Rachelle Chong is a nationally recognized authority on broadband issues, having led initiatives in California on broadband since 2006 when she was a Commissioner of the California Public Utilities Commission. After serving on the Governor's Broadband Task Force, Commissioner Chong created the California Advanced Services Fund at the CPUC to bring broadband infrastructure to unserved and underserved rural areas in the Golden State. She worked at the California Technology Agency on statewide Digital Literacy efforts and to bring major federal economic stimulus dollars to California for broadband and Smart Grid projects. Before that, Ms. Chong served as a Commissioner of the Federal Communications Commission, during the era of the 1996 Telecom Act, the first wireless auctions, and major work on the Digital Television transition. She has been a partner in two international law firms, Vice President of Government Affairs for Comcast California Region, and General Counsel and VP of Government Affairs for a start-up, Broadband Office, Inc. Currently, she is a strategic consultant, regulatory lawyer, and registered state lobbyist in California, in addition to writing on policy issues for Techwire.net.