The Broadband Forum

“The role of CEO is contracted with Managing Standards. Contracted responsibilitiesinclude managing day to day activities and strategic, tactical, and operationalmanagement.The roles of account manager, and coordinator/bookkeeper are contractedwith Association Management Solutions, LLC. AMS's services include front office andadministration, membership services, financial management, and meeting andconference planning.”

“Confidentiality Policy was removed from the Bylaws and added a new purpose of the Corporation which states; In order to help support the global adoption and dissemination of Broadband systems technology, applications, services and related information, subject to the remainder of this paragraph, any interested individual, and any other interested Person (defined below) approved by the Board, may (a) obtain access to any software or technology made available to Members by or through the Corporation, including but not limited to, technical materials, technical documents and technical information, whether in written, electronic, draft, final, or other form (the foregoing, collectively, Technical Information), and (b) attend, on a non-voting observer basis, Corporation meetings, events or other gatherings during which Technical Information is developed or disclosed; in each case: (i) to the extent necessary to ensure that all Technical Information satisfies the definition of Published for purposes of Export Administration Regulations Section 734.7(a) and related official U.S. government guidance (EAR Requirements), and (ii) subject to such rules, policies, procedures and other requirements as the Board of Directors from time to time determines to be reasonable and appropriate (Board Policies), including but not limited to, appropriate terms of use, meeting registration requirements, and payment of appropriate subscription, access, participation, attendance or other fees; provided that such Board Policies are consistent with the EAR Requirements.”

“There are three types of members, Principal, Auditing, and Associate. Only Principal members have voting rights.”

“Robin Mersh c/o Managing Standards, CEO320 Wilderlake CtSandy Springs, GA 30328”

“A copy of Form 990 is provided to governing body to review before it is filed.”

“All are required to sign regarding their compliance with the policy annually.”

“A subcommittee of the Board reviews the job scope and responsibilities and compares them to other comparable positions. For new contracts a formal RFP process is followed, which is outlined in the EO's policies. Compensation review of senior staff is undertaken annually by the board of Directors, with formal review and comparables used.”

“A formal RFP process is used as outlined in the EO's policies.”

“Policies and procedures are published on the website. The bylaws, antitrust guidelines, and Independent Test Lab Program Guidelines are available to the general public. Other policies and procedures require a member login.”

“The largest transition during 2019 was becoming an Open organization, with the ability of non-members to observe Forum technical meetings. We believe that this transformation will open new windows of transparency to our work, and open new doors for both our active participants, as well as observers who can review our innovations and initiatives at a much earlier point.”