FCC Appoints Industry Experts to its Technological Advisory Council

FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel appointed a diverse group of experts as members of the Technological Advisory Council (TAC). The TAC will hold its first meeting on Monday, February 28, beginning at 10 a.m. EDT via video conference.

Former Qualcomm executive Dean Brenner will serve as Council Chairman.

Telecom-related company representatives include: 

• Brian Daly, Assistant Vice President, AT&T Services
• Manish Jindal, Group Vice President – Wireless Research & Development, Charter Communications
• Mark Hess, Senior Vice President for Business and Industry Affairs, Comcast Corporation
• Lisa Guess, Senior Vice President of Global Sales Engineering, CradlePoint, representing Ericsson North America
• Amit Mukhopadhyah, Senior Spectrum Standardization Officer, Nokia
• Charlie Zhang, Vice President, Samsung Research America
• Karri Kuoppamaki, Senior Vice President, Technology Development and Strategy, T-Mobile
• Patrick Welsh, Vice President of Federal Regulatory Affairs, Verizon.

Industry association representatives include: 

• Madeleine Noland, President, Advanced Television Systems Committee
• Michael Nawrocki, Vice President of Technology and Solutions, Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solution
• Lynn Claudy, Senior Vice President of Technology, NAB
• Thomas Sawanobori, Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, CTIA
• William Check, Chief Technology Officer, NCTA – The Internet & Television Association
• Lynn Merrill, President and Chief Executive Officer, Monte R. Lee and Company, representing NTCA 
• Riken Thakker, Chief Technology Officer, Wireless Infrastructure Association
• Andrew Clegg, Chief Technology Officer, Wireless Innovation Forum.

“The United States must lead the world in advancing ambitious 6G research and development,” said Rosenworcel. “We know that maintaining our leadership in high-priority emerging technology requires careful planning and execution. There are signals that need our attention, from the need for more spectrum to the vulnerabilities of supply chains to the changing dynamics of global standards development. We are starting that work here and now by re-establishing the TAC and charging it to conceptualize 6G—to help set the stage for our leadership.”

Read a complete list of TAC members here.