New FCC Commissioner McDowell May Be A Wild Card
By Staci D. Kramer - Tue 08 Aug 2006 10:10 AM PST
He’s a member of the Republican majority on the FCC and a friend of chairman Kevin Martin but Robert McDowell is far from a sure bet. So far, his independent streak has tabled multicast must-carry and his criticism of the FCC’s handling of a dispute involving Comcast and the airing of Nationals’ games prodded Martin to action. The WP profiles the FCC member who could be the swing vote when it comes to approving the AT&T acquisition of BellSouth.
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