PUBLIC NOTICE
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DA 17-734
August 3, 2017
FCC ANNOUNCES THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE BROADBAND DEPLOYMENT ADVISORY 
COMMITTEE’S STREAMLINING FEDERAL SITING WORKING GROUP 
GN Docket No. 17-83
This Public Notice serves as notice that Federal Communications Commission (FCC or 
Commission) Chairman Ajit Pai has appointed members to serve on the Streamlining Federal Siting 
Working Group of the Broadband Deployment Advisory Committee (BDAC).
1
  The members of this 
working group are listed in Appendix A.
2
The BDAC is organized under, and operates in accordance with, the provisions of the Federal 
Advisory Committee Act (FACA).
3
   The BDAC’s mission is to provide advice and recommendations to 
the Commission on how to accelerate the deployment of high-speed Internet access.
4
  The BDAC held its 
first meeting on April 21, 2017 and its second meeting on July 20, 2017.   
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. 
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1
FCC Announces the Membership and First Meeting of the Broadband Deployment Advisory Committee, GN 
Docket No. 17-83, Public Notice, DA 17-328 (April 6, 2017).
2
The Commission previously announced the selection of members to four other working groups:  Municipal Model 
Code, State Model Code, Competitive Access to Broadband Infrastructure, and State and Local Regulatory Barriers.  
See FCC Announces the Membership of Two Broadband Deployment Advisory Committee Working Groups: Model 
Code for Municipalities and Model Code for States, GN Docket No. 17-83, Public Notice, DA 17-433 (May 8, 
2017); FCC Announces the Membership of Two Broadband Deployment Advisory Committee Working Groups: 
Competitive Access to Broadband Infrastructure and Removing State and Local Regulatory Barriers, GN Docket 
No. 17-83, Public Notice, DA 17-476 (May 16, 2016).
3
Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. 2.
4
FCC Announces the Establishment of the Broadband Deployment Advisory Committee and Solicits Nominations 
for Membership, Public Notice, DA 17-100 (Jan. 31, 2017), 2017 WL 413715.
2APPENDIX A
MEMBERS OF THE BROADBAND DEPLOYMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE
STREAMLINING FEDERAL SITING WORKING GROUP
* indicates a member of the Broadband Deployment Advisory Committee
Chair:
Jonathan Adelstein, President and Chief Executive Officer*
Wireless Infrastructure Association
Vice-Chair:
Valerie Fast Horse, Information Technology Director*
Coeur d’Alene Tribe
Members: 
Mark Buell, Regional Bureau Director, North America
The Internet Society
Shirley Bloomfield, Chief Executive Officer 
NTCA – The Rural Broadband Association 
Carri Bennet, General Counsel
The Rural Wireless Association
Brian Boisvert, Chief Executive Officer, General Manager
Wilson Communications
Skyler Ditchfield, Chief Executive Officer
GeoLinks
Stephanie Holderfield, Advisor
Office of Public and Indian Housing 
Department of Housing and Urban Development 
Betsy Huber, President* 
National Grange
John Jones, Senior Vice President, Public Policy and Regulatory Affairs 
CenturyLink 
Daniel Jorjani, Principal Deputy Solicitor and Acting Solicitor
Department of Interior
Kellie McGinness Kubena, Director, Engineering and Environmental Staff
Rural Utilities Service
Department of Agriculture, Rural Development 
Mark Lewellen, Manager of Spectrum Advocacy 
John Deere & Company
Ron McCue, President and Chief Operating Officer
3Silver Star Communications
Chris Murphy, Associate General Counsel, Regulatory
ViaSat, Inc.
Michael Nedd, Acting Director 
Bureau of Land Management, Department of Interior
Steve Papa, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer 
Parallel Wireless
Bruce Patterson, Technology Director
City of Ammon, Idaho
Elizabeth Pierce, Chief Executive Officer* 
Quintillion
William Rinehart 
John Saw, Chief Technology Officer*  
Sprint
Brent Skorup, Research Fellow, Technology Policy Program* 
Mercatus Center, George Mason University
Larry Thompson, Chief Executive Officer, Vantage Point Solutions* 
National Exchange Carrier Association