Is the FCC’s Broadband Deployment Advisory Committee falling apart?

The Federal Communications Commission’s Broadband Deployment Advisory Committee (BDAC) was dealt yet another blow when New York City CTO Miguel Gamiño Jr. resigned from the committee's Model Code for Municipalities Working Group, raising questions whether the BDAC is going to survive much longer. Gamiño said in a letter sent to FCC Chairman Ajit Pai that the BDAC process has favored the interests of large service providers over the communities involved in crafting next-gen broadband strategies.  His departure comes at what has been a trying time for the BDAC. In late January, San Jose (CA) Mayor Sam Liccardo stepped down from the BDAC, citing concerns that AT&T and Verizon were being given free rein to install network facilities at the expense of communities' best interests.