FCC Announces Tentative Agenda for January 2026 Open Meeting

Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr announced that the items below are tentatively on the agenda for the January Open Commission Meeting scheduled for Thursday, January 29, 2026:

• Expanding Unlicensed Operations in the 6 Gigahertz (GHz) Band: The FCC will consider a Fourth Report and Order that would permit a new class of unlicensed 6 GHz devices—geofenced variable power unlicensed devices—that operate outdoors at higher power. 
• Establishing Transparency in Foreign Adversary Control: The FCC will consider a Report and Order that would adopt new attestation and disclosure requirements for holders of Commission-granted licenses, leases, authorizations, permits, grants, and other approvals, that would enhance public transparency over Foreign Adversary Control over U.S. communications network operators.
• Promoting Clarity By Codifying and Simplifying Foreign Ownership Rules: The FCC will consider a Report and Order that would adopt clarifications to the Commission’s foreign ownership rules and practices for foreign investment in common carrier wireless and aeronautical radio, and broadcast licensees to reduce unnecessary burdens on industry while continuing to protect the public interest, including national security, law enforcement, foreign policy, and trade policy.
• Modernizing Internet-based Telecommunications Relay Services: The FCC will consider a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that would seek comment on enhancements for Internet Protocol Relay and Video Relay Services, administrative reforms to streamline the TRS program, updating or eliminating obsolete rules, and closing outdated dockets.