What will the FCC be tackling next?
Chairman Pai’s theme for the July 16, 2020 Open Meeting is “Not Alone,” reflecting the agenda’s headline item which would adopt rules to make 988 the nation-wide 3 digit number to reach the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. But the agenda is far more diverse than the theme may suggest and contains many other items of importance to telecom providers.
Read MoreTopics: #CheckingIn@TheFCC, National Suicide Hotline, Leased Commercial Access, TRACED Act, Wireless E911 Location Accuracy, Digital Opportunity Data Collection, 988, National Security Threats, FCC Open Meeting July 2020
What will the FCC be tackling next?
Chairman Pai’s theme for the March 31, 2020 Open Meeting is “Robocall Relief Springs Forward.” He explains saying: “This past weekend, Americans across the country lost time that they're never getting back, had their sleep disrupted, and complained about this injustice. No, I'm not talking about springing our clocks forward for Daylight Savings Time. I'm talking about one of the few constants of American life that are even worse: unwanted robocalls.
Read MoreTopics: #CheckingIn@TheFCC, STIR/SHAKEN, Detariffing Telephone Access charges, robocall mitigation, Presubscribed Interexchange Carrier Charge, Subcriber Line Charge, Special Access Surcharge, non-IP caller ID authentication
What will the FCC be tackling next?
Chairman Pai’s theme for the first meeting of 2020 is “Kicking Off the New Year in a Big Way.” (scheduled for, January 30, 2020). He notes that “[f]or the fourth year running, my biggest New Year's resolution at the office was to work to bridge the digital divide and provide more Americans digital opportunity.
Read MoreTopics: FCC Chairman Ajit Pai, #CheckingIn@TheFCC, FCC January Open Meeting Agenda, Rural Digital Opportunity Fund, Hearing Aid Compatibility (HAC) Rule, Video Relay Service (VRS), TV Station Notification Rules
What will the FCC be tackling next?
Topics: MOBILE NOW Act, FCC Chairman Ajit Pai, #CheckingIn@TheFCC, local franchising authorities, 988: Suicide Prevention Hotline Number, VoIP Symmetry, LFAs, 5.9 GHz band, 3.3-3.55 GHz band
What Will The FCC be Tackling Next? "Storming Back Stronger."
Chairman Pai’s theme for the September 26, 2019 Open Meeting is “Storming Back Stronger,” a phrase the surely resonates with those of us on the east coast who have spent the last week or two fretting over Hurricane Dorian. The “storm” agenda is anchored by the FCC’s consideration of an order to finalize Stage 2 of the FCC’s Uniendo a Puerto Rico and Connect USVI Funds.
Read MoreTopics: intercarrier compensation, FCC Open Meeting for September, Priority Access Licenses, #CheckingIn@TheFCC, Access Arbitrage, Access Stimulation, tandem switching and transport charges, Uniendo a Puerto Rico and Connect USVI Funds, Disaster Preparation and Response Plan
Is Opportunity Knocking?
Topics: high-cost universal service support, caller ID spoofing, #CheckingIn@TheFCC, FCC August Open Meeting, reporting on Form 477, FCC CAF Phase II, Kari’s Law/RAY BAUM’S Act, MLTS Calls to 911, Sunsetting the Form 477
Giant leaps at the FCC?
Chairman Pai’s theme for the July 10, 2019 meeting is “A Giant Leap For 5G.” The focus will be on taking important steps towards advancing 5G coverage and capacity. The FCC plans to accomplish this by opening up the 2.5 GHz band for 5G as well as conducting a high-band spectrum auction. The meeting will also concentrate attention on closing the digital divide by considering a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and Declaratory Ruling covering what the FCC calls “multiple tenant environments,” or MTEs.
Read MoreTopics: Lifeline Recertification, Business Data Services, BDS, Broadband Access to Multiple Tenant Environments, FCC July Open Meeting, #CheckingIn@TheFCC, 2.5 GHz Band, 5G, 5G Incentive Auction, Access to Connected Care Services
What will the FCC be tackling next?
Chairman Pai’s theme for the April meeting is “The Next Big Thing,” taken from a Vince Gill song. 
Chairman Pai explains that the first part of the agenda takes inspiration from the refrain that “[e]verybody's waiting for the next big thing, “which, for the Chairman’s purpose, is 5G, the “next big thing in wireless.”
Topics: Checking In @ The FCC, #CheckingIn@TheFCC, FCC Open Meeting for April, Cutting the cord, OTARD, UNE Forbearance Petition
What will the FCC be tackling next?
Chairman Pai’s theme for the March (3/22/18) meeting is “Winning the Wireless Future.” The agenda is designed to advance the FCC’s strategy for 5G leadership and delivering next-generation wireless connectivity to American consumers using a three-part approach: forward-thinking spectrum policy, modernized rules for infrastructure deployment, and light-touch network regulation.
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Topics: robocalls, Consumer Signal Boosters, NHPA, Wireless Infrastructure Deployment, Telephone Consumer Protection Act, "Winning the Wireless Future", NEPA, #CheckingIn@TheFCC, 4.9 GHz Band, Wireless 911 Calls
What will the FCC be tackling next?
