The word on the streets is that the new FCC chairman is one Henry Rivera.
He is a former FCC commissioner, who has been a telco lobbyist since 2001.
The grist mill says he was chosen so he can push the FCC back into enforcing
the fairness doctrine, which is federal control over broadcast
InterestingChoice.
I think its worthy to note several things...
1) Broadband is only one of the many issues the FCC regulates, and may not
be the core reason a commissioner is chosen.
2) The term, Telecom, can mean all or any of CLEC, ILEC, BabyBell. Its
relevent to understand which
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I always found it overly limiting that Leprocons infer that the Pot of Gold
was found at the end of the rainbow. Inferring that the value was at the
far ends of the spectrum.
I'd argue that the wise find that the pot of gold lies somewhere in the
middle, realizing the value is the beauty of the
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The two newsarticles I found on Rivera insisted he was the top of the list
for chairman, both published today.
regardless, changes in people can be profound changes in policy... Which
could be helpful or lethal...
We need to not be dependent on whims for our existence... The shifting
sands
Om Malik weighed in on the topic as well with:
http://gigaom.com/2008/11/10/when-choosing-an-fcc-chair-obama-should-think-outside-the-beltway/
Sam Tetherow
Sandhills Wireless
Charles Wyble wrote:
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