Advisory committees provide federal departments and agencies with access to expertise and advice on a broad range of issues affecting policies and programs. The public, in return, is afforded an opportunity to provide input into a process that may form the basis for government decisions. Most advisory committees at the FCC are established under the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) (Pub. L. 92-463). Other advisory groups are either exempted from FACA by Congress or are task forces not subject to FACA.

Current Advisory Committees Established Under FACA

• Communications Equity and Diversity Council
• Communications Security, Reliability and Interoperability Council
• Consumer Advisory Committee
• Disability Advisory Committee
• North American Numbering Council
• Precision Ag Connectivity Task Force
• Technological Advisory Council
• World Radiocommunication Conference

Advisory Groups, Task Forces, and Other Groups Not Subject to FACA

• Broadband Data Task Force
• Connect2HealthFCC Task Force
• Task Force to Prevent Digital Discrimination
• Federal-State Joint Conference on Advanced Services
• Intergovernmental Advisory Committee
• Native Nations Communications Task Force

Previous Advisory Committees and Groups

• Broadband Deployment Advisory Committee
• Diversity Federal Advisory Committee
• Downloadable Security Technology Advisory Committee
• Emergency Access Advisory Committee
• Ending 9-1-1 Fee Diversion Now Strike Force
• Hospital Robocall Protection Group
• Local and State Government Advisory Committee
• Open Internet Advisory Committee
• Task Force on Optimal Public Safety Answering Point Architecture
• Video Programming Accessibility Advisory Committee