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Technologie i telekomunikacja · 9/29/2016

Open Commission Meeting, Thursday, September 29, 2016

The Commission will consider a Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that would leverage advancements in technology to improve wireless emergency alert content, delivery and testing, while seeking comment on further measures to ensure effective alerts. 2................ International and Title: Review of Foreign Media. Ownership Policies for Broadcast, Common Carrier and Aeronautical Radio Licensees under Section 310(b)(4) of the Communications Act of 1934, as Amended (GN Docket No. 15- 236). Summary: The Commission will consider a Report and Order that extends to broadcast licensees the same streamlined rules and procedures that common carrier wireless licensees use to seek approval for foreign ownership, with appropriate broadcast- specific modifications. The item also establishes a framework for a publicly traded common carrier or broadcast licensee or controlling U.S. parent to ascertain its foreign ownership levels. 3................ Media................. Title: Promoting the Availability of Diverse and Independent Sources of Video Programming (MB Docket No. 16-41). Summary: The Commission will consider a NPRM that proposes steps the Commission can take t

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Technologie i telekomunikacja · 9/14/2026

Promoting Fair and Open Competitive Bidding in the E-Rate Program; Schools and Libraries Universal Service Support Mechanism

In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) announces that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has approved until November 30, 2027 an information collection associated with the rules for the Universal Service Schools and Libraries program contained in the Commission's Promoting Fair and Open Competitive Bidding in the E-Rate Program; Schools and Libraries Universal Service Support Mechanism Report and Order (Report and Order), WC Docket No. 21-455, CC Docket No. 02-6; FCC 26-30. This document is consistent with the Report and Order, which stated that the Commission would publish a document in the Federal Register announcing the effective date of the new information collection requirements.

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Technologie i telekomunikacja · 9/11/2026

Protecting Against National Security Threats to the Communications Supply Chain Through the Equipment Authorization Program

In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission or FCC) takes further steps to strengthen its equipment authorization program against national security risks to the communications supply chain. The Commission closes a component-part loophole by prohibiting authorization of devices that incorporate logic-bearing hardware components produced by an entity identified on the Commission's Covered List, where the device would itself be prohibited from authorization had the Covered List entity produced the entire device. The Commission also requires that any modification or permissive change to equipment by an entity identified on the Covered List undergo full certification, clarifies that its marketing rules reach any entity (including online marketplaces) that markets unauthorized equipment, and requires online marketplaces, subject to limited exceptions, to display a device's FCC ID at the online point of sale. Finally, the Commission amends its definition of "critical infrastructure," as used on the Covered List, and corrects two administrative errors in its rules.

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Technologie i telekomunikacja · 9/11/2026

Notice of Debarment; Federal E-Rate Program

The Enforcement Bureau (the "Bureau") debars John Comito from the schools and libraries universal service support mechanism (or E-Rate Program) and all federal universal service support mechanisms for three years.

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Technologie i telekomunikacja · 9/11/2026

Notice of Debarment; Federal E-Rate Program

The Enforcement Bureau (the "Bureau") debars Shawn Clemmons from the schools and libraries universal service support mechanism (or E-Rate Program) and all federal universal service support mechanisms for three years.

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Technologie i telekomunikacja · 9/11/2026

Notice of Debarment; Federal E-Rate Program

The Enforcement Bureau (the "Bureau") debars Mark Whitaker from the schools and libraries universal service support mechanism (or E-Rate Program) and all federal universal service support mechanisms for three years.

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