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Friday January 21, 2005 11:53 am

Michael Powell to Resign as Chairman of FCC




Powell Resigns FCCFederal Communications Commission Chairman Michael Powell has turned in his resignation after a four year stint in the position. What I liked about Powell was that he wasn’t all for strict telecommunications regulation. However, it was a pain in the past year seeing products like TiVo, the Sony Clie, and a myriad of cell phones have to go through hell to get things approved for use in the United States. Maybe the next person to take the seat will be a bit more lenient. Powell, who is a huge advocate of Broadband over Power Lines (BPL), will work his final day as FCC Chairman on March 10, 2005.

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Yeah.. the fcc has taken forever to approve products.  I really hope the new guy speeds things up a bit..

I think you mean, the FDC chicken_smugler…the FCC is what polices the TV & Radio airwaves and tells us what we can and cannot listen to.

Not to mention how much pressure the FCC has been putting on public television since Janet Jackson

Hrm, may we actually see live television again?

the superbowl this year is going to be delayed like 20 minutes live and its gona be dumb cuz ill be 20 minutes late to be knowing who won :( boo hoo


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