On January 19, 2023, the FCC released the Agenda for the January Open Meeting scheduled for January 26, 2023 at 10:30 AM. The meeting can be viewed in person at the FCC’s headquarters or streamed online at www.fcc.gov/live and on the FCC’s YouTube channel. The following items are scheduled for Commission consideration:
- Ensuring 988 Reliability and Resiliency (PS Docket Nos. 23-5, 15-80; WC Docket No. 18-336) – The Commission will consider a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that would consider establishing reporting and notice requirements for service outages potentially affecting the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. (FACT SHEET)
- Rural Health Care Program (WC Docket 17-310) – The Commission will consider an Order on Reconsideration, Second Report and Order, Order, and Second Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking which would rescind rules requiring support for the Rural Health Care Telecommunications Program to be calculated using a database, improve processes for invoicing and program caps, and propose additional enhancements to calculations of support and a mechanism to allow the participation of newly-eligible health care providers. (FACT SHEET)
- Restricted Adjudicatory Matter – The Commission will consider a restricted adjudicatory matter.
- Enforcement Bureau Action – The Commission will consider an enforcement action.
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