Topic: Federal Communications Commission

Obama to name South Carolina utility regulator to open chair at FCCPresident Barack Obama intends to nominate Mignon Clyburn, a utility regulator and former newspaper executive from South Carolina, to the Federal Communications Commission.The five-member FCC has three vacancies. The president has ...
Obama nominates adviser Julius Genachowski to presidential campaign as FCC chairmanPresident Barack Obama has named Julius Genachowski as his nominee to chair the Federal Communications Commission.The White House announced Genachowski's nomination on Tuesday. He was an adviser to Obama's campaign and worked ...
FCC commissioner Michael Copps will keep the chairman's seat warm while the Obama administration prepares for a transition to a new leader from Republican Kevin Martin, whose resignation took effect on inauguration day.. Julius Genachowski is reported to be President Obama's choice ...
Clinton rejects call for more timely information on donors to husband's foundationHillary Rodham Clinton, President-elect Barack Obama's choice for secretary of state, rejected calls Tuesday for more details about donors to her husband's foundation, saying she has revealed enough to avoid even ...
Obama to tap former Internet executive and FCC official Genachowski as FCC chairPresident-elect Barack Obama plans to nominate one of his key technology advisers to be the next chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, according to a Democratic official and a person ...
Obama to tap former Internet executive and FCC official Genachowski to be FCC chairPresident-elect Barack Obama plans to nominate a key technology advisor to be the next chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, according to a person who has worked with the ...
Dem official: Obama's law school classmate, fundraiser, adviser is top contender for FCC headA Democratic official says a law school classmate, fundraiser and campaign technology adviser to Barack Obama is the leading contender to become head of the Federal Communications Commission.The adviser, ...
The head of the US Federal Communication Commission on Saturday spoke out against president-elect Barack Obama's bid to delay the national shift to only digital television broadcasting. "I'm concerned about the confusion that could be created," FCC chairman Kevin Martin said during ...
As supporters of President-elect Barack Obama in Washington try to downplay near-term expectations for his administration's chief technology officer, an Obama aide on Tuesday said reports of an imminent announcement are incorrect. With nearly of all Obama's cabinet named, recent speculation has ...
AP answers questions on the news, from digital TV switch to medics aboard aircraft carriersThe slew of ads warning Americans of the coming switch to digital TV is a media onslaught reminiscent of a hard-fought political campaign albeit without the mudslinging. A ...