# Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions-Spring 2025 > Briefs, arguments, decisions, and more. URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/documents/fr%3A2025-18318 ## Record - **Collection:** Federal Register - **Document type:** Notice - **Published:** September 22, 2025 - **Citation:** 90 FR 45588 ## Text Semiannual Regulatory Agenda Federal Register / Vol. 90, No. 181 / Monday, September 22, 2025 / Unified Agenda [[Page 45588]] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION 47 CFR Ch. I Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions-- Spring 2025 AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission. ACTION: Semiannual Regulatory Agenda. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA; 5 U.S.C 601- 612) the Federal Communications Commission is required to publish a regulatory flexibility agenda twice-yearly in the Federal Register describing any regulatory proceedings under development or review which are likely to have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities. 5 U.S.C. 602. In addition, Executive Order 12866, Regulatory Planning and Review (Sep. 30, 1993), requires each agency to publish, twice yearly, a regulatory agenda (Agenda) of regulations under development or review during the next year which will be included in the Unified Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions (Unified Agenda). 58 FR 51735 (Oct. 4, 1993). The Agenda required by Executive Order 12866 must include all regulations the agency expects to develop or review during the next 12 months, regardless of whether they may have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities. E.O. 12866 provides that agencies may combine this agenda with the regulatory flexibility agenda required under the RFA. To help keep the public informed of significant rulemaking proceedings and meet its obligations under the RFA and E.O. 12866, the Commission has prepared Agenda entries providing a brief description and summary of each regulatory activity that is currently planned for the 12 months, subject to revision, including the objectives and legal basis for each, and the name and telephone number of an agency official who is knowledgeable about items in the agenda. The Commission's Agenda entries published in the Federal Register are only those entries for rules that are likely to have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities pursuant to the RFA. The Commission's complete list of regulatory and deregulatory actions for the Unified Agenda will be published on the internet in a searchable format at www.reginfo.gov. ADDRESSES: Federal Communications Commission, 45 L Street NE, Washington, DC 20554. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Andrea Brown, Program Specialist, Office of Communications Business Opportunities, Federal Communications Commission, 45 L Street NE, Washington, DC 20554, (202) 418-1663. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The following terms may clarify the status of the proceedings included in this report: Docket Number--assigned to a proceeding if the Commission has issued either a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking or a Notice of Inquiry concerning the matter under consideration. The Commission has used docket numbers since January 1, 1978. Docket numbers consist of the last two digits of the calendar year in which the docket was established plus a sequential number that begins at 1 with the first docket initiated during a calendar year (e.g., Docket No. 15-1 or Docket No. 17-1). The abbreviation for the responsible bureau usually precedes the docket number, as in ``MB Docket No. 15-137,'' which indicates that the responsible bureau is the Media Bureau. A docket number consisting of only five digits (e.g., Docket No. 29622) indicates that the docket was established before January 1, 1978. Notice of Inquiry (NOI)--the Commission will issue an NOI when it is seeking information on a broad subject or trying to generate ideas on a given topic. Interested parties may submit comments during the specified comment period. Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM)--the Commission will issue an NPRM when it is proposing new rules or changes to existing rules and regulations. Before any changes are made, the Commission requests interested parties to submit written comments on the proposed rules or revisions. Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (FNPRM)--the Commission will issue an FNPRM when it is seeking additional information from the public and requests the public to submit comments in the proceeding. Memorandum Opinion and Order (MO&O)--the Commission will issue an MO&O in response to a petition for rulemaking, to conclude an inquiry, modify a decision, amend a Report and Order, or state that the Report and Order will not be changed. Rulemaking (RM) Number--assigned to a proceeding after the appropriate bureau or office has reviewed a petition for rulemaking, but before the Commission has acted on the petition. Report and Order (R&O)--the Commission may issue an R&O that will either adopt new rules, change existing rules, or state that no rule or regulation changes will be made. Marlene H. Dortch, Secretary, Federal Communications Commission. Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau--Long-Term Actions ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Regulation Sequence No. Title Identifier No. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 193....................... Rules and Regulations 3060-AI14 Implementing the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) of 1991, CG Docket Nos. 21- 402, 02-278, 17-59. 194....................... Rules and Regulations 3060-AI15 Implementing Section 225 of the Communications Act (Telecommunications Relay Service), CG Docket No. 03-123. 195....................... Closed-Captioning of Video 3060-AI72 Programming; CG Docket Nos. 05-231 and 06-181 (Section 610 Review). 196....................... Structure and Practices of 3060-AJ42 the Video Relay Service (VRS) Program, CG Docket No. 10-51. 197....................... Implementation of the 3060-AJ84 Middle-Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012/Establishment of a Public Safety Answering Point Do-Not-Call Registry (CG Docket No. 12-129). 198....................... Implementation of Sections 3060-AK00 716 and 717 of the Communications Act of 1934, as Enacted by the Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2010, CG Docket No. 10- 213. 199....................... Misuse of Internet 3060-AK01 Protocol (IP) Captioned Telephone Service; Telecommunications Relay Services and Speech-to- Speech Services; CG Docket No. 13-24. 200....................... Advanced Methods to Target 3060-AK62 and Eliminate Unlawful Robocalls (CG Docket No. 17-59). 201....................... Empowering Broadband 3060-AL33 Consumers Through Transparency, CG Docket No 22-2. 202....................... Targeting and Eliminating 3060-AL49 Unlawful Text Messages, CG Docket 21-402. 203....................... Misuse of Internet 3060-AL58 Protocol (IP) Relay Service; CG Docket No. 12- 38. [[Page 45589]] 204....................... Compensation for Internet 3060-AL59 Protocol Captioned Telephone Service, CG Docket No. 22-408. 205....................... Access to Video 3060-AL66 Conferencing, CG Docket No. 23-161. 206....................... Implications of Artificial 3060-AM12 Intelligence Technologies on Protecting Consumers from Unwanted Robocalls and Robotexts (CG Docket No. 23-362). ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Economics--Long-Term Actions ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Regulation Sequence No. Title Identifier No. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 207....................... Development of Nationwide 3060-AJ15 Broadband Data to Evaluate Reasonable and Timely Deployment of Advanced Services to All Americans. 208....................... Expanding the Economic and 3060-AJ82 Innovation Opportunities of Spectrum Through Incentive Auctions (GN Docket No. 12-268). 209....................... Updating Part 1 3060-AK28 Competitive Bidding Rules (WT Docket No. 14-170). 210....................... Assessment and Collection 3060-AK64 of Regulatory Fees. 211....................... Establishing a 5G Fund for 3060-AL15 Rural America; GN Docket No. 20-32. 212....................... Broadband Data Collection. 3060-AL42 213....................... Enhancing National 3060-AM05 Security Through the Auction of AWS-3 Spectrum Licenses. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Office of Engineering and Technology--Long-Term Actions ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Regulation Sequence No. Title Identifier No. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 214....................... Use of the 5.850-5.925 GHz 3060-AK96 Band; ET Docket No. 19- 138. 215....................... Protecting Against 3060-AL23 National Security Threats to the Communications Supply Chain Through the Equipment Authorization and Competitive Bidding Programs; ET Docket No. 21-232, EA Docket No. 21- 233. 216....................... Allocation of Spectrum for 3060-AL44 Non-Federal Space Launch Operations, ET Docket No. 13-115. 217....................... FCC Implements and 3060-AL77 Proposes Final Acts of the WRC-19 and WRC-15, ET Docket No. 23-120 & 23- 121. 218....................... Promoting the Integrity 3060-AL85 and Security of Telecommunications Certification Bodies, Measurement Facilities, and the Equipment Authorization Program, ET Docket No. 24-136. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Office of Engineering and Technology--Completed Actions ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Regulation Sequence No. Title Identifier No. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 219....................... Unlicensed Operation in 3060-AI52 the TV Broadcast Bands (ET Docket No. 04-186). 220....................... Allowing Earlier Equipment 3060-AL18 Marketing and Importation Opportunities; Petition to Expand Marketing Opportunities for Innovative Technologies (ET Docket No. 20-382 & RM-11857) NPRM, 86 FR 2337, January 1. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Office of General Counsel--Long-Term Actions ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Regulation Sequence No. Title Identifier No. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 221....................... Modernizing Suspension and 3060-AM09 Debarment. 222....................... Implementation of the 3060-AM10 Administrative False Claims Act. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Media Bureau--Long-Term Actions ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Regulation Sequence No. Title Identifier No. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 223....................... Cable Television Rate 3060-AF41 Regulation. 224....................... Authorizing Permissive Use 3060-AK56 of the ``Next Generation'' Broadcast Television Standard (GN Docket No. 16-142). 225....................... 2018 Quadrennial 3060-AK77 Regulatory Review of the Commission's Broadcast Ownership Rules (MB Docket 18-349). 226....................... Duplication of Programming 3060-AL19 on Commonly Owned Radio Stations, MB Docket No. 19-310. 227....................... Sponsorship Identification 3060-AL20 Requirements for Foreign Government-Provided Programming, MB Docket No. 20-299. 228....................... 2022 Quadrennial Review of 3060-AL65 Media Ownership Rules, MB Docket No. 22-459. 229....................... Modifying Rules for FM 3060-AL70 Terrestrial Digital Audio Broadcasting Systems, MB Docket No. 22-405. [[Page 45590]] 230....................... Rules To Advance the Low 3060-AL86 Power Television, TV Translator and Class A Television Service, MB Docket Nos 24-147 & 24- 148. 231....................... Amendment of Parts 1, 73, 3060-AM07 74 and 76 of the Commission's Rules to Update Rules Applicable to Broadcast Stations (MB Docket No. 24-626). 232....................... Updates to the 3060-AM08 Commission's Rules Implementing the Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation (CALM) Act (MB Docket No. 25-72). ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Media Bureau--Completed Actions ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Regulation Sequence No. Title Identifier No. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 233....................... Radio Market Definitions 3060-AH70 (MM Docket No. 03-130). 234....................... Revision of Procedures 3060-AI63 Governing Amendments to FM Table of Allotments and Changes of Community of License in the Radio Broadcast Services (MB Docket No. 05-210). 235....................... Leased Commercial Access 3060-AI95 (MB Docket No. 07-42). 236....................... Revision of the 3060-AJ69 Commission's Program Carriage Rules (MB Docket No. 11-131). 237....................... In the Matter of 3060-AK14 Revitalization of the AM Radio Service; MB Docket No. 13-249. 238....................... Amendment of 47 CFR 3060-AK68 73.624(g) Regarding Submission of FCC Form 2100 and 47 CFR 73.3580 Regarding Public Notice of the Filing of Broadcast Application (MB Docket No. 17-264). 239....................... Electronic Delivery of 3060-AK70 MVPD Communications (MB Docket No. 17-317). 240....................... Revisions to Political 3060-AL25 Programming and Record- Keeping Rules (MB Docket No. 21-293). 241....................... FM Broadcast Radio Service 3060-AL32 Directional Antenna Performance Verification (MB Docket No. 21-422). 242....................... Update to Publication for 3060-AL46 Television Broadcast Station DMA Determinations for Cable and Satellite Carriage (MB Docket No.22-239). ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Office of International Affairs--Long-Term Actions ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Regulation Sequence No. Title Identifier No. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 243....................... Review of International 3060-AL76 Section 214 Authorizations to Assess Evolving National Security, Law Enforcement, Foreign Policy, and Trade Policy Risks, IB Docket No 23- 119, MD Docket No 23-134. 244....................... Review of Submarine Cable 3060-AM06 Landing License Rules and Procedures to Assess Evolving National Security, Law Enforcement, Foreign Policy, and Trade Policy Risks, OI Docket No. 24- 523, MD Docket No. 24-524. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau--Long-Term Actions ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Regulation Sequence No. Title Identifier No. