FCC Re-Ups Intergovernmental Advisory Committee

The Federal Communications Commission has reauthorized the Intergovernmental Advisory Committee which is comprised of 15 representatives from local, state, and tribal governments and advises the FCC on a range of telecommunication issues for which their governments explicitly or inherently share responsibility or administration with the Commission. The term of operations of the reauthorized IAC will be limited to two years, with an option for reauthorization at the end of the two-year period, and will commence with its first meeting. The mission of the IAC is to make recommendations to the Commission on the many telecommunications issues affecting local, state and tribal governments that are within the jurisdiction of the FCC. These issues range from major FCC policy priorities such as adoption of the National Broadband Plan and implementation of expanded broadband adoption and deployment, especially in unserved and underserved rural areas and tribal lands, to improved public safety communications, public rights-of-way, facilities siting, and universal service reform.