6 New Members Assigned to CAC, Including From CTA, T-Mobile and WISPA

FCC Chairman Ajit Pai appointed new members to the Consumer Advisory Committee, to serve from Sept. 1 to Oct. 21, 2018, unless the committee terminates earlier, a public notice said. The new members serving as primary representatives are CTA Vice President Regulatory Affairs Julie Kearney, Digital Policy Institute co-Executive Director Barry Umansky, T-Mobile Chief Counsel-Policy Luisa Lancetti, and Alex Phillips former president of the Wireless Internet Service Providers Association. Kyle Hildebrand and American Action Forum director-technology and innovation policy William Rinehart were added as subject matter experts and special government employees, the PN said. With the new members, the FCC expects the CAC to provide guidance on “robocall blocking and reassigned numbers, preventing slamming and associated cramming, and outreach on spectrum repacking,” the PN said.