FCC Announces Tentative Agenda for October Meeting

The Federal Communications Commission has issued a Tentative Agenda for its next Open Commission Meeting, scheduled for October 22. The following items are listed on the Tentative Agenda:

• Rates for Inmate Calling Services (ICS): The FCC will consider a Report and Order and Third Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that would, according to the Tentative Agenda, “adopt a comprehensive reform of intrastate, interstate, and international ICS calls to ensure just, reasonable and fair ICS rates.” The item will also seek comment on additional measures to provide ICS rates that are consistent with “the statute and public interest.” On September 30, the FCC released a Fact Sheet summarizing the item and on October 1 Commissioner Clyburn posted to the FCC blog discussing the item.
• Review of Foreign Ownership Policy: The FCC will consider a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that would “streamline the foreign ownership review process for broadcast licensees and applicants, and standardize the review process for broadcast, common carrier, and aeronautical licensees and applicants,” per the Tentative Agenda. On October 1, Chairman Wheeler posted to the FCC blog discussing this item and the “Spectrum Frontiers” item below.
• Spectrum Frontiers: The FCC will consider a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to create “new flexible service rules in certain bands above 24 GHz to support multiple uses, including mobile wireless.”

The FCC’s Open Meeting is scheduled to begin at 10:30 a.m. in the Commission Meeting Room (TW-C305) at FCC Headquarters on 445 12th Street, S.W., Washington, D.C., and will be streamed live at fcc.gov/live.