Order............................... 02/05/13 78 FR 8030
Order (Interim Rule)................ 02/05/13 78 FR 8032
NPRM................................ 02/05/13 78 FR 8090
Announcement of Effective Date...... 03/07/13 78 FR 14701
NPRM Comment Period End............. 03/13/13
FNPRM............................... 07/05/13 78 FR 40407
FNPRM Comment Period End............ 09/18/13
R&O................................. 07/05/13 78 FR 40582
R&O................................. 08/15/13 78 FR 49693
FNPRM............................... 08/15/13 78 FR 49717
FNPRM Comment Period End............ 09/30/13
R&O................................. 08/30/13 78 FR 53684
FNPRM............................... 09/03/13 78 FR 54201
NPRM................................ 10/23/13 78FR 63152
FNPRM Comment Period End............ 11/18/13
Petiton for Reconsideration; Request 12/16/13 78 FR 76096
for Comment.
Petition for Reconsideration; 12/16/13 78 FR 76097
Request for Comment.
Request for Clarification; Request 12/30/13 78 FR 79362
for Comment; Correction.
Petition for Reconsideration Comment 01/10/14
Period End.
NPRM Comment Period End............. 01/21/14
Announcement of Effective Date...... 07/11/14 79 FR 40003
Announcement of Effective Date...... 08/28/14 79 FR 51446
Correction--Announcement of 08/28/14 79 FR 51450
Effective Date.
Technical Amendments................ 09/09/14 79 FR 53303
Public Notice....................... 09/15/14 79 FR 54979
R&O and Order....................... 10/21/14 79 FR 62875
FNPRM............................... 10/21/14 79 FR 62935
FNPRM Comment Period End............ 12/22/14
Final Action (Announcement of 10/30/14 79 FR 64515
Effective Date).
Final Rule Effective................ 10/30/14
FNPRM............................... 11/08/15 80 FR 72029
FNPRM Comment Period End............ 01/01/16
Public Notice....................... 01/20/16 81 FR 3085
Public Notice Comment Period End.... 02/16/16
R&O................................. 03/21/16 81 FR 14984
FNPRM............................... 08/24/16 81 FR 57851
FNPRM Comment Period End............ 09/14/16
NOI and FNPRM....................... 04/12/17 82 FR 17613
NOI and FNPRM Comment Period End.... 05/30/17
R&O................................. 04/13/17 82 FR 17754
R&O................................. 04/27/17 82 FR 19322
FNPRM............................... 04/27/17 82 FR 19347
FNPRM Comment Period End............ 07/11/17
R&O................................. 06/23/17 82 FR 28566
Public Notice....................... 07/21/17 82 FR 33856
Public Notice--Correction........... 07/25/17 82 FR 34471
Public Notice Comment Period End.... 07/31/17
Public Notice--Correction Comment 08/17/17
Period End.
R&O................................. 08/22/17 82 FR 39673
Announcement of Effective Date...... 10/17/17 82 FR 48203
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Public Notice; Petition for 10/25/17 82 FR 49303
Reconsideration.
Oppositions Due Date................ 11/20/17
R&O and Declaratory Ruling.......... 06/27/18 83 FR 30082
FNPRM............................... 07/18/18 83 FR 33899
FNPRM Comment Period End............ 11/15/18
Public Notice....................... 08/23/18 83 FR 42630
Public Notice Opposition Period End. 09/17/18
Announcement of Effective Date...... 02/04/19 84 FR 1409
R&O................................. 03/08/19 84 FR 8457
FNPRM............................... 03/14/19 84 FR 9276
FNPRM Comment Period End............ 04/29/19
R&O................................. 06/06/19 84 FR 26364
FNPRM............................... 06/06/19 84 FR 26379
Petition for Recon Request for 06/18/19 84 FR 28264
Comment.
Petition for Recon Comment Period 07/15/19
End.
FNPRM Comment Period End............ 08/05/19
R&O................................. 01/06/20 85 FR 462
R&O................................. 01/09/20 85 FR 1125
NPRM................................ 01/09/20 85 FR 1134
NPRM Comment Period End............. 02/13/20
Announcement of Effective Date...... 02/19/20 85 FR 9392
Final Rule; removal of compliance 05/06/20 85 FR 26857
notices.
Report & Order...................... 05/08/20 85 FR 27309
Final Rule; correction.............. 08/26/20 85 FR 52489
R&O and Order on Recon.............. 10/14/20 85 FR 64971
Final Rule; announcement of 10/23/20 85 FR 67447
effective and compliance dates.
FNPRM............................... 02/01/21 86 FR 7681
FNPRM Comment Period End............ 04/02/21
Public Notice; Petition for 02/22/21 86 FR 10458
Reconsideration.
Oppositions Due Date................ 03/19/21
R&O................................. 02/23/21 86 FR 10844
NPRM................................ 03/19/21 86 FR 14859
NPRM Comment Period End............. 05/03/21
NPRM................................ 06/04/21 86 FR 29969
NPRM Correction..................... 06/15/21 86 FR 31668
Order on Recon...................... 07/07/21 86 FR 35632
Public Notice....................... 07/15/21 86 FR 37328
NPRM Correction Comment Period End.. 07/30/21
Public Notice Comment Period End.... 08/09/21
Order on Recon; Correction.......... 10/05/21 86 FR 54871
NPRM................................ 10/05/21 86 FR 64440
NPRM Comment Period End............. 01/18/22
Report & Order...................... 07/18/22 87 FR 42656
Report & Order...................... 09/21/22 87 FR 57645
Report & Order...................... 11/25/22 87 FR 72409
NPRM................................ 12/08/22 87 FR 75199
NPRM Comment Period End............. 02/06/23
Public Notice....................... 01/31/23 88 FR 6220
Public Notice Opposition Period End. 02/27/23
NPRM................................ 02/02/23 88 FR 7049
NPRM Comment Period End............. 04/03/23
Order on Reconsideration............ 02/22/23
Final Rule; Announcement of 03/08/23 88 FR 14251
Effective Date.
Report and Order.................... 08/01/23 88 FR 50053
NPRM................................ 08/07/23 88 FR 52088
NPRM Comment Period End............. 09/06/23
NPRM Reply Comment Period End....... 10/06/23
Report and Order.................... 10/19/23 88 FR 71994
Final Rule; Announcement of 12/21/23 88 FR 88257
Effective Date.
Correction; Technical Amendments.... 02/08/24 89 FR 8549
NPRM................................ 03/14/24 89 FR 18589
NPRM Comment Period End............. 04/15/24
NPRM Reply Comment Period End....... 04/29/24
Report and Order.................... 03/21/24 89 FR 20125
Report and Order.................... 09/04/24 89 FR 71848
Second Report and Order............. 12/13/24 89 FR 100878
Correction; Technical Amendments.... 12/27/24 89 FR 105474
FNPRM............................... 01/02/25 90 FR 59
FNPRM Comment Due................... 02/03/25
FNPRM Comment Replies Due........... 03/03/25
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Next Action Undetermined............ To Be Determined
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes
Agency Contact: Michael Scott, Deputy Chief, Disability Rights
Office, Federal Communications Commission, 45 L Street NE, Washington,
DC 20554
Phone: 202 418-1264
Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#e68b8f858e87838ac89585899292a6808585c8818990"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="c5a8aca6ada4a0a9ebb6a6aab1b185a3a6a6eba2aab3">[email protected]</span></a>
RIN: 3060-AI15
195. CLOSED-CAPTIONING OF VIDEO PROGRAMMING; CG DOCKET NOS. 05-231 AND
06-181 (SECTION 610 REVIEW) [3060-AI72]
Legal Authority: 47 U.S.C. 613
Abstract: The Commission's closed-captioning rules are designed to
make video programming more accessible to deaf and hard-of-hearing
Americans. This proceeding has resolved issues regarding the quality of
closed-captioning. Further action is required to resolve a petition
that has been filed regarding video programmer registration and
certification rules.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM................................ 02/03/97 62 FR 4959
R&O................................. 09/16/97 62 FR 48487
Order on Reconsideration............ 10/20/98 63 FR 55959
NPRM................................ 09/26/05 70 FR 56150
Order and Declaratory Ruling........ 01/13/09 74 FR 1594
NPRM................................ 01/13/09 74 FR 1654
Final Rule Correction............... 09/11/09 74 FR 46703
Final Rule (Announcement of 02/19/10 75 FR 7370
Effective Date).
Order............................... 02/19/10 75 FR 7368
Order to Suspend Effective Date..... 02/19/10 75 FR 7369
Waiver Order........................ 10/04/10 75 FR 61101
Public Notice....................... 11/17/10 75 FR 70168
Interim Final Rule (Order).......... 11/01/11 76 FR 67376
Final Rule (MO&O)................... 11/01/11 76 FR 67377
NPRM................................ 11/01/11 76 FR 67397
NPRM Comment Period End............. 12/16/11
Public Notice....................... 05/04/12 77 FR 26550
Public Notice....................... 12/15/12 77 FR 72348
Final Rule Effective................ 03/16/15
FNPRM............................... 03/27/14 79 FR 17094
R&O................................. 03/31/14 79 FR 17911
FNPRM Comment Period End............ 07/25/14
Final Action (Announcement of 12/29/14 79 FR 77916
Effective Date).
Second FNPRM........................ 12/31/14 79 FR 78768
Comment Period End.................. 01/30/15
Second Report & Order............... 08/23/16 81 FR 57473
Announcement of Effective Date...... 12/22/17 82 FR 60679
Second Report and Order; correction. 09/14/21 86 FR 51013
Second Report and Order; correction. 12/13/21 86 FR 70749
Second Report and Order; correction. 09/07/22 87 FR 54629
FNPRM............................... 08/02/24 89 FR 63135
FNPRM; correction................... 08/23/24 89 FR 68124
FNPRM Comment Period End............ 09/03/24
FNPRM Reply Comment Period End...... 10/01/24
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Next Action Undetermined............ To Be Determined
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes
Agency Contact: Eliot Greenwald, Deputy Chief, Disability Rights
Office, Federal Communications Commission, 45 L Street NE, Washington,
DC 20554
Phone: 202 418-2235
Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#d7b2bbbeb8a3f9b0a5b2b2b9a0b6bbb397b1b4b4f9b0b8a1"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f6939a9f9982d8918493939881979a92b6909595d8919980">[email protected]</span></a>
RIN: 3060-AI72
196. STRUCTURE AND PRACTICES OF THE VIDEO RELAY SERVICE (VRS) PROGRAM,
CG DOCKET NO. 10-51 [3060-AJ42]
Legal Authority: 47 U.S.C. 151; 47 U.S.C. 154; 47 U.S.C. 225; 47
U.S.C. 303(r)
Abstract: The Commission takes a fresh look at its VRS rules to
ensure that it is available to and used by the full spectrum of
eligible users, encourages innovation, and is provided efficiently to
be less susceptible to the waste, fraud, and abuse that have plagued
the program and threatened its long-term viability. The Commission also
considers the most effective and efficient way to make VRS available
and to determine what is the most fair, efficient, and transparent
cost-recovery methodology. In addition, the Commission looks at various
ways to measure the quality of VRS so as to ensure a better consumer
experience.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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Declaratory Ruling.................. 05/07/10 75 FR 25255
Declaratory Ruling.................. 07/13/10 75 FR 39945
Order............................... 07/13/10 75 FR 39859
Notice of Inquiry................... 07/19/10 75 FR 41863
NPRM................................ 08/23/10 75 FR 51735
Interim Final Rule.................. 02/15/11 76 FR 8659
Public Notice....................... 03/02/11 76 R 11462
R&O................................. 05/02/11 76 FR 24393
FNPRM............................... 05/02/11 76 FR 24437
NPRM................................ 05/02/11 76 FR 24442
R&O (Correction).................... 05/27/11 76 FR 30841
Order............................... 07/25/11 76 FR 44326
2nd R&O............................. 08/05/11 76 FR 47469
Order (Interim Final Rule).......... 08/05/11 76 FR 47476
Final Rule; Announcement of 09/26/11 76 FR 59269
Effective Date.
Final Rule; Petition for 09/27/11 76 FR 59557
Reconsideration; Public Notice.
Oppositions Due Date................ 10/07/11
Final Rule; Clarification (MO&O).... 10/31/11 76 FR 67070
FNPRM............................... 10/31/11 76 FR 67118
Interim Final Rule; Announcement of 11/03/11 76 FR 68116
Effective Date.
Final Rule; Announcement of 11/04/11 76 FR 68328
Effective Date.
Final Rule; Announcement of 11/07/11 76 FR 68642
Effective Date.
FNPRM Comment Period End............ 12/30/11
FNPRM............................... 02/01/12 77 FR 4948
FNPRM Comment Period End............ 03/19/12
Final Rule; Correction.............. 03/27/12 77 FR 18106
Correcting Amendments............... 06/07/12 77 FR 33662
Order (Release Date)................ 07/25/12
Correcting Amendments............... 10/04/12 77 FR 60630
Public Notice....................... 10/29/12 77 FR 65526
Comment Period End.................. 11/29/12
FNPRM............................... 07/05/13 78 FR 40407
R&O................................. 07/05/13 78 FR 40582
FNPRM Comment Period End............ 09/18/13
Public Notice....................... 09/11/13 78 FR 55696
Public Notice....................... 09/15/14 79 FR 54979
Comment Period End.................. 10/10/14
Final Action (Announcement of 10/30/14 79 FR 64515
Effective Date).
Final Rule Effective................ 10/30/14
FNPRM............................... 11/18/15 80 FR 72029
FNPRM Comment Period End............ 02/01/16
R&O................................. 03/21/16 81 FR 14984
FNPRM............................... 08/24/16 81 FR 57851
FNPRM Comment Period End............ 09/14/16
NOI and FNPRM....................... 04/12/17 82 FR 17613
NOI and FNPRM Comment Period End.... 05/30/17
R&O................................. 04/13/17 82 FR 17754
R&O................................. 04/27/17 82 FR 19322
FNPRM............................... 04/27/17 82 FR 19347
FNPRM Comment Period End............ 07/01/17
Order............................... 06/23/17 82 FR 28566
Public Notice....................... 07/21/17 82 FR 33856
Public Notice Comment Period End.... 07/31/17
Public Notice Correction............ 07/25/17 82 FR 34471
Public Notice Correction Comment 08/17/17
Period End.
R&O and Order....................... 08/22/17 82 FR 39673
Announcement of Effective Date...... 10/17/17 82 FR 48203
Public Notice; Petition for 10/25/17 82 FR 49303
Reconsideration.
