Fergie's Tech Blog

Senate Panel Confirms FCC Chief for New Term

A Reuters newswire article, via The Boston Globe, reports that:

The U.S. Senate Commerce Committee on Tuesday approved another five-year term for Republican Kevin Martin to serve on the Federal Communications Commission, which regulates the communications, television and radio industries.

Martin, 39, has been chairman of the agency since March 2005 and an FCC commissioner since 2001. His nomination must now be voted on by the full Senate.

The FCC faces numerous major issues in the months and years ahead, including whether to approve No. 1 U.S. telephone carrier AT&T Inc.'s planned purchase of No. 3 local phone company BellSouth Corp.

posted by Fergie @ 9/19/2006 01:14:00 PM