Genachowski Leaving FCC?

[DToTheJ]

http://www.insideradio.com/Article.asp?id=2628224

 

[TheBigA]

At one time, he was considered a leading candidate for Secretary of Commerce. Those days are over. He hasn't made many friends on the Hill, and his closeness to Obama makes Senate confirmation troublesome. So he will have to go somewhere that doesn't require confirmation. He keeps saying he's not leaving, but that's only because he doesn't know where to go yet.

If Wheeler gets the job, he will be an advocate for "wired" communications over wireless. That was his role at NCTA, and so broadcasting will take a back seat. Again.

 

[DToTheJ]

Update: Julius will make it official today:
http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/492488-Report_Genachowski_to_Announce_His_Exit.php

 

[Gary Mack]

He's done: http://www.washingtonpost.com/busin...48f8a0-92f3-11e2-ba5b-550c7abf6384_story.html

GM

 

[TheBigA]

That's an interesting article. Genachowski's main problem, it seems, was his connection to Obama at a time when anything with that connection was getting shut down in Congress. He tried to enlarge the FCC purview over the internet, and Congress refused to let that happen.

 

[DToTheJ]

Genachowski's FCC tenure will have nary an indecency fine under his watch:
http://www.insideradio.com/Article.asp?id=2633315

 

[Carmine5]

Genachowski is joining his buddy Blair Levin as a fellow at the Aspen Institute (say, just what does being a "fellow" pay these days?). So it looks like orange Julius will be getting a cushy, prestigious post-FCC job. No hard labor for this boy, which goes to prove that it's not only who you know in D.C. that matters but where you attended school.

http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/492926-Genachowski_to_Join_Aspen_Institute.php