Oppositions Due Date................ 11/20/17
R&O................................. 06/06/19 84 FR 26364
FNPRM............................... 06/06/19 84 FR 26379
FNPRM Comment Period End............ 08/05/19
Report & Order...................... 05/08/20 85 FR 27309
R&O and Order on Recon.............. 10/14/20 85 FR 64971
Final rule; announcement of 10/23/20 85 FR 67447
effective and compliance dates.
FNPRM............................... 02/01/21 86 FR 7681
FNPRM Comment Period End............ 04/02/21
Public Notice; Petition for 02/22/21 86 FR 10458
Reconsideration.
Oppositions Due Date................ 03/19/21
NPRM................................ 03/19/21 86 FR 14859
NPRM Comment Period End............. 05/03/21
NPRM................................ 06/04/21 86 FR 29969
NPRM Correction..................... 06/15/21 86 FR 31668
NPRM Correction Comment Period End.. 07/30/21
Order on Recon...................... 07/07/21 86 FR 35632
Order on Recon; Correction.......... 10/05/21 86 FR 54871
Report & Order...................... 09/21/22 87 FR 57645
Report & Order...................... 11/25/22 87 FR 72409
NPRM................................ 12/08/22 87 FR 75199
NPRM Comment Period End............. 02/06/23
Public Notice....................... 01/31/23 88 FR 6220
Public Notice Opposition Period End. 02/27/23
Final Rule; Announcement of 03/08/23 88 FR 14251
Effective Date.
Public Notice....................... 04/25/23 88 FR 24986
Public Notice Comment Period End.... 05/09/23
Public Notice Reply Comment Period 05/19/23
End.
Report and Order.................... 10/19/23 88 FR 71994
Final Rule Effective................ 12/21/23 88 FR 88257
Correction; Technical Amendments.... 02/08/24 89 FR 8549
NPRM................................ 03/14/24 89 FR 18589
NPRM Comment Period End............. 04/15/24
NPRM Reply Comment Period End....... 04/29/24
Report and Order.................... 03/21/24 89 FR 20125
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Next Action Undetermined............ To Be Determined
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes
Agency Contact: Michael Scott, Deputy Chief, Disability Rights
Office, Federal Communications Commission, 45 L Street NE, Washington,
DC 20554
[[Page 45596]]
Phone: 202 418-1264
Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#412c28222920242d6f32222e3535012722226f262e37"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="abc6c2c8c3cacec785d8c8c4dfdfebcdc8c885ccc4dd">[email protected]</span></a>
RIN: 3060-AJ42
197. IMPLEMENTATION OF THE MIDDLE-CLASS TAX RELIEF AND JOB CREATION ACT
OF 2012/ESTABLISHMENT OF A PUBLIC SAFETY ANSWERING POINT DO-NOT-CALL
REGISTRY (CG DOCKET NO. 12-129) [3060-AJ84]
Legal Authority: Pub. L. 112-96, sec. 6507
Abstract: The Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012
required the Commission to create a Do-Not-Call Registry for public
safety answering point (PSAP) telephone numbers and to prohibit the use
of automated dialing equipment to place calls to PSAP numbers on the
Registry. In this docket, the Commission adopted rules and policies
implementing these statutory requirements.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM................................ 06/21/12 77 FR 37362
R&O................................. 10/29/12 77 FR 71131
Correction Amendments............... 02/13/13 78 FR 10099
Announcement of Effective Date...... 03/26/13 78 FR 18246
FNPRM............................... 11/01/21 86 FR 60189
FNPRM Comment Period End............ 12/01/21
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Next Action Undetermined............ To Be Determined
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes
Agency Contact: Richard D. Smith, Special Counsel, Consumer Policy
Division, Federal Communications Commission, 45 L Street NE,
Washington, DC 20554
Phone: 717 338-2797
Fax: 717 338-2574
Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#e6948f858e879482c8958b8f928ea6808585c8818990"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="22504b414a4350460c514f4b564a624441410c454d54">[email protected]</span></a>
RIN: 3060-AJ84
198. IMPLEMENTATION OF SECTIONS 716 AND 717 OF THE COMMUNICATIONS ACT
OF 1934, AS ENACTED BY THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY COMMUNICATIONS AND
VIDEO ACCESSIBILITY ACT OF 2010, CG DOCKET NO. 10-213 [3060-AK00]
Legal Authority: 47 U.S.C. 151; 47 U.S.C. 154; 47 U.S.C. 255; 47
U.S.C. 617 to 619
Abstract: These proceedings implement sections 716, 717, and 718 of
the Communications Act, which were added by the Twenty-First Century
Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2010 (CVAA), related to
the accessibility of advanced communications services and equipment
(section 716), recordkeeping and enforcement requirements for entities
subject to sections 255, 716, and 718 (section 717), and accessibility
of internet browsers built into mobile phones (section 718).
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM................................ 03/14/11 76 FR 13800
NPRM Comment Period Extended........ 04/12/11 76 FR 20297
NPRM Comment Period End............. 05/13/11
FNPRM............................... 12/30/11 76 FR 82240
R&O................................. 12/30/11 76 FR 82354
FNPRM Comment Period End............ 03/14/12
Announcement of Effective Date...... 04/25/12 77 FR 24632
2nd R&O............................. 05/22/13 78 FR 30226
R&O on Remand, Declaratory Ruling, 04/13/15 80 FR 19738
and Order.
Public Notice....................... 05/19/22 87 FR 30442
Public Notice Comment Period End.... 07/18/22
Report and Order.................... 08/01/23 88 FR 50053
NPRM................................ 08/07/23 88 FR 52088
NPRM Comment Period End............. 09/06/23
NPRM Reply Comment Period End....... 10/06/23
Second Report and Order............. 12/13/24 89 FR 100878
FNPRM............................... 01/02/25 90 FR 59
FNPRM Comment Due................... 02/03/25
FNPRM Comment Replies Due........... 03/03/25
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Next Action Undetermined............ To Be Determined
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes
Agency Contact: Michael Scott, Deputy Chief, Disability Rights
Office, Federal Communications Commission, 45 L Street NE, Washington,
DC 20554
Phone: 202 418-1264
Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#b9d4d0dad1d8dcd597cadad6cdcdf9dfdada97ded6cf"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d9b4b0bab1b8bcb5f7aabab6adad99bfbabaf7beb6af">[email protected]</span></a>
RIN: 3060-AK00
199. MISUSE OF INTERNET PROTOCOL (IP) CAPTIONED TELEPHONE SERVICE;
TELECOMMUNICATIONS RELAY SERVICES AND SPEECH-TO-SPEECH SERVICES; CG
DOCKET NO. 13-24 [3060-AK01]
Legal Authority: 47 U.S.C. 151; 47 U.S.C. 154; 47 U.S.C. 225
Abstract: The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) initiated
this proceeding in its effort to ensure that internet-Protocol
Captioned Telephone Service (IP CTS) is provided effectively and in the
most efficient manner. In doing so, the FCC adopted rules to address
certain practices related to the provision and marketing of IP CTS, as
well as compensation of TRS providers. IP CTS is a form of relay
service designed to allow people with hearing loss to speak directly to
another party on a telephone call and to simultaneously listen to the
other party and read captions of what that party is saying over an IP-
enabled device. To ensure that IP CTS is provided efficiently to
persons who need to use this service, the Commission adopted rules
establishing several requirements and issued an FNPRM to address
additional issues.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM................................ 02/05/13 78 FR 8090
Order (Interim Rule)................ 02/05/13 78 FR 8032
Order............................... 02/05/13 78 FR 8030
Announcement of Effective Date...... 03/07/13 78 FR 14701
NPRM Comment Period End............. 03/12/13
R&O................................. 08/30/13 78 FR 53684
FNPRM............................... 09/03/13 78 FR 54201
FNPRM Comment Period End............ 11/18/13
Petition for Reconsideration Request 12/16/13 78 FR 76097
for Comment.
Petition for Reconsideration Comment 01/10/14
Period End.
Announcement of Effective Date...... 07/11/14 79 FR 40003
Announcement of Effective Date...... 08/28/14 79 FR 51446
Correction--Announcement of 08/28/14 79 FR 51450
Effective Date.
Technical Amendments................ 09/09/14 79 FR 53303
R&O and Declaratory Ruling.......... 06/27/18 83 FR 30082
FNPRM............................... 07/18/18 83 FR 33899
Public Notice....................... 08/23/18 83 FR 42630
Public Notice Opposition Period End. 09/17/18
FNPRM Comment Period End............ 11/15/18
Announcement of Effective Date...... 02/04/19 84 FR 1409
R&O................................. 03/08/19 84 FR 8457
FNPRM............................... 03/14/19 84 FR 9276
FNPRM Comment Period End............ 04/29/19
Petition for Recon Request for 06/18/19 84 FR 28264
Comment.
Petition for Recon Comment Period 07/15/19
End.
R&O................................. 01/06/20 85 FR 462
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Announcement of Effective Date...... 02/19/20 85 FR 9392
Final Rule; Removal of Compliance 05/06/20 85 FR 26857
Notes.
Final Rule; correction.............. 08/26/20 85 FR 52489
R&O and Order on Recon.............. 10/14/20 85 FR 64971
FNPRM............................... 02/01/21 86 FR 7681
Public Notice; Petition for 02/22/21 86 FR 10458
Reconsideration.
NPRM................................ 03/19/21 86 FR 14859
Oppositions Due Date................ 03/19/21
FNPRM Comment Period End............ 04/02/21
NPRM Comment Period End............. 05/03/21
Public Notice....................... 07/15/21 86 FR 37328
Public Notice Comment Period End.... 08/09/21
Report & Order...................... 09/21/22 87 FR 57645
NPRM................................ 12/08/22 87 FR 75199
NPRM Comment Period End............. 02/06/23
Public Notice....................... 01/31/23 88 FR 6220
Public Notice Opposition Period End. 02/27/23
NPRM................................ 02/02/23 88 FR 7049
NPRM Comment Period End............. 04/03/23
Order on Reconsideration............ 02/22/23 88 FR 10853
Final Rule; Announcement of 03/08/23 88 FR 14251
Effective Date.
Final Rule; Announcement of 12/21/23 88 FR 88257
Effective Date.
Correction; Technical Amendments.... 02/08/24 89 FR 8549
Report and Order.................... 09/04/24 89 FR 71848
Correction; Technical Amendments.... 12/27/24 89 FR 105474
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Next Action Undetermined............ To Be Determined
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes
Agency Contact: Michael Scott, Deputy Chief, Disability Rights
Office, Federal Communications Commission, 45 L Street NE, Washington,
DC 20554
Phone: 202 418-1264
Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#4a272329222b2f26643929253e3e0a2c2929642d253c"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="b8d5d1dbd0d9ddd496cbdbd7ccccf8dedbdb96dfd7ce">[email protected]</span></a>
RIN: 3060-AK01
200. ADVANCED METHODS TO TARGET AND ELIMINATE UNLAWFUL ROBOCALLS (CG
DOCKET NO. 17-59) [3060-AK62]
Legal Authority: 47 U.S.C. 201 and 202; 47 U.S.C. 227; 47 U.S.C.
251(e)
Abstract: The Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991 restricts
the use of robocalls autodialed or prerecorded calls in certain
instances. In CG Docket No. 17-59, the Commission considers rules and
policies aimed at eliminating unlawful robocalling. Among the issues it
examines in this docket are whether to allow carriers to block calls
that purport to be from unallocated or unassigned phone numbers through
the use of spoofing, whether to allow carriers to block calls based on
their own analyses of which calls are likely to be unlawful and whether
to establish a database of reassigned phone numbers to help prevent
robocalls to consumers, who did not consent to such calls.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM/NOI............................ 05/17/17 82 FR 22625
2nd NOI............................. 07/13/17
NPRM Comment Period End............. 07/31/17
FNPRM............................... 01/08/18 83 FR 770
R&O................................. 01/12/18 83 FR 1566
2nd FNPRM........................... 04/23/18 83 FR 17631
2nd FNPRM Comment Period End........ 06/07/18
2nd FNPRM Reply Comment Period End.. 07/09/18
2nd R&O............................. 03/26/19 84 FR 11226
3rd FNPRM........................... 06/24/19 84 FR 29478
Declaratory Ruling.................. 06/24/19 84 FR 29387
Public Notice Seeking Input on 12/30/19
Report.
Public Notice Seeking Comment on 01/24/20
Reassigned Numbers.
Public Notice Seeking Comment on RND 02/26/20
Cost/Fee Structure.
Public Notice Establishing 04/16/20
Guidelines for RND.
Report.............................. 06/25/20
3rd NPRM Comment Date............... 06/26/20
Announcement of Compliance Dates.... 06/26/20 85 FR 38334
3rd R&O, Order of Reconsideration, 07/31/20 85 FR 46063
4th FNPRM.
4th R&O (release date).............. 12/30/20
Public Notice....................... 02/08/21 86 FR 8558
Public Notice....................... 04/13/21
Public Notice....................... 06/15/21
Public Notice....................... 10/01/21 86 FR 61077
5th FNPRM........................... 10/26/21 86 FR 59084
Public Notice....................... 12/29/21
Order on Reconsideration, 6th FNPRM, 12/30/21 86 FR 74399
Waiver Order.
Public Notice....................... 02/08/22 87 FR 7044
Seventh Further Notice of Proposed 05/19/22 87 FR 42670
Rulemaking.
Sixth Report and Order.............. 05/19/22 87 FR 42916
Public Notice....................... 08/24/22 87 FR 51920
Public Notice....................... 11/18/22 87 FR 69206
Seventh Report and Order............ 07/10/23 88 FR 43489
Eighth Further Notice, and Third 07/10/23 88 FR 43446
Notice of Inquiry.
NPRM................................ 09/10/24 89 FR 73321
Eighth Report and Order............. 03/24/25 90 FR 13416
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Next Action Undetermined............ To Be Determined
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes
Agency Contact: Jerusha Burnett, Attorney Advisor, Federal
Communications Commission, 45 L Street NE, Washington, DC 20554
Phone: 202 418-0526
Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#bfd5dacdcaccd7de91ddcacdd1dacbcbffd9dcdc91d8d0c9"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="4a202f383f39222b64283f38242f3e3e0a2c2929642d253c">[email protected]</span></a>
RIN: 3060-AK62
201. EMPOWERING BROADBAND CONSUMERS THROUGH TRANSPARENCY, CG DOCKET NO
22-2 [3060-AL33]
Legal Authority: Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, Pub. L.
