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Will Wiquist, 202-418-0509
will.wiquist@fcc.gov 
For Immediate Release
FCC ANNOUNCES TENTATIVE AGENDA FOR AUGUST OPEN MEETING
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WASHINGTON, July 14, 2016 – Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler 
announced that the following items are tentatively on the agenda for the August Open 
Commission Meeting scheduled for Thursday, August 4, 2016:
Implementation of the Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act 
of 2010, Section 105, Relay Services for Deaf-Blind Individuals: The Commission will 
consider a Report and Order that would convert the National Deaf-Blind Equipment Distribution 
Program from a pilot to a permanent program. (CG Docket No. 10-210)
Improvements to Benchmarks and Related Requirements Governing Hearing Aid-
Compatible Mobile Handsets: The Commission will consider a Report and Order that would 
implement changes to the scope of the wireless hearing aid compatibility rules. (WT Docket No. 
15-285)
Ensuring Just, Reasonable, and Fair Rates for Inmate Calling Services: The Commission 
will consider an Order on Reconsideration, responding to a petition filed by Michael S. Hamden, 
that would ensure that the rates for Inmate Calling Services (ICS) are just, reasonable, and fair 
and explicitly account for facilities’ ICS-related costs. (WC Docket No. 12-375)
The Open Meeting is scheduled to commence at 10:30 a.m. in Room TW-C305 of the Federal 
Communications Commission, 445 12th Street, S.W., Washington, D.C. 
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This is an unofficial announcement of Commission action.  Release of the full text of a Commission order 
constitutes official action.  See MCI v. FCC. 515 F 2d 385 (D.C. Circ 1974).