For Immediate Release
Contact: Ted Hearn
(202) 713-0826
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PITTSBURGH, Feb. 24, 2020 – ACA Connects (ACAC) is pleased to announce that veteran communications attorney Mike Jacobs has joined the organization as Vice President of Regulatory Affairs. Jacobs began with ACAC today.
“I’m thrilled that Mike Jacobs has joined ACA Connects to help our members navigate the complicated legal and regulatory landscape that challenges independent video and broadband providers on a daily basis. I have no doubt that Mike, with his background as an experienced legal advocate, will make lasting contributions to our progress in the months and years ahead,” ACA Connects President and CEO Matthew M. Polka said.
ACA Connects has a full policy agenda in 2020, including the implementation of the Television Viewer Protection Act of 2019 (TVPA) and the newly enacted, robocall-fighting Pallone-Thune TRACED Act. Moreover, ACA Connects will be aiding the FCC and its members on matters related to the FCC’s reallocation of 300 MHz of C-Band for 5G use and the FCC’s Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF) auction set to commence later this year.
In his new position, Jacobs will be helping ACA Connects advocate before the FCC and other federal agencies. He will assist in the development of policy positions, prepare regulatory filings, and help make presentations to various agencies on behalf of ACA Connects membership. He will also assist with ACA Connects’ ongoing efforts to keep members informed of new and existing rules and policy developments.
Jacobs will work in tandem with ACA Connects Vice President of Regulatory Affairs Brian Hurley, both of whom will report to Ross Lieberman, ACA Connects Senior Vice President of Government Affairs.
Before joining ACA Connects, Jacobs was Vice President of Regulatory Affairs at ITTA. Prior to joining ITTA in 2016, Jacobs was an FCC attorney for 12 years, most recently as Legal Advisor to the Chief of the Wireline Competition Bureau.
Jacobs earned his J.D. from the University of Southern California Law School and his B.A. from Duke University.