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January 10, 2012 Neil Grace, 202-418-0506
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FCC ANNOUNCES TENTATIVE AGENDA FOR JANUARY OPEN MEETING
(Washington, D.C.) – Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski announced 
that the following item will be on the tentative agenda for the next open meeting scheduled for Tuesday, 
January 31, 2012:
Lifeline and Link Up Reform and Modernization, Report and Order and Further Notice of 
Proposed Rulemaking: The Commission will consider a Report and Order and Further Notice of 
Proposed Rulemaking to comprehensively reform the Lifeline program to ensure universal availability of 
communications services to low-income Americans while minimizing the universal service contribution 
burden, including by eliminating waste, fraud, and abuse; strengthening program oversight and 
administration; and modernizing Lifeline to support broadband adoption.
The Open Meeting is scheduled to commence at 10:30 a.m. in Room TW-C305, at 445 12th Street, S.W., 
Washington, D.C. The event will be shown live at FCC.gov/live.
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