2018-02029. Open Commission Meeting, Tuesday, January 30, 2018

January 23, 2018.

The Federal Communications Commission will hold an Open Meeting on the subjects listed below on Tuesday, January 30, 2018 which is scheduled to commence at 10:30 a.m. in Room TW-C305, at 445 12th Street SW, Washington, DC.

Item No.	Bureau	Subject
1	PUBLIC SAFETY & HOMELAND SECURITY	Presentation: The Commission will receive a preliminary report from the Public Safety & Homeland Security Bureau on its investigation into the false emergency alert that occurred in Hawaii on January 13, 2018.
2	PUBLIC SAFETY & HOMELAND SECURITY	Title: Wireless Emergency Alerts (PS Docket No. 15-91); Amendment of Part 11 of the Commission's Rules Regarding the Emergency Alert System (PS Docket No. 15-94).
		Summary: The Commission will consider a Second Report and Order and Second Order on Reconsideration to enhance the effectiveness of Wireless Emergency Alerts, including improving the geographic accuracy of these alerts.
3	WIRELINE COMPETITION	Title: Connect America Fund (WC Docket No. 10-90); ETC Annual Reports and Certifications (WC Docket No. 14-58); Rural Broadband Experiments (WC Docket No. 14-259); Connect America Fund Phase II Auction (AU Docket No. 17-182).
		Summary: The Commission will consider an Order and Order on Reconsideration addressing the remaining issues raised by parties challenging the Commission's orders implementing the Connect America Phase II auction (Auction 903), in which service providers will compete to receive support of up to $1.98 billion to offer voice and broadband service in unserved high-cost areas.
4	WIRELINE COMPETITION AND WIRELESS TELE-COMMUNICATIONS	Title: Connect America Fund Phase II Auction Scheduled for July 24, 2018 Notice and Filing Requirements and Other Procedures for Auction 903; Connect America Fund Phase II Auction (AU Docket No. 17-182); Connect America Fund (WC Docket No. 10-90).
		Summary: The Commission will consider a Public Notice establishing procedures for the Connect America Fund Phase II auction, which will award up to $1.98 billion over 10 years to service providers that commit to offer voice and broadband services to fixed locations in unserved high-cost areas.
5	WIRELINE COMPETITION AND OFFICE OF MANAGING DIRECTORY	Title: Establishment of the Office of Economics and Analytics (MD Docket No. 18-3).
		Summary: The Commission will consider an Order to establish an Office of Economics and Analytics.
6	MEDIA	Title: Amendment of Section 73.3613 of the Commission's Rules Regarding Filing of Contracts (MB Docket No. 18-4); Modernization of Media Regulation Initiative (MB Docket No. 17-105).
		Summary: The Commission will consider a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking proposing to eliminate the requirement that broadcast licensees and permittees routinely submit paper copies of contracts and other documents to the FCC as specified in Section 73.3613 of the Commission's rules.
7	MEDIA	Title: Modernization of Media Regulation Initiative (MB Docket No. 17-105); Amendment of Parts 27, 54, 73, 74, and 76 of the Commission's Rules to Delete Rules Made Obsolete by the Digital Television Transition.
		Summary: The Commission will consider an Order deleting rules made obsolete by the Digital TV transition.
8	ENFORCEMENT	Title: Enforcement Bureau Action.
		Summary: The Commission will consider an enforcement action.

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Federal Communications Commission.

Marlene H. Dortch,

Secretary.