[IP] Tate and Adelstein could be out in the cold

[David Farber <dave@farber.net>]

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From: dewayne@warpspeed.com (Dewayne Hendricks)
Date: August 19, 2008 10:10:38 AM EDT
To: Dewayne-Net Technology List <xyzzy@warpspeed.com>
Subject: [Dewayne-Net] Tate and Adelstein could be out in the cold

TATE AND ADELSTEIN COULD BE OUT IN THE COLD

Democratic leaders of the Senate Commerce Committee have not acted on  
the nominations of Federal Communications Commission members Jonathan  
Adelstein and Deborah Taylor Tate and are unlikely to do so before the  
election. Sen Jay Rockefeller (D-WV) could become the next chairman of  
the Commerce Committee and would probably want his own commissioner,  
or even a chairman, in place, in an effort to have some influence on  
the commission's agenda. At a December 2007 oversight hearing of the  
FCC, Sen Rockefeller vowed to block the nominations, as he objected to  
the FCC's management of late. Sen Rockefeller specifically called for  
legislation to overhaul the commission's structure, the terms of the  
commissioners and the agency's mission.

<http://www.snl.com/interactivex/article.aspx?CdId=A-8243139-10600>

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