FCC Nov 4 Agenda Released

Late Tuesday night, the Federal Communications Commission released a public notice of its agenda for its Nov 4 meeting. The Commission will consider: 1) comprehensive reform of intercarrier compensation and universal service, 2) a merger to create the largest mobile phone carrier in the US, 3) a merger to create the largest WiMAX provider in the US, 4) allowing unlicensed uses of unused portions of broadcast spectrum, and 5) digital television issues including closed captioning.