No Title II On FCC Sept. 23 Agenda

Action not expected until later in the fall

By John Eggerton -- Broadcasting & Cable, 9/2/2010 3:22:07 PM

The FCC has released its tentative agenda for the Sept. 23 public meeting and Title II reclassification is nowhere to be seen.

It could always be added, but the odds are long. 

FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski has proposed reclassifying broadband transmissions under Title II common carrier regs, but action on that, if there is action, is not expected until later in the fall.

The FCC does plan to vote on an order on the white spaces proceeding, in which it is allowing unlicensed devices to share the spaces between broadcasters' DTV channels as a way of spurring advanced Wi-Fi.

Also on the agenda are two items on improving emergency communications and an order upgrading the E-rate program, which connects schools and libraries to the Internet, as part of the National Broadband Plan.