BDAC Likely to Wrap Up Final Report in July, Chair Says
The FCC Broadband Deployment Advisory Committee is likely to wrap up initial reports for vote in July, BDAC Chair Elizabeth Bowles told us. “I was pleased with last week’s meeting,” Bowles emailed. “The discussion was both productive and substantive, and…
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all voices were able to be heard and to raise their concerns with the various drafts. The last two Working Groups’ reports were voted out, and we will now be moving on to creating of the final report for phase one of our work.” Other members said much work remains (see 1804300058). Committee chairs and vice chairs haven’t had a follow-up call yet, but BDAC members will likely take the next few weeks to eliminate any minor inconsistencies in the reports approved, said committee member Brent Skorup of the Mercatus Center. “For instance, suppose the state model code says cities must complete a review within X days and the municipal model code says the review must be completed within Y days, that needs to be cleaned up and those tweaks approved.” The rates and fees ad hoc committee “will hopefully collect more data and issue some more analysis,” he said.