The Senate voted Tuesday to confirm FCC Commissioner Mignon Clyburn...
The Senate voted Tuesday to confirm FCC Commissioner Mignon Clyburn for another five-year term through July 1, 2017. FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski commended the Senate action in a news release, saying she’s a “strong advocate in seeking to extend the…
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benefits of broadband to all Americans.” There’s speculation that Clyburn could be in line to become acting FCC Chairman if Genachowski decides to leave the commission, as is expected by many (CD Nov 8 p1). Commissioner Robert McDowell separately hailed Clyburn’s reappointment and touted her willingness to seek bipartisan agreement on issues like USF reform. The Senate also confirmed the appointment of FTC nominee Joshua Wright, an economist and law professor at George Mason University and former FTC Scholar in Residence.