The achairman ajit pai greeting witnesses as the meeting is set to get under way shortly. Well have live allday coverage here on cspan3. Welcome. December 2017 meeting of the federal Communications Commission. Madam secretary, turn the floor over to you. Thank you, mr. Chairman. Good morning to you, and good morning commissioners. The purpose of the federal Communications Commission open meeting is for the commission to consider the matters that have been duly posted in accordance with the government and the sunshine act. As provided in the commissions rules, members of the public are invited to observe, which includes attending, listening, and taking notes, but does not include participating in the meeting, or addressing the commission. Actions that purposely interfere or attempt to interfere with the commencement or conduct of the meeting, or inhibit the audiences ability to observe or listen to the meeting, including attempts by audience members to address the commission while the m
In favor of a light touch framework that worked for decades prior to 2016. The declaratory ruling also reinstates the private mobile state ossification of mobile broad and Internet Access service and returns to the commissions definition of interconnected service that existed prior to 2015. The item restores the authority of the federal trade commission to enforce Consumer Protection and antitrust laws. It also clarifies the effects of the return to a recent protest reclassification of a Regulatory Framework, including the need to apply a federal rigorous touring approach to Information Services like broadband Internet Access service. Next, the report and order adopts a transparency rule that would require Internet Service providers to disclose information about their practices to consumers, punch partners, and other Small Businesses and the commission. Item returns to the transparency rule the Commission Adopted with certain improvements to promote transparency. It would also eliminat