July 2024 Open Commission Meeting

Jul
18
2024

July 2024 Open Commission Meeting

10:30 am - 12:30 pm EDT
Commission Meeting Room, FCC Headquarters, 45 L Street NE, Washington, DC 20554
 
 
 
 

The FCC held this Open Meeting on the subjects listed below:

 
 
 

Public Drafts of Meeting Items – The FCC is publicly releasing the draft text of each item expected to be considered at this Open Commission Meeting with the exception of items involving specific, enforcement-related matters including restricted proceedings and hearing designation orders. One-page cover sheets are included in the public drafts to help summarize each item. Links to these materials are provided below.

 
  • Bringing Common Sense and Fairness to Correctional Facility Phone Rates
    The Commission considered a Report and Order, Order on Reconsideration, Clarification and Waiver, and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that would implement the Martha Wright-Reed 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. (WC Docket Nos. 23-62, 12-375)
  • Modernizing E-Rate to Support Wi-Fi Hotspots
    The Commission considered 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. (WC Docket No. 21-31)
  • Promoting Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition Through Handset Unlocking Requirements and Policies 
    The Commission considered 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. (WT Docket No. 24-186)
  • Advancing the Transition to Next Generation 911 
    The Commission considered 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. (PS Docket Nos. 21-479, 18-64)
  • Accessibility of User Interfaces, and Video Programming Guides and Menus 
    The Commission considered a Report and Order that would ensure that consumers are able to readily access user display settings for closed captioning on covered video devices. (MB Docket No. 12-108)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Meeting Documents

 

FCC Caps Exorbitant Phone & Video Call Rates for Incarcerated Persons

 

FCC Approves Rules to Support Wi-Fi Hotspots Through E-Rate Program

 

FCC Proposes Mobile Phone Unlocking Requirement

 

FCC Takes Action to Expedite the Transition to Next Generation 911

 

FCC Adopts ‘Readily Accessible’ Requirement for Caption Displays

 

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