117-58, 135 Stat. 429, 60504(a) (2021)
Abstract: In this docket, the Commission adopted rules requiring
broadband internet access service providers (ISPs) to display, at the
point of sale, labels to disclose to consumers certain information
about prices, introductory rates or promotions, data allowances,
broadband speeds, and management practices, among other things.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM................................ 02/07/22 87 FR 6827
NPRM Comment Period End............. 03/09/22
NPRM Reply Comment Period End....... 03/24/22
Report & Order and FNPRM............ 12/16/22 87 FR 77048
FNPRM Comment Period Extended....... 01/04/23
FNPRM Comment Period End............ 03/16/23
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Petition for Reconsideration........ 01/31/23 88 FR 6219
Petition for Reconsideration Comment 02/27/23
Period End.
Order............................... 08/07/23 88 FR 52043
Order of Reconsideration............ 09/18/23 88 FR 63853
Public Notice Announcing Compliance 10/10/23 88 FR 69883
Dates.
Public Notice Incorporating 10/26/23 88 FR 73534
Compliance Dates.
Public Notice Announcing Compliance 09/10/24
Dates, DA 914, rel.
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Next Action Undetermined............ To Be Determined
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes
Agency Contact: Zac Champ, Deputy Division Chief, Consumer &
Governmental Affairs Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, 45 L
Street NE, Washington, DC 20554
Phone: 202 418-1495
Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#4d372c2e632e252c203d0d2b2e2e632a223b"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="b5cfd4d69bd6ddd4d8c5f5d3d6d69bd2dac3">[email protected]</span></a>
RIN: 3060-AL33
202. TARGETING AND ELIMINATING UNLAWFUL TEXT MESSAGES, CG DOCKET 21-402
[3060-AL49]
Legal Authority: 47 U.S.C. 154(i), 227(e), 251(e), 303
Abstract: In this docket, the Commission considers rules and
policies concerning the ability for mobile wireless service providers
to block illegal text messages.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM................................ 09/27/22 87 FR 61271
Report & Order...................... 03/17/23 88 FR 21497
FNPRM............................... 03/17/23 88 FR 20800
NPRM................................ 01/26/24 89 FR 5177
Final Rule; Announcement of 01/26/24 89 FR 5098
Effective Date.
Final Rule; Announcement of 03/01/24 89 FR 15061
Effective Date.
NPRM................................ 09/10/24 89 FR 73321
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Next Action Undetermined............ To Be Determined
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes
Agency Contact: Mika Savir, Attorney, Federal Communications
Commission, 45 L Street NE, Washington, DC 20554
Phone: 202 418-0384
Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#117c787a703f6270677863517772723f767e67"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="87eaeeece6a9f4e6f1eef5c7e1e4e4a9e0e8f1">[email protected]</span></a>
RIN: 3060-AL49
203. MISUSE OF INTERNET PROTOCOL (IP) RELAY SERVICE; CG DOCKET NO. 12-
38 [3060-AL58]
Legal Authority: 47 U.S.C. 151; 47 U.S.C. 152 and 154; 47 U.S.C.
225; 47 U.S.C. 616
Abstract: Title IV of the Americans with Disabilities Act requires
the Federal Communications Commission to ensure the availability of
telecommunications relay services. IP Relay is a form of TRS that
permits an individual with a hearing or a speech disability to
communicate in text using an internet Protocol-enabled device via the
internet. In CG Docket No. 12-38, the Commission considers rules and
policy for the provision of IP Relay, including the process for
registering users for IP CTS and the methodology for determining TRS
Fund support. The Commission takes these steps to ensure the provision
of IP Relay in a functionally equivalent manner to persons who are
deaf, hard of hearing, deaf blind or have speech disabilities. In doing
so, the Commission balances several different factors including
regulating the recovery of costs caused by the service, encouraging the
use of existing technology and not discouraging or impairing the
development of improved technology, and ensuring IP Relay is available,
to the extent possible and in the most efficient manner.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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Public Notice....................... 02/08/12 77 FR 11997
Public Notice Comment Period End.... 03/20/12
Final Rule.......................... 07/25/12 77 FR 43538
Final Rule Effective................ 07/25/12
NPRM................................ 03/19/21 86 FR 14859
NPRM Comment Period End............. 05/03/21
Final Rule.......................... 11/25/22 87 FR 72409
Final Rule Effective................ 12/27/22
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Next Action Undetermined............ To Be Determined
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes
Agency Contact: Michael Scott, Deputy Chief, Disability Rights
Office, Federal Communications Commission, 45 L Street NE, Washington,
DC 20554
Phone: 202 418-1264
Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#cda0a4aea5aca8a1e3beaea2b9b98dabaeaee3aaa2bb"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="caa7a3a9a2abafa6e4b9a9a5bebe8aaca9a9e4ada5bc">[email protected]</span></a>
RIN: 3060-AL58
204. COMPENSATION FOR INTERNET PROTOCOL CAPTIONED TELEPHONE SERVICE, CG
DOCKET NO. 22-408 [3060-AL59]
Legal Authority: 47 U.S.C. 151 and 152; 47 U.S.C. 225
Abstract: Title IV of the Americans with Disabilities Act requires
the Federal Communications Commission to ensure the availability of
telecommunications relay. Internet Protocol Captioned Telephone
Services (IP CTS) is a form of relay service designed to allow people
with hearing loss to speak directly to another party on a telephone
call and to simultaneously listen to the other party and read captions
of what that party is saying over an IP-enabled device. In CG Docket
No. 22-408, the Commission considers rules and policy for the adoption
of a compensation methodology and compensation levels for
Telecommunications Relay Services (TRS) Fund support of providers of IP
CTS.The Commission takes these steps to ensure the provision of IP CTS
in a functionally equivalent manner to persons who are deaf, hard of
hearing, deaf, blind or have speech disabilities. In doing so, the
Commission balances several different factors including regulating the
recovery of costs caused by the service, encouraging the use of
existing technology and not discouraging or impairing the development
of improved technology, and ensuring IP CTS is available, to the extent
possible and in the most efficient manner.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM................................ 02/02/23 88 FR 7049
Report and Order.................... 09/04/24 89 FR 71848
Correction; Technical Amendments.... 12/27/24 89 FR 105474
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Next Action Undetermined............ To Be Determined
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes
Agency Contact: Michael Scott, Deputy Chief, Disability Rights
Office, Federal Communications Commission, 45 L Street NE, Washington,
DC 20554
Phone: 202 418-1264
Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#412c28222920242d6f32222e3535012722226f262e37"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="610c08020900040d4f12020e1515210702024f060e17">[email protected]</span></a>
RIN: 3060-AL59
205. ACCESS TO VIDEO CONFERENCING, CG DOCKET NO. 23-161 [3060-AL66]
Legal Authority: 47 U.S.C. 151 and 152; 47 U.S.C. 225 ; 47 U.S.C.
617
Abstract: Section 716 of the Twenty-First Century Communications
and
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Video Accessibility Act of 2010 (CVAA) (47 U.S.C. 617) requires the
Federal Communications Commission to ensure the accessibility and
usability of advanced communications services (ACS), including
interoperable video conferencing services (IVCS), for individual with
disabilities, unless such requirements are not achievable. IVCS is
defined by the CVAA as a service that provides real-time video
communications, including audio, to enable users to share information
of the user's choosing.'' In CG Docket No. 23-161, the Commission
considers rules and policies for the adoption of usability and
accessibility requirements for IVCS and the integration of IVCS with
telecommunications relay services (TRS). The Commission takes these
steps to ensure that IVCS are accessible to and usable by persons with
disabilities and that users of TRS are able to participate in video
conferencing services in a functionally equivalent manner to persons
without hearing and speech disabilities. In doing so, the Commission
balances several different factors including regulating IVCS,
encouraging the use of advanced technology, not discouraging or
impairing the development of improved technology, and ensuring IVCS are
accessible to and usable by persons with disabilities.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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Report and Order.................... 08/01/23 88 FR 50053
NPRM................................ 08/07/23 88 FR 52088
NPRM Comment Period End............. 09/06/23
NPRM Reply Comment Period End....... 10/06/23
Second Report and Order............. 12/13/24 89 FR 100878
FNPRM............................... 01/02/25 90 FR 59
FNPRM Comment Due................... 02/03/25 .......................
FNPRM Comment Replies Due........... 03/03/25
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Next Action Undetermined............ To Be Determined
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes
Agency Contact: Ike Ofobike, Attorney Advisor, Consumer &
Governmental Affairs Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, 45 L
Street NE, Washington, DC 20554
Phone: 202 418-1028
Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#523b39377c3d343d303b3937123431317c353d24"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="6e07050b400108010c07050b2e080d0d40090118">[email protected]</span></a>
RIN: 3060-AL66
206. <bullet> IMPLICATIONS OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TECHNOLOGIES ON
PROTECTING CONSUMERS FROM UNWANTED ROBOCALLS AND ROBOTEXTS (CG DOCKET
NO. 23-362) [3060-AM12]
Legal Authority: 47 U.S.C. 227
Abstract: The Federal Communications Commission initiated this
proceeding to protect consumer from unwanted AI-generated calls while
ensuring that our rules do not hinder the potential benefits that AI
can offer, including making telecommunications more readily accessible
to individuals with disabilities.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM................................ 09/10/24 89 FR 73321
NPRM Comment Period End............. 10/25/24
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Next Action Undetermined............ To Be Determined
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes
Agency Contact: Richard D. Smith, Special Counsel, Consumer Policy
Division, Federal Communications Commission, 45 L Street NE,
Washington, DC 20554
Phone: 717 338-2797
Fax: 717 338-2574
Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#c3b1aaa0aba2b1a7edb0aeaab7ab83a5a0a0eda4acb5"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="0d7f646e656c7f69237e606479654d6b6e6e236a627b">[email protected]</span></a>
RIN: 3060-AM12
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Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
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Economics
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207. DEVELOPMENT OF NATIONWIDE BROADBAND DATA TO EVALUATE REASONABLE
AND TIMELY DEPLOYMENT OF ADVANCED SERVICES TO ALL AMERICANS [3060-AJ15]
Legal Authority: 15 U.S.C. 251; 47 U.S.C. 252; 47 U.S.C. 257; 47
U.S.C. 271; 47 U.S.C. 1302; 47 U.S.C. 160(b); 47 U.S.C. 161(a)(2)
Abstract: The 09/09/2022 Order ended the collection of broadband
deployment data through Form 477. Broadband and voice subscribership
data will continue to be submitted through Form 477. Beginning with
data as of December 31, 2022, and beyond, Form 477 subscribership data
is submitted in the Broadband Data Collection (BDC) filing system. The
Form 477 filing system remains open for filers to submit and make
corrections to filings through June 30, 2022.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM................................ 05/16/07 72 FR 27519
Order............................... 07/02/08 73 FR 37861
Order............................... 10/15/08 73 FR 60997
NPRM................................ 02/08/11 76 FR 10827
Order............................... 06/27/13 78 FR 49126
NPRM................................ 08/24/17 82 FR 40118
NPRM Comment Period End............. 09/25/17
NPRM Reply Comment Period End....... 10/10/17
R&O and FNPRM....................... 08/22/19 84 FR 43764
Order............................... 12/16/22 87 FR 76949
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Next Action Undetermined............ To Be Determined
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes
Agency Contact: Suzanne Mendez, Associate Division Chief, OEA,
Federal Communications Commission, 45 L Street NE, Washington, DC 20554
Phone: 202 418-0941
Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#1162646b707f7f743f7c747f75746b517772723f767e67"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="b5c6c0cfd4dbdbd09bd8d0dbd1d0cff5d3d6d69bd2dac3">[email protected]</span></a>
RIN: 3060-AJ15
208. EXPANDING THE ECONOMIC AND INNOVATION OPPORTUNITIES OF SPECTRUM
THROUGH INCENTIVE AUCTIONS (GN DOCKET NO. 12-268) [3060-AJ82]
Legal Authority: 47 U.S.C. 309(j)(8)(G); 47 U.S.C. 1452
Abstract: In February 2012, the Middle-Class Tax Relief and Job
Creation Act was enacted (Pub. L. 112-96, 126 Stat. 156 (2012)). Title
VI of that statute, commonly known as the Spectrum Act, provides the
Commission with the authority to conduct incentive auctions to meet the
growing demand for wireless broadband. Pursuant to the Spectrum Act,
the Commission may conduct incentive auctions that will offer new
initial spectrum licenses subject to flexible-use service rules on
spectrum made available by licensees that voluntarily relinquish some
or all of their spectrum usage rights in exchange for a portion, based
on the value of the relinquished rights as determined by an auction, of
the proceeds of bidding for the new licenses. In addition to granting
the Commission general authority to conduct incentive auctions, the
Spectrum Act requires the Commission to conduct an incentive auction of
broadcast TV spectrum and sets forth special requirements for such an
auction.
The Spectrum Act requires that the BIA consist of a reverse auction
``to determine the amount of compensation that each broadcast
television licensee would accept in return for voluntarily
relinquishing some or all of its spectrum usage rights'' and a forward
auction of
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licenses in the reallocated spectrum for flexible-use services,
including mobile broadband. Broadcast television licensees who elected
to voluntarily participate in the auction had three bidding options: go
off-the-air, share spectrum with another broadcast television licensee,
or move channels to the upper or lower VHS band in exchange for
receiving part of the proceeds from auctioning that spectrum to
wireless providers. The Spectrum Act also authorized the Commission to
reorganize the 600 MHz band following the BIA including, as necessary,
reassigning full power and Class A television stations to new channels
in order to clear the spectrum sold in the BIA. That post-auction
reorganization (known as the repack) is currently underway and all of
the stations who were assigned new channels are scheduled to have
vacated their pre-auction channels by July 3, 2020, pursuant to a 10-
phase transition schedule adopted by the Commission.
In May 2014, the Commission adopted a Report and Order that laid
out the general framework for the BIA. The auction started on March 29,
2016, with the submission of initial commitments by eligible broadcast
licensees. The BIA ended on April 13, 2017, with the release of the
Auction Closing and Channel Reassignment Public Notice that also marked
the start of the 39-month transition period during which 987 of the
full power and Class A television stations remaining on-the-air will
transition their stations to their post-auction channel assignments in
the reorganized television band. Pursuant to the Spectrum Act, the
Commission will reimburse 957 of those full power and Class A stations
for the reasonable costs associated with relocating to their post-
auction channel assignments and will reimburse multichannel video
programming distributors for their costs associated with continuing to
carry the signals of those stations.