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 245....................... Wireless E911 Location 3060-AJ52 Accuracy Requirements: PS Docket No. 07-114. 246....................... Amendments to Part 4 of 3060-AK40 the Commission's Rules Concerning Disruptions to Communications, PS Docket No. 15-80, 18-336, 23-5. 247....................... Wireless Emergency Alerts 3060-AK54 (WEA): PS Docket No. 15- 91, 15-94, 22-329. 248....................... 911 Fee Diversion 3060-AL31 Rulemaking: PS Docket Nos. 20-291, 09-14. 249....................... Resilient Networks, PS 3060-AL43 Docket No 21-346. 250....................... Location--Based Routing 3060-AL52 for Wireless 911 Calls, P.S. Docket 18-64. 251....................... Next Generation 9-1-1, PS 3060-AL67 Docket No. 21-479, FCC 23- 47. 252....................... Reporting on Border 3060-AL83 Gateway Protocol Risk Mitigation Progress, PS Docket No. 24-146; Secure Internet Routing, PS Docket No. 22-90. 253....................... Cybersecurity Labeling for 3060-AL84 Internet Things, PS Docket No. 23-239. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau--Completed Actions ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Regulation Sequence No. Title Identifier No. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 254....................... Proposed Amendments to 3060-AK19 Service Rules Governing Public Safety Narrowband Operations in the 769-775 and 799-805 MHz Bands; PS Docket No. 13-87. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [[Page 45591]] Space Bureau--Long-Term Actions ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Regulation Sequence No. Title Identifier No. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 255....................... Update to Parts 2 and 25 3060-AK59 Concerning NonGeostationary, Fixed- Satellite Service Systems, and Related Matters: IB Docket No. I6- 408. 256....................... Amendment of Parts 2 and 3060-AK84 25 of the FCC Rules to Facilitate the Use of Earth Stations in Motion Communicating With Geostationary Orbit Space Stations in FSS Bands: IB Docket No. 17-95. 257....................... Facilitating the 3060-AK89 Communications of Earth Stations in Motion With Non-Geostationary Orbit Space Stations: IB Docket No. 18-315. 258....................... Space Innovation; 3060-AK90 Mitigation of Orbital Debris in the New Space Age: IB Docket Nos. 18- 313, 22-271. 259....................... Parts 2 and 25 to Enable 3060-AL28 GSO FSS in the 17.3-17.8 GHz Band, Modernize Rules for 17/24 GHz BSS Space Stations, and Establish Off-Axis Uplink Power Limits for Extended Ka- Band FSS, IB Doc. No. 20- 330. 260....................... Revising Spectrum Sharing 3060-AL41 Rules for Non- Geostationary Orbit, Fixed-Satellite Service Systems: IB Docket No. 21- 456. 261....................... Expediting Initial 3060-AL51 Processing of Satellite and Earth Station Applications; Space Innovation, IB Docket Nos. 22-411 and 22-271. 262....................... Amendment of Parts 2 and 3060-AL79 25 of the Commission's Rules to Enable NGSO Fixed-Satellite Service (Space-to-Earth) Operations in the 17.3- 17.8 GHz Band. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Wireless Telecommunications Bureau--Long-Term Actions ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Regulation Sequence No. Title Identifier No. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 263....................... Promoting Technological 3060-AK06 Solutions to Combat Wireless Contraband Device Use in Correctional Facilities; GN Docket No. 13-111. 264....................... Promoting Investment in 3060-AK12 the 3550-3700 MHz Band; GN Docket No. 17-258. 265....................... Use of Spectrum Bands 3060-AK44 Above 24 GHz for Mobile Services--Spectrum Frontiers: WT Docket 10- 112. 266....................... Expanding Flexible Use of 3060-AK76 the 3.7 to 4.2 GHz Band: GN Docket No. 18-122. 267....................... Amendment of the 3060-AK92 Commission's Rules to Promote Aviation Safety: WT Docket No. 19-140. 268....................... Implementation of State 3060-AL29 and Local Governments' Obligation to Approve Certain Wireless Facility Modification Requests Under Section 6409(a) of the Spectrum Act of 2012 (WT Docket No.19-250). 269....................... Expanding Flexible Use of 3060-AL40 the 12.2-12.7 GHz Band, (WT Docket No. 20-443). 270....................... Facilitating Shared Use in 3060-AL57 the 3100-3550 MHz Band, (WT Docket No. 19-348). 271....................... Shared Use of the 42-.42.5 3060-AL68 GHz Band (WT Docket No. 23-158, GN Docket No. 14- 177). 272....................... Single Network Future: 3060-AL69 Supplemental Coverage from Space, GN Docket No. 23-65. 273....................... Alaska Connect Fund Notice 3060-AL81 of Proposed Rulemaking. 274....................... Indian Peak Properties LLC 3060-AL82 Petitions for Declaratory Ruling Seeking Preemption Under The Rule Governing Over-the-Air Reception Devices. 275....................... Supporting Survivors of 3060-AL90 Domestic and Sexual Violence, Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, WC Docket No. 22-238. 276....................... Expanding Use of the 12.7- 3060-AL92 13.25 GHz Band for Mobile Broadband or other Expanded Use, GN Docket No. 22-352. 277....................... Review of the Commission's 3060-AL93 Rules Governing the 896/ 901/935-940 MHz Band, WT Docket No. 17-200. 278....................... Allocation and Service 3060-AL94 Rules for the 1675-1680 MHz Band, WT Docket No. 19-116. 279....................... Facilitating Opportunities 3060-AL95 for Advanced Air Mobility, WT Docket No. 24-629. 280....................... Amendment of Part 97 of 3060-AL97 the Commission's Amateur Radio Service Rules to Permit Greater Flexibility in Data Communications, WT Docket No. 16-239. 281....................... Amendment of Sections 3060-AL98 0.453(d)(4) and 0.457(f) of the Commission's Rules Concerning Electronically Stored Application and Licensing Data, WT Docket No. 15-81. 282....................... Partitioning, 3060-AL99 Disaggregation, and Leasing of Spectrum, WT Docket No. 19-38. 283....................... Facilitating Access to 3060-AM00 Spectrum for Offshore Uses and Operations, WT Docket No. 22-204. 284....................... Allocation of Spectrum for 3060-AM02 Non-Federal Space Launch Operations, ET Docket No. 13-115. 285....................... Spectrum Rules and 3060-AM03 Policies for the Operation of Unmanned Aircraft Systems, WT Docket No. 22-323. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Wireless Telecommunications Bureau--Completed Actions ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Regulation Sequence No. Title Identifier No. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 286....................... Amendment of the 3060-AJ22 Commission's Rules to Improve Public Safety Communications in the 800 MHz Band, and to Consolidate the 800 MHz and 900 MHz Business and Industrial/Land Transportation Pool Channels. 287....................... Amendment of Parts 1, 2, 3060-AJ87 22, 24, 27, 90, and 95 of the Commission's Rules to Improve Wireless Coverage Through the Use of Signal Boosters (WT Docket No. 10-4). 288....................... Modifying Emissions Limits 3060-AL80 for the 24.25-24.45 GHz and 24.75-25.25 GHz Bands (ET Docket No. 21-186). ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [[Page 45592]] Wireline Competition Bureau--Long-Term Actions ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Regulation Sequence No. Title Identifier No. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 289....................... Telecommunications 3060-AG43 Carriers' Use of Customer Proprietary Network Information and Other Customer Information (CC Docket No. 96-115), Data Breach Reporting Requirements (WC Docket No. 22-21). 290....................... Local Telephone Networks 3060-AH44 That LECs Must Make Available to Competitors. 291....................... Jurisdictional Separations 3060-AJ06 292....................... Rates for Inmate Calling 3060-AK08 Services; WC Docket No. 12-375; Incarcerated People's Communications Services; Implementation of the Martha Wright-Reed Act, WC Docket No. 23-62. 293....................... Restoring Internet 3060-AK21 Freedom, WC Docket No. 17- 108; Protecting and Promoting the Open Internet, GN Docket No. 14-28; Safeguarding and Securing the Open Internet, WC Docket No. 23-320. 294....................... Technology Transitions; GN 3060-AK32 Docket No 13-5, WC Docket No. 05-25; Accelerating Wireline Broadband Deployment by Removing Barriers to Infrastructure Investment; WC Docket No. 17-84. 295....................... Numbering Policies for 3060-AK36 Modern Communications, WC Docket No. 13-97. 296....................... Universal Service......... 3060-AK57 297....................... Toll Free Assignment 3060-AK91 Modernization and Toll- Free Service Access Codes: WC Docket No. 17- 192, CC Docket No. 95-155. 298....................... Establishing the Digital 3060-AK93 Opportunity Data Collection; WC Docket Nos. 19-195 and 11-10. 299....................... Call Authentication Trust 3060-AL00 Anchor. 300....................... Implementation of the 3060-AL01 National Suicide Improvement Act of 2018, 988 Suicide Prevention Hotline, WC Docket 18- 336, PS Docket No. 23.5, PS Docket No. 15-80. 301....................... Modernizing Unbundling and 3060-AL02 Resale Requirements in an Era of Next-Generation Networks and Services. 302....................... Protecting Consumers From 3060-AL34 SIM Swap and Port-Out Fraud, WC Docket No. 21- 341. 303....................... Supporting Survivors of 3060-AL48 Domestic and Sexual Violence, WC Docket No. 22-238,11-42, 21-450. 304....................... Implementing the 3060-AL56 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act: Prevention and Elimination of Digital Discrimination. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Federal Communications Commission (FCC) ------------------------------------------- Long-Term Actions Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 193. RULES AND REGULATIONS IMPLEMENTING THE TELEPHONE CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT (TCPA) OF 1991, CG DOCKET NOS. 21-402, 02-278, 17-59 [3060-AI14] Legal Authority: 47 U.S.C. 227 Abstract: In this docket, the Commission considers rules and policies to implement the Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991 (TCPA). The TCPA places requirements on robocalls (calls using an automatic telephone dialing system, an autodialer, a prerecorded or, an artificial voice), telemarketing calls, and unsolicited fax advertisements. Timetable: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Action Date FR Cite ------------------------------------------------------------------------ NPRM................................ 10/08/02 67 FR 62667 FNPRM............................... 04/03/03 68 FR 16250 Order............................... 07/25/03 68 FR 44144 Order Effective..................... 08/25/03 Order on Reconsideration............ 08/25/03 68 FR 50978 Order............................... 10/14/03 68 FR 59130 FNPRM............................... 03/31/04 69 FR 16873 Order............................... 10/08/04 69 FR 60311 Order............................... 10/28/04 69 FR 62816 Order on Reconsideration............ 04/13/05 70 FR 19330 Order............................... 06/30/05 70 FR 37705 NPRM................................ 12/19/05 70 FR 75102 Public Notice....................... 04/26/06 71 FR 24634 Order............................... 05/03/06 71 FR 25967 NPRM................................ 12/14/07 72 FR 71099 Declaratory Ruling.................. 02/01/08 73 FR 6041 R&O................................. 07/14/08 73 FR 40183 Order on Reconsideration............ 10/30/08 73 FR 64556 NPRM................................ 03/22/10 75 FR 13471 R&O................................. 06/11/12 77 FR 34233 Public Notice....................... 06/30/10 75 FR 34244 Public Notice (Reconsideration 10/03/12 77 FR 60343 Petitions Filed). Announcement of Effective Date...... 10/16/12 77 FR 63240 Opposition End Date................. 10/18/12 Rule Corrections.................... 11/08/12 77 FR 66935 Declaratory Ruling (release date)... 11/29/12 Declaratory Ruling (release date)... 05/09/13 Declaratory Ruling and Order........ 10/09/15 80 FR 61129 NPRM................................ 05/20/16 81 FR 31889 Declaratory Ruling.................. 07/05/16 R&O................................. 11/16/16 81 FR 80594 Public Notice....................... 06/28/18 83 FR 26284 Public Notice....................... 10/03/18 Declaratory Ruling.................. 12/06/19 Declaratory Ruling.................. 12/09/19 Order............................... 03/17/20 Declaratory Ruling.................. 03/20/20 Declaratory Ruling.................. 06/25/20 Declaratory Ruling and Order........ 06/25/20 Order on Reconsideration............ 08/28/20 Declaratory Ruling.................. 09/04/20 Declaratory Ruling.................. 09/21/20 NPRM................................ 10/09/20 85 FR 64091 Public Notice....................... 12/17/20 Declaratory Ruling.................. 12/18/20 Declaratory Ruling.................. 01/15/21 Order on Recon...................... 02/12/21 86 FR 9299 R&O................................. 02/25/21 86 FR 11443 Public Notice (Reconsideration 04/12/21 86 FR 18934 Petitions Filed). Declaratory Ruling and Order........ 12/14/22 87 FR 76425 Order on Reconsideration and 01/20/23 88 FR 3668 Declaratory Ruling. NPRM................................ 06/29/23 88 FR 42034 NPRM................................ 06/16/23 88 FR 20800 Report and Order.................... 03/05/24 89 FR 15756 FNPRM............................... 03/05/24 89 FR 15802 Rule Correction..................... 03/12/24 89 FR 17762 Second Report and Order, Second 01/26/24 89 FR 5177 FNPRM. Second FNPRM Comment Due............ 02/26/24 Second FNPRM Comment Replies Due.... 03/11/24 Stay Order, DA 25-90, rel........... 01/24/25 ----------------------------------- Next Action Undetermined............ To Be Determined ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes Agency Contact: Kristi Thornton, Deputy Division Chief, Federal Communications Commission, 45 L Street NE, Washington, DC 20554 Phone: 202 418-2467 Email: [email protected] RIN: 3060-AI14 [[Page 45593]] 194. RULES AND REGULATIONS IMPLEMENTING SECTION 225 OF THE COMMUNICATIONS ACT (TELECOMMUNICATIONS RELAY SERVICE), CG DOCKET NO. 03-123 [3060-AI15] Legal Authority: 47 U.S.C. 151; 47 U.S.C. 154; 47 U.S.C. 225 Abstract: This proceeding continues the Commission's inquiry into improving the quality of telecommunications relay service (TRS) and furthering the goal of functional equivalency, consistent with Congress' mandate that TRS regulations encourage the use of existing technology and not discourage or impair the development of new technology. In this docket, the Commission explores ways to improve emergency preparedness for TRS facilities and services, new TRS technologies, public access to information and outreach, and issues related to payments from the Interstate TRS Fund. Timetable: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Action Date FR Cite ------------------------------------------------------------------------ NPRM................................ 08/25/03 68 FR 50993 R&O, Order on Reconsideration....... 09/01/04 69 FR 53346 FNPRM............................... 09/01/04 69 FR 53382 Public Notice....................... 02/17/05 70 FR 8034 Declaratory Ruling/Interpretation... 02/25/05 70 FR 9239 Public Notice....................... 03/07/05 70 FR 10930 Order............................... 03/23/05 70 FR 14568 Public Notice/Announcement of Date.. 04/06/05 70 FR 17334 Order............................... 07/01/05 70 FR 38134 Order on Reconsideration............ 08/31/05 70 FR 51643 R&O................................. 08/31/05 70 FR 51649 Order............................... 09/14/05 70 FR 54294 Order............................... 09/14/05 70 FR 54298 Public Notice....................... 10/12/05 70 FR 59346 R&O/Order on Reconsideration........ 12/23/05 70 FR 76208 Order............................... 12/28/05 70 FR 76712 Order............................... 12/29/05 70 FR 77052 NPRM................................ 02/01/06 71 FR 5221 Declaratory Ruling/Clarification.... 05/31/06 71 FR 30818 FNPRM............................... 05/31/06 71 FR 30848 FNPRM............................... 06/01/06 71 FR 31131 Declaratory Ruling/Dismissal of 06/21/06 71 FR 35553 Petition. Clarification....................... 06/28/06 71 FR 36690 Declaratory Ruling on 07/06/06 71 FR 38268 Reconsideration. Order on Reconsideration............ 08/16/06 71 FR 47141 MO&O................................ 08/16/06 71 FR 47145 Clarification....................... 08/23/06 71 FR 49380 FNPRM............................... 09/13/06 71 FR 54009 Final Rule; Clarification........... 02/14/07 72 FR 6960 Order............................... 03/14/07 72 FR 11789 R&O................................. 08/06/07 72 FR 43546 Public Notice....................... 08/16/07 72 FR 46060 Order............................... 11/01/07 72 FR 61813 Public Notice....................... 01/04/08 73 FR 863 R&O/Declaratory Ruling.............. 01/17/08 73 FR 3197 Order............................... 02/19/08 73 FR 9031 Order............................... 04/21/08 73 FR 21347 R&O................................. 04/21/08 73 FR 21252 Order............................... 04/23/08 73 FR 21843 Public Notice....................... 04/30/08 73 FR 23361 Order............................... 05/15/08 73 FR 28057 Declaratory Ruling.................. 07/08/08 73 FR 38928 FNPRM............................... 07/18/08 73 FR 41307 R&O................................. 07/18/08 73 FR 41286 Public Notice....................... 08/01/08 73 FR 45006 Public Notice....................... 08/05/08 73 FR 45354 Public Notice....................... 10/10/08 73 FR 60172 Order............................... 10/23/08 73 FR 63078 2nd R&O and Order on Reconsideration 12/30/08 73 FR 79683 Order............................... 05/06/09 74 FR 20892 Public Notice....................... 05/07/09 74 FR 21364 NPRM................................ 05/21/09 74 FR 23815 Public Notice....................... 05/21/09 74 FR 23859 Public Notice....................... 06/12/09 74 FR 28046 Order............................... 07/29/09 74 FR 37624 Public Notice....................... 08/07/09 74 FR 39699 Order............................... 09/18/09 74 FR 47894 Order............................... 10/26/09 74 FR 54913 Public Notice....................... 05/12/10 75 FR 26701 Order Denying Stay Motion (Release 07/09/10 Date). Order............................... 08/13/10 75 FR 49491 Order............................... 09/03/10 75 FR 54040 NPRM................................ 11/02/10 75 FR 67333 NPRM................................ 05/02/11 76 FR 24442 Order............................... 07/25/11 76 FR 44326 Final Rule (Order).................. 09/27/11 76 FR 59551 Final Rule; Announcement of 11/22/11 76 FR 72124 Effective Date. Proposed Rule (Public Notice)....... 02/28/12 77 FR 11997 Proposed Rule (FNPRM)............... 02/01/12 77 FR 4948 First R&O........................... 07/25/12 77 FR 43538 Public Notice....................... 10/29/12 77 FR 65526 Order on Reconsideration............ 12/26/12 77 FR 75894 Order............................... 02/05/13 78 FR 8030 Order (Interim Rule)................ 02/05/13 78 FR 8032 NPRM................................ 02/05/13 78 FR 8090 Announcement of Effective Date...... 03/07/13 78 FR 14701 NPRM Comment Period End............. 03/13/13 FNPRM............................... 07/05/13 78 FR 40407 FNPRM Comment Period End............ 09/18/13 R&O................................. 07/05/13 78 FR 40582 R&O................................. 08/15/13 78 FR 49693 FNPRM............................... 08/15/13 78 FR 49717 FNPRM Comment Period End............ 09/30/13 R&O................................. 08/30/13 78 FR 53684 FNPRM............................... 09/03/13 78 FR 54201 NPRM................................ 10/23/13 78FR 63152 FNPRM Comment Period End............ 11/18/13 Petiton for Reconsideration; Request 12/16/13 78 FR 76096 for Comment. Petition for Reconsideration; 12/16/13 78 FR 76097 Request for Comment. Request for Clarification; Request 12/30/13 78 FR 79362 for Comment; Correction. Petition for Reconsideration Comment 01/10/14 Period End. NPRM Comment Period End............. 01/21/14 Announcement of Effective Date...... 07/11/14 79 FR 40003 Announcement of Effective Date...... 08/28/14 79 FR 51446 Correction--Announcement of 08/28/14 79 FR 51450 Effective Date. Technical Amendments................ 09/09/14 79 FR 53303 Public Notice....................... 09/15/14 79 FR 54979 R&O and Order....................... 10/21/14 79 FR 62875 FNPRM............................... 10/21/14 79 FR 62935 FNPRM Comment Period End............ 12/22/14 Final Action (Announcement of 10/30/14 79 FR 64515 Effective Date). Final Rule Effective................ 10/30/14 FNPRM............................... 11/08/15 80 FR 72029 FNPRM Comment Period End............ 01/01/16 Public Notice....................... 01/20/16 81 FR 3085 Public Notice Comment Period End.... 02/16/16 R&O................................. 03/21/16 81 FR 14984 FNPRM............................... 08/24/16 81 FR 57851 FNPRM Comment Period End............ 09/14/16 NOI and FNPRM....................... 04/12/17 82 FR 17613 NOI and FNPRM Comment Period End.... 05/30/17 R&O................................. 04/13/17 82 FR 17754 R&O................................. 04/27/17 82 FR 19322 FNPRM............................... 04/27/17 82 FR 19347 FNPRM Comment Period End............ 07/11/17 R&O................................. 06/23/17 82 FR 28566 Public Notice....................... 07/21/17 82 FR 33856 Public Notice--Correction........... 07/25/17 82 FR 34471 Public Notice Comment Period End.... 07/31/17 Public Notice--Correction Comment 08/17/17 Period End. R&O................................. 08/22/17 82 FR 39673 Announcement of Effective Date...... 10/17/17 82 FR 48203 [[Page 45594]] Public Notice; Petition for 10/25/17 82 FR 49303 Reconsideration. Oppositions Due Date................ 11/20/17 R&O and Declaratory Ruling.......... 06/27/18 83 FR 30082 FNPRM............................... 07/18/18 83 FR 33899 FNPRM Comment Period End............ 11/15/18 Public Notice....................... 08/23/18 83 FR 42630 Public Notice Opposition Period End. 09/17/18 Announcement of Effective Date...... 02/04/19 84 FR 1409 R&O................................. 03/08/19 84 FR 8457 FNPRM............................... 03/14/19 84 FR 9276 FNPRM Comment Period End............ 04/29/19 R&O................................. 06/06/19 84 FR 26364 FNPRM............................... 06/06/19 84 FR 26379 Petition for Recon Request for 06/18/19 84 FR 28264 Comment. Petition for Recon Comment Period 07/15/19 End. FNPRM Comment Period End............ 08/05/19 R&O................................. 01/06/20 85 FR 462 R&O................................. 01/09/20 85 FR 1125 NPRM................................ 01/09/20 85 FR 1134 NPRM Comment Period End............. 02/13/20 Announcement of Effective Date...... 02/19/20 85 FR 9392 Final Rule; removal of compliance 05/06/20 85 FR 26857 notices. Report & Order...................... 05/08/20 85 FR 27309 Final Rule; correction.............. 08/26/20 85 FR 52489 R&O and Order on Recon.............. 10/14/20 85 FR 64971 Final Rule; announcement of 10/23/20 85 FR 67447 effective and compliance dates. FNPRM............................... 02/01/21 86 FR 7681 FNPRM Comment Period End............ 04/02/21 Public Notice; Petition for 02/22/21 86 FR 10458 Reconsideration. Oppositions Due Date................ 03/19/21 R&O................................. 02/23/21 86 FR 10844 NPRM................................ 03/19/21 86 FR 14859 NPRM Comment Period End............. 05/03/21 NPRM................................ 06/04/21 86 FR 29969 NPRM Correction..................... 06/15/21 86 FR 31668 Order on Recon...................... 07/07/21 86 FR 35632 Public Notice....................... 07/15/21 86 FR 37328 NPRM Correction Comment Period End.. 07/30/21 Public Notice Comment Period End.... 08/09/21 Order on Recon; Correction.......... 10/05/21 86 FR 54871 NPRM................................ 10/05/21 86 FR 64440 NPRM Comment Period End............. 01/18/22 Report & Order...................... 07/18/22 87 FR 42656 Report & Order...................... 09/21/22 87 FR 57645 Report & Order...................... 11/25/22 87 FR 72409 NPRM................................ 12/08/22 87 FR 75199 NPRM Comment Period End............. 02/06/23 Public Notice....................... 01/31/23 88 FR 6220 Public Notice Opposition Period End. 02/27/23 NPRM................................ 02/02/23 88 FR 7049 NPRM Comment Period End............. 04/03/23 Order on Reconsideration............ 02/22/23 Final Rule; Announcement of 03/08/23 88 FR 14251 Effective Date. Report and Order.................... 08/01/23 88 FR 50053 NPRM................................ 08/07/23 88 FR 52088 NPRM Comment Period End............. 09/06/23 NPRM Reply Comment Period End....... 10/06/23 Report and Order.................... 10/19/23 88 FR 71994 Final Rule; Announcement of 12/21/23 88 FR 88257 Effective Date. Correction; Technical Amendments.... 02/08/24 89 FR 8549 NPRM................................ 03/14/24 89 FR 18589 NPRM Comment Period End............. 04/15/24 NPRM Reply Comment Period End....... 04/29/24 Report and Order.................... 03/21/24 89 FR 20125 Report and Order.................... 09/04/24 89 FR 71848 Second Report and Order............. 12/13/24 89 FR 100878 Correction; Technical Amendments.... 12/27/24 89 FR 105474 FNPRM............................... 01/02/25 90 FR 59 FNPRM Comment Due................... 02/03/25 FNPRM Comment Replies Due........... 03/03/25 ----------------------------------- Next Action Undetermined............ To Be Determined ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes Agency Contact: Michael Scott, Deputy Chief, Disability Rights Office, Federal Communications Commission, 45 L Street NE, Washington, DC 20554 Phone: 202 418-1264 Email: [email protected] RIN: 3060-AI15 195. CLOSED-CAPTIONING OF VIDEO PROGRAMMING; CG DOCKET NOS. 05-231 AND 06-181 (SECTION 610 REVIEW) [3060-AI72] Legal Authority: 47 U.S.C. 613 Abstract: The Commission's closed-captioning rules are designed to make video programming more accessible to deaf and hard-of-hearing Americans. This proceeding has resolved issues regarding the quality of closed-captioning. Further action is required to resolve a petition that has been filed regarding video programmer registration and certification rules. Timetable: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Action Date FR Cite ------------------------------------------------------------------------ NPRM................................ 02/03/97 62 FR 4959 R&O................................. 09/16/97 62 FR 48487 Order on Reconsideration............ 10/20/98 63 FR 55959 NPRM................................ 09/26/05 70 FR 56150 Order and Declaratory Ruling........ 01/13/09 74 FR 1594 NPRM................................ 01/13/09 74 FR 1654 Final Rule Correction............... 09/11/09 74 FR 46703 Final Rule (Announcement of 02/19/10 75 FR 7370 Effective Date). Order............................... 02/19/10 75 FR 7368 Order to Suspend Effective Date..... 02/19/10 75 FR 7369 Waiver Order........................ 10/04/10 75 FR 61101 Public Notice....................... 11/17/10 75 FR 70168 Interim Final Rule (Order).......... 11/01/11 76 FR 67376 Final Rule (MO&O)................... 11/01/11 76 FR 67377 NPRM................................ 11/01/11 76 FR 67397 NPRM Comment Period End............. 12/16/11 Public Notice....................... 05/04/12 77 FR 26550 Public Notice....................... 12/15/12 77 FR 72348 Final Rule Effective................ 03/16/15 FNPRM............................... 03/27/14 79 FR 17094 R&O................................. 03/31/14 79 FR 17911 FNPRM Comment Period End............ 07/25/14 Final Action (Announcement of 12/29/14 79 FR 77916 Effective Date). Second FNPRM........................ 12/31/14 79 FR 78768 Comment Period End.................. 01/30/15 Second Report & Order............... 08/23/16 81 FR 57473 Announcement of Effective Date...... 12/22/17 82 FR 60679 Second Report and Order; correction. 09/14/21 86 FR 51013 Second Report and Order; correction. 12/13/21 86 FR 70749 Second Report and Order; correction. 09/07/22 87 FR 54629 FNPRM............................... 08/02/24 89 FR 63135 FNPRM; correction................... 08/23/24 89 FR 68124 FNPRM Comment Period End............ 09/03/24 FNPRM Reply Comment Period End...... 10/01/24 ----------------------------------- [[Page 45595]] Next Action Undetermined............ To Be Determined ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes Agency Contact: Eliot Greenwald, Deputy Chief, Disability Rights Office, Federal Communications Commission, 45 L Street NE, Washington, DC 20554 Phone: 202 418-2235 Email: [email protected] RIN: 3060-AI72 196. STRUCTURE AND PRACTICES OF THE VIDEO RELAY SERVICE (VRS) PROGRAM, CG DOCKET NO. 10-51 [3060-AJ42] Legal Authority: 47 U.S.C. 151; 47 U.S.C. 154; 47 U.S.C. 225; 47 U.S.C. 303(r) Abstract: The Commission takes a fresh look at its VRS rules to ensure that it is available to and used by the full spectrum of eligible users, encourages innovation, and is provided efficiently to be less susceptible to the waste, fraud, and abuse that have plagued the program and threatened its long-term viability. The Commission also considers the most effective and efficient way to make VRS available and to determine what is the most fair, efficient, and transparent cost-recovery methodology. In addition, the Commission looks at various ways to measure the quality of VRS so as to ensure a better consumer experience. Timetable: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Action Date FR Cite ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Declaratory Ruling.................. 05/07/10 75 FR 25255 Declaratory Ruling.................. 07/13/10 75 FR 39945 Order............................... 07/13/10 75 FR 39859 Notice of Inquiry................... 07/19/10 75 FR 41863 NPRM................................ 08/23/10 75 FR 51735 Interim Final Rule.................. 02/15/11 76 FR 8659 Public Notice....................... 03/02/11 76 R 11462 R&O................................. 05/02/11 76 FR 24393 FNPRM............................... 05/02/11 76 FR 24437 NPRM................................ 05/02/11 76 FR 24442 R&O (Correction).................... 05/27/11 76 FR 30841 Order............................... 07/25/11 76 FR 44326 2nd R&O............................. 08/05/11 76 FR 47469 Order (Interim Final Rule).......... 08/05/11 76 FR 47476 Final Rule; Announcement of 09/26/11 76 FR 59269 Effective Date. Final Rule; Petition for 09/27/11 76 FR 59557 Reconsideration; Public Notice. Oppositions Due Date................ 10/07/11 Final Rule; Clarification (MO&O).... 10/31/11 76 FR 67070 FNPRM............................... 10/31/11 76 FR 67118 Interim Final Rule; Announcement of 11/03/11 76 FR 68116 Effective Date. Final Rule; Announcement of 11/04/11 76 FR 68328 Effective Date. Final Rule; Announcement of 11/07/11 76 FR 68642 Effective Date. FNPRM Comment Period End............ 12/30/11 FNPRM............................... 02/01/12 77 FR 4948 FNPRM Comment Period End............ 03/19/12 Final Rule; Correction.............. 03/27/12 77 FR 18106 Correcting Amendments............... 06/07/12 77 FR 33662 Order (Release Date)................ 07/25/12 Correcting Amendments............... 10/04/12 77 FR 60630 Public Notice....................... 10/29/12 77 FR 65526 Comment Period End.................. 11/29/12 FNPRM............................... 07/05/13 78 FR 40407 R&O................................. 07/05/13 78 FR 40582 FNPRM Comment Period End............ 09/18/13 Public Notice....................... 09/11/13 78 FR 55696 Public Notice....................... 09/15/14 79 FR 54979 Comment Period End.................. 10/10/14 Final Action (Announcement of 10/30/14 79 FR 64515 Effective Date). Final Rule Effective................ 10/30/14 FNPRM............................... 11/18/15 80 FR 72029 FNPRM Comment Period End............ 02/01/16 R&O................................. 03/21/16 81 FR 14984 FNPRM............................... 08/24/16 81 FR 57851 FNPRM Comment Period End............ 09/14/16 NOI and FNPRM....................... 04/12/17 82 FR 17613 NOI and FNPRM Comment Period End.... 05/30/17 R&O................................. 04/13/17 82 FR 17754 R&O................................. 04/27/17 82 FR 19322 FNPRM............................... 04/27/17 82 FR 19347 FNPRM Comment Period End............ 07/01/17 Order............................... 06/23/17 82 FR 28566 Public Notice....................... 07/21/17 82 FR 33856 Public Notice Comment Period End.... 07/31/17 Public Notice Correction............ 07/25/17 82 FR 34471 Public Notice Correction Comment 08/17/17 Period End. R&O and Order....................... 08/22/17 82 FR 39673 Announcement of Effective Date...... 10/17/17 82 FR 48203 Public Notice; Petition for 10/25/17 82 FR 49303 Reconsideration. Oppositions Due Date................ 11/20/17 R&O................................. 06/06/19 84 FR 26364 FNPRM............................... 06/06/19 84 FR 26379 FNPRM Comment Period End............ 08/05/19 Report & Order...................... 05/08/20 85 FR 27309 R&O and Order on Recon.............. 10/14/20 85 FR 64971 Final rule; announcement of 10/23/20 85 FR 67447 effective and compliance dates. FNPRM............................... 02/01/21 86 FR 7681 FNPRM Comment Period End............ 04/02/21 Public Notice; Petition for 02/22/21 86 FR 10458 Reconsideration. Oppositions Due Date................ 03/19/21 NPRM................................ 03/19/21 86 FR 14859 NPRM Comment Period End............. 05/03/21 NPRM................................ 06/04/21 86 FR 29969 NPRM Correction..................... 06/15/21 86 FR 31668 NPRM Correction Comment Period End.. 07/30/21 Order on Recon...................... 07/07/21 86 FR 35632 Order on Recon; Correction.......... 10/05/21 86 FR 54871 Report & Order...................... 09/21/22 87 FR 57645 Report & Order...................... 11/25/22 87 FR 72409 NPRM................................ 12/08/22 87 FR 75199 NPRM Comment Period End............. 02/06/23 Public Notice....................... 01/31/23 88 FR 6220 Public Notice Opposition Period End. 02/27/23 Final Rule; Announcement of 03/08/23 88 FR 14251 Effective Date. Public Notice....................... 04/25/23 88 FR 24986 Public Notice Comment Period End.... 05/09/23 Public Notice Reply Comment Period 05/19/23 End. Report and Order.................... 10/19/23 88 FR 71994 Final Rule Effective................ 12/21/23 88 FR 88257 Correction; Technical Amendments.... 02/08/24 89 FR 8549 NPRM................................ 03/14/24 89 FR 18589 NPRM Comment Period End............. 04/15/24 NPRM Reply Comment Period End....... 04/29/24 Report and Order.................... 03/21/24 89 FR 20125 ----------------------------------- Next Action Undetermined............ To Be Determined ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes Agency Contact: Michael Scott, Deputy Chief, Disability Rights Office, Federal Communications Commission, 45 L Street NE, Washington, DC 20554 [[Page 45596]] Phone: 202 418-1264 Email: [email protected] RIN: 3060-AJ42 197. IMPLEMENTATION OF THE MIDDLE-CLASS TAX RELIEF AND JOB CREATION ACT OF 2012/ESTABLISHMENT OF A PUBLIC SAFETY ANSWERING POINT DO-NOT-CALL REGISTRY (CG DOCKET NO. 12-129) [3060-AJ84] Legal Authority: Pub. L. 112-96, sec. 6507 Abstract: The Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 required the Commission to create a Do-Not-Call Registry for public safety answering point (PSAP) telephone numbers and to prohibit the use of automated dialing equipment to place calls to PSAP numbers on the Registry. In this docket, the Commission adopted rules and policies implementing these statutory requirements. Timetable: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Action Date FR Cite ------------------------------------------------------------------------ NPRM................................ 06/21/12 77 FR 37362 R&O................................. 10/29/12 77 FR 71131 Correction Amendments............... 02/13/13 78 FR 10099 Announcement of Effective Date...... 03/26/13 78 FR 18246 FNPRM............................... 11/01/21 86 FR 60189 FNPRM Comment Period End............ 12/01/21 ----------------------------------- Next Action Undetermined............ To Be Determined ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes Agency Contact: Richard D. Smith, Special Counsel, Consumer Policy Division, Federal Communications Commission, 45 L Street NE, Washington, DC 20554 Phone: 717 338-2797 Fax: 717 338-2574 Email: [email protected] RIN: 3060-AJ84 198. IMPLEMENTATION OF SECTIONS 716 AND 717 OF THE COMMUNICATIONS ACT OF 1934, AS ENACTED BY THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY COMMUNICATIONS AND VIDEO ACCESSIBILITY ACT OF 2010, CG DOCKET NO. 10-213 [3060-AK00] Legal Authority: 47 U.S.C. 151; 47 U.S.C. 154; 47 U.S.C. 255; 47 U.S.C. 617 to 619 Abstract: These proceedings implement sections 716, 717, and 718 of the Communications Act, which were added by the Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2010 (CVAA), related to the accessibility of advanced communications services and equipment (section 716), recordkeeping and enforcement requirements for entities subject to sections 255, 716, and 718 (section 717), and accessibility of internet browsers built into mobile phones (section 718). Timetable: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Action Date FR Cite ------------------------------------------------------------------------ NPRM................................ 03/14/11 76 FR 13800 NPRM Comment Period Extended........ 04/12/11 76 FR 20297 NPRM Comment Period End............. 05/13/11 FNPRM............................... 12/30/11 76 FR 82240 R&O................................. 12/30/11 76 FR 82354 FNPRM Comment Period End............ 03/14/12 Announcement of Effective Date...... 04/25/12 77 FR 24632 2nd R&O............................. 05/22/13 78 FR 30226 R&O on Remand, Declaratory Ruling, 04/13/15 80 FR 19738 and Order. Public Notice....................... 05/19/22 87 FR 30442 Public Notice Comment Period End.... 07/18/22 Report and Order.................... 08/01/23 88 FR 50053 NPRM................................ 08/07/23 88 FR 52088 NPRM Comment Period End............. 09/06/23 NPRM Reply Comment Period End....... 10/06/23 Second Report and Order............. 12/13/24 89 FR 100878 FNPRM............................... 01/02/25 90 FR 59 FNPRM Comment Due................... 02/03/25 FNPRM Comment Replies Due........... 03/03/25 ----------------------------------- Next Action Undetermined............ To Be Determined ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes Agency Contact: Michael Scott, Deputy Chief, Disability Rights Office, Federal Communications Commission, 45 L Street NE, Washington, DC 20554 Phone: 202 418-1264 Email: [email protected] RIN: 3060-AK00 199. MISUSE OF INTERNET PROTOCOL (IP) CAPTIONED TELEPHONE SERVICE; TELECOMMUNICATIONS RELAY SERVICES AND SPEECH-TO-SPEECH SERVICES; CG DOCKET NO. 13-24 [3060-AK01] Legal Authority: 47 U.S.C. 151; 47 U.S.C. 154; 47 U.S.C. 225 Abstract: The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) initiated this proceeding in its effort to ensure that internet-Protocol Captioned Telephone Service (IP CTS) is provided effectively and in the most efficient manner. In doing so, the FCC adopted rules to address certain practices related to the provision and marketing of IP CTS, as well as compensation of TRS providers. IP CTS is a form of relay service designed to allow people with hearing loss to speak directly to another party on a telephone call and to simultaneously listen to the other party and read captions of what that party is saying over an IP- enabled device. To ensure that IP CTS is provided efficiently to persons who need to use this service, the Commission adopted rules establishing several requirements and issued an FNPRM to address additional issues. Timetable: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Action Date FR Cite ------------------------------------------------------------------------ NPRM................................ 02/05/13 78 FR 8090 Order (Interim Rule)................ 02/05/13 78 FR 8032 Order............................... 02/05/13 78 FR 8030 Announcement of Effective Date...... 03/07/13 78 FR 14701 NPRM Comment Period End............. 03/12/13 R&O................................. 08/30/13 78 FR 53684 FNPRM............................... 09/03/13 78 FR 54201 FNPRM Comment Period End............ 11/18/13 Petition for Reconsideration Request 12/16/13 78 FR 76097 for Comment. Petition for Reconsideration Comment 01/10/14 Period End. Announcement of Effective Date...... 07/11/14 79 FR 40003 Announcement of Effective Date...... 08/28/14 79 FR 51446 Correction--Announcement of 08/28/14 79 FR 51450 Effective Date. Technical Amendments................ 09/09/14 79 FR 53303 R&O and Declaratory Ruling.......... 06/27/18 83 FR 30082 FNPRM............................... 07/18/18 83 FR 33899 Public Notice....................... 08/23/18 83 FR 42630 Public Notice Opposition Period End. 09/17/18 FNPRM Comment Period End............ 11/15/18 Announcement of Effective Date...... 02/04/19 84 FR 1409 R&O................................. 03/08/19 84 FR 8457 FNPRM............................... 03/14/19 84 FR 9276 FNPRM Comment Period End............ 04/29/19 Petition for Recon Request for 06/18/19 84 FR 28264 Comment. Petition for Recon Comment Period 07/15/19 End. R&O................................. 01/06/20 85 FR 462 [[Page 45597]] Announcement of Effective Date...... 02/19/20 85 FR 9392 Final Rule; Removal of Compliance 05/06/20 85 FR 26857 Notes. Final Rule; correction.............. 08/26/20 85 FR 52489 R&O and Order on Recon.............. 10/14/20 85 FR 64971 FNPRM............................... 02/01/21 86 FR 7681 Public Notice; Petition for 02/22/21 86 FR 10458 Reconsideration. NPRM................................ 03/19/21 86 FR 14859 Oppositions Due Date................ 03/19/21 FNPRM Comment Period End............ 04/02/21 NPRM Comment Period End............. 05/03/21 Public Notice....................... 07/15/21 86 FR 37328 Public Notice Comment Period End.... 08/09/21 Report & Order...................... 09/21/22 87 FR 57645 NPRM................................ 12/08/22 87 FR 75199 NPRM Comment Period End............. 02/06/23 Public Notice....................... 01/31/23 88 FR 6220 Public Notice Opposition Period End. 02/27/23 NPRM................................ 02/02/23 88 FR 7049 NPRM Comment Period End............. 04/03/23 Order on Reconsideration............ 02/22/23 88 FR 10853 Final Rule; Announcement of 03/08/23 88 FR 14251 Effective Date. Final Rule; Announcement of 12/21/23 88 FR 88257 Effective Date. Correction; Technical Amendments.... 02/08/24 89 FR 8549 Report and Order.................... 09/04/24 89 FR 71848 Correction; Technical Amendments.... 