Notice of the Renaming of the International Telecommunication Advisory Committee (ITAC) as the International Digital Economy and Telecommunication (IDET) Advisory Committee and Renewal of Charter

摘要

This notice announces that the International Telecommunication Advisory Committee has been renamed the International Digital Economy and Telecommunication (IDET) Advisory Committee and that its charter has been renewed. In accordance with the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act and the general authority of the Secretary of State and the Department of State, the charter of the International Digital Economy and Telecommunication Advisory Committee has been renewed for two years. The IDET consists of members of the telecommunications industry, including network operators and service providers, equipment vendors, members of academia; members of organizations, institutions, or entities with specific interests in digital economy, digital connectivity, economic aspects of emerging digital technologies, telecommunications, and communications and information policy matters; members of civil society; and officials of interested government agencies. The IDET provides views and advice to the Department of State on positions concerning international digital economy, telecommunications, and information policy matters. This advice has been a major factor in ensuring that the United S