[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 227 (Tuesday, November 24, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 75012-75013]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-25876]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
[FRS 17256]
Open Commission Meeting, Wednesday, November 18, 2020
November 10, 2020.
The Federal Communications Commission held an Open Meeting on the
subjects listed below on Wednesday, November 18, 2020, at 10:30 a.m.
Due to the current COVID-19 pandemic and related agency telework and
headquarters access policies, this meeting was in a wholly electronic
format and was open to the public on the internet via live feed from
the FCC's web page at www.fcc.gov/live and on the FCC's YouTube
channel.
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Item No. Bureau Subject
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1...................... OFFICE OF TITLE: Modernizing the
ENGINEERING AND 5.9 GHz Band (ET Docket
TECHNOLOGY. No. 19-138).
.................... SUMMARY: The Commission
considered a First
Report and Order,
Further Notice of
Proposed Rulemaking, and
Order of Proposed
Modification that would
adopt rules to repurpose
45 megahertz of spectrum
in the 5.850-5.895 GHz
band for unlicensed
operations, retain 30
megahertz of spectrum in
the 5.895-5.925 GHz band
for the Intelligent
Transportation Systems
(ITS) service, and
require the transition
of the ITS radio service
standard from Dedicated
Short-Range
Communications
technology to Cellular
Vehicle-to-Everything
technology.
2...................... INTERNATIONAL....... TITLE: Further
Streamlining of
Satellite Regulations
(IB Docket No. 18-314).
.................... SUMMARY: The Commission
considered a Report and
Order that would
streamline its satellite
licensing rules by
creating an optional
framework for
authorizing space
stations and blanket-
licensed earth stations
through a unified
license.
3...................... INTERNATIONAL....... TITLE: Facilitating Next
Generation Fixed-
Satellite Services in
the 17 GHz Band (IB
Docket No. 20-330).
.................... SUMMARY: The Commission
considered a Notice of
Proposed Rulemaking that
would propose to add a
new allocation in the
17.3-17.8 GHz band for
Fixed-Satellite Service
space-to-Earth downlinks
and to adopt associated
technical rules.
4...................... CONSUMER & TITLE: Telecommunications
GOVERNMENTAL Relay Services and
AFFAIRS. Speech-to-Speech
Services for Individuals
with Hearing and Speech
Disabilities (CG Docket
No. 03-123); Structure
and Practices of the
Video Relay Service
Program (CG Docket No.
10-51); and Misuse of
Internet Protocol Relay
Service (CG Docket No.
12-38).
.................... SUMMARY: The Commission
considered a Notice of
Proposed Rulemaking that
would propose expansion
of the
Telecommunications Relay
Services (TRS) Fund
contribution base for
supporting Video Relay
Service (VRS) and
Internet Protocol Relay
Service (IP Relay) to
include intrastate
telecommunications
revenue, as a way of
strengthening the
funding base for these
forms of TRS and making
it more equitable
without increasing the
size of the Fund itself.
5...................... MEDIA............... TITLE: Revision of the
Commission's Part 76
Review Procedures (MB
Docket No. 20-70);
Modernization of Media
Regulation Initiative
(MB Docket No. 17-105);
and Revision of the
Commission's Program
Carriage Rules (MB
Docket No. 11-131).
.................... SUMMARY: The Commission
considered a Report and
Order that would modify
the Commission's rules
governing the resolution
of program carriage
disputes between video
programming vendors and
multichannel video
programming
distributors.
6...................... WIRELESS TELE- TITLE: Licensing Matter.
COMMUNICATIONS AND
OFFICE OF GENERAL
COUNSEL.
.................... SUMMARY: The Commission
considered a licensing
matter.
7...................... ENFORCEMENT......... TITLE: Enforcement Bureau
Action.
.................... SUMMARY: The Commission
considered an
enforcement action.
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The meeting was webcast with open captioning at: www.fcc.gov/live.
Open captioning was provided as well as a text only version on the FCC
website. Other reasonable accommodations for people with disabilities
were available upon request.
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Additional information concerning this meeting may be obtained from
the Office of Media Relations, (202) 418-0500. Audio/Video coverage of
the meeting was broadcast live with open captioning over the internet
from the FCC Live web page at www.fcc.gov/live.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2020-25876 Filed 11-23-20; 8:45 am]
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