In March 2018, the Consolidated Appropriations Act (Pub. L. 115-
141, at Div. E, Title V, 511, 132 Stat. 348 (2018), codified at 47
U.S.C. 1452(j)-(n)) (the Reimbursement Expansion Act or REA), extended
the deadline for reimbursement of eligible entities from April 2020 to
no later than July 3, 2023, and also expanded the universe of entities
eligible for reimbursement to include low-power television stations and
TV translator stations displaced by the BIA for their reasonably
incurred costs to relocate to a new channel, and FM broadcast stations
for their reasonably incurred costs for facilities necessary to
reasonably minimize disruption of service as a result of the post-
auction reorganization of the television band. On March 15, 2019, the
Commission adopted a Report and Order setting rules for the
reimbursement of eligible costs to those newly eligible entities.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM................................ 11/21/12 77 FR 69933
R&O................................. 08/15/14 79 FR 48441
Final Rule.......................... 10/11/17 82 FR 47155
NPRM................................ 08/27/18 83 FR 43613
R&O................................. 03/26/19 84 FR 11233
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Next Action Undetermined............ To Be Determined
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes
Agency Contact: Jean L. Kiddoo, Chair, Broadband Data Task Force,
OEA, Federal Communications Commission, 45 L Street NE, Washington, DC
20554
Phone: 202 418-7757
Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#2d47484c43034644494942426d4b4e4e034a425b"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="bad0dfdbd494d1d3deded5d5fadcd9d994ddd5cc">[email protected]</span></a>
RIN: 3060-AJ82
209. UPDATING PART 1 COMPETITIVE BIDDING RULES (WT DOCKET NO. 14-170)
[3060-AK28]
Legal Authority: 47 U.S.C. 151; 47 U.S.C. 154(i); 47 U.S.C. 303(r);
47 U.S.C. 309(j); 47 U.S.C. 316
Abstract: This proceeding was initiated to revise some of the
Commission's general part 1 rules governing competitive bidding for
spectrum licenses to reflect changes in the marketplace, including the
challenges faced by new entrants, as well as to advance the statutory
directive to ensure that small businesses, rural telephone companies,
and businesses owned by members of minority groups and women are given
the opportunity to participate in the provision of spectrum-based
services. In July 2015, the Commission revised its competitive bidding
rules, specifically adopting revised requirements for eligibility for
bidding credits, a new rural service provider bidding credit, a
prohibition on joint bidding agreements and other changes.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM................................ 11/14/14 79 FR 68172
Public Notice....................... 03/16/15 80 FR 15715
Public Notice....................... 04/23/15 80 FR 22690
R&O................................. 09/18/15 80 FR 56764
Public Notice on Petitions for 11/10/15 80 FR 69630
Reconsideration.
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Next Action Undetermined............ To Be Determined
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes
Agency Contact: Kelly Quinn, Assistant Chief, Auctions and Spectrum
Access Division, Federal Communications Commission, 445 12th Street SW,
Washington, DC 20554
Phone: 202 418-0660
Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#8fe4eae3e3f6a1fefae6e1e1cfe9ececa1e8e0f9"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="80ebe5ececf9aef1f5e9eeeec0e6e3e3aee7eff6">[email protected]</span></a>
RIN: 3060-AK28
210. ASSESSMENT AND COLLECTION OF REGULATORY FEES [3060-AK64]
Legal Authority: 47 U.S.C. 159
Abstract: Section 9 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended
(47 U.S.C. 159), requires the Federal Communications Commission to
recover the cost of its activities by assessing and collecting annual
regulatory fees from beneficiaries of the activities.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM................................ 06/06/17 82 FR 26019
R&O................................. 09/22/17 82 FR 44322
NPRM................................ 06/14/18 83 FR 27846
NPRM Comment Period End............. 06/21/18
R&O................................. 09/18/18 83 FR 47079
NPRM................................ 06/05/19 84 FR 26234
NPRM Comment Period End............. 06/07/19
R&O................................. 09/26/19 84 FR 50890
NPRM................................ 05/08/20 85 FR 32256
R&O................................. 06/22/20 85 FR 37364
NPRM................................ 05/13/21 86 FR 26262
R&O................................. 05/17/21 86 FR 26677
NPRM................................ 09/21/21 86 FR 52429
R&O................................. 09/22/21 86 FR 52742
NPRM Comment Period End............. 10/21/21
NPRM................................ 06/28/22 87 FR 38588
Report & Order...................... 09/14/22 87 FR 56494
NPRM................................ 06/01/23 88 FR 36154
NPRM Comment Period End............. 06/29/23
Report and Order.................... 09/15/23 88 FR 63694
NPRM................................ 03/13/24 89 FR 20582
NPRM Comment Period End............. 04/29/24
NPRM................................ 06/13/24 89 FR 53276
Order............................... 06/13/24 89 FR 60572
NPRM Comment Period End............. 07/29/24
Report and Order.................... 09/06/24
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Next Action Undetermined............ To Be Determined
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes
Agency Contact: Roland Helvajian, Office of the Managing Director,
Federal Communications Commission, 445 12th Street SW, Washington, DC
20554
Phone: 202 418-0444
Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#71031e1d101f155f19141d07101b18101f311712125f161e07"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="7e0c11121f101a50161b12081f14171f103e181d1d50191108">[email protected]</span></a>
RIN: 3060-AK64
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211. ESTABLISHING A 5G FUND FOR RURAL AMERICA; GN DOCKET NO. 20-32
[3060-AL15]
Legal Authority: 47 U.S.C. 154(i); 47 U.S.C. 214; 47 U.S.C. 254; 47
U.S.C. 303(r); 47 U.S.C. 403
Abstract: The 5G Fund for Rural America will distribute up to $9
billion in universal service support through competitive bidding in two
phases to bring mobile voice and 5G broadband service to rural areas of
the country. 5G public interest obligations and performance
requirements imposed on carriers continuing to receive legacy mobile
high-cost support will help ensure that the areas they serve enjoy the
benefits that 5G promises.
On February 28, 2025, the Commission adopted a Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking in preparation for an auction of spectrum licenses in the
AWS-3 bands that are in the Commission's inventory. The Spectrum and
Secure Technology and Innovation Act, 5403, Public Law 118-159,
requires that the Commission initiate a system of competitive bidding
for licenses for unassigned AWS-3 spectrum within 18 months of December
23, 2024. The NPRM proposes to harmonize outdated rules related to
competitive bidding for such licenses with more recent Commission
practice in spectrum auctions. The procedures, terms and conditions,
dates and deadlines governing participation in the auction will be
addressed in a separate proceeding.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM................................ 05/26/20 85 FR 31616
Final Action........................ 11/25/20 85 FR 75770
NPRM................................ 01/27/25 90 FR 11931
NPRM Comment Period End............. 03/31/25
NPRM Comment Replies Due............ 04/14/25
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Next Action Undetermined............ To Be Determined
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes
Agency Contact: Mark Montano, Associate Chief, Office of Economics
and Analytics, Federal Communications Commission, 45 L. Street, NE,
Washington, DC 20554
Phone: 202 418-0691
Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#365b57445d185b5958425758597650555518515940"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="86ebe7f4eda8ebe9e8f2e7e8e9c6e0e5e5a8e1e9f0">[email protected]</span></a>
RIN: 3060-AL15
212. BROADBAND DATA COLLECTION [3060-AL42]
Legal Authority: 47 U.S.C. 151 to 154; 47 U.S.C. 157; 47 U.S.C.
201; 47 U.S.C. 254; 47 U.S.C. 301; 47 U.S.C. 303; 47 U.S.C. 309; 47
U.S.C. 319; 47 U.S.C. 332; 47 U.S.C. 641 to 646
Abstract: The Commission has long recognized that precise, granular
data on the availability of fixed and mobile broadband are vital to
bringing digital opportunity to all Americans, no matter where they
live, work, or travel.
On March 23, 2020, the Broadband Deployment Accuracy and
Technological Availability Act (Broadband DATA Act) was signed into law
requiring the Commission to create a new set of broadband availability
maps. Among other things, the Broadband DATA Act requires the
Commission to collect standardized, granular data on the availability
and quality of both fixed and mobile broadband internet access
services, to create a common dataset of all locations where fixed
broadband internet access service can be installed (the Broadband
Serviceable Location Fabric or Fabric), and to create publicly
available coverage maps. The Act further requires the Commission to
establish processes for members of the public and other entities to (1)
provide verified data for use in the coverage maps; (2) challenge the
coverage maps, the broadband availability data submitted by broadband
internet access service providers (providers), and the Fabric; and (3)
submit specific crowdsource information about the development and
availability of broadband service.
In July 2020, implementing the Broadband DATA Act and building off
of an August 2019 Report and Order and Notice of Proposed Rulemaking,
the Commission adopted a Second Report and Order and Third Further
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that adopted rules for the collection and
verification of improved, more precise data on both fixed broadband
availability. In January 2021, the Commission released a Third Report
and Order that established new requirements for the BDC and took
additional steps to implement the Broadband DATA Act. The rules to
specify which fixed and mobile providers are required to report
broadband availability data and expanded the reporting and
certification requirements for filing data in the BDC. It also adopted
standards for collecting verified broadband data from state, local, and
Tribal governmental entities and certain third parties, and for
identifying locations that would be included in the Fabric.
Importantly, in the Third Report and Order, the Commission also
established processes for verifying the accuracy of provider-submitted
data and the Fabric, including challenge processes which invite input
from the public and other stakeholders in order to improve the accuracy
of the maps.
Implementing the Broadband DATA Act and these new rules, the
Commission created a new data platform and system to collect and map
availability data collected from over 2,500 providers and for consumers
and other stakeholders to submit challenges to that data; established
the Fabric dataset of locations upon which to overlay provider
availability data; and established a dedicated help center to provide
technical assistance to providers, consumers, and other stakeholders.
In July 2021, the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau (WTB), Office
of Economics and Analytics (OEA), and Office of Engineering and
Technology (OET) released a Public Notice seeking comment on the
technical requirements for the mobile challenge, verification, and
crowdsourcing processes required under the Broadband DATA Act for the
new Broadband Data Collection (BDC). In March 2022, the Broadband Data
Task Force (Task Force), WTB, OEA, and OET released a detailed order,
technical appendix, rules, and technical data specifications setting
forth technical requirements and specifications for the mobile
challenge, verification, and crowdsource processes required by the Act.
To help facilitate the mobile challenge process, in April 2022, the
Task Force and OET issued a Public Notice announcing the technical
requirements and procedures for approving third-party mobile speed test
procedures for use in collecting and submitting mobile network
performance data as part of the BDC. To assist entities that choose to
file mobile challenges in bulk, in September 2022 the Task Force and
WTB established a process for entities to use their own software and
hardware to collect on-the-ground mobile speed test data for use in the
BDC mobile challenge process.
Also in April 2022, the Task Force, WCB, WTB, OEA, and OET released
a Public Notice providing details on the procedures for state, local,
and Tribal governmental entities to submit verified availability data
through the BDC system.
To clarify the Commission's rules for filing data in the BDC, in
July 2022, WCB, WTB, OEA, and the Taskforce issued a Declaratory Ruling
on certain aspects of a rule regarding the engineering certification in
BDC filings and issued a limited waiver of the requirement that
providers have an engineer certification their biannual
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BDC filings for the first three filing cycles of the BDC.
On June 15, 2022, the FCC Enforcement Bureau issued an Enforcement
Advisory reminding all facilities-based providers of their duty to
timely file complete and accurate data in the BDC by September 1, 2022.
In February 2022, the Commission announced that the initial filing
window of the BDC would open on June 30, 2022, and that availability
data as of June 30 were due no later than September 1, 2022. In
September 2022, the Commission announced that as of September 12, 2022,
state, local, and Tribal governments, service providers, and other
entities may begin to file bulk challenges to location data in the
Fabric.
In November 2022, the Commission released a pre-production draft of
its new National Broadband Map displaying version 1 of the Fabric
overlayed with provider reported availability data as of June 30, 2022.
The new map was the most comprehensive, granular, and standardized data
the Commission had ever published on broadband availability.
With the launch of the pre-production draft map, the Commission
began accepting challenges to provider reported availability data, as
well as individual consumer challenges to the location data in the
Fabric. To date, the mapping team has reviewed and processed more than
4 million availability challenges. Most of those challenges have
already been resolved and the majority have led to updates in the data
on the map showing where broadband is available.
The Commission adopted an Order in December 2022, to sunset the
Form 477 broadband deployment data collection and eliminate a largely
duplicative requirement on providers. As a result, providers will no
longer be required to submit Form 477 broadband deployment data, but
must still submit broadband and voice subscription data using the FCC
Form 477. To further streamline the FCC's data collection efforts the
BDC system allows filers to submit both their BDC data and 477
subscription data as a combined filing using a single interface.
The Commission has long recognized that precise, granular data on
the availability of fixed and mobile broadband are vital to bringing
digital opportunity to all Americans, no matter where they live, work,
or travel.
On March 23, 2020, the Broadband Deployment Accuracy and
Technological Availability Act (Broadband DATA Act) was signed into law
requiring the Commission to create a new set of broadband availability
maps. Among other things, the Broadband DATA Act requires the
Commission to collect standardized, granular data on the availability
and quality of both fixed and mobile broadband internet access
services, to create a common dataset of all locations where fixed
broadband internet access service can be installed (the Broadband
Serviceable Location Fabric or Fabric), and to create publicly
available coverage maps. The Act further requires the Commission to
establish processes for members of the public and other entities to (1)
provide verified data for use in the coverage maps; (2) challenge the
coverage maps, the broadband availability data submitted by broadband
internet access service providers (providers), and the Fabric; and (3)
submit specific crowdsource information about the development and
availability of broadband service.
In July 2020, implementing the Broadband DATA Act and building off
of an August 2019 Report and Order and Notice of Proposed Rulemaking,
the Commission adopted a Second Report and Order and Third Further
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that adopted rules for the collection and
verification of improved, more precise data on both fixed and mobile
broadband availability. In January 2021, the Commission released a
Third Report and Order that established new requirements for the BDC
and took additional steps to implement the Broadband DATA Act. The
Commission adopted rules to specify which fixed and mobile providers
are required to report broadband availability data and expanded the
reporting and certification requirements for filing data in the BDC. It
also adopted standards for collecting verified broadband data from
state, local, and Tribal governmental entities and certain third
parties, and for identifying locations that would be included in the
Fabric. Importantly, in the Third Report and Order, the Commission also
established processes for verifying the accuracy of provider-submitted
data and the Fabric, including challenge processes which invite input
from the public and other stakeholders in order to improve the accuracy
of the maps.
Implementing the Broadband DATA Act and these new rules, the
Commission created a new data platform and system to collect and map
availability data collected from over 2,500 providers and for consumers
and other stakeholders to submit challenges to that data; established
the Fabric dataset of locations upon which to overlay provider
availability data; and established a dedicated help center to provide
technical assistance to providers, consumers and other stakeholders.
