FCBA Cancels December FCC Chairman's Dinner

FCBA canceled the annual December FCC chairman's dinner. It's one of the further-out telecom and tech events canceled so far due to the pandemic and resulting public gathering precautions.

"Planning the Chairman’s Dinner is a months-long endeavor that generally begins about now," said FCBA's newsletter (see bottom of page 3), emailed Monday evening. It cited "uncertainty surrounding the COVID-19 outbreak." And "it seems possible -- and perhaps even likely -- that a seated indoor event for more than 1,600 guests may still be either prohibited or unwise at that time." The Executive Committee made the decision.

The association didn't have immediate further comment. Spokespeople for FCC Chairman Ajit Pai didn't comment.