I'd guess he's tired of it. It is fairly rare to see people in his type of position to stay in it for more than 4-6 years. They just seem to burn out.
It is too bad, however. In most cases, he was a friend to VoIP. Brian On Fri, 21 Jan 2005 15:28:40 -0500, dean collins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Breaking News - Powell resigns as FCC Chair > > Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Michael Powell announced > his resignation today (January 21, 2005) and will step down in March. In a > brief statement on the FCC's website (www.fcc.gov) Powell said, "Having > completed a bold and aggressive agenda, it is time for me to pursue other > opportunities and let someone else take the reins of the agency. During my > tenure, we worked to get the law right in order to stimulate innovative > technology that puts more power in the hands of the American people, giving > them greater choices that enrich their lives." > > Speculation had been high before the November elections that Powell would be > leaving the FCC regardless of who won the presidency. In January, industry > insiders had described Powell's remaining term as Chairman as a matter of > "weeks." Now Washington insiders are playing the game of who will replace > Powell at the FCC, with the inside track being given to either current FCC > commissioner Kevin Martin or Becky Klein, former head of the Texas Public > Utility Commission. > > > > > > > > Giving up half way before the job was done? Proving too difficult and > leaving before the reality of the quagmire gets attributed to him? > > Anyone else have any thoughts about why? > > > > Dean > _______________________________________________ > Asterisk-Users mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users > To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users > > _______________________________________________ Asterisk-Users mailing list [email protected] http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