In July 2021, the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau (WTB), Office
of Economics and Analytics (OEA), and Office of Engineering and
Technology (OET) released a Public Notice seeking comment on the
technical requirements for the mobile challenge, verification, and
crowdsourcing processes required under the Broadband DATA Act for the
new Broadband Data Collection (BDC). In March 2022, the Broadband Data
Task Force (Task Force), WTB, OEA, and OET released a detailed order,
technical appendix, rules, and technical data specifications setting
forth technical requirements and specifications for the mobile
challenge, verification, and crowdsource processes required by the Act.
To help facilitate the mobile challenge process, in April 2022, the
Task Force and OET issued a Public Notice announcing the technical
requirements and procedures for approving third-party mobile speed test
procedures for use in collecting and submitting mobile network
performance data as part of the BDC. To assist entities that choose to
file mobile challenges in bulk, in September 2022 the Task Force and
WTB established a process for entities to use their own software and
hardware to collect on-the-ground mobile speed test data for use in the
BDC mobile challenge process.
Also in April 2022, the Task Force, WCB, WTB, OEA, and OET released
a Public Notice providing details on the procedures for state, local,
and Tribal governmental entities to submit verified availability data
through the BDC system.
To clarify the Commission's rules for filing data in the BDC, in
July 2022, WCB, WTB, OEA, and the Taskforce issued a Declaratory Ruling
on certain aspects of a rule regarding the engineering certification in
BDC filings and issued a limited waiver of the requirement that
providers have an engineer certification their biannual BDC filings for
the first three filing cycles of the BDC.
On June 15, 2022, the FCC Enforcement Bureau issued an Enforcement
Advisory reminding all facilities-based providers of their duty to
timely file complete and accurate data in the BDC by September 1, 2022.
In February 2022, the Commission announced that the initial filing
window of the BDC would open on June 30, 2022, and that availability
data as of June 30 were due no later than September 1, 2022. In
September 2022,
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the Commission announced that as of September 12, 2022, state, local,
and Tribal governments, service providers, and other entities may begin
to file bulk challenges to location data in the Fabric.
In November 2022, the Commission released a pre-production draft of
its new National Broadband Map displaying version 1 of the Fabric
overlayed with provider reported availability data as of June 30, 2022.
The new map was the most comprehensive, granular, and standardized data
the Commission had ever published on broadband availability.
With the launch of the pre-production draft map, the Commission
began accepting challenges to provider reported availability data, as
well as individual consumer challenges to the location data in the
Fabric. To date, the mapping team has reviewed and processed more than
4 million availability challenges. Most of those challenges have
already been resolved and the majority have led to updates in the data
on the map showing where broadband is available.
The Commission adopted an Order in December 2022, to sunset the
Form 477 broadband deployment data collection and eliminate a largely
duplicative requirement on providers. As a result, providers will no
longer be required to submit Form 477 broadband deployment data, but
must still submit broadband and voice subscription data using the FCC
Form 477. To further streamline the FCC's data collection efforts the
BDC system allows filers to submit both their BDC data and 477
subscription data as a combined filing using a single interface.
The second version of the Fabric was made available to providers
and other stakeholders in December 2022. This updated Fabric contained
a net increase of more than one million new serviceable locations, as
compared to the initial version. It also reflected the outcome of over
1 million location challenges. The second filing window of the BDC
opened on January 3, 2023, and required all fixed and mobile providers
to submit broadband availability data as of December 31, 2022, no later
than March 1, 2023. On May 30, 2023,the National Broadband Map was
updated to reflect availability data as of December 31, 2022, and
version 2 of the Fabric.
On July 3, 2023, the Commission announced the opening of the third
filing window for broadband availability data as of June 30, 2023. The
BDC will continue to collect updated availability data from providers
every 6 months. Updates to the National Broadband Map will be iterative
and ongoing. The challenge processes will also continue on an ongoing
basis in order to allow the public to provide input and help improve
the accuracy of the National Broadband Map.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM................................ 08/03/17 82 FR 40118
NPRM Comment Period End............. 09/25/17 .......................
Report & Order...................... 08/01/19 84 FR 43705
Second Further Notice of Proposed 08/01/19 84 FR 43764
Rulemaking.
Second Further NPRM Comment Period 10/07/19 .......................
End.
2nd R&O............................. 07/16/20 85 FR 50886
3rd FNPRM........................... 07/16/20 85 FR 50911
3rd R&O............................. 01/13/21 86 FR 18124
Public Notice....................... 07/16/21 86 FR 40398
Public Notice Comment Period End.... 09/27/21 .......................
Order............................... 03/09/22 87 FR 21476
Order............................... 12/16/22 87 FR 76949
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Next Action Undetermined............ To Be Determined
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes
Agency Contact: Jean L. Kiddoo, Chair, Broadband Data Task Force,
OEA, Federal Communications Commission, 45 L Street NE, Washington, DC
20554
Phone: 202 418-7757
Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#224847434c0c494b46464d4d624441410c454d54"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="c7ada2a6a9e9acaea3a3a8a887a1a4a4e9a0a8b1">[email protected]</span></a>
Eduard Bartholme, Senior Outreach Director, Broadband Data Task
Force, OEA, Federal Communications Commission, 45 L Street NE,
Washington, DC 20554
Phone: 202 418-1463
Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#0e6b6a7b6f7c6a206c6f7c7a666162636b4e686d6d20696178"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="4c2928392d3e28622e2d3e3824232021290c2a2f2f622b233a">[email protected]</span></a>
Kimia Nikseresht, Legal Advisor, Broadband Data Task Force, OEA,
Federal Communications Commission, 45 L Street NE, Washington, DC 20554
Phone: 202 418-1636
Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#0e656763676f206067657d6b7c6b7d667a4e686d6d20696178"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="741f1d191d155a1a1d1f07110611071c00341217175a131b02">[email protected]</span></a>
RIN: 3060-AL42
213. <bullet> ENHANCING NATIONAL SECURITY THROUGH THE AUCTION OF AWS-3
SPECTRUM LICENSES [3060-AM05]
Legal Authority: Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025,; Pub. L. 118-
159, Div. E, Title LIV,; 5401-5405, ; Spectrum and Secure Technology
and Innovation Act,; 5403 (2024),; Communications Act of 1934, as
amended, 47 U.S.C. 309
Abstract: In preparation for an auction of spectrum licenses in the
AWS-3 bands that are in the Commission's inventory, the NPRM proposes
to harmonize outdated rules related to competitive bidding for such
licenses with more recent Commission practice in spectrum auctions. The
NPRM proposes to update the AWS-3 service-specific competitive bidding
rules related to designated entities to incorporate changes made to the
Commission's bidding credit program in the ten-plus years since AWS-3
licenses were last offered in Auction 97. These updates include a 15%
bidding credit for rural service providers and increases to the average
annual gross revenue thresholds for small businesses and very small
businesses.
Auction proceeds will support the Commission's Supply Chain
Reimbursement Program, which implements the Secure and Trusted
Communications Networks Act of 2019 by reimbursing eligible advanced
communications service providers for their costs to remove, replace,
and dispose of untrustworthy Huawei Technologies Company or ZTE
Corporation equipment and services.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM................................ 03/13/25 90 FR 11931
NPRM Comment Period End............. 04/14/25 .......................
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Next Action Undetermined............ To Be Determined
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes
Agency Contact: Erik Salovaara, Assistant Chief, Auctions Division,
Office of Economics and Analytics, Federal Communications Commission,
45 L. Street, NE, Washington, DC 20554
Phone: 202 418-0660
Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#1471667d7f3a6775787b6275756675547277773a737b62"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="eb8e998280c5988a87849d8a8a998aab8d8888c58c849d">[email protected]</span></a>
RIN: 3060-AM05
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Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
------------------------------------------- Long-Term Actions
Office of Engineering and Technology
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214. USE OF THE 5.850-5.925 GHZ BAND; ET DOCKET NO. 19-138 [3060-AK96]
Legal Authority: 47 U.S.C. 1; 47 U.S.C. 4(i); 47 U.S.C. 301; 47
U.S.C. 302; 47 U.S.C. 303; 47 U.S.C. 316; 47 U.S.C. 332; 47 CFR 1.411
Abstract: In this proceeding, we repurpose 45 megahertz of the
5.850-5.925 GHz band (the 5.9 GHz band) to allow for the expansion of
unlicensed mid-band spectrum operations, while continuing to dedicate
30 megahertz of
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spectrum for vital intelligent transportation system (ITS) operations.
In addition, to promote the most efficient and effective use of this
ITS spectrum, we are requiring the ITS service to use cellular vehicle-
to-everything (C-V2X) based technology at the end of a transition
period. By splitting the 5.9 GHz band between unlicensed and ITS uses,
today's decision puts the 5.9 GHz band in the best position to serve
the needs of the American public.
In the Further Notice, the Commission addresses issues remaining to
finalize the restructuring of the 5.9 GHz band. Specifically, the
Commission addresses: The transition of ITS operations in the 5.895-
5.925 GHz band from Dedicated Short Range Communications (DSRC) based
technology to Cellular Vehicle-to-Everything (C-V2X) based technology;
the codification of C-V2X technical parameters in the Commission's
rules; other transition considerations; and the transmitter power and
emissions limits, and other issues, related to full-power outdoor
unlicensed operations across the entire 5.850-5.895 GHz portion of the
5.9 GHz band. The Commission modified the Further Notice released on
November 20, 2020, with an Erratum released on December 11, 2020. The
Commission released a Second Erratum on February 9, 2021. The
corrections from these errata are included in this document.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM................................ 02/06/20 85 FR 6841
NPRM Comment Period End............. 03/09/20 .......................
FNPRM............................... 05/03/21 86 FR 23323
R&O & Order of Proposed Modification 05/03/21 86 FR 23281
Order on Reconsideration and Final 04/09/24 89 FR 24835
Rule.
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Next Action Undetermined............ To Be Determined
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes
Agency Contact: Howard Griboff, Attorney Advisor, Federal
Communications Commission, 45 L Street NE, Washington, DC 20554
Phone: 202 418-0657
Fax: 202 418-2824
Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#b2daddc5d3c0d69cd5c0dbd0ddd4d4f2d4d1d19cd5ddc4"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="2840475f495a4c064f5a414a474e4e684e4b4b064f475e">[email protected]</span></a>
RIN: 3060-AK96
215. PROTECTING AGAINST NATIONAL SECURITY THREATS TO THE COMMUNICATIONS
SUPPLY CHAIN THROUGH THE EQUIPMENT AUTHORIZATION AND COMPETITIVE
BIDDING PROGRAMS; ET DOCKET NO. 21-232, EA DOCKET NO. 21-233 [3060-
AL23]
Legal Authority: secs. 4(i), 301, 302, 303, 309(j), 312, and 316 of
the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. secs. 154(i),
301, 302a, 303, 309(j), 312, 316, and sec. 1.411
Abstract: In this proceeding, the Commission proposes prohibiting
the authorization of any communications equipment on the list of
equipment and services (Covered List) that the Commission maintains
pursuant to the Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Act of 2019.
Such equipment has been found to pose an unacceptable risk to the
national security of the United States or the security and safety of
United States persons. We also seek comment on whether and under what
circumstances we should revoke any existing authorizations of such
covered communications equipment. We invite comment on whether we
should require additional certifications relating to national security
from applicants who wish to participate in Commission auctions. In the
Notice of Inquiry, we seek comment on other actions the Commission
should consider taking to create incentives in its equipment
authorization processes for improved trust through the adoption of
cybersecurity best practices in consumer devices.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM and NOI........................ 08/19/21 86 FR 46644
NPRM Comment Period End............. 09/20/21 .......................
Report & Order and FNPRM............ 11/25/22 .......................
FNPRM--Proposed Rule................ 03/08/23 88 FR 14312
Report & Order--Final Rule.......... 02/06/23 88 FR 7592
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Next Action Undetermined............ To Be Determined
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes
Agency Contact: Jamie Coleman, Attorney Advisor, Federal
Communications Commission, 45 L Street NE, Washington, DC 20554
Phone: 202 418-2705
Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#5e343f37333b703d31323b333f301e383d3d70393128"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="fa909b93979fd49995969f979b94ba9c9999d49d958c">[email protected]</span></a>
RIN: 3060-AL23
216. ALLOCATION OF SPECTRUM FOR NON-FEDERAL SPACE LAUNCH OPERATIONS, ET
DOCKET NO. 13-115 [3060-AL44]
Legal Authority: 47 U.S.C. 151. 152, 154(i), 155(c), 301, 303(c),
303(f), and 303(r)
Abstract: In this proceeding, the Federal Communications Commission
(Commission) takes steps towards establishing a spectrum allocation and
licensing framework that will provide regulatory certainty and improved
efficiency and that will promote innovation and investment in the
United States commercial space launch industry. In the Further Notice
of Proposed Rulemaking, the Commission seeks comment on the definition
of space launch operations, the potential allocation of spectrum for
the commercial space launch industry, including the 420-430 MHz, 2025-
2110 MHz, and 5650-5925 MHz bands. In addition, the Commission seeks
comment on establishing service rules, including licensing and
technical rules and coordination procedures, for the use of spectrum
for commercial space launch operations. Finally, the Commission seeks
to refresh the record on potential ways to facilitate Federal use of
commercial satellite services in what are currently non-Federal
satellite bands and enable more robust federal use of the 399.9-400.05
MHz band.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM and NOI........................ 07/01/13 78 FR 39200
FNPRM--Proposed Rule................ 06/10/21 86 FR 30860
Report & Order--Final Rule.......... 06/28/21 86 FR 33902
2nd Report and Order--Final Rule.... 08/05/24 89 FR 63296
2nd FNPRM........................... 02/01/24 89 FR 6488
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Next Action Undetermined............ To Be Determined
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes
Agency Contact: Nicholas Oros, Supervisory Attorney Advisor,
Federal Communications Commission, 45 L Street NE, Washington, DC 20554
Phone: 202 418-0636
Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#fc92959f9493909d8fd2938e938fbc9a9f9fd29b938a"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="e18f8882898e8d8092cf8e938e92a1878282cf868e97">[email protected]</span></a>
RIN: 3060-AL44
217. FCC IMPLEMENTS AND PROPOSES FINAL ACTS OF THE WRC-19 AND WRC-15,
ET DOCKET NO. 23-120 & 23-121 [3060-AL77]
Legal Authority: part 2--47 U.S.C. 154; 47 U.S.C. 302a and 303; 47
U.S.C. 336
[[Page 45605]]
Abstract: In this document, the Federal Communications Commission
(Commission) makes non-substantive, editorial revisions to the
Commission's Table of Frequency Allocations (Allocation Table),
primarily to reflect decisions from the Final Acts of the World
Radiocommunication Conference 2019 (WRC19 Final Acts). The purpose of
this administrative action is to revise the Allocation Table by
updating the International Table of Frequency Allocations
(International Table) portion of the Allocation Table to reflect the
International Telecommunication Union's (ITU's) Table of Frequency
Allocations in its Radio Regulations (Edition of 2020) (Radio
Regulations), and by making updates and corrections in the United
States Table of Frequency Allocations (U.S. Table) portion of the
Allocation Table. The Commission also proposes implementation of
certain allocation decisions from the Final Acts of the World
Radiocommunication Conference 2015 (WRC15 Final Acts) concerning
portions of the radio spectrum between 5330.5 kHz and 29.5 GHz, other
spectrum allocation changes, and related updates to the Commission's
service rules.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM................................ 09/29/23 88 FR 67160
NPRM Comment Period End............. 12/28/23 88 FR 73810
Final Action........................ 09/28/23 88 FR 67514
Final Action Effective.............. 10/30/23 .......................
