January 23, 2019

FCC TO HOLD OPEN COMMISSION MEETING
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 30, 2019

The Federal Communications Commission will hold an Open Meeting regarding Commission announcements on Wednesday, January 30, 2019.  The meeting will commence at 11:00 a.m., 30 minutes later than previously announced. Press Release, “FCC Announces Tentative Agenda for January Open Meeting” (Jan. 3, 2019), available at  https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-355843A1.pdf. 
  Due to the current partial lapse in appropriations, the items previously set forth in the January 3, 2019 Tentative Agenda will not be considered at the meeting. 

If the lapse in appropriations continues through January 29, 2019:

The January 30 Open Meeting will be conducted via a conference call.  Meeting participants can listen to the “audio only” of the meeting by calling 1-866-233-3841 and using pass code 463377.  Call-in capacity may be limited depending on the volume of calls. Callers may call the toll-free number up to ten minutes before the scheduled meeting time. 

Reasonable accommodations for people with disabilities are available upon request, subject to the availability of appropriations.  If you require an accommodation, please contact Mark Wigfield by email at mark.wigfield@fcc.gov or by phone at (202) 418-0253.  Please include a description of the accommodation you will need and tell us how to contact you.  Requests for special accommodation should be made as early as possible. Last minute requests will be accepted but may be impossible to fill.

If the lapse in appropriations ends prior to January 29, 2019 and the Commission resumes normal operations by January 29: 

The January 30 Open Meeting will commence in Room TW-C305, at 445 12th Street, S.W., Washington, D.C.  As stated above, the meeting will consist of announcements only, and the items set forth in the January 3, 2019 Tentative Agenda will not be considered. 

The meeting site is fully accessible to people using wheelchairs or other mobility aids. Sign language interpreters, open captioning, and assistive listening devices will be provided on site.  Other reasonable accommodations for people with disabilities will be available upon request, subject to the availability of appropriations.  In your request, include a description of the accommodation you will need and a way we can contact you if we need more information.  Last minute requests will be accepted but may be impossible to fill.  To make a request, please contact Mark Wigfield by email at mark.wigfield@fcc.gov or by phone at (202) 418-0253.  Once the lapse in appropriations ends, you may also send an e-mail to fcc504@fcc.gov or call the Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau at 202-418-0530 (voice), 202-418-0432 (TTY).

Audio/Video coverage of the meeting will be broadcast live with open captioning over the Internet from the FCC Live web page at www.fcc.gov/live.

For a fee this meeting can be viewed live over George Mason University's Capitol Connection. The Capitol Connection also will carry the meeting live via the Internet. To purchase these services, call (703) 993-3100 or go to www.capitolconnection.gmu.edu.

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