Daily Digest
	Federal Communications Commission 445 12th St., SW Washington, D.C. 20554 Vol. 39 No. 581	News media information 202 / 418-0500 Internet: http://www.fcc.gov TTY: 1-888-835-5322 May 5, 2020

FCC GRANTS CONDITIONAL, FIRST-EVER CERTIFICATION FOR IP CAPTIONED TELEPHONE SERVICE USING ONLY AUTOMATIC SPEECH RECOGNITION. The Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau today granted conditional certification to MachineGenius to provide IP Captioned Telephone Service using only automatic speech recognition technology, the first grant of this kind. by News Release. OMR CGB. DOC-364163A1.docx DOC-364163A1.pdf DOC-364163A1.txt

COMMISSIONER STARKS AND U.S. REPRESENTATIVE BRENDA LAWRENCE (MI-14) ANNOUNCE CONNECTING MICHIGAN: FROM INTERNET INEQUALITY TO DIGITAL EQUITY. by News Release. News Media Contact: Alisa Valentin at (202) 418-2500, email: Alisa.Valentin@fcc.gov. OMR OCGS. DOC-364162A1.docx DOC-364162A1.pdf DOC-364162A1.txt

Report No: 29731. Released: 2020-05-05. BROADCAST APPLICATIONS. MB. DOC-364130A1.pdf DOC-364130A1.txt

Report No: PN-2-200505-01. Released: 2020-05-05. ACTIONS. MB. DOC-364153A1.pdf DOC-364153A1.txt

Released: 2020-05-05. PUBLIC SAFETY AND HOMELAND SECURITY BUREAU ANNOUNCES REGION 47 (PUERTO RICO) PUBLIC SAFETY REGIONAL PLANNING COMMITTEE 700 MHZ AND 800 MHZ MEETINGS. (DA No. 20-481). (Dkt No 93-82 02-378). PSHSB. DA-20-481A1.docx

Report No: PN-3-200505-01. Released: 2020-05-05. PLEADINGS. MB. DOC-364154A1.pdf DOC-364154A1.txt

Report No: PN-1-200505-01. Released: 2020-05-05. APPLICATIONS. MB. DOC-364152A1.pdf DOC-364152A1.txt

MODIFICATION APPLICATION FOR WLYB(FM), LIVINGSTON, ALABAMA. Dismisses modification application filed by Blackbelt Broadcasting, Inc. Action by: Chief, Audio Division, Media Bureau. by LETTER. (DA No. 20-484). MB. DA-20-484A1.doc DA-20-484A1.pdf DA-20-484A1.txt

TELECOMMUNICATIONS RELAY SERVICES AND SPEECH-TO-SPEECH SERVICES FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH HEARING AND SPEECH DISABILITIES. MachineGenius, Inc. granted conditional certification to provide Internet Protocol Captioned Telephone Service (IP CTS) using only automatic speech recognition (ASR) technology. (Dkt No 03-123). Action by: Chief, Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau. Adopted: 2020-05-05 by ORDER. (DA No. 20-485). CGB. DA-20-485A1.docx DA-20-485A1.pdf DA-20-485A1.txt

5.9 GHZ BAND BOOSTS CONSUMER INTERNET ACCESS DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC. With New Spectrum Access, Wireless ISPs Report Increased Speeds, Decreased Congestion, and Extended Coverage Areas for Consumers . by News Release. News Media Contact: Will Wiquist at (202) 418-0509, email: Will.Wiquist@fcc.gov. OMR WTB OCHAP. DOC-364138A1.docx DOC-364138A1.pdf DOC-364138A1.txt

Released: 2020-05-04. CONNECT AMERICA FUND PHASE II AUCTION SUPPORT FOR 105 WINNING BIDS READY TO BE AUTHORIZED. (DA No. 20-483). (Dkt No 17-182 10-90). Listed Auction 903 Long-Form Applicants Must Submit Letters of Credit and Legal Counsel's Opinion Letters by Monday, May 18, 2020. WCB OEA. Contact: (202) 418-7400. DA-20-483A1.docx DA-20-483A1.pdf DA-20-483A1.txt DA-20-483A2.pdf DA-20-483A2.txt

REMARKS OF COMMISSIONER GEOFFREY STARKS AT THE HBCU PRESIDENTS' ROUNDTABLE: THE STATE OF CONNECTIVITY IN THE AGE OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, VIA VIDEO CONFERENCE. OMR OCGS. SPEECH. DOC-364140A1.docx

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY RECRUITMENT REQUIREMENTS FOR BROADCAST LICENSEES AND MULTI-CHANNEL VIDEO PROGRAMMING DISTRIBUTORS. The Media Bureau, in consultation with the Enforcement Bureau, provides certain broadcast licensees and MVPDs a limited waiver of EEO rules to allow for the re-hiring of full-time employees laid off due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Action by: Chief, Media Bureau. Adopted: 2020-05-04 by ORDER. (DA No. 20-482). MB. DA-20-482A1.docx DA-20-482A1.pdf DA-20-482A1.txt