Moreover, Deven Parekh serves on the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC’s) Technical Advisory Board. The FCC regulates interstate and international communications by cable, satellite, wire, television, and radio in all fifty states, D.C., and United States territories.
The FCC’s Technical Advisory Council consists of a varied range 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 U.S.’s competitiveness in today’s world economy.
The Technical Advisory Council is helping the FCC to continue to promote the putting forth of ideas and recommendations 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 innovation in education, and in the creation of jobs.