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FCC September Open Meeting

The FCC announced the final agenda for its September 26, 2018, Open Meeting. The FCC will consider the following items:

• Kari’s Law:  A Notice of Proposed Rulemaking addressing calls to 911 made from multi-line telephone systems, pursuant to Kari's Law, the conveyance of dispatchable location with 911 calls, as directed by RAY BAUM'S Act, and the consolidation of the Commission's 911 rules.
• CAF II Auction Results: A presentation on the recent results of the Connect America Fund Phase II Auction (Auction 903)
• Wireless Infrastructure:  A Declaratory Ruling and Report and Order that will clarify the scope and meaning of Sections 253 and 332(c)(7) of the Communications Act, establish shot clocks for state and local approvals for the deployment of small wireless facilities, and provide guidance on streamlining state and local requirements on wireless infrastructure deployment.
• Toll Free Number Assignments:  A Report and Order that will amend the Commission's rules to allow for use of auctions to assign certain toll-free numbers and takes other actions to modernize the administration and assignment of toll-free numbers.
• Local Regulation of Cable Companies:  A Second Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking addressing two issues raised by a remand from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit concerning how local franchising authorities may regulate incumbent cable operators and cable television services.
• Form 325:  A Report and Order that eliminates the Form 325, Annual Report of Cable Television Systems, filing requirement.

The FCC will also consider two enforcement items and consider action to harmonize the rules concerning three types of Fixed-Satellite Service earth stations authorized to transmit while in motion: Earth Stations on Vessels, Vehicle-Mounted Earth Stations, and Earth Stations Aboard Aircraft.

FCC’s Rosenworcel Initiates Broadband Conversations Podcast

FCC Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel announced the launch of “Broadband Conversations,” a podcast dedicated to highlighting women who are making an impact on our digital lives.  Each episode, Commissioner Rosenworcel will talk to women who are breaking new ground and forging new paths in technology, media, and innovation about what they’re working on, what’s on their minds, what they think is the next for the future.  The first episode, featuring Senator Catherine Cortez Masto, was released today and discusses how we can get more girls coding, how our cities can be smarter, and why getting connected and online is essential for everyone to have a fair shot at 21st century success.  Broadband Conversations can be found at the FCC, iTunes, Google Podcasts on Android, and GooglePlay.

Rosenworcel said that “[w]omen are almost half the labor force in this country yet only hold barely a quarter of jobs in science, technology, engineering and math fields. I’m reminded of this fact when I go into boardrooms, classrooms, or meeting rooms—there are not enough women at the table. Because there are just too few, it’s time to amplify women’s voices from across the technology and innovation sectors.”

Additional episodes will feature Kimberly Bryant, founder of Black Girls Code, Shireen Santosham, CIO of San Jose, California, Maya Wiley, Professor of Urban Policy and Management at the New School, and Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey.

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