Proposal to Create a CAC Working Group on
Consumer Information and Participation
In January, Acting FCC Chairman Copps addressed the FCC’s staff and identified his goals for his tenure as chair. He asked 
for help in creating a more open, more transparent and more vibrant FCC, an agency “prepared to serve the many and diverse 
interests of the American people and thereby to advance the public interest—which must always be the Commission’s North 
Star.”
As we all know, part of our charge as the Consumer Advisory Committee is to facilitate the participation of consumers in 
proceedings before the Commission. With this in mind, let us create a Working Group on Consumer Information and 
Participation with the aim of soliciting input and making recommendations to the Commission on how it can make its 
proceedings more transparent, improve communications with the public, and increase public participation in Commission 
proceedings. This government openness, identified as a top priority by both Chairman Copps and President Obama, can only 
improve the effectiveness of FCC decisions.
The agenda for this Working Group could include improving:
1 FCC communication with the public 
2 Public participation in FCC proceedings
3 The FCC website
4 FCC data collection
5 FCC outreach and education
6 FCC disclosure of communications with the Commission
Adopted by consensus: March 4, 2009
Consumer Advisory Committee
Debra R. Berlyn, Chair