What's on the agenda for policymakers.
Agenda
Topics selected for FCC open meeting agendas will be posted on the Commission's website approximately three weeks prior to the Commission's next monthly meeting. The Commission will also issue a public notice of the "Commission Meeting Agenda" one week before the meeting and announce at that time the items that are scheduled for the agenda.
Agenda
- Auctioning Off 25 Megahertz of Prime, Mid-Band Spectrum: The FCC will consider a Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that would unlock 25 megahertz of prime mid-band spectrum for advanced commercial communications services, including terrestrial, direct-to-device, or a hybrid of both.
- Modernizing the Supplemental Coverage from Space Rules: The FCC will consider a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that would modernize the Commission’s rules for D2D services in licensed spectrum.
An event to recognize the outstanding leaders and innovators who have made significant contributions in the three areas of IP: Intellectual Property, Information Policy, and Internet Protocol. The awards help champion the advocates working diligently on behalf of the public interest to help everyone connect and communicate.
As artificial intelligence (AI) becomes increasingly central to U.S. economic competitiveness and national security, one reality is becoming clear: AI leadership depends on the ability to build the physical infrastructure that powers it. But as AI infrastructure expands into more communities, public attitudes are shifting. Recent polling shows growing opposition to nearby data center development across both parties, raising difficult questions about whether the United States can build the infrastructure needed to achieve its AI ambitions.
FCC Commissioners Face Ethics Complaints for Taking Luxury Gifts From Paramount
Two government watchdog groups have demanded investigations into whether Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr and Commissioner Olivia Trusty violated ethics requirements by accepting luxury gala tickets from Paramount as the company sought government approval for its $111 billion acquisition of Warner Bros.
Future of telecom and digital regulation
The regulation and competition within the electronic communications market has changed fundamentally over the last 25 years. Initially, the focus was on opening up previously monopolistic telecommunications markets. The electronic communications markets, which were originally clearly demarcated, have since given way to a highly dynamic and complex ICT ecosystem consisting of diverse market participants, technologies, infrastructures, digital services, platforms, and political objectives.
Super-Sizing Benefits of the Big Beautiful Bill
This July marks the one-year anniversary of the Big Beautiful Bill’s enactment.
Agenda
- S. 737, SCREEN Act (Lee)
- S. 1748, Kids Online Safety Act (Blackburn, Blumenthal)
- S. 4199, Youth AI Privacy Act (Markey)
- S. 4407, CHATBOT Act (Cruz, Schatz)
- S. 5171, Children’s Artificial Intelligence Toy Safety Act of 2026 (Duckworth, Murkowski)
- Coast Guard Promotions (PN 1174, PN 1175, PN 1176)
Agenda is subject to change.
Report Cards and Diplomas: Progress in Meeting the Goals of the E-Rate Program
On June 25, 2026, the FCC adopted a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) and a Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (FNPRM) seeking comment on a wide array of questions about how to update the E-Rate program to reflect how schools and students actually use the Internet. This item is part of the FCC’s “top-to-bottom” review of all Universal Service Fund programs to promote efficiency, transparency, and accountability. The E-Rate program was created in an era when many schools and libraries lacked access to the Internet, or service would be too expensive for schools to purchase themselves.
Congress suddenly cares about broadband maps
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and its contract partner CostQuest have been agonizing over the U.S. broadband map for more than five years. They really doubled-down on the effort to create an accurate nationwide map when the Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment (BEAD) Program started. Now, coming in at the 9th inning, the U.S. Senate has passed a bill—SB 2585 MAP for Broadband Funding Act—that would require the FCC to reevaluate its national broadband map.