FCC Seeks Nominations for Membership for the Downloadable Security Technical Advisory Committee

The Federal Communications Commission is seeking nominations of representatives from multichannel video programming distributor (MVPD), content, and consumer electronics industries as well as related public interest organizations and academics to serve as members of a new advisory committee that the FCC will soon establish, the Downloadable Security Technical Advisory Committee (DSTAC). The DSTAC’s mission is “to identify, report, and recommend performance objectives, technical capabilities, and technical standards of a not unduly burdensome, uniform, and technology- and platform-neutral software-based downloadable security system” to promote the competitive availability of navigation devices.

Nominations may be submitted by e-mail to DSTAC@fcc.gov. All nominations must be submitted by December 15, 2014 at 11:59PM, EST.