Bush Nominates Robert M. McDowell to Fill Empty FCC Seat
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[February 03, 2006]

Bush Nominates Robert M. McDowell to Fill Empty FCC Seat

By MAE KOWALKE
TMCnet Associate Editor for Channels
 
Today President Bush nominated telecommunications attorney and lobbyist Robert M. McDowell to fill the currently empty seat on the Federal Communications Commission.


 
If confirmed, McDowell would restore the agency’s 3-2 GOP majority, replacing CommissionerKathleen Abernathy who vacated her seat last year.


 
McDowell currently is senior vice president and assistant general counsel at Comptel, an organization primarily representing phone carriers that compete with big telecom companies such as Verizon and AT&T.
 
In a blog entry today, Rich Tehrani, President and Publisher at Technology Marketing Corporation, predicts that McDowell’s confirmation likely would be a positive development for consumers.
 
“I expect McDowell to be pro competition,” Tehrani writes. “Not faux competition with concepts like tiered-Internet services being thrown around in an effort by incumbent providers to hold content providers and consumers hostage.”
 
According to an AP story, McDowell joined Comptel in 1999, and prior to that was executive vice president and general counsel at Americas Carrier Telecommunications Association.
 
Comptel President and CEO Earl Comstock had this to say about his colleague: “Rob's extensive experience working in the communications industry will be a tremendous asset to the Commission. I know he will prove to be a dedicated and thoughtful public servant.”
 
The FCC is directed by five commissioners appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate for 5-year terms, except when filling an unexpired term. Only three commissioners may be members of the same political party.
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Mae Kowalke previously wrote for Cleveland Magazine in Ohio and The Burlington Free Press in Vermont. To see more of her articles, please visit Mae Kowalke’s columnist page.
 

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