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  January 2024 Open Commission Meeting Jan
                  25
                  2024

              January 2024 Open Commission Meeting
                10:30 am - 12:30 pm EST
                Commission Meeting Room, FCC Headquarters, 45 L Street NE, Washington, DC 20554

          The FCC held this Open Meeting on the subjects listed below:================= COVID-19 MESSAGE add in after meeting ===================Due to the current COVID-19 pandemic and related agency telework and headquarters access policies, this meeting was held in a wholly electronic format and was open to the public on the Internet via live feed from the FCC’s web page at www.fcc.gov/live and on the FCC’s YouTube channel.=========== PUBLIC DRAFTS uncomment when TENTATIVE AGENDA is released ===============*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.*================= ITEMS ===================**Improving Network Reliability, Resiliency, and Transparency During Disasters**The Commission considered a Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to ensure participation in, and enhance the use of, its Disaster Information Reporting System, where service providers report on their operational status during emergencies. (PS Docket Nos. 21-346, 15-80; ET Docket No. 04-35)**Improving Wireless 911 Call Routing**The Commission considered a Report and Order requiring wireless providers to implement location-based routing for wireless calls and real-time texts (RTT) to 911 in order to reduce misrouting and improve emergency response times. (PS Docket No. 18-64)**Mitigating Orbital Debris to Support Space Innovation**The Commission considered an Order on Reconsideration addressing the issues raised in three petitions for reconsideration filed in response to the Orbital Debris Mitigation Report and Order released in 2020 which comprehensively updated the Commission’s existing rules regarding orbital debris mitigation. (IB Docket No. 18-313)**Restricted Adjudicatory Matter***The Commission adopted a Memorandum Opinion and Order comparing applications from six groups of mutually exclusive applications for new noncommercial educational FM station construction permits.**Polynice Proposed Fine**The Commission adopted a Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture proposing a $2,391,097 fine against Fabrice Polynice for pirate radio broadcasting in the Miami-area Florida.**Marshall Proposed Fine**The Commission adopted a Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture proposing a $358,665 fine against Brindley Marshall for pirate radio broadcasting in the Miami-area Florida.**Salomon Proposed Fine**The Commission adopted a Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture proposing a $358,665 fine against Wilfrid Salomon for pirate radio broadcasting in the Miami-area Florida.**Brown Proposed Fine**The Commission adopted a Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture proposing a $358,665 fine against Cameron Brown for pirate radio broadcasting in the Miami-area Florida.**Datis Proposed Fine**The Commission adopted a Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture proposing a $120,000 fine against Abdias Datis for pirate radio broadcasting in the Miami-area Florida.**Modernizing and Expanding Access to the 70/80/90 GHz Bands***The Commission considered a Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that would adopt new rules and update preexisting rules for the 70/80/90 GHz bands. The item would authorize certain point-to-point links to endpoints in motion in the 70 GHz and 80 GHz bands for aeronautical and maritime use; provide for smaller, lower-cost antennas to facilitate backhaul service in those bands; and adopt changes to the link registration process. The item would also seek comment on the potential inclusion of Fixed Satellite Service earth stations in the light-licensing regime for the 70 GHz and 80 GHz bands. (WT Docket No. 20-133)***NOTE:** These items were adopted prior to the Open Meeting and thus deleted from the agenda of the meeting itself.=========== MEETING DOCUMENTS ============Meeting DocumentsFCC Acts to Improve Network Reliability During DisastersNews Release**Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking**Rosenworcel StatementStarks StatementFCC Adopts Rules to Improve Wireless 911 Call RoutingNews Release**Report and Order**Rosenworcel StatementStarks StatementGomez StatementFCC Adopts Guidance on Orbital Debris Mitigation RulesNews Release**Order**Rosenworcel StatementSimington StatementFCC Proposes $3.5 Million in Fines on Miami Pirate Radio OperatorsNews Release | Rosenworcel Statement**Notice of Apparent Liability** - Fabrice Polynice | Rosenworcel Statement**Notice of Apparent Liability** - Brindley Marshall | Rosenworcel Statement**Notice of Apparent Liability** - Wilfrid Salomon | Rosenworcel Statement**Notice of Apparent Liability** - Cameron Brown | Rosenworcel Statement**Notice of Apparent Liability** - Abdias Datis | Rosenworcel StatementFCC Updates Rules for 70/80/90 GHz BandsNews Release**Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking**Rosenworcel StatementStarks Statement========== RELATED MATERIALS ============Related MaterialsDeletion NoticeAgendaTentative AgendaCirculation Documents:Improving Network Reliability, Resiliency, & Transparency in DisastersImproving Wireless 911 Call RoutingMitigating Orbital Debris to Support Space InnovationModernizing and Expanding Access to the 70/80/90 GHz Bands
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