FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler. (credit: FCC)
It looks like Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler will be staying on the FCC a bit longer, but his fellow Democrat Jessica Rosenworcel is on her way out.
Wheeler last week said he was willing to step down immediately if the US Senate reconfirmed Rosenworcel to another five-year term. But the Republican-controlled Senate took no action on Rosenworcel, who must leave the FCC at the end of December if she doesn’t get another term.
“The Senate wrapped up its business for the year shortly before 7am Saturday, leaving FCC Democrat Jessica Rosenworcel out of its end-of-year deal to advance some pending nominees,” Politico reported. The Senate could theoretically still reconfirm Rosenworcel by unanimous consent, but that isn’t likely, Multichannel News explained.
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Source: Ars Technica – FCC Chair Tom Wheeler won’t resign, for now, as FCC enters 2-2 deadlock