FCC Adds Satellite, Wireless Resiliency, Other Items to Dec. 15 Agenda With RTT, EAS
The FCC added five items to the agenda for the Dec. 15 commissioners' meeting to go along with orders and Further NPRMs on both real-time texting (RTT) and the emergency alert system (EAS). The latter two were on a Nov.…
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22 tentative agenda, which said the other five were also possibilities if not approved on circulation (see 1611220064). The five new items on the agenda issued Thursday are: an NPRM to update rules to ease the deployment of recently proposed nongeostationary-satellite orbit and fixed-satellite service orbit systems; an order evaluating a "Wireless Network Resiliency Cooperative Framework" submitted by wireless industry members; an order updating Freedom of Information Act regulations under a 2016 FOIA law; an order addressing a petition of reconsideration of a slamming and deceptive marketing fine of Long-Distance Inc.; and an item combining two orders regarding the assignment of licenses held by Maritime Communications/Land Mobile. The items that already were on the agenda before Thursday, on EAS and RTT, could be controversial (see 1612080054 and 1612070065).