Re: Reforming the FCC - January 5, 2009 with a comment by your editor

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

Begin forwarded message:

From: Stagg Newman <lsnewmanjr () yahoo com>
Date: December 12, 2008 11:19:31 PM EST
To: ip <ip () v2 listbox com>, dave () farber net
Subject: Re: [IP] Re:    Reforming the FCC - January 5, 2009 with a  
comment by your editor

Good news is that the actual Obama FCC transition team of 3 includes a  
technologist,
Dale Hatfield, former Chief Technologist and Chief of Engineeering and  
Technology at the FCC.   And the two lawyers on the team are tech saavy.

Moreover the transition team has a substantive group of advisors  
providing input that includes several technologist [I am one and was  
the Chief Technologist at what I refer to as the Federal Confusion  
Commission before Dave Farber.  I recruited Dave to fill that position  
- not sure if Dave has forgiven me yet or not :>)   ]

I would welcome suggestions for how to improve the technical and  
economic proficiency of the FCC.   It is a critical need that the  
transition team has charged us to address.

Necessary caveat:  Advisors of course do not represent or speak for  
the transition team or the Obama adminstration.  Rather we provide  
input.

I am encouraged at how willingly the transition team is seeking advice  
and really listenting.

--- On Wed, 12/10/08, David Farber <dave () farber net> wrote:
From: David Farber <dave () farber net>
Subject: [IP] Re: Reforming the FCC - January 5, 2009 with a comment  
by your editor
To: "ip" <ip () v2 listbox com>
Date: Wednesday, December 10, 2008, 8:02 PM

Begin forwarded message:

From: Brett Glass <brett () lariat net>
Date: December 10, 2008 7:40:54 PM EST
To: pk () publicknowledge org, Art Brodsky <abrodsky () publicknowledge org>
Cc: dave () farber net
Subject: Re: [IP] REMINDER: Reforming the FCC - January 5, 2009 with a  
comment
by your editor

I agree with Dave's comment below. Why is it that PK and other
"inside-the-Beltway" lobbying groups (such as MAP, Free Press,
and BroadbandCensus.com) seem to believe that they can develop
or recommend workable policy without including people who are
knowledgeable about the technology in their events?

--Brett Glass



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