[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 65 (Thursday, April 6, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16831-16832]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-06534]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[GN Docket No. 17-83]


First Meeting of the Broadband Deployment Advisory Committee

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In this document, the Commission announces and provides an 
agenda for the first meeting of Broadband Deployment Advisory Committee 
(BDAC).

DATES: Friday, April 21, 2017, 10:00 a.m.

ADDRESSES: Federal Communications Commission, 445 12th Street SW., Room 
TW-C305, Washington, DC 20554.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brian Hurley, Designated Federal 
Officer (DFO), at (202) 418-2220 or [email protected]; or Paul 
D'Ari, Deputy DFO, at (202) 418-1550 or [email protected]. The TTY 
number is: (202) 418-0484.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This meeting is open to members of the 
general public. The FCC will accommodate as many participants as 
possible; however, admittance will be limited to seating availability. 
The Commission will also provide audio and/or video coverage of the 
meeting over the Internet from the FCC's Web page at www.fcc.gov/live. 
Oral statements at the meeting by parties or entities not represented 
on the BDAC will be permitted to the extent time permits, at the 
discretion of the BDAC Chair and the DFO. Members of the public may 
submit comments to the BDAC in the FCC's Electronic Comment Filing 
System, ECFS, at www.fcc.gov/ecfs. Comments to the BDAC should be filed 
in Docket No. 17-83.
    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 & 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 a way for the FCC to contact the requester if 
more information is needed to fill the request. Please allow at least 
five days' advance notice for accommodation requests; last minute 
requests will be accepted, but may not be possible to accommodate.
    Proposed Agenda: The agenda of the first meeting will be to 
introduce members of the BDAC, task the BDAC with initial assignments, 
and introduce working groups that will assist the BDAC with carrying 
out its work. The BDAC will also begin discussing how to accelerate the 
deployment of broadband by reducing and/or removing regulatory barriers 
to infrastructure investment.

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This agenda may be modified at the discretion of the BDAC Chair and the 
DFO.

Federal Communications Commission.
Daniel Kahn,
Chief, Competition Policy Division, Wireline Competition Bureau.
[FR Doc. 2017-06534 Filed 4-5-17; 8:45 am]
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