12/27/24 89 FR 105474 ----------------------------------- Next Action Undetermined............ To Be Determined ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes Agency Contact: Michael Scott, Deputy Chief, Disability Rights Office, Federal Communications Commission, 45 L Street NE, Washington, DC 20554 Phone: 202 418-1264 Email: [email protected] RIN: 3060-AK01 200. ADVANCED METHODS TO TARGET AND ELIMINATE UNLAWFUL ROBOCALLS (CG DOCKET NO. 17-59) [3060-AK62] Legal Authority: 47 U.S.C. 201 and 202; 47 U.S.C. 227; 47 U.S.C. 251(e) Abstract: The Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991 restricts the use of robocalls autodialed or prerecorded calls in certain instances. In CG Docket No. 17-59, the Commission considers rules and policies aimed at eliminating unlawful robocalling. Among the issues it examines in this docket are whether to allow carriers to block calls that purport to be from unallocated or unassigned phone numbers through the use of spoofing, whether to allow carriers to block calls based on their own analyses of which calls are likely to be unlawful and whether to establish a database of reassigned phone numbers to help prevent robocalls to consumers, who did not consent to such calls. Timetable: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Action Date FR Cite ------------------------------------------------------------------------ NPRM/NOI............................ 05/17/17 82 FR 22625 2nd NOI............................. 07/13/17 NPRM Comment Period End............. 07/31/17 FNPRM............................... 01/08/18 83 FR 770 R&O................................. 01/12/18 83 FR 1566 2nd FNPRM........................... 04/23/18 83 FR 17631 2nd FNPRM Comment Period End........ 06/07/18 2nd FNPRM Reply Comment Period End.. 07/09/18 2nd R&O............................. 03/26/19 84 FR 11226 3rd FNPRM........................... 06/24/19 84 FR 29478 Declaratory Ruling.................. 06/24/19 84 FR 29387 Public Notice Seeking Input on 12/30/19 Report. Public Notice Seeking Comment on 01/24/20 Reassigned Numbers. Public Notice Seeking Comment on RND 02/26/20 Cost/Fee Structure. Public Notice Establishing 04/16/20 Guidelines for RND. Report.............................. 06/25/20 3rd NPRM Comment Date............... 06/26/20 Announcement of Compliance Dates.... 06/26/20 85 FR 38334 3rd R&O, Order of Reconsideration, 07/31/20 85 FR 46063 4th FNPRM. 4th R&O (release date).............. 12/30/20 Public Notice....................... 02/08/21 86 FR 8558 Public Notice....................... 04/13/21 Public Notice....................... 06/15/21 Public Notice....................... 10/01/21 86 FR 61077 5th FNPRM........................... 10/26/21 86 FR 59084 Public Notice....................... 12/29/21 Order on Reconsideration, 6th FNPRM, 12/30/21 86 FR 74399 Waiver Order. Public Notice....................... 02/08/22 87 FR 7044 Seventh Further Notice of Proposed 05/19/22 87 FR 42670 Rulemaking. Sixth Report and Order.............. 05/19/22 87 FR 42916 Public Notice....................... 08/24/22 87 FR 51920 Public Notice....................... 11/18/22 87 FR 69206 Seventh Report and Order............ 07/10/23 88 FR 43489 Eighth Further Notice, and Third 07/10/23 88 FR 43446 Notice of Inquiry. NPRM................................ 09/10/24 89 FR 73321 Eighth Report and Order............. 03/24/25 90 FR 13416 ----------------------------------- Next Action Undetermined............ To Be Determined ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes Agency Contact: Jerusha Burnett, Attorney Advisor, Federal Communications Commission, 45 L Street NE, Washington, DC 20554 Phone: 202 418-0526 Email: [email protected] RIN: 3060-AK62 201. EMPOWERING BROADBAND CONSUMERS THROUGH TRANSPARENCY, CG DOCKET NO 22-2 [3060-AL33] Legal Authority: Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, Pub. L. 117-58, 135 Stat. 429, 60504(a) (2021) Abstract: In this docket, the Commission adopted rules requiring broadband internet access service providers (ISPs) to display, at the point of sale, labels to disclose to consumers certain information about prices, introductory rates or promotions, data allowances, broadband speeds, and management practices, among other things. Timetable: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Action Date FR Cite ------------------------------------------------------------------------ NPRM................................ 02/07/22 87 FR 6827 NPRM Comment Period End............. 03/09/22 NPRM Reply Comment Period End....... 03/24/22 Report & Order and FNPRM............ 12/16/22 87 FR 77048 FNPRM Comment Period Extended....... 01/04/23 FNPRM Comment Period End............ 03/16/23 [[Page 45598]] Petition for Reconsideration........ 01/31/23 88 FR 6219 Petition for Reconsideration Comment 02/27/23 Period End. Order............................... 08/07/23 88 FR 52043 Order of Reconsideration............ 09/18/23 88 FR 63853 Public Notice Announcing Compliance 10/10/23 88 FR 69883 Dates. Public Notice Incorporating 10/26/23 88 FR 73534 Compliance Dates. Public Notice Announcing Compliance 09/10/24 Dates, DA 914, rel. ----------------------------------- Next Action Undetermined............ To Be Determined ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes Agency Contact: Zac Champ, Deputy Division Chief, Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, 45 L Street NE, Washington, DC 20554 Phone: 202 418-1495 Email: [email protected] RIN: 3060-AL33 202. TARGETING AND ELIMINATING UNLAWFUL TEXT MESSAGES, CG DOCKET 21-402 [3060-AL49] Legal Authority: 47 U.S.C. 154(i), 227(e), 251(e), 303 Abstract: In this docket, the Commission considers rules and policies concerning the ability for mobile wireless service providers to block illegal text messages. Timetable: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Action Date FR Cite ------------------------------------------------------------------------ NPRM................................ 09/27/22 87 FR 61271 Report & Order...................... 03/17/23 88 FR 21497 FNPRM............................... 03/17/23 88 FR 20800 NPRM................................ 01/26/24 89 FR 5177 Final Rule; Announcement of 01/26/24 89 FR 5098 Effective Date. Final Rule; Announcement of 03/01/24 89 FR 15061 Effective Date. NPRM................................ 09/10/24 89 FR 73321 ----------------------------------- Next Action Undetermined............ To Be Determined ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes Agency Contact: Mika Savir, Attorney, Federal Communications Commission, 45 L Street NE, Washington, DC 20554 Phone: 202 418-0384 Email: [email protected] RIN: 3060-AL49 203. MISUSE OF INTERNET PROTOCOL (IP) RELAY SERVICE; CG DOCKET NO. 12- 38 [3060-AL58] Legal Authority: 47 U.S.C. 151; 47 U.S.C. 152 and 154; 47 U.S.C. 225; 47 U.S.C. 616 Abstract: Title IV of the Americans with Disabilities Act requires the Federal Communications Commission to ensure the availability of telecommunications relay services. IP Relay is a form of TRS that permits an individual with a hearing or a speech disability to communicate in text using an internet Protocol-enabled device via the internet. In CG Docket No. 12-38, the Commission considers rules and policy for the provision of IP Relay, including the process for registering users for IP CTS and the methodology for determining TRS Fund support. The Commission takes these steps to ensure the provision of IP Relay in a functionally equivalent manner to persons who are deaf, hard of hearing, deaf blind or have speech disabilities. In doing so, the Commission balances several different factors including regulating the recovery of costs caused by the service, encouraging the use of existing technology and not discouraging or impairing the development of improved technology, and ensuring IP Relay is available, to the extent possible and in the most efficient manner. Timetable: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Action Date FR Cite ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Public Notice....................... 02/08/12 77 FR 11997 Public Notice Comment Period End.... 03/20/12 Final Rule.......................... 07/25/12 77 FR 43538 Final Rule Effective................ 07/25/12 NPRM................................ 03/19/21 86 FR 14859 NPRM Comment Period End............. 05/03/21 Final Rule.......................... 11/25/22 87 FR 72409 Final Rule Effective................ 12/27/22 ----------------------------------- Next Action Undetermined............ To Be Determined ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes Agency Contact: Michael Scott, Deputy Chief, Disability Rights Office, Federal Communications Commission, 45 L Street NE, Washington, DC 20554 Phone: 202 418-1264 Email: [email protected] RIN: 3060-AL58 204. COMPENSATION FOR INTERNET PROTOCOL CAPTIONED TELEPHONE SERVICE, CG DOCKET NO. 22-408 [3060-AL59] Legal Authority: 47 U.S.C. 151 and 152; 47 U.S.C. 225 Abstract: Title IV of the Americans with Disabilities Act requires the Federal Communications Commission to ensure the availability of telecommunications relay. Internet Protocol Captioned Telephone Services (IP CTS) is a form of relay service designed to allow people with hearing loss to speak directly to another party on a telephone call and to simultaneously listen to the other party and read captions of what that party is saying over an IP-enabled device. In CG Docket No. 22-408, the Commission considers rules and policy for the adoption of a compensation methodology and compensation levels for Telecommunications Relay Services (TRS) Fund support of providers of IP CTS.The Commission takes these steps to ensure the provision of IP CTS in a functionally equivalent manner to persons who are deaf, hard of hearing, deaf, blind or have speech disabilities. In doing so, the Commission balances several different factors including regulating the recovery of costs caused by the service, encouraging the use of existing technology and not discouraging or impairing the development of improved technology, and ensuring IP CTS is available, to the extent possible and in the most efficient manner. Timetable: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Action Date FR Cite ------------------------------------------------------------------------ NPRM................................ 02/02/23 88 FR 7049 Report and Order.................... 09/04/24 89 FR 71848 Correction; Technical Amendments.... 12/27/24 89 FR 105474 ----------------------------------- Next Action Undetermined............ To Be Determined ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes Agency Contact: Michael Scott, Deputy Chief, Disability Rights Office, Federal Communications Commission, 45 L Street NE, Washington, DC 20554 Phone: 202 418-1264 Email: [email protected] RIN: 3060-AL59 205. ACCESS TO VIDEO CONFERENCING, CG DOCKET NO. 23-161 [3060-AL66] Legal Authority: 47 U.S.C. 151 and 152; 47 U.S.C. 225 ; 47 U.S.C. 617 Abstract: Section 716 of the Twenty-First Century Communications and [[Page 45599]] Video Accessibility Act of 2010 (CVAA) (47 U.S.C. 617) requires the Federal Communications Commission to ensure the accessibility and usability of advanced communications services (ACS), including interoperable video conferencing services (IVCS), for individual with disabilities, unless such requirements are not achievable. IVCS is defined by the CVAA as a service that provides real-time video communications, including audio, to enable users to share information of the user's choosing.'' In CG Docket No. 23-161, the Commission considers rules and policies for the adoption of usability and accessibility requirements for IVCS and the integration of IVCS with telecommunications relay services (TRS). The Commission takes these steps to ensure that IVCS are accessible to and usable by persons with disabilities and that users of TRS are able to participate in video conferencing services in a functionally equivalent manner to persons without hearing and speech disabilities. In doing so, the Commission balances several different factors including regulating IVCS, encouraging the use of advanced technology, not discouraging or impairing the development of improved technology, and ensuring IVCS are accessible to and usable by persons with disabilities. Timetable: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Action Date FR Cite ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Report and Order.................... 08/01/23 88 FR 50053 NPRM................................ 08/07/23 88 FR 52088 NPRM Comment Period End............. 09/06/23 NPRM Reply Comment Period End....... 10/06/23 Second Report and Order............. 12/13/24 89 FR 100878 FNPRM............................... 01/02/25 90 FR 59 FNPRM Comment Due................... 02/03/25 ....................... FNPRM Comment Replies Due........... 03/03/25 ----------------------------------- Next Action Undetermined............ To Be Determined ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes Agency Contact: Ike Ofobike, Attorney Advisor, Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, 45 L Street NE, Washington, DC 20554 Phone: 202 418-1028 Email: [email protected] RIN: 3060-AL66 206. IMPLICATIONS OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TECHNOLOGIES ON PROTECTING CONSUMERS FROM UNWANTED ROBOCALLS AND ROBOTEXTS (CG DOCKET NO. 23-362) [3060-AM12] Legal Authority: 47 U.S.C. 227 Abstract: The Federal Communications Commission initiated this proceeding to protect consumer from unwanted AI-generated calls while ensuring that our rules do not hinder the potential benefits that AI can offer, including making telecommunications more readily accessible to individuals with disabilities. Timetable: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Action Date FR Cite ------------------------------------------------------------------------ NPRM................................ 09/10/24 89 FR 73321 NPRM Comment Period End............. 10/25/24 ----------------------------------- Next Action Undetermined............ To Be Determined ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes Agency Contact: Richard D. Smith, Special Counsel, Consumer Policy Division, Federal Communications Commission, 45 L Street NE, Washington, DC 20554 Phone: 717 338-2797 Fax: 717 338-2574 Email: [email protected] RIN: 3060-AM12 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Federal Communications Commission (FCC) ------------------------------------------- Long-Term Actions Economics ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 207. DEVELOPMENT OF NATIONWIDE BROADBAND DATA TO EVALUATE REASONABLE AND TIMELY DEPLOYMENT OF ADVANCED SERVICES TO ALL AMERICANS [3060-AJ15] Legal Authority: 15 U.S.C. 251; 47 U.S.C. 252; 47 U.S.C. 257; 47 U.S.C. 271; 47 U.S.C. 1302; 47 U.S.C. 160(b); 47 U.S.C. 161(a)(2) Abstract: The 09/09/2022 Order ended the collection of broadband deployment data through Form 477. Broadband and voice subscribership data will continue to be submitted through Form 477. Beginning with data as of December 31, 2022, and beyond, Form 477 subscribership data is submitted in the Broadband Data Collection (BDC) filing system. The Form 477 filing system remains open for filers to submit and make corrections to filings through June 30, 2022. Timetable: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Action Date FR Cite ------------------------------------------------------------------------ NPRM................................ 05/16/07 72 FR 27519 Order............................... 07/02/08 73 FR 37861 Order............................... 10/15/08 73 FR 60997 NPRM................................ 02/08/11 76 FR 10827 Order............................... 06/27/13 78 FR 49126 NPRM................................ 08/24/17 82 FR 40118 NPRM Comment Period End............. 09/25/17 NPRM Reply Comment Period End....... 10/10/17 R&O and FNPRM....................... 08/22/19 84 FR 43764 Order............................... 12/16/22 87 FR 76949 ----------------------------------- Next Action Undetermined............ To Be Determined ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes Agency Contact: Suzanne Mendez, Associate Division Chief, OEA, Federal Communications Commission, 45 L Street NE, Washington, DC 20554 Phone: 202 418-0941 Email: [email protected] RIN: 3060-AJ15 208. EXPANDING THE ECONOMIC AND INNOVATION OPPORTUNITIES OF SPECTRUM THROUGH INCENTIVE AUCTIONS (GN DOCKET NO. 12-268) [3060-AJ82] Legal Authority: 47 U.S.C. 309(j)(8)(G); 47 U.S.C. 1452 Abstract: In February 2012, the Middle-Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act was enacted (Pub. L. 112-96, 126 Stat. 156 (2012)). Title VI of that statute, commonly known as the Spectrum Act, provides the Commission with the authority to conduct incentive auctions to meet the growing demand for wireless broadband. Pursuant to the Spectrum Act, the Commission may conduct incentive auctions that will offer new initial spectrum licenses subject to flexible-use service rules on spectrum made available by licensees that voluntarily relinquish some or all of their spectrum usage rights in exchange for a portion, based on the value of the relinquished rights as determined by an auction, of the proceeds of bidding for the new licenses. In addition to granting the Commission general authority to conduct incentive auctions, the Spectrum Act requires the Commission to conduct an incentive auction of broadcast TV spectrum and sets forth special requirements for such an auction. The Spectrum Act requires that the BIA consist of a reverse auction ``to determine the amount of compensation that each broadcast television licensee would accept in return for voluntarily relinquishing some or all of its spectrum usage rights'' and a forward auction of [[Page 45600]] licenses in the reallocated spectrum for flexible-use services, including mobile broadband. Broadcast television licensees who elected to voluntarily participate in the auction had three bidding options: go off-the-air, share spectrum with another broadcast television licensee, or move channels to the upper or lower VHS band in exchange for receiving part of the proceeds from auctioning that spectrum to wireless providers. The Spectrum Act also authorized the Commission to reorganize the 600 MHz band following the BIA including, as necessary, reassigning full power and Class A television stations to new channels in order to clear the spectrum sold in the BIA. That post-auction reorganization (known as the repack) is currently underway and all of the stations who were assigned new channels are scheduled to have vacated their pre-auction channels by July 3, 2020, pursuant to a 10- phase transition schedule adopted by the Commission. In May 2014, the Commission adopted a Report and Order that laid out the general framework for the BIA. The auction started on March 29, 2016, with the submission of initial commitments by eligible broadcast licensees. The BIA ended on April 13, 2017, with the release of the Auction Closing and Channel Reassignment Public Notice that also marked the start of the 39-month transition period during which 987 of the full power and Class A television stations remaining on-the-air will transition their stations to their post-auction channel assignments in the reorganized television band. Pursuant to the Spectrum Act, the Commission will reimburse 957 of those full power and Class A stations for the reasonable costs associated with relocating to their post- auction channel assignments and will reimburse multichannel video programming distributors for their costs associated with continuing to carry the signals of those stations. In March 2018, the Consolidated Appropriations Act (Pub. L. 115- 141, at Div. E, Title V, 511, 132 Stat. 348 (2018), codified at 47 U.S.C. 1452(j)-(n)) (the Reimbursement Expansion Act or REA), extended the deadline for reimbursement of eligible entities from April 2020 to no later than July 3, 2023, and also expanded the universe of entities eligible for reimbursement to include low-power television stations and TV translator stations displaced by the BIA for their reasonably incurred costs to relocate to a new channel, and FM broadcast stations for their reasonably incurred costs for facilities necessary to reasonably minimize disruption of service as a result of the post- auction reorganization of the television band. On March 15, 2019, the Commission adopted a Report and Order setting rules for the reimbursement of eligible costs to those newly eligible entities. Timetable: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Action Date FR Cite ------------------------------------------------------------------------ NPRM................................ 11/21/12 77 FR 69933 R&O................................. 08/15/14 79 FR 48441 Final Rule.......................... 10/11/17 82 FR 47155 NPRM................................ 08/27/18 83 FR 43613 R&O................................. 03/26/19 84 FR 11233 ----------------------------------- Next Action Undetermined............ To Be Determined ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes Agency Contact: Jean L. Kiddoo, Chair, Broadband Data Task Force, OEA, Federal Communications Commission, 45 L Street NE, Washington, DC 20554 Phone: 202 418-7757 Email: [email protected] RIN: 3060-AJ82 209. UPDATING PART 1 COMPETITIVE BIDDING RULES (WT DOCKET NO. 14-170) [3060-AK28] Legal Authority: 47 U.S.C. 151; 47 U.S.C. 154(i); 47 U.S.C. 303(r); 47 U.S.C. 309(j); 47 U.S.C. 316 Abstract: This proceeding was initiated to revise some of the Commission's general part 1 rules governing competitive bidding for spectrum licenses to reflect changes in the marketplace, including the challenges faced by new entrants, as well as to advance the statutory directive to ensure that small businesses, rural telephone companies, and businesses owned by members of minority groups and women are given the opportunity to participate in the provision of spectrum-based services. In July 2015, the Commission revised its competitive bidding rules, specifically adopting revised requirements for eligibility for bidding credits, a new rural service provider bidding credit, a prohibition on joint bidding agreements and other changes. Timetable: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Action Date FR Cite ------------------------------------------------------------------------ NPRM................................ 11/14/14 79 FR 68172 Public Notice....................... 03/16/15 80 FR 15715 Public Notice....................... 04/23/15 80 FR 22690 R&O................................. 09/18/15 80 FR 56764 Public Notice on Petitions for 11/10/15 80 FR 69630 Reconsideration. ----------------------------------- Next Action Undetermined............ To Be Determined ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes Agency Contact: Kelly Quinn, Assistant Chief, Auctions and Spectrum Access Division, Federal Communications Commission, 445 12th Street SW, Washington, DC 20554 Phone: 202 418-0660 Email: [email protected] RIN: 3060-AK28 210. ASSESSMENT AND COLLECTION OF REGULATORY FEES [3060-AK64] Legal Authority: 47 U.S.C. 159 Abstract: Section 9 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended (47 U.S.C. 159), requires the Federal Communications Commission to recover the cost of its activities by assessing and collecting annual regulatory fees from beneficiaries of the activities. Timetable: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Action Date FR Cite ------------------------------------------------------------------------ NPRM................................ 06/06/17 82 FR 26019 R&O................................. 09/22/17 82 FR 44322 NPRM................................ 06/14/18 83 FR 27846 NPRM Comment Period End............. 06/21/18 R&O................................. 09/18/18 83 FR 47079 NPRM................................ 06/05/19 84 FR 26234 NPRM Comment Period End............. 06/07/19 R&O................................. 09/26/19 84 FR 50890 NPRM................................ 05/08/20 85 FR 32256 R&O................................. 06/22/20 85 FR 37364 NPRM................................ 05/13/21 86 FR 26262 R&O................................. 05/17/21 86 FR 26677 NPRM................................ 09/21/21 86 FR 52429 R&O................................. 09/22/21 86 FR 52742 NPRM Comment Period End............. 10/21/21 NPRM................................ 06/28/22 87 FR 38588 Report & Order...................... 09/14/22 87 FR 56494 NPRM................................ 06/01/23 88 FR 36154 NPRM Comment Period End............. 06/29/23 Report and Order.................... 09/15/23 88 FR 63694 NPRM................................ 03/13/24 89 FR 20582 NPRM Comment Period End............. 04/29/24 NPRM................................ 06/13/24 89 FR 53276 Order............................... 06/13/24 89 FR 60572 NPRM Comment Period End............. 07/29/24 Report and Order.................... 09/06/24 ----------------------------------- Next Action Undetermined............ To Be Determined ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes Agency Contact: Roland Helvajian, Office of the Managing Director, Federal Communications Commission, 445 12th Street SW, Washington, DC 20554 Phone: 202 418-0444 Email: [email protected] RIN: 3060-AK64 [[Page 45601]] 211. ESTABLISHING A 5G FUND FOR RURAL AMERICA; GN DOCKET NO. 20-32 [3060-AL15] Legal Authority: 47 U.S.C. 154(i); 47 U.S.C. 214; 47 U.S.C. 254; 47 U.S.C. 303(r); 47 U.S.C. 403 Abstract: The 5G Fund for Rural America will distribute up to $9 billion in universal service support through competitive bidding in two phases to bring mobile voice and 5G broadband service to rural areas of the country. 5G public interest obligations and performance requirements imposed on carriers continuing to receive legacy mobile high-cost support will help ensure that the areas they serve enjoy the benefits that 5G promises. On February 28, 2025, the Commission adopted a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in preparation for an auction of spectrum licenses in the AWS-3 bands that are in the Commission's inventory. The Spectrum and Secure Technology and Innovation Act, 5403, Public Law 118-159, requires that the Commission initiate a system of competitive bidding for licenses for unassigned AWS-3 spectrum within 18 months of December 23, 2024. The NPRM proposes to harmonize outdated rules related to competitive bidding for such licenses with more recent Commission practice in spectrum auctions. The procedures, terms and conditions, dates and deadlines governing participation in the auction will be addressed in a separate proceeding. Timetable: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Action Date FR Cite ------------------------------------------------------------------------ NPRM................................ 05/26/20 85 FR 31616 Final Action........................ 11/25/20 85 FR 75770 NPRM................................ 01/27/25 90 FR 11931 NPRM Comment Period End............. 03/31/25 NPRM Comment Replies Due............ 04/14/25 ----------------------------------- Next Action Undetermined............ To Be Determined ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes Agency Contact: Mark Montano, Associate Chief, Office of Economics and Analytics, Federal Communications Commission, 45 L. Street, NE, Washington, DC 20554 Phone: 202 418-0691 Email: [email protected] RIN: 3060-AL15 212. BROADBAND DATA COLLECTION [3060-AL42] Legal Authority: 47 U.S.C. 151 to 154; 47 U.S.C. 157; 47 U.S.C. 201; 47 U.S.C. 254; 47 U.S.C. 301; 47 U.S.C. 303; 47 U.S.C. 309; 47 U.S.C. 319; 47 U.S.C. 332; 47 U.S.C. 641 to 646 Abstract: The Commission has long recognized that precise, granular data on the availability of fixed and mobile broadband are vital to bringing digital opportunity to all Americans, no matter where they live, work, or travel. On March 23, 2020, the Broadband Deployment Accuracy and Technological Availability Act (Broadband DATA Act) was signed into law requiring the Commission to create a new set of broadband availability maps. Among other things, the Broadband DATA Act requires the Commission to collect standardized, granular data on the availability and quality of both fixed and mobile broadband internet access services, to create a common dataset of all locations where fixed broadband internet access service can be installed (the Broadband Serviceable Location Fabric or Fabric), and to create publicly available coverage maps. The Act further requires the Commission to establish processes for members of the public and other entities to (1) provide verified data for use in the coverage maps; (2) challenge the coverage maps, the broadband availability data submitted by broadband internet access service providers (providers), and the Fabric; and (3) submit specific crowdsource information about the development and availability of broadband service. In July 2020, implementing the Broadband DATA Act and building off of an August 2019 Report and Order and Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, the Commission adopted a Second Report and Order and Third Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that adopted rules for the collection and verification of improved, more precise data on both fixed broadband availability. In January 2021, the Commission released a Third Report and Order that established new requirements for the BDC and took additional steps to implement the Broadband DATA Act. The rules to specify which fixed and mobile providers are required to report broadband availability data and expanded the reporting and certification requirements for filing data in the BDC. It also adopted standards for collecting verified broadband data from state, local, and Tribal governmental entities and certain third parties, and for identifying locations that would be included in the Fabric. Importantly, in the Third Report and Order, the Commission also established processes for verifying the accuracy of provider-submitted data and the Fabric, including challenge processes which invite input from the public and other stakeholders in order to improve the accuracy of the maps. Implementing the Broadband DATA Act and these new rules, the Commission created a new data platform and system to collect and map availability data collected from over 2,500 providers and for consumers and other stakeholders to submit challenges to that data; established the Fabric dataset of locations upon which to overlay provider availability data; and established a dedicated help center to provide technical assistance to providers, consumers, and other stakeholders. In July 2021, the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau (WTB), Office of Economics and Analytics (OEA), and Office of Engineering and Technology (OET) released a Public Notice seeking comment on the technical requirements for the mobile challenge, verification, and crowdsourcing processes required under the Broadband DATA Act for the new Broadband Data Collection (BDC). In March 2022, the Broadband Data Task Force (Task Force), WTB, OEA, and OET released a detailed order, technical appendix, rules, and technical data specifications setting forth technical requirements and specifications for the mobile challenge, verification, and crowdsource processes required by the Act. To help facilitate the mobile challenge process, in April 2022, the Task Force and OET issued a Public Notice announcing the technical requirements and procedures for approving third-party mobile speed test procedures for use in collecting and submitting mobile network performance data as part of the BDC. To assist entities that choose to file mobile challenges in bulk, in September 2022 the Task Force and WTB established a process for entities to use their own software and hardware to collect on-the-ground mobile speed test data for use in the BDC mobile challenge process. Also in April 2022, the Task Force, WCB, WTB, OEA, and OET released a Public Notice providing details on the procedures for state, local, and Tribal governmental entities to submit verified availability data through the BDC system. To clarify the Commission's rules for filing data in the BDC, in July 2022, WCB, WTB, OEA, and the Taskforce issued a Declaratory Ruling on certain aspects of a rule regarding the engineering certification in BDC filings and issued a limited waiver of the requirement that providers have an engineer certification their biannual [[Page 45602]] BDC filings for the first three filing cycles of the BDC. On June 15, 2022, the FCC Enforcement Bureau issued an Enforcement Advisory reminding all facilities-based providers of their duty to timely file complete and accurate data in the BDC by September 1, 2022. In February 2022, the Commission announced that the initial filing window of the BDC would open on June 30, 2022, and that availability data as of June 30 were due no later than September 1, 2022. In September 2022, the Commission announced that as of September 12, 2022, state, local, and Tribal governments, service providers, and other entities may begin to file bulk challenges to location data in the Fabric. In November 2022, the Commission released a pre-production draft of its new National Broadband Map displaying version 1 of the Fabric overlayed with provider reported availability data as of June 30, 2022. The new map was the most comprehensive, granular, and standardized data the Commission had ever published on broadband availability. With the launch of the pre-production draft map, the Commission began accepting challenges to provider reported availability data, as well as individual consumer challenges to the location data in the Fabric. To date, the mapping team has reviewed and processed more than 4 million availability challenges. Most of those challenges have already been resolved and the majority have led to updates in the data on the map showing where broadband is available. The Commission adopted an Order in December 2022, to sunset the Form 477 broadband deployment data collection and eliminate a largely duplicative requirement on providers. As a result, providers will no longer be required to submit Form 477 broadband deployment data, but must still submit broadband and voice subscription data using the FCC Form 477. To further streamline the FCC's data collection efforts the BDC system allows filers to submit both their BDC data and 477 subscription data as a combined filing using a single interface. The Commission has long recognized that precise, granular data on the availability of fixed and mobile broadband are vital to bringing digital opportunity to all Americans, no matter where they live, work, or travel. On March 23, 2020, the Broadband Deployment Accuracy and Technological Availability Act (Broadband DATA Act) was signed into law requiring the Commission to create a new set of broadband availability maps. Among other things, the Broadband DATA Act requires the Commission to collect standardized, granular data on the availability and quality of both fixed and mobile broadband internet access services, to create a common dataset of all locations where fixed broadband internet access service can be installed (the Broadband Serviceable Location Fabric or Fabric), and to create publicly available coverage maps. The Act further requires the Commission to establish processes for members of the public and other entities to (1) provide verified data for use in the coverage maps; (2) challenge the coverage maps, the broadband availability data submitted by broadband internet access service providers (providers), and the Fabric; and (3) submit specific crowdsource information about the development and availability of broadband service. In July 2020, implementing the Broadband DATA Act and building off of an August 2019 Report and Order and Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, the Commission adopted a Second Report and Order and Third Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that adopted rules for the collection and verification of improved, more precise data on both fixed and mobile broadband availability. In January 2021, the Commission released a Third Report and Order that established new requirements for the BDC and took additional steps to implement the Broadband DATA Act. The Commission adopted rules to specify which fixed and mobile providers are required to report broadband availability data and expanded the reporting and certification requirements for filing data in the BDC. It also adopted standards for collecting verified broadband data from state, local, and Tribal governmental entities and certain third parties, and for identifying locations that would be included in the Fabric. Importantly, in the Third Report and Order, the Commission also established processes for verifying the accuracy of provider-submitted data and the Fabric, including challenge processes which invite input from the public and other stakeholders in order to improve the accuracy of the maps. Implementing the Broadband DATA Act and these new rules, the Commission created a new data platform and system to collect and map availability data collected from over 2,500 providers and for consumers and other stakeholders to submit challenges to that data; established the Fabric dataset of locations upon which to overlay provider availability data; and established a dedicated help center to provide technical assistance to providers, consumers and other stakeholders. In July 2021, the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau (WTB), Office of Economics and Analytics (OEA), and Office of Engineering and Technology (OET) released a Public Notice seeking comment on the technical requirements for the mobile challenge, verification, and crowdsourcing processes required under the Broadband DATA Act for the new Broadband Data Collection (BDC). In March 2022, the Broadband Data Task Force (Task Force), WTB, OEA, and OET released a detailed order, technical appendix, rules, and technical data specifications setting forth technical requirements and specifications for the mobile challenge, verification, and crowdsource processes required by the Act. To help facilitate the mobile challenge process, in April 2022, the Task Force and OET issued a Public Notice announcing the technical requirements and procedures for approving third-party mobile speed test procedures for use in collecting and submitting mobile network performance data as part of the BDC. To assist entities that choose to file mobile challenges in bulk, in September 2022 the Task Force and WTB established a process for entities to use their own software and hardware to collect on-the-ground mobile speed test data for use in the BDC mobile challenge process. Also in April 2022, the Task Force, WCB, WTB, OEA, and OET released a Public Notice providing details on the procedures for state, local, and Tribal governmental entities to submit verified availability data through the BDC system. To clarify the Commission's rules for filing data in the BDC, in July 2022, WCB, WTB, OEA, and the Taskforce issued a Declaratory Ruling on certain aspects of a rule regarding the engineering certification in BDC filings and issued a limited waiver of the requirement that providers have an engineer certification their biannual BDC filings for the first three filing cycles of the BDC. On June 15, 2022, the FCC Enforcement Bureau issued an Enforcement Advisory reminding all facilities-based providers of their duty to timely file complete and accurate data in the BDC by September 1, 2022. In February 2022, the Commission announced that the initial filing window of the BDC would open on June 30, 2022, and that availability data as of June 30 were due no later than September 1, 2022. In September 2022, [[Page 45603]] the Commission announced that as of September 12, 2022, state, local, and Tribal governments, service providers, and other entities may begin to file bulk challenges to location data in the Fabric. In November 2022, the Commission released a pre-production draft of its new National Broadband Map displaying version 1 of the Fabric overlayed with provider reported availability data as of June 30, 2022. The new map was the most comprehensive, granular, and standardized data the Commission had ever published on broadband availability. With the launch of the pre-production draft map, the Commission began accepting challenges to provider reported availability data, as well as individual consumer challenges to the location data in the Fabric. To date, the mapping team has reviewed and processed more than 4 million availability challenges. Most of those challenges have already been resolved and the majority have led to updates in the data on the map showing where broadband is available. The Commission adopted an Order in December 2022, to sunset the Form 477 broadband deployment data collection and eliminate a largely duplicative requirement on providers. As a result, providers will no longer be required to submit Form 477 broadband deployment data, but must still submit broadband and voice subscription data using the FCC Form 477. To further streamline the FCC's data collection efforts the BDC system allows filers to submit both their BDC data and 477 subscription data as a combined filing using a single interface. The second version of the Fabric was made available to providers and other stakeholders in December 2022. This updated Fabric contained a net increase of more than one million new serviceable locations, as compared to the initial version. It also reflected the outcome of over 1 million location challenges. The second filing window of the BDC opened on January 3, 2023, and required all fixed and mobile providers to submit broadband availability data as of December 31, 2022, no later than March 1, 2023. On May 30, 2023,the National Broadband Map was updated to reflect availability data as of December 31, 2022, and version 2 of the Fabric. On July 3, 2023, the Commission announced the opening of the third filing window for broadband availability data as of June 30, 2023. The BDC will continue to collect updated availability data from providers every 6 months. Updates to the National Broadband Map will be iterative and ongoing. The challenge processes will also continue on an ongoing basis in order to allow the public to provide input and help improve the accuracy of the National Broadband Map. Timetable: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Action Date FR Cite ------------------------------------------------------------------------ NPRM................................ 08/03/17 82 FR 40118 NPRM Comment Period End............. 09/25/17 ....................... Report & Order...................... 08/01/19 84 FR 43705 Second Further Notice of Proposed 08/01/19 84 FR 43764 Rulemaking. Second Further NPRM Comment Period 10/07/19 ....................... End. 2nd R&O............................. 07/16/20 85 FR 50886 3rd FNPRM........................... 07/16/20 85 FR 50911 3rd R&O............................. 01/13/21 86 FR 18124 Public Notice....................... 07/16/21 86 FR 40398 Public Notice Comment Period End.... 09/27/21 ....................... Order............................... 03/09/22 87 FR 21476 Order............................... 12/16/22 87 FR 76949 ----------------------------------- Next Action Undetermined............ To Be Determined ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes Agency Contact: Jean L. Kiddoo, Chair, Broadband Data Task Force, OEA, Federal Communications Commission, 45 L Street NE, Washington, DC 20554 Phone: 202 418-7757 Email: [email protected] Eduard Bartholme, Senior Outreach Director, Broadband Data Task Force, OEA, Federal Communications Commission, 45 L Street NE, Washington, DC 20554 Phone: 202 418-1463 Email: [email protected] Kimia Nikseresht, Legal Advisor, Broadband Data Task Force, OEA, Federal Communications Commission, 45 L Street NE, Washington, DC 20554 Phone: 202 418-1636 Email: [email protected] RIN: 3060-AL42 213. ENHANCING NATIONAL SECURITY THROUGH THE AUCTION OF AWS-3 SPECTRUM LICENSES [3060-AM05] Legal Authority: Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025,; Pub. L. 118- 159, Div. E, Title LIV,; 5401-5405, ; Spectrum and Secure Technology and Innovation Act,; 5403 (2024),; Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. 309 Abstract: In preparation for an auction of spectrum licenses in the AWS-3 bands that are in the Commission's inventory, the NPRM proposes to harmonize outdated rules related to competitive bidding for such licenses with more recent Commission practice in spectrum auctions. The NPRM proposes to update the AWS-3 service-specific competitive bidding rules related to designated entities to incorporate changes made to the Commission's bidding credit program in the ten-plus years since AWS-3 licenses were last offered in Auction 97. These updates include a 15% bidding credit for rural service providers and increases to the average annual gross revenue thresholds for small businesses and very small businesses. Auction proceeds will support the Commission's Supply Chain Reimbursement Program, which implements the Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Act of 2019 by reimbursing eligible advanced communications service providers for their costs to remove, replace, and dispose of untrustworthy Huawei Technologies Company or ZTE Corporation equipment and services. Timetable: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Action Date FR Cite ------------------------------------------------------------------------ NPRM................................ 03/13/25 90 FR 11931 NPRM Comment Period End............. 04/14/25 ....................... ----------------------------------- Next Action Undetermined............ To Be Determined ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes Agency Contact: Erik Salovaara, Assistant Chief, Auctions Division, Office of Economics and Analytics, Federal Communications Commission, 45 L. Street, NE, Washington, DC 20554 Phone: 202 418-0660 Email: [email protected] RIN: 3060-AM05 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Federal Communications Commission (FCC) ------------------------------------------- Long-Term Actions Office of Engineering and Technology ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 214. USE OF THE 5.850-5.925 GHZ BAND; ET DOCKET NO. 19-138 [3060-AK96] Legal Authority: 47 U.S.C. 1; 47 U.S.C. 4(i); 47 U.S.C. 301; 47 U.S.C. 302; 47 U.S.C. 303; 47 U.S.C. 316; 47 U.S.C. 332; 47 CFR 1.411 Abstract: In this proceeding, we repurpose 45 megahertz of the 5.850-5.925 GHz band (the 5.9 GHz band) to allow for the expansion of unlicensed mid-band spectrum operations, while continuing to dedicate 30 megahertz of [[Page 45604]] spectrum for vital intelligent transportation system (ITS) operations. In addition, to promote the most efficient and effective use of this ITS spectrum, we are requiring the ITS service to use cellular vehicle- to-everything (C-V2X) based technology at the end of a transition period. By splitting the 5.9 GHz band between unlicensed and ITS uses, today's decision puts the 5.9 GHz band in the best position to serve the needs of the American public. In the Further Notice, the Commission addresses issues remaining to finalize the restructuring of the 5.9 GHz band. Specifically, the Commission addresses: The transition of ITS operations in the 5.895- 5.925 GHz band from Dedicated Short Range Communications (DSRC) based technology to Cellular Vehicle-to-Everything (C-V2X) based technology; the codification of C-V2X technical parameters in the Commission's rules; other transition considerations; and the transmitter power and emissions limits, and other issues, related to full-power outdoor unlicensed operations across the entire 5.850-5.895 GHz portion of the 5.9 GHz band. The Commission modified the Further Notice released on November 20, 2020, with an Erratum released on December 11, 2020. The Commission released a Second Erratum on February 9, 2021. The corrections from these errata are included in this document. Timetable: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Action Date FR Cite ------------------------------------------------------------------------ NPRM................................ 02/06/20 85 FR 6841 NPRM Comment Period End............. 03/09/20 ....................... FNPRM............................... 05/03/21 86 FR 23323 R&O & Order of Proposed Modification 05/03/21 86 FR 23281 Order on Reconsideration and Final 04/09/24 89 FR 24835 Rule. ----------------------------------- Next Action Undetermined............ To Be Determined ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes Agency Contact: Howard Griboff, Attorney Advisor, Federal Communications Commission, 45 L Street NE, Washington, DC 20554 Phone: 202 418-0657 Fax: 202 418-2824 Email: [email protected] RIN: 3060-AK96 215. PROTECTING AGAINST NATIONAL SECURITY THREATS TO THE COMMUNICATIONS SUPPLY CHAIN THROUGH THE EQUIPMENT AUTHORIZATION AND COMPETITIVE BIDDING PROGRAMS; ET DOCKET NO. 21-232, EA DOCKET NO. 21-233 [3060- AL23] Legal Authority: secs. 4(i), 301, 302, 303, 309(j), 312, and 316 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. secs. 154(i), 301, 302a, 303, 309(j), 312, 316, and sec. 1.411 Abstract: In this proceeding, the Commission proposes prohibiting the authorization of any communications equipment on the list of equipment and services (Covered List) that the Commission maintains pursuant to the Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Act of 2019. Such equipment has been found to pose an unacceptable risk to the national security of the United States or the security and safety of United States persons. We also seek comment on whether and under what circumstances we should revoke any existing authorizations of such covered communications equipment. We invite comment on whether we should require additional certifications relating to national security from applicants who wish to participate in Commission auctions. In the Notice of Inquiry, we seek comment on other actions the Commission should consider taking to create incentives in its equipment authorization processes for improved trust through the adoption of cybersecurity best practices in consumer devices. Timetable: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Action Date FR Cite ------------------------------------------------------------------------ NPRM and NOI........................ 08/19/21 86 FR 46644 NPRM Comment Period End............. 09/20/21 ....................... Report & Order and FNPRM............ 11/25/22 ....................... FNPRM--Proposed Rule................ 03/08/23 88 FR 14312 Report & Order--Final Rule.......... 02/06/23 88 FR 7592 ----------------------------------- Next Action Undetermined............ To Be Determined ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes Agency Contact: Jamie Coleman, Attorney Advisor, Federal Communications Commission, 45 L Street NE, Washington, DC 20554 Phone: 202 418-2705 Email: [email protected] RIN: 3060-AL23 216. ALLOCATION OF SPECTRUM FOR NON-FEDERAL SPACE LAUNCH OPERATIONS, ET DOCKET NO. 13-115 [3060-AL44] Legal Authority: 47 U.S.C. 151. 152, 154(i), 155(c), 301, 303(c), 303(f), and 303(r) Abstract: In this proceeding, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) takes steps towards establishing a spectrum allocation and licensing framework that will provide regulatory certainty and improved efficiency and that will promote innovation and investment in the United States commercial space launch industry. In the Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, the Commission seeks comment on the definition of space launch operations, the potential allocation of spectrum for the commercial space launch industry, including the 420-430 MHz, 2025- 2110 MHz, and 5650-5925 MHz bands. In addition, the Commission seeks comment on establishing service rules, including licensing and technical rules and coordination procedures, for the use of spectrum for commercial space launch operations. Finally, the Commission seeks to refresh the record on potential ways to facilitate Federal use of commercial satellite services in what are currently non-Federal satellite bands and enable more robust federal use of the 399.9-400.05 MHz band. Timetable: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Action Date FR Cite ------------------------------------------------------------------------ NPRM and NOI........................ 07/01/13 78 FR 39200 FNPRM--Proposed Rule................ 06/10/21 86 FR 30860 Report & Order--Final Rule.......... 06/28/21 86 FR 33902 2nd Report and Order--Final Rule.... 08/05/24 89 FR 63296 2nd FNPRM........................... 02/01/24 89 FR 6488 ----------------------------------- Next Action Undetermined............ To Be Determined ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes Agency Contact: Nicholas Oros, Supervisory Attorney Advisor, Federal Communications Commission, 45 L Street NE, Washington, DC 20554 Phone: 202 418-0636 Email: [email protected] RIN: 3060-AL44 217. FCC IMPLEMENTS AND PROPOSES FINAL ACTS OF THE WRC-19 AND WRC-15, ET DOCKET NO. 23-120 & 23-121 [3060-AL77] Legal Authority: part 2--47 U.S.C. 154; 47 U.S.C. 302a and 303; 47 U.S.C. 336 [[Page 45605]] Abstract: In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) makes non-substantive, editorial revisions to the Commission's Table of Frequency Allocations (Allocation Table), primarily to reflect decisions from the Final Acts of the World Radiocommunication Conference 2019 (WRC19 Final Acts). The purpose of this administrative action is to revise the Allocation Table by updating the International Table of Frequency Allocations (International Table) portion of the Allocation Table to reflect the International Telecommunication Union's (ITU's) Table of Frequency Allocations in its Radio Regulations (Edition of 2020) (Radio Regulations), and by making updates and corrections in the United States Table of Frequency Allocations (U.S. Table) portion of the Allocation Table. The Commission also proposes implementation of certain allocation decisions from the Final Acts of the World Radiocommunication Conference 2015 (WRC15 Final Acts) concerning portions of the radio spectrum between 5330.5 kHz and 29.5 GHz, other spectrum allocation changes, and related updates to the Commission's service rules. Timetable: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Action Date FR Cite ------------------------------------------------------------------------ NPRM................................ 09/29/23 88 FR 67160 NPRM Comment Period End............. 12/28/23 88 FR 73810 Final Action........................ 09/28/23 88 FR 67514 Final Action Effective.............. 10/30/23 ....................... ----------------------------------- Next Action Undetermined............ To Be Determined ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes Agency Contact: Patrick Forster, Electronics Engineer, Federal Communications Commission, 45 L Street NE, Washington, DC 20554 Phone: 202 418-7061 Email: [email protected] RIN: 3060-AL77 218. PROMOTING THE INTEGRITY AND SECURITY OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS CERTIFICATION BODIES, MEASUREMENT FACILITIES, AND THE EQUIPMENT AUTHORIZATION PROGRAM, ET DOCKET NO. 24-136 [3060-AL85] Legal Authority: secs. 1, 4(i), 229, 301, 302, 303, 309, 312, 403, and 503 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended; 47 U.S.C. 151; 47 U.S.C. 154(i); 47 U.S.C. 229; 47 U.S.C. 301; 47 U.S.C. 302a; 47 U.S.C. 303; 47 U.S.C. 309; 47 U.S.C. 312; 47 U.S.C. 403; 47 U.S.C. 503; sec. 105 of the Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act; 47 U.S.C. 1004; the Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Act of 2019; 47 U.S.C. 1601 thru 1609;and the Secure Equipment Act of 2021 ; Pub. L. 117-55, 135 Stat. 423 Abstract: In this Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, we propose to strengthen requirements and oversight relating to telecommunications certification bodies and measurement facilities to help ensure the integrity of these entities for purposes of the equipment authorization, to better protect national security, and to advance the Commission's comprehensive strategy to build a more secure and resilient communications supply chain. Timetable: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Action Date FR Cite ------------------------------------------------------------------------ NPRM................................ 07/05/24 89 FR 55530 NPRM Comment Period End............. 10/03/24 ....................... ----------------------------------- Next Action Undetermined............ To Be Determined ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes Agency Contact: Jamie Coleman, Attorney Advisor, Federal Communications Commission, 45 L Street NE, Washington, DC 20554 Phone: 202 418-2705 Email: [email protected] RIN: 3060-AL85 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Federal Communications Commission (FCC) ------------------------------------------- Completed Actions Office of Engineering and Technology ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 219. UNLICENSED OPERATION IN THE TV BROADCAST BANDS (ET DOCKET NO. 04- 186) [3060-AI52] Legal Authority: 47 U.S.C. 154(i); 47 U.S.C. 302; 47 U.S.C. 303(e) and 303(f); 47 U.S.C. 303(r); 47 U.S.C. 307 Abstract: The Commission adopted rules to allow unlicensed radio transmitters to operate in the broadcast television spectrum at locations where that spectrum is not being used by licensed services. (This unused TV spectrum is often termed ``white spaces.'') This action will make a significant amount of spectrum available for new and innovative products and services, including broadband data and other services for businesses and consumers. The actions taken are a conservative first step that includes many safeguards to prevent harmful interference to incumbent communications services. Moreover, the C [Text truncated at 120,000 characters. The full text is on the page linked above.] --- Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/documents/fr%3A2025-18318. Public record. Not legal advice.