December 11, 2007

# FCC TO HOLD OPEN COMMISSION MEETING {#fcc-to-hold-open-commission-meeting .New-Heading}

# TUESDAY, DECEMBER 18, 2007 {#tuesday-december-18-2007 .New-Heading}

The Federal Communications Commission will hold an Open Meeting on the
subjects listed below on Tuesday, December 18, 2007, which is scheduled
to commence at 10:30 a.m. in Room TW-C305, at 445 12th Street, S.W.,
Washington, D.C. The Commission is waiving the sunshine period
prohibition contained in section 1.1203 of the Commission's rules, 47
C.F.R. § 1.1203, until 5:30 pm on Friday, December 14, 2007. Thus,
presentations with respect to the items listed below will be permitted
until that time.

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| **[ITEM | **[BUR             | **[SUBJECT]{.underline}**            |
| NO.]    | EAU]{.underline}** |                                      |
| {.under |                    |                                      |
| line}** |                    |                                      |
+---------+--------------------+--------------------------------------+
| **1**   | **WIRELESS TELE-** | **TITLE:** Implementation of Section |
|         |                    | 6002(b) of the Omnibus Budget        |
|         | **COMMUNICATIONS** | Reconciliation Act of 1993; Annual   |
|         |                    | Report and Analysis of Competitive   |
|         |                    | Market Conditions with Respect to    |
|         |                    | Commercial Mobile Services (WT       |
|         |                    | Docket No. 07-71).                   |
|         |                    |                                      |
|         |                    | **SUMMARY:** The Commission will     |
|         |                    | consider a Twelfth Annual Report and |
|         |                    | Analysis of Competitive Market       |
|         |                    | Conditions with Respect to           |
|         |                    | Commercial Mobile Services.          |
+---------+--------------------+--------------------------------------+
| **2**   | **WIRELESS TELE-** | **TITLE:** Establishment of Rules    |
|         |                    | and Policies for the Digital Audio   |
|         | **COMMUNICATIONS** | Radio Satellite Service in the       |
|         |                    | 2310-2360 MHz Frequency Band;        |
|         | **AND**            | Amendment of Part 27 of the          |
|         |                    | Commission's Rules to Govern the     |
|         | **INTERNATIONAL**  | Operation of Wireless Communications |
|         |                    | Services in the 2.3 GHz Band.        |
|         |                    |                                      |
|         |                    | **SUMMARY:** The Commission will     |
|         |                    | consider a Second Further Notice of  |
|         |                    | Proposed Rulemaking seeking          |
|         |                    | additional comment on the            |
|         |                    | appropriate rules and policies for   |
|         |                    | licensing satellite digital audio    |
|         |                    | radio service (SDARS) terrestrial    |
|         |                    | repeaters in the 2320‑2345 MHz       |
|         |                    | frequency band, and will consider a  |
|         |                    | Notice of Proposed Rulemaking        |
|         |                    | seeking comment on facilitating the  |
|         |                    | coexistence of SDARS and Wireless    |
|         |                    | Communications Service licensees.    |
+---------+--------------------+--------------------------------------+
| **3**   | **MEDIA**          | **TITLE:** 2006 Quadrennial          |
|         |                    | Regulatory Review -- Review of the   |
|         |                    | Commission's Broadcast Ownership     |
|         |                    | Rules and Other Rules Adopted        |
|         |                    | Pursuant to Section 202 of the       |
|         |                    | Telecommunications Act of 1996 (MB   |
|         |                    | Docket No. 06-121); 2002 Biennial    |
|         |                    | Regulatory Review -- Review of the   |
|         |                    | Commission's Broadcast Ownership     |
|         |                    | Rules and Other Rules Adopted        |
|         |                    | Pursuant to Section 202 of the       |
|         |                    | Telecommunications Act of 1996 (MB   |
|         |                    | Docket No. 02-277); Cross-Ownership  |
|         |                    | of Broadcast Stations and Newspapers |
|         |                    | (MM Docket No. 01-235); Rules and    |
|         |                    | Policies Concerning Multiple         |
|         |                    | Ownership of Radio Broadcast         |
|         |                    | Stations in Local Markets (MM Docket |
