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Robert M. McDowell joins FCCRobert M. McDowell has been sworn in as an FCC commissioner by FCC Chairman Kevin J. Martin, returning the agency to its full five-member complement for the first time in more than a year. After some delay due to political maneuvering, the US Senate recently confirmed the nomination of McDowell, of Virginia, to fill the seat vacated last December by Kathleen Q. Abernathy. His term will expire June 30, 2009. ''There are many challenging issues facing the Commission, and I am eager to begin working on them with my fellow commissioners, with Congress, and with the American people,'' McDowell said. ''I am confident that our efforts will help bring the most advanced and efficient communications systems in the world to all American consumers.'' Martin applauded McDowell's arrival, which gives him a Republican majority
on the FCC for the first time in his tenure as chairman. Since Martin--an
FCC member during Michael Powell's tenure as chairman--took over the chairmanship,
the political balance on the Commission has been split evenly between
two Republicans and two In addition to Martin, McDowell--a telecommunications attorney--will join fellow Republican Deborah T. Tate, who officially came aboard January 3. The Commission's two Democrats are Michael J. Copps, who is in his second term, and Jonathan Adelstein. McDowell brings to the FCC nearly 16 years of private-sector Source: The American Radio Relay League
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