James Miller
FCC / OET Senior Attorney Advisor
James Miller is a Senior Legal Advisor of the Office of Engineering and Technology at the Federal Communications Commission, Adjunct Professor of Law at the American University, Washington College of Law, an Affiliated Research Fellow of the Columbia Institute for Tele-Information at the Columbia Business School and past 2004-2006 Mansfield Fellow.
Mr. Miller focuses on regulatory and policy matters related to spectrum and Internet technology. His recent work has included contributions to the National Broadband Plan and Open Internet Proceedings, and work as the Associate CIO developing agency data, mobility and web technology strategy. As deputy and contract officer's representative of the program, much of his work since 2010 has focused on the Measuring Broadband America Program and study of consumer fixed and mobile broadband performance. As Adjunct Professor of Law at the American University, Washington College of Law he teaches U.S.-Japan Comparative Law and develops programs focused on East-Asia and technology. He is a cum laude graduate of the Washington College of Law, American University, and holds a bachelors degree in Economics and East-Asian studies (honors) from the University of Kansas. He is a Japanese bilingual and frequently speaks and publishes in Japanese for business, legal, and technical audiences in Japan.