NEWS Federal Communications Commission 445 12th Street, S.W. Washington, D. C. 20554 This is an unofficial announcement of Commission action. Release of the full text of a Commission order constitutes official action. See MCI v. FCC. 515 F 2d 385 (D.C. Circ 1974). News Media Information 202 / 418-0500 Internet: http://www.fcc.gov TTY: 1-888-835-5322 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: NEWS MEDIA CONTACT: December 30, 2009 Jen Howard, (202) 418-0506 Email: Jen.Howard@fcc.gov FCC ANNOUNCES TENTATIVE AGENDA FOR JANUARY 20th OPEN MEETING Washington, D.C. -- Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski announced that the following items will be on the tentative agenda for the next open meeting scheduled for Wednesday, January 20, 2010: · Program Access: A Report and Order to further promote competition in the video distribution market through rules addressing terrestrially delivered, cable-affiliated programming. · Wireless Devices: An Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to complete an important component of the DTV transition by prohibiting the further distribution and sale of devices that operate in the 700 MHz frequency and setting a date by which existing devices must clear the band to enable the rollout of public safety services and the deployment of next generation wireless devices for consumers. · Robocalls: A Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that would harmonize the Commission’s rules regarding prerecorded telemarketing calls with the Federal Trade Commission’s recently amended Telemarketing Sales Rule. · National Broadband Plan Status Report: Commission staff will report on the status of the National Broadband Plan, providing a framework for the national purposes portion of the Plan. Topics selected for FCC open meeting agendas will be posted on the Commission’s website approximately three weeks prior to the Commission’s next monthly meeting. The Commission will also issue a public notice of the “Commission Meeting Agenda” one week before the meeting and announce at that time the items that are scheduled for the agenda. --FCC-- News and other information about the FCC is available at www.fcc.gov