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 fifty states, the District of Columbia, and United States territories.
The Technical Advisory Council of the FCC includes a diverse spectrum of leading technical experts. They help to provide the technical expertise the FCC requires to identify vital areas of innovation and develop informed technology policies supporting the United States’ competitiveness in today’s world economy.
The Technical Advisory Council is helping the FCC to continue to expedite 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 cost containment and delivery of health care, for environmental and energy conservation, for education innovation, and in the creation of jobs.