[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 125 (Thursday, June 28, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38630-38631]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-15760]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[DA 12-829; DA 12-979]


Open Internet Advisory Committee

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Commission announces appointment of members and 
chairperson to its Open Internet Advisory Committee (Committee). The 
Commission further announces the Committee's first meeting date, time, 
and agenda. 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: July 20, 2012, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the Commission's 
Headquarters Building, Room 3-B516.

ADDRESSES: Federal Communications Commission, 445 12th Street SW., 
Washington DC 20554.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Daniel Kirschner, Office of General 
Counsel, (202) 418-1735, 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 12-829, released May 25, 2012, announcing the appointment 
of members and chairperson to the Committee, and DA 12-979, released 
June 21, 2012, announcing the agenda, date and time of the Committee's 
first meeting. By notice of intent to establish the Open Internet 
Advisory Committee, published at 76 FR 22395, April 21, 2011 the 
Commission announced the establishment of the Committee. By public 
notice, DA 11-1149, dated and released June 30, 2011, the Commission 
solicited applications for membership on the Committee. Members must be 
willing to commit to a two (2) year term of service, and to attend 
approximately two (2) one-day meetings per year in Washington, DC.

Appointment of Members and Chairperson

    By document DA 12-829, Federal Communications Commission Chairman 
Julius Genachowski (Chairman) appointed twenty-one (21) members to its 
Open Internet Advisory Committee.
    The roster as appointed by the Chairman is as follows:
    Dr. Jonathan Zittrain, Professor of Law and Computer Science and 
Co-Founder of the Berkman Center for Internet and Society, Harvard 
University, is appointed chairperson of the Committee.
    Dr. David Clark, Senior Research Scientist, Massachusetts Institute 
of Technology Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, 
is appointed vice-chairperson.
    Members include:

Harvey Anderson, Vice President of Business Affairs & General Counsel, 
Mozilla
Brad Burnham, Founding Partner, Union Square Ventures
Alissa Cooper, Chief Computer Scientist, Center for Democracy & 
Technology
Leslie Daigle, Chief Internet Technology Officer, Internet Society
Jessica Gonzalez, Executive Board, Media and Democracy Coalition; Vice 
President for Policy & Legal Affairs, National Hispanic Media Coalition 
(representing NHMC)
Shane Greenstein, Professor and Kellogg Chair of Information 
Technology, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University
Russell Housley, Chair, Internet Engineering Task Force; Founder of 
Vigil Security, LLC (representing Vigil Security, LLC)
Neil Hunt, Chief Product Officer, Netflix
Charles Kalmanek, Vice President of Research, AT&T
Matthew Larsen, CEO, Vistabeam
Kevin McElearney, Senior Vice President for Network Engineering, 
Comcast
Marc Morial, President & CEO, National Urban League
Elaine Paul, Senior Vice President, Strategic Planning, The Walt Disney 
Company
Jennifer Rexford, Professor of Computer Science, Princeton University
Dennis Roberson, Vice Provost & Research Professor, Illinois Institute 
of Technology (representing T-Mobile)
Chip Sharp, Director, Technology Policy and Internet Governance, Cisco 
Systems
Charles Slocum, Assistant Executive Director, Writers Guild of America, 
West
Marcus Weldon, Chief Technology Officer, Alcatel-Lucent
Michelle Zatlyn, Co-Founder & Head of User Experience, CloudFlare

Meeting Date, Time and Agenda

    The first meeting of the Committee will take place on July 20, 
2012, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Commission's headquarters building, 
Room 3-B516, 445 12th Street SW., Washington, DC 20554.
    At its July 20, 2012 meeting, the Committee will consider 
administrative and procedural matters relating to its functions and may 
also consider open Internet-related issues. A limited amount of time 
will be available on the

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agenda for comments from the public. Alternatively, members of the 
public may send written comments to: Daniel Kirschner, Designated 
Federal Officer of the Committee 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.

Federal Communications Commission.

Mark Stone,
Deputy Chief, Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau.
[FR Doc. 2012-15760 Filed 6-27-12; 8:45 am]
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