President George W. Bush has asked the Senate to vet two nominations: John M. R. Kneuer to be assistant secretary at the U.S. Department of Commerce for communications and information, and Susan C. Schwab to be United States Trade Representative USTR. Kneuer, of course, also would be...
In a relatively swift turnaround for the Washington, D.C. rumor mill, Comptel's Robert M. McDowell last Friday was named by President George W. Bush as the nominee for the remaining vacant GOP seat at the five-member Federal Communications Commission (TPR, Jan. 30; TelecomWeb news break, Jan. 23)....
At press time, speculation inside the Beltway is that there soon could be a complete panel of star players at the Federal Communications Commission. Suggestions are circulating that the White House will make public its nominations for the two Republican seats at the agency, which have been...
All roads lead to Washington. The nation's capital has never been more critical to the media, entertainment and telecommunications industries. Nearly every sector is facing new legislation or regulation that will have dramatic impact on the bottom line and on the ability...
The White House has not yet named a replacement for outgoing FCC Chairman Michael K. Powell but, so far, the inaction appears to be devoid of any industry-wide high anxiety. Slightly more than six weeks has elapsed since Powell announced his intention to vacate the post (TPR, Jan. 25)...
To some, he's a demon in proper pinstripes. To others, he's a brilliant tactician. James Cicconi, AT&T's general counsel, is the man behind AT&T's aggressive bid to topple the Bells on "resale," industry parlance for leasing out the Bells' local networks at deeply discounted rates. Cicconi helped AT&T...
Olson's Move Will Be Seen As Signal Of White House's Position The U.S. telecom industry at press time (Tuesday, June 8) continued looking for a signal from Solicitor General Ted Olson as to whether he will seek certification of the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals' vacatur of the FCC's...
Powell Unable To Influence Outcome Of BOC-AT&T Negotiations They came. They saw. No one conquered. With apologies to Plutarch and Julius Caesar, that largely sums up the events of the long Memorial Day holiday weekend in which top executives from the Bell companies, AT&T and MCI huddled within...
Byline: HEATHER FORSGREN WEAVER The public-safety members of the Consensus Plan coalition to solve the 800 MHz interference problem upped the ante by delivering a letter to the White House asking President George W. Bush to support its solution. ...
A chastened rank and file of the House of Representatives last week meekly agreed to increase the national TV-ownership cap, but the next rounds in the fight over broadcast networks' audience reach won't be as easy for fans of deregulation. The Senate...
WASHINGTON -- A Senate committee voted Thursday to prevent federal regulators from letting media companies own larger shares of the nation's television market, defying a White House veto threat. The Senate Appropriations Committee's voice vote came six weeks after the House approved a bill that would also block...
Byline: HEATHER FORSGREN WEAVER It appears the White House may be looking inside its own walls to fill the vacancy created when former FCC Chairman Michael Powell left the Federal Communications Commission in March. Michael Meece,...
A decision late Monday to delay by one week a public meeting of the Federal Communications Commission was the result of broad dissention inside the agency and elsewhere within the government over a controversial proposal to radically change the rules governing competition in local telephone service markets, according to well-placed...
The FCC is a step closer to filling its fifth and final commissioner seat. The White House fast week formally sent Jonathan Adelstein's nomination to the Senate for its approval Adelstein is top telecommunications aide to Sen. Tom Daschle, D-S.D., and...
Byline: ALICIA MUNDY After months of delay, the seat of the fifth commissioner at the Federal Communications Commission may finally be filled - someday. Late last week, the Senate Commerce Committee scheduled hearings for July 16 on the confirmation of Jonathan Adelstein to the FCC. Adelstein, a staffer to...
Byline: ALICIA MUNDY To vote or not to vote. That is the question. All right, that's not exactly how Hamlet put it. But on the morning of June 13, Kevin Martin was doing his own version of the soliloquy, playing the deeply conflicted Prince of Denmark at the...
WASHINGTON--The White House made it official last week, sending the names of three FCC nominees to a Senate panel for approval. All three are expected to sail through the process and could assume their new positions as early as next month. Still,...
President George W. Bush recently announced the nominations of three new commissioners to the Federal Communications Commission FCC, the agency that will shape how Americans get new high-speed Web connections, the wireless Internet, digital television and other services. If confirmed by the Senate, the three will...
WASHINGTON--The Bush administration and a Republican-majority Federal Communications Commission likely will put their stamp on wireless issues in 2001, even though telecom issues are largely nonpartisan. "Understand a lot of these issues are not Republican/Democrat. They are not liberal/conservative. They are...
Just in case it has escaped your attention, we are careening toward yet another General Election, with lots of power and influence up for grabs. Those of you who despise politics and distrust big government are in for a major disappointment because both will continue to play major roles in...
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