The FCC has published the tentative agenda for its June 2025 Open Meeting. Although the Commission only has two commissioners (FCC Chairman Brendan Carr and Commissioner Anna Gomez) and therefore lacks a quorum, the Commission would still be able to act on the items on the agenda if Chairman Carr convenes a Board of Commissioners. The Board of Commissioners may make a final determination on the merits of any rulemaking proceeding if it finds that the public interest would be disserved by waiting for the convening of a quorum of the Commission.
The meeting is scheduled for Thursday, June 26, at 10:30 a.m. ET, and will be livestreamed at www.fcc.gov/live and available on the FCC’s YouTube channel. The agenda includes the following items:
Removing Obsolete and Unworkable Cable Television Rate Rules (MB Docket No. 02-144; MM Docket Nos. 92-266, 93-215; CS Docket No. 94-28) – The Commission will consider a Report and Order that would promote competition and economic growth by simplifying and streamlining burdensome cable rate regulations, eliminating unnecessary forms and rules, deregulating certain cable equipment and small cable systems, limiting regulation to residential subscribers, and otherwise reducing regulatory burdens.
Streamlining the Engineering Review for Broadband Data Collection (WC Docket Nos. 19-195, 11- 10) – The Commission will consider a Report and Order that would eliminate the professional engineer certification requirement for the biannual Broadband Data Collection filings under section 1.7004(d) of the Commission’s rules and instead allow the biannual filings to be certified by a qualified engineer that has relevant minimum experience and education.
Modernizing TTY Rules for Individuals with Hearing and Speech Disabilities (CG Docket No. 03-123, RM-11931) – The Commission will consider a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking proposing to delete a provision in its rules that requires telecommunications relay services providers to support the now obsolete ASCII transmission format.
