FCC Announces Tentative Agenda For September Open Meeting
27/08/2015
Will Wiquist, 202-418-0509
will.wiquist@fcc.gov
For Immediate Release
FCC ANNOUNCES TENTATIVE AGENDA FOR SEPTEMBER OPEN
MEETING
--
WASHINGTON, August 27, 2015 - Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom
Wheeler announced that the following items are tentatively on the agenda for the September
Open Commission Meeting scheduled for Thursday, September 17, 2015:
Modernizing Contest Rules -
The Commission will consider a Report and Order to provide
broadcasters greater flexibility in their disclosure of contest terms.
Submarine Cable Reliability -
The Commission will consider a Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking that proposes to require submarine cable licensees to report outages.
The Open Meeting is scheduled to commence at 10:30 a.m. in Room TW-C305 of the Federal
Communications Commission, 445 12th Street, S.W., Washington, D.C.
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This is an unofficial announcement of Commission action. Release of the full text of a Commission order
constitutes official action. See MCI v. FCC. 515 F 2d 385 (D.C. Circ 1974).
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