The Federal Communications Commission has appointed Karen Walls, TRAC Senior Staff Associate to serve as a member of new “Consumer/Disability Telecommunications Advisory Committee.” Ms. Walls will serve for a two-year term.  The committee will advise the Commission on programs that protect consumers against such practices as slamming, cramming, privacy violations and telemarketing abuses. The committee will look at access services, such as telecommunications relay services (TRS), video description, captioning, and low-power FM. The committee also will address the availability to unserved and underserved populations of high-speed Internet access (broadband), digital TV, and advances in cable, satellite, and broadcast.