FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski announced the formation of an agency-wide Technology Transitions Policy Task Force under the leadership of Sean Lev, the Commission's General Counsel, who will serve as Interim Director and Rebekah Goodheart, Associate Chief of the Wireline Competition Bureau, who will serve as Deputy Director. Among other issues, the Task Force will coordinate the Commission's efforts on IP interconnection, resiliency of 21st century communications networks, business broadband competition and consumer protection with a particular focus on voice services. The Task Force will also consider recommendations from the Technological Advisory Committee on the PSTN transition, coordinate with the NARUC Presidential Task Force on Federalism and Telecommunications and evaluate the feedback from the Commission's pending field hearings on Superstorm Sandy. The Task Force will conduct a data-driven review and provide recommendations to modernise the Commission's policies in a process that encourages the technological transition, empowers and protects consumers, promotes competition and ensures network resiliency and reliability. The Task Force will include the Commission's Chief Economist and Chief Technology Officer, as well as representatives from across the agency, including staff from the Wireline, Wireless, Media, Consumer Affairs and Public Safety Bureaus, as well as the Office of General Counsel and the Office of Strategic Planning and Policy Analysis.
