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(1) construct, operate, or engage in
transmission over a line of
communications; or (2) discontinue,
reduce or impair service over a line of
communications. Part 63 of Title 47 of
the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR)
implements Section 214. Part 63 also
implements provisions of the Cable
Communications Policy Act of 1984
pertaining to video which was approved
under this OMB Control Number 3060–
0149. In 2009, the Commission modified
Part 63 to extend to providers of
interconnected Voice of internet
Protocol (VoIP) service the
discontinuance obligations that apply to
domestic non-dominant
telecommunications carriers under
Section 214 of the Communications Act
of 1934, as amended. In 2014, the
Commission adopted improved
administrative filing procedures for
domestic transfers of control, domestic
discontinuances and notices of network
changes, and among other adjustments,
modified Part 63 to require electronic
filing for applications for authorization
to discontinue, reduce, or impair service
under section 214(a) of the Act.
In July 2016, the Commission
concluded that applicants seeking to
discontinue a legacy time division
multiplexing (TDM)-based voice service
as part of a transition to a new
technology, whether internet Protocol
(IP), wireless, or another type
(technology transition discontinuance
application) must demonstrate that an
adequate replacement for the legacy
service exists in order to be eligible for
streamlined treatment and revised part
63 accordingly. The Commission
concluded that an applicant for a
technology transition discontinuance
may demonstrate that a service is an
adequate replacement for a legacy voice
service by certifying or showing that one
or more replacement service(s) offers all
of the following: (i) Substantially similar
levels of network infrastructure and
service quality as the applicant service;
(ii) compliance with existing federal
and/or industry standards required to
ensure that critical applications such as
911, network security, and applications
for individuals with disabilities remain
available; and (iii) interoperability and
compatibility with an enumerated list of
applications and functionalities
determined to be key to consumers and
competitors (the ‘‘adequate replacement
test’’). In June 2018, the Commission
further modified the rules applicable to
section 214(a) discontinuance
applications. First, all carriers, whether
dominant or non-dominant, that seek
approval to grandfather data services
below speeds of 25 Mbps download
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speed and 3 Mbps upload speed are
now subject to a uniform reduced public
comment period of 10 days and an
automatic grant period of 25 days.
Second, all carriers, whether dominant
or nondominant, seeking authorization
to discontinue data services below
speeds of 25 Mbps download speed and
3 Mbps upload speed that have
previously been grandfathered for a
period of at least 180 days are subject
to a uniform reduced public comment
period of 10 days and an automatic
grant period of 31 days, provided they
submit a statement as part of their
discontinuance application that they
have received Commission authority to
grandfather the services at issue at least
180 days prior to the filing of the
discontinuance application. This
statement must reference the file
number of the prior Commission
authorization to grandfather the services
the carrier now seeks to permanently
discontinue. Third, carriers are no
longer required to file an application to
discontinue, reduce, or impair any
service for which it has had no
customers and no request for service for
at least a 30-day period immediately
preceding the discontinuance. Fourth,
all carriers, whether dominant or
nondominant, that seek approval to
discontinue legacy voice service can
obtain further streamlined processing
with a public comment period of 15
days and an automatic grant period of
31 days, provided (1) they offer a
standalone interconnected VoIP service
throughout the service area, and (2) at
least one alternative stand-alone,
facilities-based voice service is available
from an unaffiliated provider
throughout the affected service area (the
‘‘alternative options test’’). Finally, all
carriers, whether dominant or
nondominant, that seek approval to
grandfather legacy voice service are now
subject to a uniform reduced public
comment period of 10 days and an
automatic grant period of 25 days.
coronavirus developments, the public’s
means to observe this Board meeting
will be via a Webcast live on the
internet and subsequently made
available on-demand approximately one
week after the event. Visit https://
fdic.windrosemedia.com to view the
live event. Visit https://
fdic.windrosemedia.com/
index.php?category=
FDIC+Board+Meetings after the meeting.
If you need any technical assistance,
please visit our Video Help page at:
https://www.fdic.gov/video.html.
Observers requiring auxiliary aids
(e.g., sign language interpretation) for
this meeting should call 703–562–2404
(Voice) or 703–649–4354 (Video Phone)
to make necessary arrangements.
STATUS:
Open.
Pursuant to
the provisions of the ‘‘Government in
the Sunshine Act’’ (5 U.S.C. 552b),
notice is hereby given that the Federal
Deposit Insurance Corporation’s Board
of Directors will meet in open session to
consider the following matters:
MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED:
Summary Agenda
No substantive discussion of the
following items is anticipated. These
matters will be resolved with a single
vote unless a member of the Board of
Directors requests that an item be
moved to the discussion agenda.
Disposition of Minutes of a Board of
Directors’ Meeting Previously
Distributed.
Memorandum and resolution re:
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on
Revisions to Standardized Approach for
Calculating the Exposure Amount of
Derivative Contracts.
Discussion Agenda
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
Memorandum and resolution re:
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
Regarding Simplification of Deposit
Insurance Rules for Trust and Mortgage
Servicing Accounts.
[FR Doc. 2021–15183 Filed 7–15–21; 8:45 am]
CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION:
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Requests for further information
concerning the meeting may be directed
to Debra A. Decker, Deputy Executive
Secretary of the Corporation, at 202–
898–8748.
FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE
CORPORATION
Sunshine Act Meeting
10:00 a.m. on Tuesday,
July 20, 2021.
PLACE: The meeting is open to the
public. Out of an abundance of caution
related to current and potential
TIME AND DATE:
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Dated at Washington, DC, on July 13, 2021.
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
James P. Sheesley,
Assistant Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2021–15203 Filed 7–14–21; 11:15 am]
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FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION
Sunshine Act Meeting
TIME AND DATE: 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, July 20, 2021.
PLACE: The meeting is open to the public. Out of an abundance of
caution related to current and potential coronavirus developments, the
public's means to observe this Board meeting will be via a Webcast live
on the internet and subsequently made available on-demand approximately
one week after the event. Visit https://fdic.windrosemedia.com to view
the live event. Visit https://fdic.windrosemedia.com/index.php?category=FDIC+Board+Meetings after the meeting. If you need
any technical assistance, please visit our Video Help page at: https://www.fdic.gov/video.html.
Observers requiring auxiliary aids (e.g., sign language
interpretation) for this meeting should call 703-562-2404 (Voice) or
703-649-4354 (Video Phone) to make necessary arrangements.
STATUS: Open.
MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: Pursuant to the provisions of the
``Government in the Sunshine Act'' (5 U.S.C. 552b), notice is hereby
given that the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation's Board of
Directors will meet in open session to consider the following matters:
Summary Agenda
No substantive discussion of the following items is anticipated.
These matters will be resolved with a single vote unless a member of
the Board of Directors requests that an item be moved to the discussion
agenda.
Disposition of Minutes of a Board of Directors' Meeting Previously
Distributed.
Memorandum and resolution re: Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on
Revisions to Standardized Approach for Calculating the Exposure Amount
of Derivative Contracts.
Discussion Agenda
Memorandum and resolution re: Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
Regarding Simplification of Deposit Insurance Rules for Trust and
Mortgage Servicing Accounts.
CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: Requests for further information
concerning the meeting may be directed to Debra A. Decker, Deputy
Executive Secretary of the Corporation, at 202-898-8748.
Dated at Washington, DC, on July 13, 2021.
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
James P. Sheesley,
Assistant Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2021-15203 Filed 7-14-21; 11:15 am]
BILLING CODE 6714-01-P