Chairman Pai’s theme for the July 16, 2020 Open Meeting is “Not Alone,” reflecting the agenda’s headline item which would adopt rules to make 988 the nation-wide 3 digit number to reach the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. But the agenda is far more diverse than the theme may suggest and contains many other items of importance to telecom providers.
Read MoreTopics: #CheckingIn@TheFCC, National Suicide Hotline, Leased Commercial Access, TRACED Act, Wireless E911 Location Accuracy, Digital Opportunity Data Collection, 988, National Security Threats, FCC Open Meeting July 2020
What will the FCC be tackling next?
Chairman Pai’s theme for the March 31, 2020 Open Meeting is “Robocall Relief Springs Forward.” He explains saying: “This past weekend, Americans across the country lost time that they're never getting back, had their sleep disrupted, and complained about this injustice. No, I'm not talking about springing our clocks forward for Daylight Savings Time. I'm talking about one of the few constants of American life that are even worse: unwanted robocalls.
Read MoreTopics: #CheckingIn@TheFCC, STIR/SHAKEN, Detariffing Telephone Access charges, robocall mitigation, Presubscribed Interexchange Carrier Charge, Subcriber Line Charge, Special Access Surcharge, non-IP caller ID authentication
What will the FCC be tackling next?
Chairman Pai’s theme for the first meeting of 2020 is “Kicking Off the New Year in a Big Way.” (scheduled for, January 30, 2020). He notes that “[f]or the fourth year running, my biggest New Year's resolution at the office was to work to bridge the digital divide and provide more Americans digital opportunity.
Read MoreTopics: FCC Chairman Ajit Pai, #CheckingIn@TheFCC, FCC January Open Meeting Agenda, Rural Digital Opportunity Fund, Hearing Aid Compatibility (HAC) Rule, Video Relay Service (VRS), TV Station Notification Rules
What will the FCC be tackling next?
Topics: MOBILE NOW Act, FCC Chairman Ajit Pai, #CheckingIn@TheFCC, local franchising authorities, 988: Suicide Prevention Hotline Number, VoIP Symmetry, LFAs, 5.9 GHz band, 3.3-3.55 GHz band
What Will The FCC be Tackling Next? "Storming Back Stronger."
Chairman Pai’s theme for the September 26, 2019 Open Meeting is “Storming Back Stronger,” a phrase the surely resonates with those of us on the east coast who have spent the last week or two fretting over Hurricane Dorian. The “storm” agenda is anchored by the FCC’s consideration of an order to finalize Stage 2 of the FCC’s Uniendo a Puerto Rico and Connect USVI Funds.
Read MoreTopics: intercarrier compensation, FCC Open Meeting for September, Priority Access Licenses, #CheckingIn@TheFCC, Access Arbitrage, Access Stimulation, tandem switching and transport charges, Uniendo a Puerto Rico and Connect USVI Funds, Disaster Preparation and Response Plan
Is Opportunity Knocking?
Topics: high-cost universal service support, caller ID spoofing, #CheckingIn@TheFCC, FCC August Open Meeting, reporting on Form 477, FCC CAF Phase II, Kari’s Law/RAY BAUM’S Act, MLTS Calls to 911, Sunsetting the Form 477
Giant leaps at the FCC?
Chairman Pai’s theme for the July 10, 2019 meeting is “A Giant Leap For 5G.” The focus will be on taking important steps towards advancing 5G coverage and capacity. The FCC plans to accomplish this by opening up the 2.5 GHz band for 5G as well as conducting a high-band spectrum auction. The meeting will also concentrate attention on closing the digital divide by considering a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and Declaratory Ruling covering what the FCC calls “multiple tenant environments,” or MTEs.
Read MoreTopics: Lifeline Recertification, Business Data Services, BDS, Broadband Access to Multiple Tenant Environments, FCC July Open Meeting, #CheckingIn@TheFCC, 2.5 GHz Band, 5G, 5G Incentive Auction, Access to Connected Care Services
What will the FCC be tackling next?
Chairman Pai’s theme for the April meeting is “The Next Big Thing,” taken from a Vince Gill song. Chairman Pai explains that the first part of the agenda takes inspiration from the refrain that “[e]verybody's waiting for the next big thing, “which, for the Chairman’s purpose, is 5G, the “next big thing in wireless.”
Topics: Checking In @ The FCC, #CheckingIn@TheFCC, FCC Open Meeting for April, Cutting the cord, OTARD, UNE Forbearance Petition
What will the FCC be tackling next?
Chairman Pai’s theme for the March (3/22/18) meeting is “Winning the Wireless Future.” The agenda is designed to advance the FCC’s strategy for 5G leadership and delivering next-generation wireless connectivity to American consumers using a three-part approach: forward-thinking spectrum policy, modernized rules for infrastructure deployment, and light-touch network regulation.
Read More
Topics: robocalls, Consumer Signal Boosters, NHPA, Wireless Infrastructure Deployment, Telephone Consumer Protection Act, "Winning the Wireless Future", NEPA, #CheckingIn@TheFCC, 4.9 GHz Band, Wireless 911 Calls
