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The FCC seems to have made “a real change” from...

The FCC seems to have made “a real change” from previous approaches to forming World Radiocommunication Conference advisory committees, attorney David Gross told us. Gross is a former State Department assistant secretary-international communications and information policy and led multiple delegations…

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to such conferences. Participation in the advisory group for the 2015 conference will require a nomination for participation and agency approval, the FCC said May 18 in a public notice (http://xrl.us/bm9ajq). In the past it has been an open and very inclusive process, Gross said. The FCC advisory groups have traditionally played an important role, he said. An official said the FCC changed the policy to achieve better compliance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, we've learned. It will take time to know if the new procedure results in the same variety of represented views and perspectives, Gross said.