Sunshine Act; Open Commission Meeting Wednesday, February 18, 2026
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The Commission will consider a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking seeking comment on reforms to the Lifeline program to ensure that federal dollars go to eligible Americans, enhance program integrity, ensure that service providers comply with the Commission's rules and regulations, and streamline Lifeline rules. 2.................. WIRELESS TELE Title: Maximizing the COMMUNICATIONS. Potential of the 900 MHz Band (WT Docket No. 24- 99). Summary: The Commission will consider a Report and Order that would enable broadband deployment on all ten megahertz of the 900 MHz band (896-901/935- 940 MHz band), facilitating additional spectrum access by utilities, critical infrastructure, and other enterprises for private wireless broadband deployments that drive innovation and stimulate the American economy. 3.................. MEDIA................. Title: Proposing Application Limit in Upcoming NCE Reserved Band FM Translator Filing Window (MB Docket No. 26- 20). Summary: The Commission will consider a Public Notice to propose and seek comment on eligibility restrictions and a general limit of ten applications filed by any applicant entity in the upcoming 2026 filing window for new noncommercial educational reserved band FM translator stations. 4.................. WIRELINE COMPETITION.. Title: Reforming Legacy Rules for an All-IP Future (WC Docket No. 25-311); and Accelerating Network Modernization (WC Docket No. 25-208).
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 31 (Tuesday, February 17, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7282-7283]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-03092]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
[FR ID 331150]
Sunshine Act; Open Commission Meeting Wednesday, February 18,
2026
February 11, 2026.
The Federal Communications Commission will hold an Open Meeting on
the subjects listed below on Wednesday, February 18, 2026, which is
scheduled to commence at 10:30 a.m. in the Commission Meeting Room of
the Federal Communications Commission, 45 L Street NE, Washington, DC.
While attendance at the Open Meeting is available to the public,
the FCC headquarters building is not open access and all guests must
check in with and be screened by FCC security at the main entrance on L
Street. Attendees at the Open Meeting will not be required to have an
appointment but must otherwise comply with protocols outlined at:
<a href="http://www.fcc.gov/visit">www.fcc.gov/visit</a>. Open Meetings are streamed live at: <a href="http://www.fcc.gov/live">www.fcc.gov/live</a>
and on the FCC's YouTube channel.
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Item No. Bureau Subject
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1.................. WIRELINE COMPETITION.. Title: Lifeline and Link Up
Reform and Modernization
(WC Docket No. 11-42);
Bridging the Digital
Divide for Low-Income
Consumers (WC Docket No.
17-287);
Telecommunications
Carriers Eligible for
Universal Service Support
(WC Docket No. 09-197);
Affordable Connectivity
Program (WC Docket No. 21-
450); and Emergency
Broadband Benefit Program
(WC Docket No. 20-445).
Summary: The Commission
will consider a Notice of
Proposed Rulemaking
seeking comment on reforms
to the Lifeline program to
ensure that federal
dollars go to eligible
Americans, enhance program
integrity, ensure that
service providers comply
with the Commission's
rules and regulations, and
streamline Lifeline rules.
2.................. WIRELESS TELE Title: Maximizing the
COMMUNICATIONS. Potential of the 900 MHz
Band (WT Docket No. 24-
99).
Summary: The Commission
will consider a Report and
Order that would enable
broadband deployment on
all ten megahertz of the
900 MHz band (896-901/935-
940 MHz band),
facilitating additional
spectrum access by
utilities, critical
infrastructure, and other
enterprises for private
wireless broadband
deployments that drive
innovation and stimulate
the American economy.
3.................. MEDIA................. Title: Proposing
Application Limit in
Upcoming NCE Reserved Band
FM Translator Filing
Window (MB Docket No. 26-
20).
Summary: The Commission
will consider a Public
Notice to propose and seek
comment on eligibility
restrictions and a general
limit of ten applications
filed by any applicant
entity in the upcoming
2026 filing window for new
noncommercial educational
reserved band FM
translator stations.
4.................. WIRELINE COMPETITION.. Title: Reforming Legacy
Rules for an All-IP Future
(WC Docket No. 25-311);
and Accelerating Network
Modernization (WC Docket
No. 25-208).
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Summary: The Commission
will consider a Notice of
Proposed Rulemaking that
would seek comment on
proposed reforms to
intercarrier compensation,
interexchange services and
CAF ICC support aimed at
accelerating network
deployment and
modernization.
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The meeting will be webcast at: <a href="http://www.fcc.gov/live">www.fcc.gov/live</a>. Open captioning
will be provided as well as a text only version on the FCC website.
Other reasonable accommodations for people with disabilities are
available upon request. In your request, include a description of the
accommodation you will need and a way we can contact you if we need
more information. Last minute requests will be accepted but may be
impossible to fill. Send an email to: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#e5838686d0d5d1a5838686cb828a93"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="8fe9ececbabfbbcfe9ececa1e8e0f9">[email protected]</span></a> or call the
Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau at 202-418-0530.
Press Access--Members of the news media are welcome to attend the
meeting and will be provided reserved seating on a first-come, first-
served basis. Following the meeting, the Chairman may hold a news
conference in which he will take questions from credentialed members of
the press in attendance. Also, senior policy and legal staff will be
made available to the press in attendance for questions related to the
items on the meeting agenda. Commissioners may also choose to hold
press conferences. Press may also direct questions to the Office of
Media Relations (OMR): <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#074a62636e6655626b66736e6869744761646429606871"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="c588a0a1aca497a0a9a4b1acaaabb685a3a6a6eba2aab3">[email protected]</span></a>. Questions about
credentialing should be directed to OMR.
Additional information concerning this meeting may be obtained from
the Office of Media Relations, (202) 418-0500. Audio/Video coverage of
the meeting will be broadcast live with open captioning over the
internet from the FCC Live web page at <a href="http://www.fcc.gov/live">www.fcc.gov/live</a>.
Authority: This meeting is held, in accordance with the Government
in the Sunshine Act (Sunshine Act), Public Law 94-409, as amended (5
U.S.C. 552b).
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2026-03092 Filed 2-12-26; 4:15 pm]
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