[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 53 (Tuesday, March 19, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 16852]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-06234]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[DA 13-375]


Open Internet Advisory Committee

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Commission announces the next meeting date, time, and 
agenda of the Open Internet Advisory Committee (Committee). The 
Committee was established to track and evaluate the effects of the 
Commission's Open Internet rules, and to provide any recommendations it 
deems appropriate to the Commission regarding policies and practices 
related to preserving the open Internet. The Committee will observe 
market developments regarding the freedom and openness of the Internet 
and will focus in particular on issues addressed in the Commission's 
Open Internet rules, such as transparency, reasonable network 
management practices, differences in treatment of fixed and mobile 
broadband services, specialized services, and technical standards.

DATES: The next meeting of the Committee will take place on Tuesday, 
May 7, 2013, 9:30 a.m. CST, in Room 107 at the Searle Center on Law, 
Regulation, and Economic Growth, Northwestern University School of Law, 
Wieboldt Hall, 340 E. Superior Street, Chicago, IL 60611.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tejas Narechania, Office of General 
Counsel, (202) 418-1701, or email [email protected]; or Deborah 
Broderson, Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau, (202) 418-0652, or 
email at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a summary of the Commission's 
document DA 13-375, released March 11, 2013, announcing the agenda, 
date and time of the Committee's next meeting.
    At its May 7, 2013 meeting, it is expected that the Committee will 
consider issues related to the subject areas of its four working 
groups--Mobile Broadband, Economic Impacts of Open Internet Frameworks, 
Specialized Services, and Transparency--as well as other open Internet 
related issues. A limited amount of time at the end of the meeting will 
be available on the agenda for comments from the public. Alternatively, 
members of the public may send written comments to: Tejas Narechania, 
Designated Federal Officer of the Committee, or Deborah Broderson, 
Deputy Designated Federal Officer, at the address provided above.
    The meeting is open to the public and the site is fully accessible 
to people using wheelchairs or other mobility aids. Open captioning 
will be provided for this event. Other reasonable accommodations for 
people with disabilities are available upon request. Requests for such 
accommodations should be submitted via email to [email protected] or by 
calling the Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau at (202) 418-0530 
(voice), (202) 418-0432 (TTY). Such requests should include a detailed 
description of the accommodation needed. In addition, please include 
your contact information. Please allow at least five days advance 
notice; last minute requests will be accepted, but may be impossible to 
fill. The meeting of the Committee will also be broadcast live with 
open captioning over the Internet at http://www.fcc.gov/live.

Federal Communications Commission.
Kris Anne Monteith,
Acting Chief, Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau.
[FR Doc. 2013-06234 Filed 3-18-13; 8:45 am]
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