FCC Open Meeting (July 2013)

Open Meeting

Federal Communications Commission
July 19, 2013
10:30am
http://www.fcc.gov/open-commission-meeting-july-2013

Here’s the agenda for the Federal Communications Commission’s July 19 open meeting. The FCC will consider:

1. A Fifteenth Report on the status of competition in the market for the delivery of video programming.
2. A Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to modernize the Schools and Libraries Universal Service Support mechanism (the E-rate program) to support high-speed broadband for digital learning technologies and ensure all students, teachers, and library patrons have the tools they need to succeed in the 21st century.
3. A Report and Order addressing mandatory minimum standards applicable to the Speech-to-Speech Relay program and a Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking seeking input on ways to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of this program.

In addition, the FCC will receive two presentations:

• Margaret Spellings, former Secretary of Education, and Jim Steyer, Founder and CEO of Common Sense Media, will present on the bipartisan Leading Education by Advancing Digital (LEAD) Commission’s Five Point Blueprint recommending a national initiative to expand digital learning in K-12 education. Dr. John Word, principal of Kenmore Middle School in Arlington, VA, will present on how students and teachers at Kenmore are using digital technologies and broadband connectivity to expand learning opportunities.
• In recognition of the 23rd anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, the FCC’s Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau, together with the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau and the Media Bureau, will provide a report on the Commission's implementation of the CVAA since its passage in 2010.