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Next Action Undetermined............ To Be Determined
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes
Agency Contact: Patrick Forster, Electronics Engineer, Federal
Communications Commission, 45 L Street NE, Washington, DC 20554
Phone: 202 418-7061
Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#7d0d1b120f0e09180f3d1b1e1e531a120b"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="5020363f2223243522103633337e373f26">[email protected]</span></a>
RIN: 3060-AL77
218. PROMOTING THE INTEGRITY AND SECURITY OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS
CERTIFICATION BODIES, MEASUREMENT FACILITIES, AND THE EQUIPMENT
AUTHORIZATION PROGRAM, ET DOCKET NO. 24-136 [3060-AL85]
Legal Authority: secs. 1, 4(i), 229, 301, 302, 303, 309, 312, 403,
and 503 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended; 47 U.S.C. 151;
47 U.S.C. 154(i); 47 U.S.C. 229; 47 U.S.C. 301; 47 U.S.C. 302a; 47
U.S.C. 303; 47 U.S.C. 309; 47 U.S.C. 312; 47 U.S.C. 403; 47 U.S.C. 503;
sec. 105 of the Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act; 47
U.S.C. 1004; the Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Act of
2019; 47 U.S.C. 1601 thru 1609;and the Secure Equipment Act of 2021 ;
Pub. L. 117-55, 135 Stat. 423
Abstract: In this Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, we propose to
strengthen requirements and oversight relating to telecommunications
certification bodies and measurement facilities to help ensure the
integrity of these entities for purposes of the equipment
authorization, to better protect national security, and to advance the
Commission's comprehensive strategy to build a more secure and
resilient communications supply chain.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM................................ 07/05/24 89 FR 55530
NPRM Comment Period End............. 10/03/24 .......................
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Next Action Undetermined............ To Be Determined
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes
Agency Contact: Jamie Coleman, Attorney Advisor, Federal
Communications Commission, 45 L Street NE, Washington, DC 20554
Phone: 202 418-2705
Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#640e050d09014a070b080109050a240207074a030b12"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d7bdb6bebab2f9b4b8bbb2bab6b997b1b4b4f9b0b8a1">[email protected]</span></a>
RIN: 3060-AL85
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Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
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Office of Engineering and Technology
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219. UNLICENSED OPERATION IN THE TV BROADCAST BANDS (ET DOCKET NO. 04-
186) [3060-AI52]
Legal Authority: 47 U.S.C. 154(i); 47 U.S.C. 302; 47 U.S.C. 303(e)
and 303(f); 47 U.S.C. 303(r); 47 U.S.C. 307
Abstract: The Commission adopted rules to allow unlicensed radio
transmitters to operate in the broadcast television spectrum at
locations where that spectrum is not being used by licensed services.
(This unused TV spectrum is often termed ``white spaces.'') This action
will make a significant amount of spectrum available for new and
innovative products and services, including broadband data and other
services for businesses and consumers. The actions taken are a
conservative first step that includes many safeguards to prevent
harmful interference to incumbent communications services. Moreover,
the Commission will closely oversee the development and introduction of
these devices to the market and will take whatever actions may be
necessary to avoid and, if necessary, correct any interference that may
occur. The Second Memorandum Opinion and Order finalizes rules to make
the unused spectrum in the TV bands available for unlicensed broadband
wireless devices. This particular spectrum has excellent propagation
characteristics that allow signals to reach farther and penetrate walls
and other structures. Access to this spectrum could enable more
powerful public internet connections--super Wi-Fi hot spots--with
extended range, fewer dead spots, and improved individual speeds as a
result of reduced congestion on existing networks. This type of
``opportunistic use'' of spectrum has great potential for enabling
access to other spectrum bands and improving spectrum efficiency. The
Commission's actions here are expected to spur investment and
innovation in applications and devices that will be used not only in
the TV band, but eventually in other frequency bands as well. This
Order addressed five petitions for reconsideration of the Commission's
decisions in the Second Memorandum Opinion and Order (``Second MO&O'')
in these proceeding and modified rules in certain respects. In
particular, the Commission: (1) increased the maximum height above
average terrain (HAAT) for sites where fixed devices may operate; (2)
modified the adjacent channel emission limits to specify fixed rather
than relative levels; and (3) slightly increased the maximum
permissible power spectral density (PSD) for each category of TV bands
device. These changes will result in decreased operating costs for
fixed TVBDs and allow them to provide greater coverage, thus increasing
the availability of wireless broadband services in rural and
underserved areas without increasing the risk of interference to
incumbent services. The Commission also revised and amended several of
its rules to better effectuate the Commission's earlier decisions in
this docket and to remove ambiguities.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM................................ 06/18/04 69 FR 34103
First R&O........................... 11/17/06 71 FR 66876
FNPRM............................... 11/17/06 71 FR 66897
R&O and MO&O........................ 02/17/09 74 FR 7314
Petitions for Reconsideration....... 04/13/09 74 FR 16870
Second MO&O......................... 12/06/10 75 FR 75814
Petitions for Reconsideration....... 02/09/11 76 FR 7208
[[Page 45606]]
2 Order on Reconsideration, FNPRM, 05/17/12 77 FR 29236
and Order.
FNPRM--Proposed Rule................ 06/01/22 87 FR 33109
Withdrawn........................... 04/18/25 .......................
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes
Agency Contact: Hugh Van Tuyl, Electronics Engineer, Federal
Communications Commission, 45 L Street NE, Washington, DC 20554
Phone: 202 418-7506
Fax: 202 418-1944
Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#573f22303f7921363923222e3b1731343479303821"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d2baa7b5bafca4b3bca6a7abbe92b4b1b1fcb5bda4">[email protected]</span></a>
RIN: 3060-AI52
220. ALLOWING EARLIER EQUIPMENT MARKETING AND IMPORTATION
OPPORTUNITIES; PETITION TO EXPAND MARKETING OPPORTUNITIES FOR
INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES (ET DOCKET NO. 20-382 & RM-11857) NPRM, 86 FR
2337, JANUARY 1 [3060-AL18]
Legal Authority: 47 U.S.C. 154(i), 301, 302a, 303(c), 303(f), and
303(r)
Abstract: In this document, the Commission recognize that our
equipment authorization rules have in some ways failed to keep pace
with developments in the modern device ecosystem. In particular, our
rules limit the ability of device manufacturers to market and import
radiofrequency devices in the most efficient and cost-effective ways
possible. We therefore take the opportunity here to propose specific
rule changes that would allow device manufacturers to take full
advantage of modern marketing and importation practices.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM................................ 01/12/21 86 FR 2337
NPRM Comment Period End............. 02/11/21 .......................
R&O, published 09/20/22............. 04/05/22 87 FR 52088
Withdrawn........................... 04/18/25 .......................
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes
Agency Contact: Thomas Struble, Federal Communications Commission,
45 L Street NE, Washington, DC 20554
Phone: 202 418-2470
Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#81f5e9eeece0f2aff2f5f3f4e3ede4c1e7e2e2afe6eef7"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="26524e494b47550855525453444a436640454508414950">[email protected]</span></a>
Brian Butler, Engineer, Federal Communications Commission, 45 L
Street NE, Washington, DC 20554
Phone: 202 418-2702
Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#ef8d9d868e81c18d9a9b838a9daf898c8cc1888099"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="4c2e3e252d22622e393820293e0c2a2f2f622b233a">[email protected]</span></a>
RIN: 3060-AL18
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Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
------------------------------------------- Long-Term Actions
Office of General Counsel
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221. <bullet> MODERNIZING SUSPENSION AND DEBARMENT [3060-AM09]
Legal Authority: 47 U.S.C. 154 and 225 and 254 and 620,
Communications Act of 1934 (as amended) ; 31 U.S.C. 6101, Federal
Acquisition Streamlining Act; E.O. 11738; E.O. 12549, Debarment and
Suspension; E.O. 12689, Debarment and Suspension
Abstract: The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) plans to
update and align its existing suspension and debarment rules consistent
with Office of Management and Budget Guidelines to Agencies on
Government Debarment and Suspension (Nonprocurement) (2005). To better
protect against waste, fraud, and abuse, the Commission proposes that
such new rules be applied to transactions under the Universal Service
Fund (USF) and Telecommunications Relay Services (TRS) programs and the
National Deaf-Blind Equipment Distribution Program (NDBEDP).
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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Next Action Undetermined............ To Be Determined
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes
Agency Contact: Brayden Parker, Federal Communications Commission,
45 L Street NE, Washington, DC 20544
Phone: 202 418-0097
Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#492b3b28302d2c276739283b222c3b092f2a2a672e263f"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="7b19091a021f1e15550b1a09101e093b1d1818551c140d">[email protected]</span></a>
RIN: 3060-AM09
222. <bullet> IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE FALSE CLAIMS ACT
[3060-AM10]
Legal Authority: 31 U.S.C. 3809, Administrative False Claims Act
(formerly the Program Fraud Civil Remedies Act) ; Pub. L. 118-159, sec.
5203(j)
Abstract: Pursuant to statute, the Federal Communications
Commission (FCC) is required to implement the Administrative False
Claims Act of 1986 (AFCA). The AFCA authorizes Federal agencies to
impose civil penalties and assessments against any person who makes,
submits, or presents a false, fictitious, or fraudulent claim or
written statement.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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Next Action Undetermined............ To Be Determined
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes
Agency Contact: Brayden Parker, Federal Communications Commission,
45 L Street NE, Washington, DC 20544
Phone: 202 418-0097
Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#7f1d0d1e061b1a11510f1e0d141a0d3f191c1c51181009"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d5b7a7b4acb1b0bbfba5b4a7beb0a795b3b6b6fbb2baa3">[email protected]</span></a>
RIN: 3060-AM10
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Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
------------------------------------------- Long-Term Actions
Media Bureau
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223. CABLE TELEVISION RATE REGULATION [3060-AF41]
Legal Authority: 47 U.S.C. 154; 47 U.S.C. 543
Abstract: The Commission has adopted rate regulations to implement
section 623 of the 1992 Cable Act to ensure that cable subscribers
nationwide enjoy the rates that would be charged by cable systems
operating in a competitive environment.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM................................ 01/04/93 58 FR 48
R&O and FNPRM....................... 05/21/93 58 FR 29736
MO&O and FNPRM...................... 08/18/93 58 FR 43816
Third R&O........................... 11/30/93 58 FR 63087
Order on Recon, Fourth R&O, and 04/15/94 59 FR 17943
Fifth NPRM.
Third Order on Recon................ 04/15/94 59 FR 17961
Fifth Order on Recon and FNPRM...... 10/13/94 59 FR 51869
Fourth Order on Recon............... 10/21/94 59 FR 53113
Sixth Order on Recon, Fifth R&O, and 12/06/94 59 FR 62614
Seventh NPRM.
Seventh Order on Recon.............. 01/25/95 60 FR 4863
Ninth Order on Recon................ 02/27/95 60 FR 10512
Eighth Order on Recon............... 03/17/95 60 FR 14373
Sixth R&O and Eleventh Order on 07/12/95 60 FR 35854
Recon.
Thirteenth Order on Recon........... 10/05/95 60 FR 52106
Twelfth Order on Recon.............. 10/26/95 60 FR 54815
Tenth Order on Recon................ 04/08/96 61 FR 15388
Order on Recon of the First R&O and 04/15/96 61 FR 16447
FNPRM.
[[Page 45607]]
MO&O................................ 02/12/97 62 FR 6491
Report on Cable Industry Prices..... 02/24/97 62 FR 8245
R&O................................. 03/31/97 62 FR 15118
Fourteenth Order on Recon........... 10/15/97 62 FR 53572
NPRM and Order...................... 09/05/02 67 FR 56882
FNPRM and R&O....................... 11/27/18 83 FR 60804
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Next Action Undetermined............ To Be Determined
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes
Agency Contact: Maria Mullarkey, Chief, Policy Division, Media
Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, 45 L Street NE, Washington,
DC 20554
Phone: 202 418-1067
Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#7d101c0f141c53100811111c0f1618043d1b1e1e531a120b"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="0e636f7c676f20637b62626f7c656b774e686d6d20696178">[email protected]</span></a>
RIN: 3060-AF41
224. AUTHORIZING PERMISSIVE USE OF THE ``NEXT GENERATION'' BROADCAST
TELEVISION STANDARD (GN DOCKET NO. 16-142) [3060-AK56]
Legal Authority: 47 U.S.C. 151; 47 U.S.C. 154; 47 U.S.C. 157; 47
U.S.C. 301; 47 U.S.C. 303; 47 U.S.C. 307 to 309; 47 U.S.C. 316; 47
U.S.C. 319; 47 U.S.C. 325(b); 47 U.S.C. 336; 47 U.S.C. 399(b); 47
U.S.C. 403; 47 U.S.C. 534; 47 U.S.C. 535
Abstract: In this proceeding, the Commission seeks to authorize
television broadcasters to use the ``Next Generation'' ATSC 3.0
broadcast television transmission standard on a voluntary, market-
driven basis, while they continue to deliver current-generation digital
television broadcast service to their viewers.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM................................ 03/10/17 82 FR 13285
NPRM Comment Period End............. 05/09/17 .......................
FNPRM............................... 12/20/17 82 FR 60350
R&O................................. 02/02/18 83 FR 4998
FNPRM Comment Period End............ 02/20/18 .......................
