[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 244 (Thursday, December 21, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 60601]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-27445]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[GN Docket No. 17-83]


Fourth 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 fourth meeting of Broadband Deployment Advisory 
Committee (BDAC).

DATES: Tuesday, January 23, and Wednesday, January 24, 2018. The 
meeting will come to order at 9:00 a.m. both days.

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 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; last minute requests will be accepted but 
may not be possible to accommodate.
    Proposed Agenda: At this meeting, the BDAC will consider 
recommendations from its Model Code for Municipalities, Model Code for 
States, Competitive Access to Broadband Infrastructure, Removing State 
and Local Regulatory Barriers, and Streamlining Federal Siting Working 
Groups. In addition, the BDAC will continue its discussions on how to 
accelerate the deployment of broadband by reducing and/or removing 
regulatory barriers to infrastructure investment. This agenda may be 
modified at the discretion of the BDAC Chair and the DFO.

Federal Communications Commission.
Amy Brett,
Associate Chief, Competition and Infrastructure Policy Division, 
Wireless Telecommunications Commission.
[FR Doc. 2017-27445 Filed 12-20-17; 8:45 am]
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