The FCC is expected to take on a light schedule in...
The FCC is expected to take on a light schedule in August, with only two items tentatively on the agenda for the Aug. 5 meeting, despite the dozens pending following the release of the National Broadband Plan. The main item…
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is expected to be on wireless backhaul, possibly a notice of proposed rulemaking, following up on various proposals in the plan, FCC sources said Tuesday. Chairman Genachowski is also teeing up a vote on hearing-aid compatibility rules for the meeting. Neither is considered a major order. Still to be decided is whether the chairman will seek a vote on the 700 MHz D-block, though some sources believe that order likely won’t get a vote next month since eighth floor advisers have yet to be told an order is coming in short order. The FCC often takes on a light agenda at its August meeting.