An august August

Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr announced the agenda for the FCC August Open Commission Meeting. The agenda includes:

• a proposal to open up more than 200 megahertz of unlicensed spectrum for Direct-to-Device (D2D) offerings;
• a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that would improve oversight, reduce administrative costs, and increase accountability of the Universal Service Administrative Company and its Board of Directors;
• a vote on an order to eliminate the outdated national broadcast ownership cap in favor of a new case-by-case approach; and
• a Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that would propose reforms to the Rural Health Care Program.