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Draft 2018 Quadrennial Review Circulated

A draft 2018 quadrennial review order was circulated to the 10th floor, according to the FCC’s circulation web page (see 2309290056). The FCC is expected to announce its December open meeting agenda later this week, and the item’s circulation ahead…

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of that suggests it will not be part of the session. The FCC typically doesn’t release draft versions of non-meeting items before they are voted, and the contents of the draft QR order aren’t yet clear. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit has given the agency until Dec. 27 to act on the 2018 QR, but attorneys told us the court is likely to view the item’s circulation as sufficient to meet the deadline. FCC officials have told us the item may not be voted by Dec. 27 (see 2311070072). FCC and industry officials have told us they expect a 2022 QR order to soon follow the 2018 version.