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 18-512 May 18, 2018 FCC ANNOUNCES THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE BROADBAND DEPLOYMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE HARMONIZATION WORKING GROUP GN Docket No. 17-83 This Public Notice serves as notice that Federal Communications Commission (Commission) Chairman Ajit Pai has appointed members to serve on the Harmonization working group of the Broadband Deployment Advisory Committee (BDAC). 1 The members of this working group are listed in Appendix A. This working group is being formed following the vote of the BDAC on April 25, 2018, to approve both the Model Code for Municipalities and Model Code for States, subject to the understanding that further work would be done to address inconsistencies and otherwise harmonize the two codes. The Harmonization Working Group has been tasked with revising the Model Code for States and the Model Code for Municipalities with the goal of producing model codes that are harmonized with each other and with the BDAC’s prior recommendations. The BDAC is organized under, and operates in accordance with, the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA). 2 The BDAC’s mission is to provide advice and recommendations to the Commission on how to accelerate the deployment of high-speed Internet access. 3 More information about the BDAC is available at https://www.fcc.gov/broadband-deployment- advisory-committee. You may also contact Paul D’Ari, Designated Federal Officer (DFO) of the BDAC, at paul.dari@fcc.gov or 202-418-1550; Deputy DFO Deborah Salons, at deborah.salons@fcc.gov or 202- 418-0637, or Deputy DFO Jiaming Shang, at jiaming.shang@fcc.goc or 202-418-1303. –FCC– 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). See also FCC Announces the Membership of Two Boradband Deployment Advosory 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). 2 Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. 2. 3 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 HARMONIZATION WORKING GROUP Chair: Elizabeth Bowles, President and Chairman of the Board Aristotle Vice-Chairs: Kelleigh Cole, Director, Utah Broadband Outreach Center Utah Governor’s Office of Economic Development David Young, Fiber Infrastructure and Right of Way Manager, City of Lincoln, Nebraska National League of Cities Members: Jonathan Adelstein, President and Chief Executive Officer Wireless Infrastructure Association Allen Bell, DOT, Joint Use and Franchise Manager, Georgia Power Company Southern Company Robert DeBroux, Director, Public Policy and Federal Regulatory Affairs TDS- Telecom Douglas Dimitroff, Partner, Phillips Lytle LLP New York State Wireless Association David Don, Vice President, Regulatory Policy Comcast Larry Hanson, Director Georgia Municipal Association Andy Huckaba, City Council Member City of Lenexa, Texas Kelly McGriff, General Counsel Uniti Fiber Milo Medin, Vice President, Access Services Google Fiber Chris Nurse, Assistant Vice President, State Legislative and Regulatory Affairs AT&T 3The Honorable Karen Charles Peterson, Commissioner Massachusetts Department of Telecommunications and Cable National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners Brent Skorup, Research Fellow, Technology Policy Program Mercatus Center, George Mason University