|         |                    | No. 01-317); Definition of Radio     |
|         |                    | Markets (MM Docket No. 00-244); Ways |
|         |                    | to Further Section 257 Mandate and   |
|         |                    | To Build on Earlier Studies (MB      |
|         |                    | Docket No. 04-228); Public Interest  |
|         |                    | Obligations of TV Broadcast          |
|         |                    | Licensees (MM Docket No. 99-360).    |
|         |                    |                                      |
|         |                    | **SUMMARY:** The Commission will     |
|         |                    | consider a Report and Order          |
|         |                    | concerning its media ownership       |
|         |                    | regulations in accordance with       |
|         |                    | Section 202(h) of the                |
|         |                    | Telecommunications Act of 1996. The  |
|         |                    | Report and Order also addresses the  |
|         |                    | relevant issues remanded by the U.S. |
|         |                    | Court of Appeals for the Third       |
|         |                    | Circuit in *Prometheus Radio         |
|         |                    | Project, et al. v. FCC.*, 373 F.3d   |
|         |                    | 372 (2004), and responds to          |
|         |                    | petitions for reconsideration of the |
|         |                    | 2002 Biennial Review Order.          |
+---------+--------------------+--------------------------------------+
| **4**   | **MEDIA**          | **TITLE:** Promoting Diversification |
|         |                    | of Ownership in the Broadcasting     |
|         |                    | Services; 2006 Quadrennial           |
|         |                    | Regulatory Review -- Review of the   |
|         |                    | Commission's Broadcast Ownership     |
|         |                    | Rules and Other Rules Adopted        |
|         |                    | Pursuant to Section 202 of the       |
|         |                    | Telecommunications Act of 1996 (MB   |
|         |                    | Docket No. 06-121); 2002 Biennial    |
|         |                    | Regulatory Review -- Review of the   |
|         |                    | Commission's Broadcast Ownership     |
|         |                    | Rules and Other Rules Adopted        |
|         |                    | Pursuant to Section 202 of the       |
|         |                    | Telecommunications Act of 1996 (MB   |
|         |                    | Docket No. 02-277); Cross-Ownership  |
|         |                    | of Broadcast Stations and Newspapers |
|         |                    | (MM Docket No. 01-235); Rules and    |
|         |                    | Policies Concerning Multiple         |
|         |                    | Ownership of Radio Broadcast         |
|         |                    | Stations in Local Markets (MM Docket |
|         |                    | No. 01-317); Definition of Radio     |
|         |                    | Markets (MM Docket No. 00-244); Ways |
|         |                    | to Further Section 257 Mandate and   |
|         |                    | to Build on Earlier Studies (MB      |
|         |                    | Docket No. 04-228).                  |
|         |                    |                                      |
|         |                    | **SUMMARY:** The Commission will     |
|         |                    | consider a Report and Order and      |
|         |                    | Third Further Notice of Proposed     |
|         |                    | Rulemaking concerning initiatives    |
|         |                    | designed to increase participation   |
|         |                    | in the broadcasting industry by new  |
|         |                    | entrants and small businesses,       |
|         |                    | including minority- and women-owned  |
|         |                    | businesses.                          |
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| **5**   | **MEDIA**          | **TITLE:** Sponsorship               |
|         |                    | Identification Rules and Embedded    |
|         |                    | Advertising.                         |
|         |                    |                                      |
|         |                    | **SUMMARY:** The Commission will     |
|         |                    | consider a Notice of Proposed        |
|         |                    | Rulemaking seeking comment on trends |
|         |                    | in embedded advertising and the      |
|         |                    | efficacy of the current sponsorship  |
|         |                    | identification rules with regard to  |