FNPRM Reply Comment Period End...... 03/20/18 .......................
NPRM................................ 05/13/20 85 FR 28586
2nd R&O Order on Recon.............. 07/17/20 85 FR 43478
Report & Order...................... 04/22/21 86 FR 21217
FNPRM............................... 12/13/21 86 FR 70793
FNPRM Comment Period End............ 02/11/22 .......................
3rd FNPRM........................... 07/07/22 87 FR 40464
3rd R&O............................. 07/17/23 88 FR 45347
4th FNPRM........................... 07/17/23 88 FR 45378
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Next Action Undetermined............ To Be Determined
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes
Agency Contact: Ty Bream, Attorney Advisor, Industry Analysis Div.,
Federal Communications Commission, 45 L Street NE, Washington, DC 20554
Phone: 202 418-0644
Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#186c61367a6a7d7975587e7b7b367f776e"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="2f5b56014d5d4a4e426f494c4c01484059">[email protected]</span></a>
RIN: 3060-AK56
225. 2018 QUADRENNIAL REGULATORY REVIEW OF THE COMMISSION'S BROADCAST
OWNERSHIP RULES (MB DOCKET 18-349) [3060-AK77]
Legal Authority: 47 U.S.C. 151; 47 U.S.C. 152(a); 47 U.S.C. 154(i);
47 U.S.C. 257; 47 U.S.C. 303; 47 U.S.C. 307; 47 U.S.C. 309 and 310; 47
U.S.C. 403; sec. 202(h) of the Telecommunications Act
Abstract: Section 202(h) of the Telecommunications Act of 1996
requires the Commission to review its broadcast ownership rules every 4
years and to determine whether any such rules are necessary in the
public interest as the result of competition. The rules subject to
review in the 2018 quadrennial review are the Local Radio Ownership
Rule, the Local Television Ownership Rule, and the Dual Network Rule.
Based on a careful review of the record, the Commission found that the
existing rules, with some minor modifications, remain necessary in the
public interest. Petitions for Review of this action were consolidated
in the United States Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM................................ 02/28/19 84 FR 6741
Report and Order.................... 02/15/24 89 FR 12196
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Next Action Undetermined............ To Be Determined
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes
Agency Contact: Radhika Karmarkar, Chief, Industry Analysis
Division, Media Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, 45 L Street
NE, Washington, DC 20554
Phone: 202 418-1523
Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#1a687b7e7273717b34717b68777b68717b685a7c7979347d756c"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="671506030f0e0c06490c06150a06150c06152701040449000811">[email protected]</span></a>
RIN: 3060-AK77
226. DUPLICATION OF PROGRAMMING ON COMMONLY OWNED RADIO STATIONS, MB
DOCKET NO. 19-310 [3060-AL19]
Legal Authority: 47 U.S.C. 151; 47 U.S.C. 154(i) and 154(j) and
303(r); 47 U.S.C. 303(r)
Abstract: In this proceeding, the Commission initially eliminated
the radio duplication rule. The rule bars same-service (AM or FM)
commercial radio stations from duplicating more than 25% of their total
hours of programming in an average broadcast week if the stations have
50% or more contours overlap and are commonly owned or subject to a
time brokerage agreement. On reconsideration, the Commission reinstated
the radio duplication rule for commercial FM stations. A Petition for
Reconsideration of this action was filed.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM................................ 12/23/19 84 FR 70485
Report & Order...................... 10/22/20 85 FR 67303
Order on Reconsideration............ 07/03/24 89 FR 55078
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Next Action Undetermined............ To Be Determined
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes
Agency Contact: Radhika Karmarkar, Chief, Industry Analysis
Division, Media Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, 45 L Street
NE, Washington, DC 20554
Phone: 202 418-1523
Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#d5a7b4b1bdbcbeb4fbbeb4a7b8b4a7beb4a795b3b6b6fbb2baa3"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="97e5f6f3fffefcf6b9fcf6e5faf6e5fcf6e5d7f1f4f4b9f0f8e1">[email protected]</span></a>
RIN: 3060-AL19
227. SPONSORSHIP IDENTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR FOREIGN GOVERNMENT-
PROVIDED PROGRAMMING, MB DOCKET NO. 20-299 [3060-AL20]
Legal Authority: 47 U.S.C. 151 and 154; 47 U.S.C. 155; 47 U.S.C.
301 and 303; 47 U.S.C. 307 and 309 ; 47 U.S.C. 310; 47 U.S.C. 334; 47
U.S.C. 336 and 339
Abstract: In this proceeding, the Commission modifies its rules to
require specific disclosure requirements for broadcast programming that
is paid for, or provided by a foreign government or its representative.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM................................ 11/24/20 85 FR 74955
R&O................................. 06/17/21 86 FR 32221
Second NPRM......................... 11/17/22 87 FR 68960
Second Report and Order............. 07/16/24 89 FR 57775
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Next Action Undetermined............ To Be Determined
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes
Agency Contact: Radhika Karmarkar, Chief, IAD, Media Bureau,
Federal Communications Commission, 45 L Street NE, Washington, DC 20554
Phone: 202 418-1523
[[Page 45608]]
Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#0e7c6f6a6667656f20656f7c636f7c656f7c4e686d6d20696178"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="ddafbcb9b5b4b6bcf3b6bcafb0bcafb6bcaf9dbbbebef3bab2ab">[email protected]</span></a>
RIN: 3060-AL20
228. 2022 QUADRENNIAL REVIEW OF MEDIA OWNERSHIP RULES, MB DOCKET NO.
22-459 [3060-AL65]
Legal Authority: 202(h) of the Telecommunications Act of 1996
Abstract: Section 202(h) of the Telecommunications Act of 1996
requires the Commission to review its media ownership rules every four
years to determine whether they remain necessary in the public interest
as the result of competition. This proceeding will examine the media
ownership rules in light of the media landscape of 2022 and beyond.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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Public Notice....................... 01/17/23 88 FR 2595
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Next Action Undetermined............ To Be Determined
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes
Agency Contact: Ty Bream, Attorney Advisor, Industry Analysis Div.,
Federal Communications Commission, 45 L Street NE, Washington, DC 20554
Phone: 202 418-0644
Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#36424f18544453575b7650555518515940"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d2a6abfcb0a0b7b3bf92b4b1b1fcb5bda4">[email protected]</span></a>
RIN: 3060-AL65
229. MODIFYING RULES FOR FM TERRESTRIAL DIGITAL AUDIO BROADCASTING
SYSTEMS, MB DOCKET NO. 22-405 [3060-AL70]
Legal Authority: 47 U.S.C. 151; 47 U.S.C. 154(i) and 154(j); 47
U.S.C. 301 and 302(a)
Abstract: In this proceeding, the Commission changes the digital
audio broadcasting technical rules to permit additional FM stations to
increase FM hybrid digital effective radiated power beyond the existing
levels without the need for individual Commission authorization. In
addition, the Commission allows a digital FM station to operate with
asymmetric power on the digital sidebands. These rule changes are
intended to improve digital FM signal quality and minimize the effect
of the digital FM station signal on adjacent channel FM transmissions.
A Petition for Reconsideration of these actions has been filed.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM................................ 08/22/23 88 FR 57033
Report and Order.................... 10/21/24 89 FR 84096
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Next Action Undetermined............ To Be Determined
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes
Agency Contact: Al Shuldiner, Division Chief, Audio Div., Media
Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, 45 L Street NE, Washington,
DC 20554
Phone: 202 418-2700
Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#1f7e737d7a6d6b316c776a737b76717a6d5f797c7c31787069"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="ccada0aea9beb8e2bfa4b9a0a8a5a2a9be8caaafafe2aba3ba">[email protected]</span></a>
RIN: 3060-AL70
230. RULES TO ADVANCE THE LOW POWER TELEVISION, TV TRANSLATOR AND CLASS
A TELEVISION SERVICE, MB DOCKET NOS 24-147 & 24-148 [3060-AL86]
Legal Authority: 47 U.S.C. 151; 47 U.S.C. 152; 47 U.S.C. 154(i); 47
U.S.C. 154(j); 47 U.S.C. 303
Abstract: In this proceeding, the Commission seeks comment on
comprehensive updates to rules relating to the Low Power Television
service (LPTV Service). The LPTV Service includes low power television
(LPTV) stations as well as television translator stations and Class A
TV stations. The Commission created the LPTV Service in 1982 to bring
local television service to viewers otherwise unserved or underserved
by existing full power service providers. Today, these stations are an
established component of the nation's television system, delivering
free over-the-air TV service, including locally produced programming,
to millions of viewers in rural and discrete urban communities. In
light of changes to the LPTV Service over the last forty years, comment
is sought on changes to Commission rules and policies to ensure that
LPTV Service continues to flourish and serve the public interest.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM................................ 06/27/24 89 FR 53537
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Next Action Undetermined............ To Be Determined
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes
Agency Contact: Shaun Maher, Attorney, Video Division, Federal
Communications Commission, Media Bureau, 45 L. Street NE, Washington,
DC 20554
Phone: 202 418-2324
Fax: 202 418-2827
Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#67140f061209490a060f02152701040449000811"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="25564d44504b0b48444d4057654346460b424a53">[email protected]</span></a>
RIN: 3060-AL86
231. <bullet> AMENDMENT OF PARTS 1, 73, 74 AND 76 OF THE COMMISSION'S
RULES TO UPDATE RULES APPLICABLE TO BROADCAST STATIONS (MB DOCKET NO.
24-626) [3060-AM07]
Legal Authority: 47 U.S.C. 302; 47 U.S.C.151; 47 U.S.C. 154; 47
U.S.C. 157; 47 U.S.C. 301
Abstract: In this proceeding, the Commission acts to revise various
broadcast radio and television regulations in parts 1, 73, and 74 of
the Code of Federal Regulations in order to better reflect current
application processing requirements, clarify and harmonize provisions,
and remove references to outdated procedures and legacy filing systems.
The proceeding also act to clarify certain terms and procedures used in
the comparative processes for mutually exclusive noncommercial
educational stations and low power FM stations.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM................................ 03/24/25 90 FR 13432
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Next Action Undetermined............ To Be Determined
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes
Agency Contact: Arian Rangel, Federal Communications Commission, 45
L Street NE, Washington, DC 20544
Phone: 202 418-4036
Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#61001308000f044f13000f06040d210702024f060e17"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="30514259515e551e42515e57555c705653531e575f46">[email protected]</span></a>
RIN: 3060-AM07
232. <bullet> UPDATES TO THE COMMISSION'S RULES IMPLEMENTING THE
COMMERCIAL ADVERTISEMENT LOUDNESS MITIGATION (CALM) ACT (MB DOCKET NO.
25-72) [3060-AM08]
Legal Authority: 47 U.S.C. 151; 47 U.S.C. 152; 47 U.S.C. 154(i); 47
U.S.C. 303(r); 47 U.S.C. 621
Abstract: In this proceeding, the Commission considers whether it
should update or change its approach to the loudness of commercials. It
has been over ten years since the Commission has taken action in this
area, and accordingly, it seeks input from consumers and industry on
the extent to which the existing rules have been effective in
controlling and preventing loud commercials on programming provided by
television broadcasters and pay TV providers.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM................................ 03/11/25 90 FR 11689
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Next Action Undetermined............ To Be Determined
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes
Agency Contact: Lyle Elder, Federal Communications Commission, 45 L
Street NE, Washington, DC 20544
Phone: 202 418-2365
Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#90fce9fcf5bef5fcf4f5e2d0f6f3f3bef7ffe6"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="a4c8ddc8c18ac1c8c0c1d6e4c2c7c78ac3cbd2">[email protected]</span></a>
RIN: 3060-AM08
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Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
------------------------------------------- Completed Actions
Media Bureau
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233. RADIO MARKET DEFINITIONS (MM DOCKET NO. 03-130) [3060-AH70]
Legal Authority: 47 U.S.C. 154(i); 47 U.S.C. 202(h); 47 U.S.C. 303;
47 U.S.C. 307
Abstract: This FNPRM proposes changes to local ownership rules and
policies concerning multiple ownership of radio broadcasting stations.
The Commission examines the effect our current rules have had on the
public and seeks comments to better serve our communities. This action
is also intended to consider possible changes to our current local
market radio ownership rules and policies in accordance with the
Telecommunications Act of 1996. Because of the similarity of the issues
presented in the Multiple Ownership of Radio Broadcast Stations in
Local Markets to those in the Matter of Definition of Radio Market, the
two actions were, in effect, consolidated. These issues were evaluated
as part of the Commission's biennial review of Media Ownership rules.
An NPRM was initiated regarding the definition of radio markets in
smaller communities.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM................................ 12/28/00 65 FR 82305
FNPRM............................... 12/11/01 66 FR 63997
NPRM................................ 08/05/03 68 FR 46359
R&O................................. 08/05/03 68 FR 46289
Withdrawn........................... 04/18/25 .......................
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes
Agency Contact: Ty Bream, Industry Analysis Div., Media Bureau,
Federal Communications Commission, 45 L Street NE, Washington, DC 20554
Phone: 202 418-0644
Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#52262b7c302037333f123431317c353d24"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="dda9a4f3bfafb8bcb09dbbbebef3bab2ab">[email protected]</span></a>
RIN: 3060-AH70
234. REVISION OF PROCEDURES GOVERNING AMENDMENTS TO FM TABLE OF
ALLOTMENTS AND CHANGES OF COMMUNITY OF LICENSE IN THE RADIO BROADCAST
SERVICES (MB DOCKET NO. 05-210) [3060-AI63]
Legal Authority: 47 U.S.C. 154; 47 U.S.C. 303
Abstract: The rulemaking was initiated to reduce backlog in, and
streamline, the FM allotment procedures and, to a lesser extent,
streamline certain procedures pertaining to AM applications. Although
the Commission has made important changes to streamline the processing
of radio broadcast applications, the basic procedures for amending the
Table have not changed since 1982. The Notice seeks comment on a number
of specific rule and procedural changes in the handling of FM and AM
applications and rulemaking petitions to amend the Table. In the area
of applications procedures, the Notice seeks comments on various
proposals designed to encourage only bona fide proponents to submit
petitions and to limit the complexity of such petitions. If these
changes are adopted, it will expedite the approval and implementation
on new and upgraded radio service to the public. The Report and Order
adopted the proposals from the notice. Petitions for reconsideration
are pending.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM................................ 06/22/05 70 FR 44537
NPRM Comment Period End............. 10/03/05 .......................
R&O................................. 12/20/06 71 FR 76208
Withdrawn........................... 04/18/25 .......................
