The FCC is scheduled to vote on only one order...
The FCC is scheduled to vote on only one order at its Jan. 25 meeting, a likely non-controversial further notice of proposed rulemaking on 700 MHz interoperability issues (CD Jan 30 p2). The notice is not expected to delve into…
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the future of the D-block, the most controversial 700 MHz issue. FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski also scheduled a presentation on “the status of the comprehensive reform efforts to improve the agency’s fact-based, data-driven decision-making,” the agency said Tuesday night. The agenda for January meetings has often been light in the past, sometimes including just presentations by various bureaus and offices. The FCC’s meeting agenda is expected to be heavier in February and March. The Feb. 8 meeting at this point is expected to take on Universal Service Fund and intercarrier compensation overhaul and possibly a rulemaking on AllVid rules for pay-TV providers. The FCC is likely to issue a number of follow-up orders to the National Broadband Plan in the first quarter (CD Jan 3 p1), officials said last week. March 17, two weeks after the scheduled date of the March meeting, marks the one-year anniversary of release of the FCC’s National Broadband Plan.