|         |                    | embedded advertising.                |
+---------+--------------------+--------------------------------------+
| **6**   | **MEDIA**          | **TITLE:** Report on Broadcast       |
|         |                    | Localism and Notice of Proposed      |
|         |                    | Rulemaking. (MB Docket No. 04-233)   |
|         |                    |                                      |
|         |                    | **SUMMARY:** The Commission will     |
|         |                    | consider a Report and Notice of      |
|         |                    | Proposed Rulemaking prepared in its  |
|         |                    | Broadcasting Localism                |
|         |                    | proceeding**.**                      |
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| **7**   | **MEDIA**          | **TITLE:** The Commission's Cable    |
|         |                    | Horizontal and Vertical Ownership    |
|         |                    | Limits (MM Docket No. 92-264);       |
|         |                    | Implementation of Section 11 of the  |
|         |                    | Cable Television Consumer Protection |
|         |                    | and                                  |
|         |                    |                                      |
|         |                    | Competition Act of 1992 (CS Docket   |
|         |                    | No. 98-82); Implementation of Cable  |
|         |                    | Act Reform Provisions of the         |
|         |                    | Telecommunications Act of 1996 (CS   |
|         |                    | Docket No. 96-85); Review of the     |
|         |                    | Commission's Regulations Governing   |
|         |                    | Attribution of Broadcast and         |
|         |                    | Cable/MDS Interests (MM Docket No.   |
|         |                    | 94-150); Review of the Commission's  |
|         |                    | Regulations and                      |
|         |                    |                                      |
|         |                    | Policies Affecting Investment in the |
|         |                    | Broadcast Industry (MM Docket No.    |
|         |                    | 92-51); Reexamination of the         |
|         |                    | Commission's Cross-Interest Policy   |
|         |                    | (MM Docket No. 87-154).              |
|         |                    |                                      |
|         |                    | **SUMMARY:** The Commission will     |
|         |                    | consider a Fourth Report and Order   |
|         |                    | and Notice of Proposed Rulemaking    |
|         |                    | establishing the cable horizontal    |
|         |                    | ownership limit and seeking comment  |
|         |                    | on vertical ownership limits and     |
|         |                    | cable and broadcast attribution      |
|         |                    | rules for purposes of promoting a    |
|         |                    | diverse and competitive market in    |
|         |                    | the acquisition and delivery of      |
|         |                    | multichannel video programming.      |
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Open captioning will be provided for this event. Other reasonable
accommodations for people with disabilities are available upon request.
Include a description of the accommodation you will need including as
much detail as you can. Also include a way we can contact you if we need
more information. Make your request as early as possible; please allow
at least 5 days advance notice. Last minute requests will be accepted,
but may be impossible to fill. Send an e-mail to: fcc504@fcc.gov or call
the Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau at 202-418-0530 (voice),
202-418-0432 (TTY).

Additional information concerning this meeting may be obtained from
Audrey Spivack or David Fiske, Office of Media Relations, (202)
418-0500; TTY 1-888-835-5322. Audio/Video coverage of the meeting will
be broadcast live with open captioning over the Internet from the FCC\'s
Audio/Video Events web page at www.fcc.gov/realaudio.

For a fee this meeting can be viewed live over George Mason
University\'s Capitol Connection. The Capitol Connection also will carry
the meeting live via the Internet. To purchase these services call (703)
993-3100 or go to www.capitolconnection.gmu.edu.

Copies of materials adopted at this meeting can be purchased from the
FCC\'s duplicating contractor, Best Copy and Printing, Inc. (202)
488-5300; Fax (202) 488-5563; TTY (202) 488-5562. These copies are
available in paper format and alternative media, including large
print/type; digital disk; and audio and video tape. Best Copy and
Printing, Inc. may be reached by e-mail at FCC@BCPIWEB.com.

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