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FCC gears up for massive broadband initiative
From his first day, the top mandate of FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski–an Internet-savvy industry veteran–has been a vast expansion of broadband services for the United States. Now, with a newly hired staff and several newly appointed FCC commissioners, the agency is gearing up to tackle broadband issues in a major way.
The swearing in of Meredith Attwell Baker and Mignon L. Clyburn as FCC commissioners last month finally brought the agency back to its full slate of five members. Genachowski has named his senior adviser on broadband technology and selected a staff and a slate of senior technologists to work on the development of a comprehensive national broadband plan.
Together, this group will tackle one of the largest new communications initiatives in modern U.S. history.