Sunshine Act; Open Commission Meeting Thursday, March 26, 2026
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The Commission will consider a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that proposes a range of actions to address problems with offshore call centers, including actions to encourage and facilitate onshoring of call centers, improve customer service and security of communications, and steps to address illegal robocall scams that originate inside foreign call centers. 2.................... Wireline Competition. Title: Combatting Illegal Robocalls Through FCC Numbering Policies (WC Docket No. 26-49); Implementation of TRACED Act Section 6(a)-- Knowledge of Customers by Entities with Access to Numbering Resources (WC Docket No. 20-67); Numbering Policies for Modern Communications (WC Docket No. 13-97); Telephone Number Requirements for IP- Enabled Service Providers (WC Docket No. 07-243). Summary: The Commission will consider a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that would seek comment on and evaluate whether to adopt changes to its numbering policies with respect to how assigned numbering resources are utilized, reported, and resold by service providers as part of its continuing effort to combat illegal robocalls. 3.................... Wireline Competition. Title: Reducing Barriers to Network Improvements and Service Changes (WC Docket No. 25-209); Accelerating Network Modernization (WC Docket No. 25-208). Summary: The Commission will consider a Report and Order that adopts measures to reduce regulatory barriers and costs that hinder the transition from outdated legacy networks and services to next- generation, IP-based infrastructure. 4.................... Space................ Title: Spectrum Abundance for Weird Space Stuff (SB Docket No. 26-54). Summary: The Commission will consider a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that proposes and seeks comment on ways in which to make additional spectrum available for command and control of spacecraft supporting emergent space operations, but which do not use spectrum as part of any radiocommunications services provided to the public. 5.................... General Counsel...... Title: Modernizing Suspension and Debarment Rules (GN Docket No. 19- 309). Summary: The Commission will consider a Report and Order, Direct Final Rule, and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that would revise the FCC's current nonprocurement suspension and debarment rules by adopting the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Guidance for Governmentwide Debarment and Suspension and supplemental FCC-specific rules to expand the Commission's tools for combatting fraud, waste, and abuse, and remove bad actors from Commission programs. 6.................... Media................ Title: 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); Delete, Delete, Delete (GN Docket No. 25-133). Summary: The Commission will consider a Report and Order to update rules for broadcast radio and television stations to reflect current application processing requirements, clarify and harmonize provisions, and remove references to outdated procedures and legacy filing systems. 7.................... Economics and Title: Delete, Delete, Analytics. Delete (GN Docket No. 25- 133). Summary: The Commission will consider as part of the In re: Delete, Delete, Delete proceeding a Direct Final Rule that would remove 18 rules, including 17 rule provisions impacting the Office of Economics and Analytics' (OEA) Auction Division that are no longer in use by the Commission or govern expired events and one rule relating to the Office of International Affairs (OIA) that imposed carrier burdens under a deleted requirement. ------------------------------------------------------------------------
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 56 (Tuesday, March 24, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14022-14023]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-05750]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
[FR ID 337206]
Sunshine Act; Open Commission Meeting Thursday, March 26, 2026
March 19, 2026.
The Federal Communications Commission will hold an Open Meeting on
the subjects listed below on Thursday, March 26, 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.................... Consumer and Title: Improving Customer
Governmental Affairs. Service and Protecting
Consumers through
Onshoring (CG Docket No.
26-52); Advanced Methods
to Target and Eliminate
Unlawful Robocalls (CG
Docket No. 17-59); Rules
and Regulations
Implementing the
Telephone Consumer
Protection Act of 1991
(CG Docket No. 02-278).
Summary: The Commission
will consider a Notice of
Proposed Rulemaking that
proposes a range of
actions to address
problems with offshore
call centers, including
actions to encourage and
facilitate onshoring of
call centers, improve
customer service and
security of
communications, and steps
to address illegal
robocall scams that
originate inside foreign
call centers.
2.................... Wireline Competition. Title: Combatting Illegal
Robocalls Through FCC
Numbering Policies (WC
Docket No. 26-49);
Implementation of TRACED
Act Section 6(a)--
Knowledge of Customers by
Entities with Access to
Numbering Resources (WC
Docket No. 20-67);
Numbering Policies for
Modern Communications (WC
Docket No. 13-97);
Telephone Number
Requirements for IP-
Enabled Service Providers
(WC Docket No. 07-243).
Summary: The Commission
will consider a Notice of
Proposed Rulemaking that
would seek comment on and
evaluate whether to adopt
changes to its numbering
policies with respect to
how assigned numbering
resources are utilized,
reported, and resold by
service providers as part
of its continuing effort
to combat illegal
robocalls.
3.................... Wireline Competition. Title: Reducing Barriers
to Network Improvements
and Service Changes (WC
Docket No. 25-209);
Accelerating Network
Modernization (WC Docket
No. 25-208).
Summary: The Commission
will consider a Report
and Order that adopts
measures to reduce
regulatory barriers and
costs that hinder the
transition from outdated
legacy networks and
services to next-
generation, IP-based
infrastructure.
4.................... Space................ Title: Spectrum Abundance
for Weird Space Stuff (SB
Docket No. 26-54).
Summary: The Commission
will consider a Notice of
Proposed Rulemaking that
proposes and seeks
comment on ways in which
to make additional
spectrum available for
command and control of
spacecraft supporting
emergent space
operations, but which do
not use spectrum as part
of any
radiocommunications
services provided to the
public.
5.................... General Counsel...... Title: Modernizing
Suspension and Debarment
Rules (GN Docket No. 19-
309).
Summary: The Commission
will consider a Report
and Order, Direct Final
Rule, and Further Notice
of Proposed Rulemaking
that would revise the
FCC's current
nonprocurement suspension
and debarment rules by
adopting the Office of
Management and Budget's
(OMB) Guidance for
Governmentwide Debarment
and Suspension and
supplemental FCC-specific
rules to expand the
Commission's tools for
combatting fraud, waste,
and abuse, and remove bad
actors from Commission
programs.
6.................... Media................ Title: 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);
Delete, Delete, Delete
(GN Docket No. 25-133).
Summary: The Commission
will consider a Report
and Order to update rules
for broadcast radio and
television stations to
reflect current
application processing
requirements, clarify and
harmonize provisions, and
remove references to
outdated procedures and
legacy filing systems.
7.................... Economics and Title: Delete, Delete,
Analytics. Delete (GN Docket No. 25-
133).
Summary: The Commission
will consider as part of
the In re: Delete,
Delete, Delete proceeding
a Direct Final Rule that
would remove 18 rules,
including 17 rule
provisions impacting the
Office of Economics and
Analytics' (OEA) Auction
Division that are no
longer in use by the
Commission or govern
expired events and one
rule relating to the
Office of International
Affairs (OIA) that
imposed carrier burdens
under a deleted
requirement.
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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#395f5a5a0c090d795f5a5a175e564f"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="92f4f1f1a7a2a6d2f4f1f1bcf5fde4">[email protected]</span></a> or call the
Consumer
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& 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#b5f8d0d1dcd4e7d0d9d4c1dcdadbc6f5d3d6d69bd2dac3"><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. 2026-05750 Filed 3-20-26; 4:15 pm]
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