said by SkyBlue9:"It's likely the folks at both companies fear a changing of the FCC guard with the coming election, and wouldn't mind having the agency's wings clipped -- just in case Commissioner Michael J. Copps, a frequent telco critic, got the nod as the new FCC boss."
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Yeh they better watch out before someone else takes a different stance like Copps.
Wonder what changes Copss would make to the FCC dealings with the BELLS.
That might depend on what happens to Republican Commissioner Tate whose term expired 6/30/2007. She has stayed on and her re-nomination is pending and no one has been nominated to replace her. IF Bush can get her re-approved or a new Republican nominated and approved to replace her before he leaves office, then the FCC stays Republican thru at least 6/30/2009(when McDowell's term expires) unless a Republican Commissioner resigns in the meantime.To add to the building pressure on FCC members, Sen. Lott noted that there are pending nominations for two sitting FCC commissioners: Democrat Jonathan Adelstein and Republican Deborah Tate.
Though Lott had high praise for Adelstein, he said he hoped Tate will help keep the other Republican commissioners in line on this week’s vote. It was a subtle, but stark reminder that only a single senator can block a commissioner’s renomination to the FCC.
