Today:  US House Member on Self-Driving Cars, FCC August Open Meeting 

US House Member on Self-Driving Cars

House Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection Chairman Bob Latta (R-OH), the chief House proponent of getting self-driving cars on U.S. roads joined Bloomberg Law’s Code & Conduit Podcast to talk about the road ahead for self-driving car legislation.  “Industry and technology is not waiting for Congress,” #SubDCCP Chairman Latta said. “Other countries and other foreign makers—they’re not waiting for us, they’re moving forward.” 

You can listen to the podcast here.  Last year, the House Energy and Commerce Committee voted 54-0 to advance Latta’s SELF DRIVE Act.

FCC August Open Meeting

The FCC announced the agenda for its August 2, 2018, Open Meeting. The items to be considered include:

• Wireline Infrastructure:  A Report and Order that will allow one-touch make-ready for most pole attachments and further reform its pole attachment process, and a Declaratory Ruling that will conclude that section 253(a) prohibits state and local moratoria on telecommunications facilities deployment.
• Connected Care Pilot Program: A Notice of Inquiry on creating a Universal Service Fund pilot program to promote the use of telehealth services among low-income Americans.
• Spectrum Frontiers Auction Procedures:  A Public Notice establishing application and bidding procedures for auctioning Upper Microwave Flexible Use Licenses in the 28 GHz (Auction 101) and 24 GHz (Auction 102) bands.
• Making 39 GHz Band Auction Ready:  A Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking proposing an auction mechanism that would transition existing spectrum holdings in the 39 GHz band (38.6-40 GHz) to a new flexible-use band plan and would offer new licenses for contiguous spectrum in the band.
• LPTV, TV Translator, and FM Broadcast Station Reimbursement:  A Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and Order that begins the process of implementing Congress’s directive in the Reimbursement Expansion Act that the Commission reimburse certain low power television, television translator, and FM broadcast stations for costs incurred as a result of the Commission’s broadcast television spectrum incentive auction.
• Promoting New Entry and Ownership Diversity in the Broadcasting Services:  A Report and Order establishing the requirements which will govern an incubator program that seeks to promote the entry of new and diverse voices into the broadcast industry.

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