FCC pick could shift focus to the Internet
The Washington Post
Julius Genachowski, technology adviser to President-elect Barack Obama, is poised to become chairman of the Federal Communications Commission at a time when communications policy lies at the intersection of sweeping changes in the high-tech business landscape. Under the past few chairmen, the FCC has focused on policies of telephone and cable carriers like AT&T, Verizon and Comcast, analysts said. But high-tech Internet and software giants and start-ups are expressing more interest in communications policy.