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Dec 12, 2019 FCC Open Meeting

  • Thu Dec 12, 2019
  • 10:30 am – 12:30 pm EST
  • Room TW-C305, 445 12th Street S.W., Washington, DC
  • Link to Live Feed

The FCC is holding this Open Meeting on the subjects listed below:

  1. 988: Suicide Prevention Hotline Number
    The Commission will consider a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that would propose to designate 988 as the 3-digit number for a national suicide prevention and mental health crisis hotline. WC Docket No. 18-336
  2. Promoting Innovation in the 5.9 GHz Band
    The Commission will consider a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that would take a fresh and comprehensive look at the rules for the 5.9 GHz band and propose, among other things, to make the lower 45 MHz of the band available for unlicensed operations and to permit Cellular Vehicle to Everything (C-V2X) operations in the upper 20 megahertz of the band. (ET Docket No. 19-138)
  3. Facilitating Shared Use in the 3.1-3.55 GHz Band
    The Commission will consider a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that would seek comment on removing the existing non-federal allocations in the 3.3-3.55 GHz band as a step towards potential future shared use between federal incumbents and commercial users. (WT Docket No. 19-348)
  4. VoIP Symmetry
    The Commission will consider an Order on Remand and Declaratory Ruling that would promote continued investment in IP-based networks by clarifying that a local exchange carrier partnering with a VoIP provider may assess end office switched access charges only if the carrier or its VoIP partner provides a physical connection to the last-mile facilities used to serve the end user. (WC Docket No. 10-90, CC Docket No. 01-92)
  5. Cable Service Change Notifications
    The Commission will consider a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that would seek comment on modernizing requirements for notices cable operators must provide consumers and local franchise authorities. (MB Docket Nos. 19-347, 17-105)
  6. Noncommercial and Low Power FM Station Licensing
    The Commission will consider a Report and Order that would revise the Commission’s Noncommercial Educational Broadcast Station and Low Power FM Station comparative processing and licensing rules. (MB Docket No. 19-3)

Related Materials

  • Link to Agenda
  • Link to Tentative Agenda
  • Link to Proposing 988 as the Suicide Prevention Hotline Number
  • Link to Taking a Fresh Look at the 5.9 GHz Band
  • Link to Preparing for Potential Shared Use in the 3.1-3.55 GHz Band
  • Link to Clarifying VoIP Symmetry Rule to Promote Investment in IP Networks
  • Link to Proposing to Modernize Cable Service Change Notification Rules
  • Link to Revising Noncommercial and Low Power FM Station Licensing Rules