FCC announces makeup of Open Internet Advisory Committee
The FCC announced the members of the Open Internet Advisory Committee (OIAC). According to the FCC, the OIAC’s mission is “to track and evaluate the effects of the FCC’s Open Internet rules, and to provide any recommendations it deems appropriate to the FCC regarding policies and practices related to preserving the open Internet.”
Its members are drawn from “community organizations, equipment manufacturers, content and application providers, venture capital firms, startups, Internet service providers, and Internet governance organizations, as well as professors in law, computer science, and economics.”
See the release and the full list of members.
Announcement Of Members On Open Internet Advisory Committee (FCC, May 25, 2012)
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