It was unclear Friday whether the FCC will hold an agenda meeting...

and other sources said a meeting appears unlikely, but could still take place. Martin has a full agenda the next two weeks and hopes for votes without a meeting, sources said. The wireless items scheduled for the meeting are considered noncontroversial so Martin should not have difficulty getting electronic votes before the meeting, we're told. The first wireless item is a report and order concerning implementation of the Warning, Alert and Response Network (WARN) Act. That item became noncontroversial when Martin indicated he asked the commission to adopt without changes a report by the Commercial Mobile Service Alert Advisory Committee, dropping his demands for a requirement that wireless carriers be able to broadcast warnings to areas smaller than counties. The second is a petition for notice of inquiry regarding 911 call-forwarding requirements and carriers’ blocking options for non-initialized phones. The notice probes the responsibilities carriers and public safety answering points have regarding 911 calls from old phones no longer part of a valid service plan. An FCC source said commissioners will support the notice without reservations: “That’s a mom and apple pie thing every public safety organization in the world is asking for.” Also noncontroversial is an order to approve Globalstar’s ancillary terrestrial component authorization. The FCC is also slated to vote on a TracFone Wireless petition for eligible telecommunications carrier status in New York, Florida, Virginia, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Alabama, North Carolina, Tennessee, Delaware, and New Hampshire. Commissioners are waiting for additional information on settlement talks (CD April 3 p6) between companies facing DTV fines and the FCC Enforcement Bureau before voting on the liability notices, agency officials said. The commissioners wouldn’t need to vote on notices against companies that settle, the sources said. Any votes needed probably could be made on circulation, since the fines aren’t controversial, commission sources said. If Thursday’s meeting is canceled, the commissioners’ monthly meeting will be April 17 in connection with a hearing on broadband management at Stanford University in Palo Alto, Calif., and no votes will be taken, sources speculated.