Consumer Advisory Committee
September 21, 2012 / 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM EDT / Commission’s Meeting Room, TW-C305, 445 12th Street, SW, Washington, DC 20554
At its September 21, 2012 meeting, it is expected that the Committee will consider one recommendation from its Broadband Working Group regarding broadband adoption; two recommendations from the Committee’s Consumer Empowerment Group regarding text spamming and third party wireless shutdowns; two recommendations from the Universal Service Working Group regarding Lifeline outreach and affordable calling from prisons; and one recommendation from the Consumer Complaints Task Force regarding the Commission’s telephone IVR and web complaint systems. The Committee may also consider other recommendations from its working groups, and may also receive briefings from FCC staff and outside speakers on matters of interest to the Committee. A limited amount of time will be available on the agenda for questions and comments from the public.
Meetings of the Committee are also broadcast live with open captioning over the Internet from the FCC Live web page at www.fcc.gov/live/.
The public may ask questions of presenters via email at livequestions@fcc.gov, or via Twitter using the hashtag #fcclive. In addition, the public may also follow the meeting on Twitter @fcc or via the Commission’s Facebook page at www.facebook.com/fcc. Alternatively, written comments to the Committee may be sent to: Scott Marshall, Designated Federal Officer of the Committee, at the address provided below.
For further information about the Committee, contact: Scott Marshall, Designated Federal Officer, Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, Room 3-A633, 445 12th Street, SW Washington, DC 20554; phone: 202-418-2809 (voice or TTY); email: scott.marshall@fcc.gov.