In addition, Deven Parekh serves on the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC’s) Technical Advisory Board. The FCC regulates international and interstate communications by radio, television, wire, satellite and cable in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and U.S. territories.
The FCC’s Technical Advisory Council includes a diverse range of leading technical experts. They assist in providing the technical expertise the FCC requires to determine important areas of innovation and develop informed technology policies supporting the U.S.’s competitiveness in the world economy.
The Technical Advisory Council is helping the FCC to continue to promote the putting forth of recommendations and ideas in the National Broadband Plan. This includes how broadband communications can be part of the solution for the delivery and cost containment of health care, for environmental and energy conservation, for innovation in education, and in the creation of jobs.