NTIA Releases Names of Key Spectrum Advisory Committee Members
NTIA’s Commerce Spectrum Management Advisory Committee is relaunching, as expected (see 2201190062), with 16 returning members and 13 new (see 2202140030), NTIA said Monday. Letters went out to those appointed in mid-January and the Commerce Department had been waiting to…
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hear back from everyone before making an announcement, government officials said. Charla Rath, independent consultant and former Verizon spectrum veteran, and Jennifer Manner, EchoStar senior vice president-regulatory affairs, are co-chairs. The new members will mean unlicensed spectrum advocates will be represented. Among them: Intel’s Reza Arefi; Hilary Cain, Alliance for Automotive Innovation; Harris Wiltshire’s Paul Margie, who represent tech companies; and Dave Wright, OnGo Alliance. Wireless ISPs get a voice with Louis Peraertz, Wireless ISP Association. With standards work increasingly in the focus, another new member is Glenn Reynolds of ATIS. “Spectrum powers so much of our modern world -- from commercial wireless services like 5G to aviation, space travel, climate observation and more,” said Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo. CSMAC members are considered “special government employees,” subject to financial reporting rules and are expected to provide their individual expertise to the department rather than represent their association or company. CSMAC last met in April.