DA 17-433
May 8, 2017
FCC ANNOUNCES THE MEMBERSHIP OF TWO BROADBAND DEPLOYMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE WORKING GROUPS: MODEL CODE FOR MUNCIPALITIES AND MODEL CODE FOR STATES
GN Docket No. 17-83
This Public Notice serves as notice that Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) Chairman Ajit Pai has appointed members to serve on two Broadband Deployment Advisory Committee (BDAC) working groups, Model Code for Municipalities and Model Code for States.[1] The members of these working groups are listed in Appendix A. The selection of members for other BDAC working groups is in progress, and final selections for these groups will be announced at a later date.
The BDAC is organized under, and operates in accordance with, the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA).[2] The BDAC’s mission is to provide advice and recommendations to the Commission on how to accelerate the deployment of high-speed Internet access.[3] The BDAC held its first meeting on Friday, April 21, 2017.
More information about the BDAC is available at You may also contact Brian Hurley, Designated Federal Officer (DFO) of the BDAC, at or 202-418-2220; or Paul D’Ari, Deputy DFO, at or 202-418-1550.
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APPENDIX A
MEMBERS OF THE BROADBAND DEPLOYMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE
MODEL CODE FOR MUNICIPALITIES AND MODEL CODE FOR STATES WORKING GROUPS
* indicates a member of the Broadband Deployment Advisory Committee
Model Code for Municipalities Working Group
Chair:
Douglas Dimitroff, Partner, Phillips Lytle LLP*
New York State Wireless Association
Vice-Chair:
The Honorable Sam Liccardo, Mayor*
City of San Jose, California
Members:
Richard Bennett
Debra Berlyn, Member, Board of Directors
National Consumers League
Chris Bondurant, Assistant Vice President, Construction and Engineering Operations*
AT&T Mobile
Jaime Fink, Chief Product Officer*
Mimosa Networks
Miguel Gamiño Jr., Chief Technology Officer, Office of Mayor Bill de Blasio
City of New York
Marc Ganzi, Chief Executive Officer, Digital Bridge Holdings LLC*
ExteNet Systems
Debbie Goldman, Telecommunications Policy Director
Communications Workers of America
Michael Grover, Vice President, Government Affairs
Cox Communications, Inc.
Robert Hance, President and Chief Executive Officer
Midwest Energy Cooperative
Larry Hanson, City Manager
City of Valdosta, Georgia
Diane Griffin Holland, Vice President—Law & Policy
USTelecom—The Broadband Association
Marc Hudson, Chief Executive Officer*
Rocket Fiber
Kim Keenan, President and Chief Executive Officer*
Multicultural Media, Telecom and Internet Council
Geoffrey Manne, Executive Director*
International Center for Law and Economics
Jim Matheson, Chief Executive Officer*
National Rural Electric Cooperative Association
David Mayo, SVP, Chief of Network Planning, Implementation & Business Operations
T-Mobile USA, Inc.
Milo Medin, Vice President, Access Services*
Google Fiber
Brian Mefford, Chief Executive Officer*
Connected Nation Exchange
Genevieve Morelli, President
ITTA
Larry Thompson, Chief Executive Officer, Vantage Point Solutions*
National Exchange Carrier Association
Steve Vondran, Senior Vice President, U.S. Operations
American Tower Corporation
Jason Williams, Chief Executive Officer
Blackfoot
Model Code for States Working Group
Chair:
Kelly McGriff, General Counsel*
Southern Light
Vice-Chair:
The Honorable Karen Charles Peterson, Commissioner
Massachusetts Department of Telecommunications and Cable*
National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners
Members:
Allen Bell, DOT, Joint Use and Franchise Manager, Georgia Power Company*
Southern Company
Scott Bergmann, Vice President, Regulatory Affairs
CTIA
L. Elizabeth Bowles, President and Chair*
Aristotle Inc.
Doug Brake, Senior Analyst, Telecom Policy
Information Technology and Innovation Foundation
Kelleigh Cole, Director, Utah Broadband Outreach Center*
Utah Governor’s Office of Economic Development
Brigitte F. Daniel, Executive Vice President
Wilco Electronic Systems
David Don, Vice President, Regulatory Policy*
Comcast
Jaime Fink, Chief Product Officer*
Mimosa Networks
Heather Burnett Gold, President and Chief Executive Officer
Fiber Broadband Association
Carlos Gutierrez, Deputy Director, Legal and Policy Affairs*
LGBT Technology Partnership & Institute
Michael Hain, General Manager and Chief Technology Officer*
Nittany Media
Betsy Huber, President*
National Grange
Kathy Johnson, Director
Alabama Office of Broadband Development
Brian Mefford, Chief Executive Officer*
Connected Nation Exchange
Dr. Robert Pepper, Head of Global Connectivity Policy and Planning
Ken Pfister, Vice President—Strategic Policy
Great Plains Communications, Inc.
Michael Potter, Member, Board of Directors
Geeks Without Frontiers
Ed Roach, Associate General Counsel for Regulatory Compliance
SBA Communications, Inc.
Tom Sloan, Representative
Kansas House of Representatives, 45th District
Tom Stroup, President
Satellite Industry Association
Brian Tagaban, Director of Governmental Policy
Sacred Wind Communications, Inc.
Christopher Yoo, Professor, University of Pennsylvania*
Martin Yudkovitz, Member, Board of Directors
Cincinnati Bell
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[1]FCC Announces the Membership and First Meeting of the Broadband Deployment Advisory Committee, GN Docket No. 17-83, Public Notice, DA 17-328 (April 6, 2017).
[2] Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. 2.
[3]FCC Announces the Establishment of the Broadband Deployment Advisory Committee and Solicits Nominations for Membership, Public Notice, DA 17-100 (Jan. 31, 2017), 2017 WL 413715.