All five FCC commissioners confirmed to speak at MMTC’s Access to Capital and Telecom Policy Conference in Washington DC. The July 19 event brings together 350 media entrepreneurs, investors, and regulators to discuss broadband’s future.
FCC Commissioner Robert McDowell underwent emergency gall bladder surgery over the weekend and is recovering at home. The senior Republican commissioner expects to return to full duties within days.
Top policymakers including FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski will address key technology issues at the 2010 International CES in Las Vegas, January 7-10.
Julius Genachowski, a technology executive and former Federal Communications Commission official who worked for Barack Obama™s campaign, is the president-elect™s choice to lead the agency, a Democratic official said. As head of the body that regulates telephone, cable and broadcast companies, Genachowski will face pressure for action to expand Internet access and improve emergency wireless … Read more
