OIAC

8:18 am on October 9, 2012 · fcc (92), harvard law (2), OIAC (2), open internet (25)

FCC Open Internet Advisory Committee Meeting – today 10am (webcast info) #fcc #openinternet

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FCC

FCCThe FCC Open Internet Advisory Committee will meet today October 9, 2012 from 10am-Noon at Harvard Law School. The Committee will consider issues relating 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 will be available on the agenda for comments from the public. There will be a live webcast.

What: Federal Communications Commission Open Internet Advisory Committee Meeting
Where: Harvard Law School, Cambridge MA
Webcast: http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/events/2012/10/oiac
Twitter: #openinternet | #fcc

12:02 am on July 6, 2011 · broadband (121), fcc (92), net neutrality (39), OIAC (2)

#FCC calls for nominations to Open Internet Advisory Committee #OIAC #netneutrality #broadband

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FCC

FCCThe FCC is seeking nominations for membership on its Open Internet Advisory Committee (OIAC), established pursuant to the Commission’s net neutrality order aka Order on Preserving the Open Internet.

The FCC envisions an OIAC comprised of

“consumer advocates; Internet engineering experts; content, application, and service providers; network equipment and end-user device manufacturers and suppliers; investors; broadband service providers;” and others

The OIAC’s mission will be to

observe market developments regarding the freedom and openness of the Internet and focus in particular on issues addressed in the FCC’s Open Internet rules, such as transparency, reasonable network management practices, differences in treatment of fixed and mobile broadband services, specialized services, technical standards, and the state of competition.”

Further the FCC will rule out egregious conflicts of interest:

In addition, all applicants are advised that the Commission adheres to the President’s policy, as announced in his memorandum of June 18, 2010, “Lobbyists on Agency Boards and Commissions,” prohibiting federally registered lobbyists from serving on federal agencies’ advisory boards and committees. Registered lobbyists are thus ineligible to serve as members or representatives of members of the OIAC.

Deadline for nominations is September 1, 2011.