FCC Announces Tentative Agenda for January 2016 Open Meeting

The following items are tentatively on the agenda for the January Open Commission Meeting scheduled for Thursday, January 28, 2016 at the Federal Communications Commission:

Expansion of Online Public File: The FCC will consider a Report and Order which modernizes the public inspection file rules by requiring cable and satellite TV operators and broadcast and satellite radio companies to post public inspection files on the FCC’s online database. (MB Docket No. 14-127)

Improving the Nation’s Public Alert and Warning Systems: The FCC will consider a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to strengthen the Emergency Alert System (EAS) by promoting participation on the state and local levels, supporting greater testing and awareness of EAS, leveraging technological advances, and bolstering EAS security (PS Docket Nos. 15-91, 15-94).

Broadband Progress Report: The FCC will consider the 2016 Broadband Progress Report examining whether advanced telecommunications capability is being deployed to all Americans in a reasonable and timely fashion, pursuant to Section 706 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 (GN Docket No. 15-191)