IP: Open letter to my internet friends and even non-friends :-)

[David Farber <DFARBER@fcc.gov>]

I have been at the Federal Communications Commission as Chief Technologist 
for about a month including several snow storms and a trip or so.

I am focusing my long term contribution on understanding and articulating 
the impact of internet technology and practices  on those aspects of the 
communications industry that the FCC currently regulates.

Please note I am NOT doing this for any ulterior motives but rather 
to  help the staff and  Commissioners understand the issues and to help 
them "do no harm"

I welcome your inputs and invite you to email them to me and/or stop by at 
the FCC and talk. I hope to get to some of the meetings , like the  IETF, 

I would prefer not to discuss areas of active regulatory action since the ethics rules that cover such conversations may require their disclosure, or prohibit those discussions outright.

Please please take advantage of the opportunity offered by "one of us" 
being at the FCC.

Dave




David Farber
Chief Technolost 
Federal Communications Commission
202 418 2046