PUBLIC NOTICE Federal Communications Commission 445 12 th St., S.W. Washington, D.C. 20554 News Media Information 202 / 418-0500 Internet: http://www.fcc.gov TTY: 1-888-835-5322 DA 17-327 Released: April 6, 2017 NEW DOCKET ESTABLISHED FOR BROADBAND DEPLOYMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE ACCELERATING BROADBAND DEPLOYMENT GN Docket No. 17-83 This Public Notice establishes a docket number for the Broadband Deployment Advisory Committee (BDAC), which was announced by the Commission on January 31, 2017. The BDAC’s mission will be to make recommendations to the Commission on how to accelerate the deployment of high-speed Internet access by reducing and/or removing regulatory barriers to infrastructure investment. This docket is being created to enable members of the public to submit comments or other documents to the BDAC in the FCC’s Electronic Comment Filing System, ECFS, at www.fcc.gov/ecfs. More information about the BDAC is available at https://www.fcc.gov/broadband-deployment- advisory-committee. You may also contact Brian Hurley, Designated Federal Officer (DFO) of the BDAC, at brian.hurley@fcc.gov or 202-418-2220; or Paul D’Ari, Deputy DFO, at paul.dari@fcc.gov or 202-418-1550. - FCC -