Advisory Committee forDiversity in the

Digital Age

Advisory Committee

for DiversityExecutive Committee

FinancialIssues

TransactionsCareer

AdvancementNew

Technologies

Website -- http://www.fcc.gov/DiversityFAC

Committee Chair – Julia Johnson

Duties include:• Working with DFO to

establish priorities and identify issues to be addressed.

• Serving as focal point for Committee membership.

• Establishingsubcommittees/ naming chairs.

• Conducting all Committee meetings.

Designated Federal Officer: Jane MagoAlternate: Maureen McLaughlin

Duties include:• Calling meetings and

approving agendas• Attending meetings• Chairing and closing

meetings as necessary• Maintaining all records,

including documents generated in subcommittees

Looking Back to 1982

Advisory Committee on Alternative Financing for Minority Opportunities in Telecommunications to

the Federal Communications Commission

–Focus was financial–Legal landscape has changed–Informational needs still key

Looking Forward :

Mission

•Make recommendations to the Commission regarding policies and practices that will further enhance the ability of minorities and women to participate in telecom and related industries.

•Develop strategies to:

•Enhance participation by minorities and women in telecom and related industry transactions, including timely knowledge of potential transactions and access to the necessary capital

•Increase educational training for minorities and women that facilitates opportunities in upper level management and ownership.

•Enhance participation and ownership by minorities and women in industries based on new technologies as they develop.

What’s the Product?Final written report:• Description of Best Practices for promoting diversity in

communications sector.• Recommendations on guidelines, incentives, regulations

or other policy approaches to promote diversity of participation in communications sector.

• Supporting data and information

Commission may implementregulatory recommendations,consistent with requirementsof Administrative Procedure Act.

How to Get There?

• Subcommittee meetings

• Full Committee meeting – January 26

– Subcommittee progress reports

• Initial assessment

• Look at best practices

• Problem areas

• May, 2004 – Interim Report

Objectives for Subcommittee onFinancial Issues

•Assess current practices regarding the access to capital.

•Identify the obstacles to capitalaccess faced by minorities andwomen in the telecom industries.

•Develop recommendations andidentify “best practices” to addressthese obstacles.

•Focus both on industry-specific measures, as well as issues that extend across the telecom sectors.

Recommendations may include regulatory, privatesector, and/or legislative initiatives.

Objectives for Subcommittee onTransactional Transparency & Related Outreach

•Assess current practices of how potentialinvestment opportunities in telecom industriesare identified and how that information isdisseminated.

•Identify what enhancements or additions areneeded, and develop suggested “best practices”in order to increase the participation of minoritiesand women.

•Focus both on industry-specific measures, as well as recommendations extending across the telecom sectors.

Recommendations may include regulatory, privatesector, and/or legislative initiatives.

Objectives for Subcommittee onCareer Advancement

•Assess current executive training programsand other career development programs thattarget minorities and women in the telecomindustries.

•Identify recommendations and“best practices” that would facilitateopportunities in upper level managementand ownership.

•Focus both on industry-specific measures, as well as recommendations extending across the telecom sectors.

Recommendations may include regulatory, privatesector, and/or legislative initiatives.

Objectives for Subcommittee onNew Technologies

•Assess what ownership and careeradvancement opportunities are availablein new and emerging technologies

•Consider, for example, broadband, digitaltelevision, cable, satellite, low power FM, andthe convergence of these and emergingtechnologies.

•Develop recommendations for facilitating opportunities for minorities and women as advances in technology occur.

Recommendations may include regulatory, privatesector, and/or legislative initiatives.

Conclusion

• Thank you for agreeing to serve.

• Questions?

• Discussion?