Chairman Pai Remarks at FCC Symposium on Media Diversity

I moved quickly to re-charter the Federal Communications Commission’s Advisory Committee on Diversity and Digital Empowerment, which had gone dormant. When it was chartered in July 2017, I charged the Committee’s leaders with developing real-world solutions to spur diversity and digital empowerment in under-served communities. I asked them to bring recommendations that could be quickly implemented in order to get solutions to the public rapidly. One of the deliverables to come out of this Advisory Committee is today’s workshop. And have they ever delivered!

We initially chartered the Advisory Committee in July 2017 for a two-year period. I’m pleased to announce today that I will start the process to re-charter this advisory committee in April. I can promise you this: The Advisory Committee on Diversity and Digital Empowerment is a real asset to the Commission and to the country, and it won’t wither away on my watch. On behalf of the agency, we are grateful to all the members of the current committee and working groups for their hard work and commitment to these important issues.