A Summer Blockbuster Open Meeting

[Press release] In the spirit of the summer blockbuster season, the Commission’s June 7 meeting is going to be our own version of “Avengers: Infinity War.”  We’re taking familiar headliners—freeing up spectrum, removing barriers to infrastructure buildout, expanding satellite services, modernizing outdated rules, eliminating waste, improving accessibility, protecting consumers—and rolling them into one, super-sized meeting. 

1. I’m circulating a Third Report and Order and Further Notice that takes the next steps necessary to promote US leadership in 5G and to deliver advanced wireless services to American consumers.
2. I’ve shared an order with my colleagues that would make it easier for companies to discontinue outdated, legacy services and transition to the networks of the future.
3. On June 7, we’ll vote on an order that would relieve small, rural carriers from having to pay broadband taxes, thereby reducing the cost of broadband services for their customers.
4. Our June agenda includes two items that would allow satellite companies to offer new services in the United States. 
5. I’ve proposed to vacate the FCC's 2008 leased access rules and start over with a clean slate—including an examination of how to modernize them to fit the modern marketplace.
6. This June, the Commission will consider two items that eye further reform of the intercarrier compensation system.   The first is an Notice of Proposed Rulemaking looking at how to eliminate incentives to artificially inflate call volumes and to inefficiently route calls.  The second focuses on getting rid of incentives for bad actors to abuse the toll-free system (known as 8YY), such as by flooding 8YY numbers with robocalls for the purpose of racking up originating access charges.
7. We’ll also consider in June how to make sure that the texting capabilities of toll-free numbers aren’t hijacked by unauthorized parties. 
8. Another valuable and innovative service that we’ll be addressing at our June meeting is Internet Protocol Captioned Telephone Service (IP CTS). 
9. I’m proposing new rules that include a clear ban on misrepresentations made during sales calls and a clean prohibition against placing unauthorized charges on consumers’ phone bills.