The FCC held this Open Meeting on the subjects listed below:

Public Drafts of Meeting Items – The FCC is publicly releasing the draft text of each item expected to be considered at this Open Commission Meeting with the exception of items involving specific, enforcement-related matters including restricted proceedings and hearing designation orders. One-page cover sheets are included in the public drafts to help summarize each item. Links to these materials are provided below.

• Expanding Unlicensed Use of the 6 GHz Band 
  The Commission considered a Third Report and Order that would expand unlicensed use of the 6 GHz band by very low power devices in two additional sub-bands, making a contiguous 1200 megahertz of spectrum available for use by these devices. (ET Docket No. 18-295; GN Docket No. 17-183)
• Broadcast Rule Update 
  The Commission considered a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that would amend its rules for radio and television stations to reflect current application processing requirements, clarify and harmonize provisions, and remove references to outdated procedures and legacy filing systems. (MB Docket No. 24-626)
• Facilitating Broadband Buildout 
  The Commission considered a Report and Order that would adopt targeted modifications to the requirements for Letters of Credit that recipients of Universal Service Fund (USF) high-cost support awarded through a competitive process must obtain. (WC Docket Nos. 10-90, 18-143, 19-126, 24-144; AU Docket Nos. 17-182, 20-34; GN Docket No. 20-32)
• Enforcement Order on Reconsideration* 
  The Commission considered an Order on Reconsideration of its March 19, 2024, Memorandum Opinion and Order in the UPM Technology, Inc. v. Unigestion Holding, S.A., d/b/a Digicel Haiti, complaint proceeding. (Proceeding No. 23-64)
• David Forfeiture Order 
  The Commission considered a Forfeiture Order that affirms a fine of $120,000 against Renold David for operating an unauthorized radio station on 101.9 MHz in Brockton, Massachusetts.
• Pierre and Turner Forfeiture Order
  The Commission considered a Forfeiture Order that affirms a fine of $40,000 against Djovany Pierre and Mario Turner for operating an unauthorized radio station on 96.5 MHz in Brockton, Massachusetts.
• Vieira Forfeiture Order
  The Commission considered a Forfeiture Order that affirms a fine of $40,000 fine against Joao Vieira for operating an unauthorized radio station on 102.1 MHz in Brockton, Massachusetts.

*NOTE: This item was adopted prior to the Open Meeting and thus deleted from the agenda of the meeting.

Meeting Documents

FCC Opens Entire 6 GHz Band To Very Low Power Device Operations

• News Release
• Report and Order
• Rosenworcel Statement
• Starks Statement

FCC Proposes to Update Rules Applicable to Broadcast Stations

• News Release
• Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
• Rosenworcel Statement

FCC Modifies Letter of Credit Rules to Facilitate Broadband Buildout

• News Release
• Report and Order
• Rosenworcel Statement

FCC Fines Boston-Area Pirate Radio Operators for Illegal Broadcasting

• News Release
• Rosenworcel Statement

Related Materials

• Deletion Notice
• Agenda
• Tentative Agenda
• Circulation Documents:
  • Expanding Unlicensed Use of the 6 GHz Band
  • Updating Rules for Radio and Television Stations
  • Modifying Letter of Credit Rules to Facilitate Broadband Buildout