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FCC Chairman Kevin Martin to Resign Jan. 20

Jan 15, 2009, 2:54 PM by Eric M. Zeman

Today Kevin Martin, Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, announced that he will resign on January 20. He is expected to be replaced by President-Elect Barack Obama's nominee, Julius Genachowski. The change in guard comes because the law states that the party controlling the White House (in this case, the Democrats) gets to pick the chairman and three of the commission's five spots. Kevin Martin is a republican, and was expected to vacate the office.

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WiWavelength

Jan 20, 2009, 2:29 PM

"Deception and Distrust"

"Deception and Distrust: The Federal Communications Commission Under Chairman Kevin J. Martin" by the Majority Staff of the United States House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce

http://energycommerce.house.gov/images/stories/Docum ... »

AJ

WiWavelength

Jan 15, 2009, 3:22 PM

Good riddance!

What remains to be seen, however, is if the wireless industry going forward can regain competitive balance from the egregious accumulation & consolidation the FCC permitted during the Martin regime. I fear, unfortunately, that the damage is permanent.

AJ

h_aguilar84

What is of most concern is Obama has asked for a hold on the Digital TV transistion next month. That spectrum is for LTE that Verizon and AT&T can use. People had enough time to get ready for the change and if the deadline is not met, we all must wait...
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crackberry

WiWavelength said:
What remains to be seen, however, is if the wireless industry going forward can regain competitive balance from the egregious accumulation & consolidation the FCC permitted during the Martin regime. I fear, unfo

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PEZ

Asta la Pasta Martin! HAHAHAHAHAHHAAHAA... byotccchhhh slaaaaaap.

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