FCC Announces Tentative Agenda For August Open Meeting

Media Contact:

Will Wiquist, 202-418-0509

will.wiquist@fcc.gov

For Immediate Release

FCC ANNOUNCES TENTATIVE AGENDA FOR AUGUST OPEN MEETING

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WASHINGTON, July 16, 2015 - Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler

announced that the following items are tentatively on the agenda for the August Open

Commission Meeting scheduled for Thursday, August 6, 2015:

Emerging Wireline Networks and Services -

The Commission will consider a Report and Order,

Order on Reconsideration, and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that will advance

longstanding competition and consumer protection policies on a technologically-neutral basis,

and further the technology transitions underway in our Nation's fixed communications networks

that offer the prospect of innovative and improved services to consumers and businesses alike.

Ensuring Continuity of 911 Communications -

The Commission will consider a Report and Order

that would protect consumers through the transitions from legacy copper networks to modern

networks by adopting rules to ensure that consumers have options, and sufficient information

about those options, to maintain 911 communications at home during power outages.

Mobile Spectrum Holdings -

The Commission will consider an Order on Reconsideration

addressing petitions for reconsideration of certain aspects of the Mobile Spectrum Holdings

Report and Order.

Incentive Auction Procedures -

The Commission will take the next step to commencing the

incentive auction in the first quarter of 2016 by considering the Procedures Public Notice, which

adopts a balanced set of auction procedures that will ensure an effective, efficient, and timely

auction. The Public Notice establishes and provides information on final procedures for setting

the initial spectrum clearing target, qualifying to bid, and bidding in the reverse and forward

auctions.

Unlicensed Operations in TV Bands and 600 MHz Band -

The Commission will consider a Report

and Order that adopts technical and operational rules for unlicensed services, including wireless

microphone operations, in the broadcast television bands and in the post-incentive auction 600

MHz band. The rules are intended to maximize unlicensed access to spectrum while ensuring

that licensed services are protected from harmful interference.

Wireless Microphones -

The Commission will consider a Report and Order that adopts a plan to

accommodate the long-term needs of wireless microphone users by providing new

opportunities for their use in the broadcast television bands and in several other frequency

bands.

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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