In Speech, FCC's Genachowski Follows Obama's Lead

Hits hard on jobs theme pushed by law school buddy

The close ties between the Federal Communications Commission and the Obama Administration were plain to see Tuesday morning, when FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski delivered a speech from daily deals site LivingSocial's Washington, D.C. headquarters.

Like President Obama, his friend from law school, who held a town hall at LinkedIn's Silicon Valley office on Monday,  Genachowski seems to be hoping that the star power of a popular Internet company will give his broadband policies the boost they've needed in the two years since he was named chairman.

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