Chairman Julius Genachowski invited a few outside organizations t...
Chairman Julius Genachowski invited a few outside organizations to the FCC for what he called a “meet and greet” this week. The first meeting, held Monday, involved consumer groups and the National Telecommunications Cooperative Association, NTCA Communications Director Wendy…
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Mann said Tuesday. Genachowski called the session the first of several meetings planned to seek groups’ ideas for the new commission, she said. Genachowski and eight of his aides took part in the invitation-only meeting, she said. The chairman emphasized his desire to make a difference in the lives of “ordinary Americans” and hold more-open discussion with organizations, Mann said. NTCA Industry Affairs Director Scott Reiter asked Genachowski to keep rural consumers’ needs in mind, she said. The association probably will discuss more-specific telecom issues when it meets on its own with Genachowski and his staff, she said. The chairman isn’t expected to hold many get-acquainted visits with industry for several weeks, especially since he’s still putting together leadership teams throughout the agency, commission officials said Tuesday.