2024-15723. Open Commission Meeting Thursday, July 18, 2024  

  • Item No. Bureau Subject
    1 Wireline Competition Title: Incarcerated People's Communications Services; Implementation of the Martha Wright-Reed Act (WC Docket No. 23-62); Rates for Interstate Inmate Calling Services (WC Docket No. 12-375).
    Summary: The Commission will consider a Report and Order, Order on Reconsideration, Clarification and Waiver, and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that would implement the Martha Wright-Reed Just and Reasonable Communications Act of 2022 by adopting just and reasonable rate caps for incarcerated people's audio and video communications services, among other reforms. The Further Notice would seek comment on additional reforms for incarcerated people's communications services.
    2 Wireline Competition Title: Modernizing E-Rate to Support Wi-Fi Hotspots (WC Docket No. 21-31).
    Summary: The Commission will consider a Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that would update the E-Rate program rules to make the off-premises use of Wi-Fi hotspots and wireless Internet services eligible for E-Rate program support.
    3 Wireless Tele-Communcations Title: Promoting Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition Through Handset Unlocking Requirements and Policies (WT Docket No. 24-186).
    Summary: The Commission will consider a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that would propose the use of broadly applicable handset unlocking policies as a means to improve consumer choice and flexibility, to enhance competition across the mobile wireless marketplace, and to provide for more uniform regulation of service providers.
    4 Public Safety and Homeland Security Title: Facilitating Implementation of Next Generation 911 Services (NG911) (PS Docket No. 21-479); Location-Based Routing for Wireless 911 Calls (PS Docket No. 18-64).
    Summary: The Commission will consider a Report and Order that would expedite the transition to NG911 and help ensure that the nation's 911 system functions effectively with the most advanced capabilities available.
    5 Media Title: Accessibility of User Interfaces, and Video Programming Guides and Menus (MB Docket No. 12-108).
    Summary: The Commission will consider a Report and Order that would ensure that consumers are able to readily access user display settings for closed captioning on covered video devices.

Document Information

Published:
07/17/2024
Department:
Federal Communications Commission
Entry Type:
Notice
Document Number:
2024-15723
Pages:
58157-58158 (2 pages)
Docket Numbers:
FR ID 232649
PDF File:
2024-15723.pdf