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes
Agency Contact: Thomas Nessinger, Senior Counsel, Audio Division,
Federal Communications Commission, Media Bureau, 45 L Street NE,
Washington, DC 20554
Phone: 202 418-2700
Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#80f4e8efede1f3aeeee5f3f3e9eee7e5f2c0e6e3e3aee7eff6"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="afdbc7c0c2cedc81c1cadcdcc6c1c8caddefc9cccc81c8c0d9">[email protected]</span></a>
RIN: 3060-AI63
235. LEASED COMMERCIAL ACCESS (MB DOCKET NO. 07-42) [3060-AI95]
Legal Authority: 47 U.S.C. 154(i); 47 U.S.C. 303; 47 U.S.C. 532; 47
U.S.C. 536
Abstract: Section 612 of the Communications Act of 1934, as
amended, sets forth the commercial leased access requirements. Cable
operators are required to set aside channel capacity for commercial use
by video programmers unaffiliated with the operator. In 2020, the
Commission updated its cable TV leased access rules as part of its
modernization of media regulation initiative. The leased access rate
formula was changed to a tier-based calculation.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM................................ 07/18/07 72 FR 39370
NPRM Comment Period End............. 09/04/07 .......................
R&O and FNPRM....................... 02/28/08 73 FR 10675
FNPRM............................... 06/29/18 83 FR 30639
R&O................................. 06/20/19 84 FR 28761
2nd FNPRM........................... 06/20/19 84 FR 28784
2nd FNPRM Comment Period End........ 07/22/19 .......................
2nd R&O............................. 08/20/20 85 FR 51363
Withdrawn........................... 04/18/25 .......................
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes
Agency Contact: Diana Sokolow, Attorney, Policy Division, Federal
Communications Commission, Media Bureau, 45 L Street NE, Washington, DC
20554
Phone: 202 418-2120
Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#24404d454a450a574b4f4b484b53644247470a434b52"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="cbafa2aaa5aae5b8a4a0a4a7a4bc8bada8a8e5aca4bd">[email protected]</span></a>
RIN: 3060-AI95
236. REVISION OF THE COMMISSION'S PROGRAM CARRIAGE RULES (MB DOCKET NO.
11-131) [3060-AJ69]
Legal Authority: 47 U.S.C. 154; 47 U.S.C. 303; 47 U.S.C. 303, 536
Abstract: Section 616 of the Communications Act of 1934, as
amended, directs the Commission to ``establish regulations governing
program carriage agreements and related practices between cable
operators or other multichannel video programming distributors and
video programming vendors.'' The Commission implemented section 616 by
adopting procedures for the review of program carriage complaints as
well as penalties and remedies. In the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking,
the Commission seeks comment on proposed revisions to or clarifications
of the program carriage rules. These changes are intended to improve
procedures and to advance the goals of the program carriage statute.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM................................ 09/29/11 76 FR 6075
Withdrawn........................... 04/18/25
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes
Agency Contact: Maria Mullarkey, Chief, Policy Division, Media
Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, 45 L Street NE, Washington,
DC 20554
[[Page 45610]]
Phone: 202 418-1067
Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#7a171b08131b54170f16161b08111f033a1c1919541d150c"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="c8a5a9baa1a9e6a5bda4a4a9baa3adb188aeababe6afa7be">[email protected]</span></a>
RIN: 3060-AJ69
237. IN THE MATTER OF REVITALIZATION OF THE AM RADIO SERVICE; MB DOCKET
NO. 13-249 [3060-AK14]
Legal Authority: 47 U.S.C. 154(i); 47 U.S.C. 301; 47 U.S.C. 303(r);
47 U.S.C. 316; 47 U.S.C. 403
Abstract: This proceeding was initiated to introduce a number of
improvements to the AM radio service. The Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
(NPRM) proposed specific technical proposals and rule revisions. In
addition, the NPRM solicited ideas for improving the quality of the AM
radio service. The R&O adopted technical changes and established
procedures to enable AM stations to obtain an FM translator license
under certain conditions. The Second R&O amended the rule setting forth
the allowable locations of an FM translator rebroadcasting the signal
of an AM station. The Third R&O relaxed rules pertaining to AM
broadcasters deploying directional antenna arrays. The 2nd FNPRM
proposed a revised interference protection standard for Class A AM
stations. In 2019, the Commission proposed allowing AM stations to
broadcast an all-digital signal.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM................................ 11/20/13 78 FR 69629
FNPRM............................... 01/19/16 81 FR 2818
R&O................................. 01/19/16 81 FR 2751
2nd R&O............................. 03/09/17 82 FR 13069
3rd R&O............................. 11/03/17 82 FR 51161
2nd FNPRM........................... 11/20/18 83 FR 58513
NPRM................................ 01/07/20 85 FR 649
R&O................................. 12/03/20 85 FR 78022
Withdrawn........................... 04/18/25
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes
Agency Contact: Al Shuldiner, Division Chief, Audio Div., Media
Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, 45 L Street NE, Washington,
DC 20554
Phone: 202 418-2700
Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#caaba6a8afb8bee4b9a2bfa6aea3a4afb88aaca9a9e4ada5bc"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="e2838e80879096cc918a978e868b8c8790a2848181cc858d94">[email protected]</span></a>
RIN: 3060-AK14
238. AMENDMENT OF 47 CFR 73.624(G) REGARDING SUBMISSION OF FCC FORM
2100 AND 47 CFR 73.3580 REGARDING PUBLIC NOTICE OF THE FILING OF
BROADCAST APPLICATION (MB DOCKET NO. 17-264) [3060-AK68]
Legal Authority: 47 U.S.C. 151
Abstract: In this proceeding, the Commission considers how to
modernize two provisions in Part 73 of the Commission's rules governing
broadcast licensees: 47 CFR 73.624(g), which establishes certain
reporting obligations relating to the provision of ancillary or
supplementary services, and 47 CFR 73.3580, which sets forth
requirements concerning public notice of the filing of broadcast
applications. Specifically, the Commission seeks comment on relieving
certain television broadcasters of the obligation to submit FCC Form
2100, Schedule G, which is used to report information about the
provision of ancillary or supplementary services. Also, the Commission
seeks comment on whether to update or repeal 47 CFR 73.3580 to afford
broadcast applicants more flexibility in how they provide required
notices.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM................................ 11/29/17 82 FR 56574
NPRM Comment Period End............. 12/29/17
R&O................................. 05/03/18 83 FR 19459
Withdrawn........................... 04/18/25
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes
Agency Contact: Maria Mullarkey, Chief, Policy Division, Media
Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, 45 L Street NE, Washington,
DC 20554
Phone: 202 418-1067
Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#771a16051e16591a021b1b16051c120e3711141459101801"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="6f020e1d060e41021a03030e1d040a162f090c0c41080019">[email protected]</span></a>
RIN: 3060-AK68
239. ELECTRONIC DELIVERY OF MVPD COMMUNICATIONS (MB DOCKET NO. 17-317)
[3060-AK70]
Legal Authority: 47 U.S.C., 151
Abstract: In this proceeding, the Commission addresses ways to
modernize certain notice provisions in part 76 of the Commission's
rules governing multichannel video and cable television service. The
Commission makes rule changes to allow various types of written
communications from cable operators to subscribers to be delivered
electronically. Additionally, the Commission permits cable operators to
reply to consumer requests or complaints by email in certain
circumstances. The Commission also updates the requirement in the
Commission's rules that requires broadcast television stations to send
carriage election notices via certified mail to enable the use of
email.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM................................ 01/16/18 83 FR 2119
NPRM Comment Period End............. 02/15/18
R&O and FNPRM....................... 08/30/19 84 FR 45703
NPRM................................ 04/23/20 85 FR 22646
Inactive per Larry Hudson........... 09/22/20
Withdrawn........................... 04/18/25
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes
Agency Contact: Lyle Elder, Attorney, Policy Division, Media
Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, 45 L Street NE, Washington,
DC 20554
Phone: 202 418-2120
Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#c4a8bda8a1eaa1a8a0a1b684a2a7a7eaa3abb2"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="1a7663767f347f767e7f685a7c7979347d756c">[email protected]</span></a>
RIN: 3060-AK70
240. REVISIONS TO POLITICAL PROGRAMMING AND RECORD-KEEPING RULES (MB
DOCKET NO. 21-293) [3060-AL25]
Legal Authority: 47 U.S.C. 151, 154(i), 154(j), 303, 307, 312, 315,
335, and 403
Abstract: This proceeding was initiated to update the political
programming and recordkeeping rules for broadcast licensees, cable
television system operators, Direct Broadcast Satellite service
providers, and Satellite Digital Audio Radio Service licensees. Given
the substantial growth of such programming in recent years, the updates
adopted in this proceeding are intended to conform the Commission's
rules with statutory amendments, increase transparency, and account for
modern campaign practices.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM................................ 09/01/21 86 FR 48942
NPRM Comment Period End............. 10/01/21
R&O................................. 02/10/22 87 FR 7748
Withdrawn........................... 04/25/25
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes
Agency Contact: Robert Baker, Assistant Division Chief, Policy
Division, Media Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, 45 L Street
NE, Washington, DC 20554
Phone: 202 418-1417
Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#c0b2afa2a5b2b4eea2a1aba5b280a6a3a3eea7afb6"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="82f0ede0e7f0f6ace0e3e9e7f0c2e4e1e1ace5edf4">[email protected]</span></a>
RIN: 3060-AL25
241. FM BROADCAST RADIO SERVICE DIRECTIONAL ANTENNA PERFORMANCE
VERIFICATION (MB DOCKET NO. 21-422) [3060-AL32]
Legal Authority: 47 U.S.C. 151; 47 U.S.C. 154(i); 47 U.S.C. 301; 47
U.S.C. 303; 47 U.S.C. 307; 47 U.S.C. 316; 47 U.S.C. 319
Abstract: In this proceeding, the Commission proposes to allow FM
broadcasters using directional antennas
[[Page 45611]]
to verify the antennas' directional patterns through use of computer
modeling rather than the physical modeling and measurement required
under our current rules.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM................................ 11/30/21 86 FR 67886
NPRM Comment Period End............. 12/30/21
R & O............................... 06/10/22 87 FR 35426
Withdrawn........................... 04/18/25
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes
Agency Contact: Thomas Nessinger, Senior Counsel, Audio Division,
Federal Communications Commission, Media Bureau, 45 L Street NE,
Washington, DC 20554
Phone: 202 418-2700
Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#24504c4b4945570a4a4157574d4a434156644247470a434b52"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="05716d6a6864762b6b6076766c6b626077456366662b626a73">[email protected]</span></a>
RIN: 3060-AL32
242. UPDATE TO PUBLICATION FOR TELEVISION BROADCAST STATION DMA
DETERMINATIONS FOR CABLE AND SATELLITE CARRIAGE (MB DOCKET NO. 22-239)
[3060-AL46]
Legal Authority: 47 U.S.C. 151, 152, 154(i), 154(j), 303, 325, 335,
338, 339, 340, 403, and 534
Abstract: In this proceeding, the Commission considers referencing
a new publication for use in determining a television station's
designated market area for satellite and cable carriage under the
Commission's regulations.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM................................ 07/28/22 87 FR 45288
R&O................................. 12/07/22 87 FR 74987
Withdrawn........................... 04/18/25
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes
Agency Contact: Kenneth Lewis, Attorney Advisor, Federal
Communications Commission, Media Bureau, 45 L Street NE, Washington, DC
20554
Phone: 202 418-2622
Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#e8838d86869c80c6848d9f819ba88e8b8bc68f879e"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="412a242f2f35296f2d24362832012722226f262e37">[email protected]</span></a>
RIN: 3060-AL46
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Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
------------------------------------------- Long-Term Actions
Office of International Affairs
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243. REVIEW OF INTERNATIONAL SECTION 214 AUTHORIZATIONS TO ASSESS
EVOLVING NATIONAL SECURITY, LAW ENFORCEMENT, FOREIGN POLICY, AND TRADE
POLICY RISKS, IB DOCKET NO. 23-119, MD DOCKET NO. 23-134 [3060-AL76]
Legal Authority: 47 U.S.C. 154(i) and 154(j); 47 U.S.C. 201 and
214; 47 U.S.C. 218 and 219; 47 U.S.C. 403 and 413
Abstract: By this Notice, the Commission proposes rules that would
require carriers to renew, every 10 years, their international section
214 authority. In the alternative, the Commission seeks comment on
adopting rules that would require all international section 214
authorization holders to periodically update information enabling the
Commission to review the public interest and national security
implications of those authorizations based on that updated information.
Through these proposals, the Commission seeks to ensure that the
Commission is exercising appropriate oversight of international section
214 authorization holders to safeguard U.S. telecommunications
networks.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM................................ 06/01/23 88 FR 50486
NPRM Comment Period End............. 10/02/23
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Next Action Undetermined............ To Be Determined
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes
Agency Contact: Gabrielle Kim, Attorney Advisor, Office of
International Affairs, Federal Communications Commission, 45 L Street
NE, Washington, DC 20554
Phone: 202 418-0730
Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#65020407170c000909004b0e0c08250306064b020a13"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="a7c0c6c5d5cec2cbcbc289cccecae7c1c4c489c0c8d1">[email protected]</span></a>
RIN: 3060-AL76
244. <bullet> REVIEW OF SUBMARINE CABLE LANDING LICENSE RULES AND
PROCEDURES TO ASSESS EVOLVING NATIONAL SECURITY, LAW ENFORCEMENT,
FOREIGN POLICY, AND TRADE POLICY RISKS, OI DOCKET NO. 24-523, MD DOCKET
NO. 24-524 [3060-AM06]
Legal Authority: 47 U.S.C. 151, 154(i), 154(j), 201-255, 303(r),
403, 413;, 47 U.S.C. 34-39; Executive Order No. 10530, section 5(a)
(May 12, 1954) reprinted as amended in 3 U.S.C. 301
Abstract: The Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission)
takes another important step to protect the Nation's submarine cable
infrastructure from threats in an evolving national security and law
enforcement landscape by undertaking the first major comprehensive
review of the Commission's submarine cable rules since 2001. Over the
last two decades, there have been substantial changes in technology,
consumer expectations, international submarine cable traffic patterns,
and investment in and construction of submarine cable infrastructure as
well as significant evolution in national security and law enforcement
threat environments. The proposed rules on which Commission seeks
comment in this proceeding are intended for the Commission to determine
how best to improve and streamline the submarine cable rules to
facilitate deployment of submarine cables while at the same time
ensuring the security, resilience, and protection of this critical
infrastructure.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM................................ 03/13/25 90 FR 12036
NPRM Comment Period End............. 05/12/25
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Next Action Undetermined............ To Be Determined
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