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Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 20 / Thursday, January 30, 2020 / Notices information collection, but may change the format in which it may be collected. The information on the FCC Form templates is a representative description of the information to be collected via an online portal and is not intended to be a visual representation of what each applicant or service provider will see, the order in which they will see information, or the exact wording or directions used to collect the information. Where possible, information already provided by applicants from previous filing years or that was pre-filed in the system portal will be carried forward and autogenerated into the form to simplify the information collection for applicants. Additionally, in the 2019 Promoting Telehealth Report and Order, the Commission adopted rules to reflect the changes in the Report and Order. The new and revised rules impacted by this collection are listed and described within the collection. Federal Communications Commission. Marlene Dortch, Secretary, Office of the Secretary. [FR Doc. 2020–01733 Filed 1–29–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6712–01–P FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION [DA 20–92; FRS 16433] Disability Advisory Committee; Announcement of Second Meeting Federal Communications Commission. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: In this document, the Commission announces and provides an agenda for the second meeting of the third term of its Disability Advisory Committee (DAC or Committee). DATES: Wednesday, February 26, 2020. The meeting will come to order at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time. ADDRESSES: Federal Communications Commission, 445 12th Street SW Washington, DC 20554, in the Commission Meeting Room. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Will Schell, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), at (202) 418–0767 (voice) or DAC@fcc.gov; or Debra Patkin, Alternate DFO, at (202) 870–5226 (voice or videophone for American Sign Language users). SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This meeting is open to members of the general public. The meeting will be webcast with open captioning at: www.fcc.gov/live. In addition, a khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:56 Jan 29, 2020 Jkt 250001 5431 reserved amount of time will be available on the agenda for comments and inquiries from the public. Members of the public may comment or ask questions of presenters via the email address livequestions@fcc.gov. 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 are available upon request. Requests for such accommodations or for materials in accessible formats for people with disabilities (Braille, large print, electronic files, audio format) should be submitted via email to: fcc504@fcc.gov or by calling the Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau at (202) 418–0530 (voice), (202) 418–0432 (TTY). Such requests should include a detailed description of the accommodation needed and a way for the FCC to contact the requester if more information is needed to fill the request. Requests should be made as early as possible; last minute requests will be accepted but may not be possible to accommodate. Proposed Agenda: At this meeting, the DAC is expected to receive and consider reports and recommendations from its subcommittees. The DAC may also receive briefings from Commission staff on issues of interest to the Committee and may discuss topics of interest to the committee, including, but not limited to, matters concerning communications transitions, telecommunications relay services, emergency access, and video programming accessibility. Rule, finding that the 2015 Declaratory Ruling was misguided in its interpretation of the VoIP Symmetry Rule and holding that a LEC providing retail service with a VoIP provider partner provides the functional equivalent of end office switching and thus may assess end office switched access charges only if either the LEC or its VoIP partner provides a physical connection to the last-mile facilities used to serve the end user. By adopting this interpretation of the VOIP Symmetry Rule, the Commission reduces intercarrier disputes and uncertainty and promotes competition. DATES: Effective January 30, 2020. ADDRESSES: Federal Communications Commission, 445 12th Street SW, Washington, DC 20554. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rhonda Lien, Wireline Competition Bureau, Pricing Policy Division, via phone at 202–418–1540 or email at Rhonda.Lien@fcc.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a summary of the Federal Communications Commission’s Order on Remand and Declaratory Ruling, in WC Docket No. 10–90, CC Docket No. 01–92; FCC 19–131, adopted on December 12, 2019 and released December 17, 2019. A full-text version of the document can be found at the following internet address: https:// ecfsapi.fcc.gov/file/1217069113807/ FCC-19-131A1.pdf. Alternative formats are available to persons with disabilities by sending an email to FCC504@fcc.gov or by calling the Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau at (202) 418–0530 (voice), (202) 418–0432 (TTY). Federal Communications Commission. I. Introduction 1. One of the foundational missions of the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) is to ensure that communications networks are available to Americans throughout the country. And for decades, the Commission has indirectly subsidized the deployment and expansion of local voice telephone networks through its intercarrier compensation system. These rules allowed, for example, local exchange carriers (or LECs) to collect end office switching charges or charges recovered from long-distance carriers (known as interexchange carriers or IXCs) for terminating long-distance calls to the LECs’ local customers. 2. Calls were traditionally delivered over the legacy system of interconnected voice telephone networks known as the public-switched telephone network, or PSTN. For nearly the last decade, the Commission has worked to facilitate the Suzanne Singleton, Chief, Disability Rights Office, Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau. 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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[DA 20-92; FRS 16433]


Disability Advisory Committee; Announcement of Second Meeting

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In this document, the Commission announces and provides an 
agenda for the second meeting of the third term of its Disability 
Advisory Committee (DAC or Committee).

DATES: Wednesday, February 26, 2020. The meeting will come to order at 
9:00 a.m. Eastern Time.

ADDRESSES: Federal Communications Commission, 445 12th Street SW 
Washington, DC 20554, in the Commission Meeting Room.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Will Schell, Designated Federal 
Officer (DFO), at (202) 418-0767 (voice) or [email protected]; or Debra 
Patkin, Alternate DFO, at (202) 870-5226 (voice or videophone for 
American Sign Language users).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This meeting is open to members of the 
general public. The meeting will be webcast with open captioning at: 
www.fcc.gov/live. In addition, a reserved amount of time will be 
available on the agenda for comments and inquiries from the public. 
Members of the public may comment or ask questions of presenters via 
the email address [email protected]. 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 are available upon request. Requests for such 
accommodations or for materials in accessible formats for people with 
disabilities (Braille, large print, electronic files, audio format) 
should be submitted via email to: [email protected] or by calling the 
Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau at (202) 418-0530 (voice), 
(202) 418-0432 (TTY). Such requests should include a detailed 
description of the accommodation needed and a way for the FCC to 
contact the requester if more information is needed to fill the 
request. Requests should be made as early as possible; last minute 
requests will be accepted but may not be possible to accommodate.
    Proposed Agenda: At this meeting, the DAC is expected to receive 
and consider reports and recommendations from its subcommittees. The 
DAC may also receive briefings from Commission staff on issues of 
interest to the Committee and may discuss topics of interest to the 
committee, including, but not limited to, matters concerning 
communications transitions, telecommunications relay services, 
emergency access, and video programming accessibility.

Federal Communications Commission.

Suzanne Singleton,
Chief, Disability Rights Office, Consumer and Governmental Affairs 
Bureau.
[FR Doc. 2020-01663 Filed 1-29-20; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 6712-01-P
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