FCC Consumer Advisory Committee to Meet Feb. 5

The FCC’s Consumer Advisory Committee plans its first meeting of the year for Feb. 5, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., at FCC headquarters, the agency said in a public notice Wednesday. “The Committee is expected to consider a recommendation regarding the modernization of the Lifeline program to include broadband services and to improve administration presented by its Universal Services Working Group,” the notice said. The committee will also be briefed by FCC staff “and/or outside speakers” on various issues, the agency said.