FCC May 15 meeting to include Open Internet and Spectrum auction
The FCC posted the agenda for their upcoming May 15 open commission meeting. It contains two important items of discussion: Open Internet and spectrum auction. Specifically, the FCC said:
“The Commission will consider a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking addressing the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals’ remand of portions of the Commission’s 2010 Open Internet Order and proposing enforceable rules to protect and promote the open Internet.”
And,
“The Commission will consider a Report and Order that adopts key policies and rules for the broadcast television spectrum incentive auction, laying the groundwork for an unprecedented, market-driven process for repurposing spectrum for mobile broadband use, and promoting competition and innovation.”
FCC to hold May 15 open commission meeting (FCC, May 8, 2014)
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