FCC Announces Tentative Agenda for July Open Meeting

Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr announced that the items below are tentatively on the agenda for the July Open Commission Meeting scheduled for Wednesday, July 22, 2026:

Upper C-Band Auction Rules – To maintain U.S. spectrum leadership, create a robust spectrum pipeline, and fulfill Congress’ direction in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, the Commission will consider a Report and Order, Order of Proposed Modification, and Order on Reconsideration that makes 160 megahertz of the Upper C-band available in the contiguous United States for flexible-use, next-generation terrestrial wireless services via a system of competitive bidding.  The introduction of new wireless services may begin in December 2030, following the first tranche of adjacent band radio altimeter retrofits to be required by FAA.  Among other steps, the item also adopts measures designed to ensure successful co-existence with adjacent band radio altimeters, creates a transition process to fairly and expeditiously relocate incumbent satellite operations, establishes rebates to support the FAA’s radio altimeter retrofit requirements, and resolves various pending petitions for reconsideration related to the 2020 Report and Order and Order of Proposed Modification reconfiguring the Lower C-band. (GN Docket No. 25-59, 18-122)

Space Modernization for the 21st Century – The Commission will consider a Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that would overhaul the Commission’s rules for licensing space and earth stations to increase speed, predictability, and flexibility in order to support the American space economy.  The Order would replace part 25 with a new rule part—part 100—that would create a “licensing assembly line” to process applications.  The FNPRM would seek comment on and propose additional changes which build upon the new part 100. (SB Docket No. 25-306) 

Improving Broadband Labels – The Commission will consider a Report and Order that would modify the broadband label rules to make labels easier to read and understand and more useful for consumers, while reducing compliance burdens on providers. (CG Docket No. 22-2; GN Docket No. 25-133)

Improving the Effectiveness of the Robocall Mitigation Database – The Commission will consider a Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that aims to materially strengthen the integrity of the United States voice ecosystem and further deter illegal calls by proposing measures to ensure that only legitimate, transparent, and accountable providers gain or maintain access to the Robocall Mitigation Database.  (WC Docket Nos. 24-213, 17-97; CG Docket No. 17-59)

Strengthening Rules Governing Dangerous Gear – The Commission will consider a Third Report and Order and Third Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking aimed at further strengthening national security in the equipment authorization program by closing component-level and supply-chain loopholes in the Commission’s Covered List rules.  The item would close the “component part loophole” by prohibiting authorization of devices that incorporate logic-bearing hardware components produced by Covered List entities; clarify that the marketing rules reach online marketplaces that list, distribute, or offer unauthorized equipment and require those marketplaces to display the FCC ID at the online point of sale; require full certification for any modification or permissive change made by a Covered List entity; and adopt a narrowed, statutorily-grounded definition of “critical infrastructure” in response to the D.C. Circuit’s partial remand.  The accompanying Further Notice would seek comment on bifurcating the Covered List into producer/provider-based and production location-based categories, enhancing supply-chain transparency through hardware and software bills of materials, and strengthening enforcement.  (ET Docket No. 21-232)

Public Drafts of Meeting Items – The FCC publicly releases the draft text of each item expected to be considered at the next Open Commission Meeting.  One-page cover sheets are included in the public drafts to help summarize each item.  All these materials will be available on the FCC’s Open Meeting page: www.fcc.gov/openmeeting. 

Public Attendance – The Open Meeting is scheduled to commence at 10:30 a.m. ET in the Commission Meeting Room of the Federal Communications Commission, 45 L Street, N.E., Washington, D.C.  While the Open Meeting is open to the public, the FCC headquarters building is not open access, and all guests must check in with and be screened by FCC security at the main entrance on L Street.  Attendees at the Open Meeting will not be required to have an appointment but must otherwise comply with protocols outlined at: https://www.fcc.gov/visit.  Open Meetings are streamed live at www.fcc.gov/live.

Press Access – Members of the news media are welcome to attend the meeting and will be provided reserved seating on a first-come, first-served basis.  Following the meeting, the Chairman may hold a news conference in which he will take questions from credentialed members of the press in attendance.  Afterwards, senior policy and legal staff will be made available to the press in attendance for questions related to the items on the meeting agenda.  Commissioners may also choose to hold press conferences.  Press may also direct questions to the Office of Media Relations (OMR): MediaRelations@fcc.gov.  Questions about credentialing should be directed to OMR.

Source: FCC media announcement