Julius Genachowski to Head FCC

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The Federal Communications Commission is finally getting a new chairman and will soon be operating at full force with five Commissioners.

The Senate late Thursday (June 25) confirmed Julius Genachowski as chairman of the Federal Communications Commission. The Senate also confirmed Robert McDowell for a second term.

Also on Thursday, President Barack Obama nominated Meredith Attwell Baker to fill the vacant Republican seat on the FCC. Baker is the former head of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration.

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