Senate Commerce Committee Approves Julius Genachowski

By Om Malik | Thursday, June 18, 2009 | 2:50 PM PT | 0 comments |

Julius Genachowski is one step closer to becoming the next chairman of the Federal Communications Commission. The Senate Commerce Committee approved Genachowski and Robert McDowell, who is going to serve as an FCC commissioner for the second term. Now the Senate is going to vote for a final approval. We think Julius is going to be a great addition to the FCC, even though he has to climb a big mountain to override the agency’s past behavior.

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