On July 17, 2024, the FCC released the Tentative Agenda for the August Open Meeting scheduled for Wednesday, August 7, 2024 at 10:30 AM. The Commission is tentatively scheduled to consider the following items:
- Establishing a Missing and Endangered Persons Alert Code – The Commission will consider a Report and Order to establish a Missing and Endangered Persons event code that will provide law enforcement, EAS Participants, and WEA providers with a means to quickly disseminate information pertaining to missing and endangered persons cases. (PS Docket Nos. 15-91, 15-94) (FACT SHEET)
- Protecting Consumers from Unwanted Artificial Intelligence Robocalls – The Commission will consider a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that would propose steps to protect consumers from the abuse of AI in robocalls and robotexts alongside actions that clear the path for positive uses of AI, including its use to improve access to the telephone network for people with disabilities. (CG Docket No. 23-362) (FACT SHEET)
- Strengthening a Key Tool for Combatting Robocalls – The Commission will consider a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that would propose and seek comment on procedural measures to promote the highest level of diligence when providers submit required information to the Robocall Mitigation Database, technical validation solutions to identify data discrepancies in filings, and accountability measures to ensure and improve the overall quality of submissions in the Robocall Mitigation Database. (WC Docket No. 24-213; MD Docket No. 10-234) (FACT SHEET)
- Restricted Adjudicatory Matter – The Commission will consider a restricted adjudicatory matter from the Media Bureau.
- Enforcement Bureau Action – The Commission will consider an enforcement action.
Chairwoman Rosenworcel also released a blog post on the upcoming meeting.
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