Starks to Leave FCC Same Day as Simington
Commissioner Geoffrey Starks is leaving the FCC Friday, the same day as Commissioner Nathan Simington, Starks said in a release a few hours after Simington’s announcement. Starks said in March that he would leave the agency this spring (see 2503180009)…
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and announced at the May 22 FCC meeting that he wouldn't be in office for the June 26 meeting. “Serving as a Commissioner has been the highlight of my career. I am immensely proud of all that we have achieved together,” Starks said in the release. Starks' and Simington's departures will leave the FCC with just two commissioners. The Communications Act requires a quorum of three, but there are federal rules that would allow the FCC to proceed with fewer, attorneys told us.