3 edits | Some info on Baker Bio at her old job at the NTIA:
»www.ntia.doc.gov/ntiahome/ntiage···ker.html
Before joining NTIA, Ms. Baker was Vice President at the firm of Williams Mullen Strategies where she focused on telecommunications, intellectual property, and international trade issues. Earlier, she held the position as Senior Counsel to Covad Communications from 2000 to 2002, and Director of Congressional Affairs at the Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association (CTIA) from 1998 to 2000. Ms. Baker worked at the U.S. Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit in Houston and later at the law firm of DeLange and Hudspeth, L.L.P. From 1990 to 1992, she worked in the Legislative Affairs Office of the U.S. Department of State in Washington. 
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 MattAll noise, no signal.Premium
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kudos:12 | Not too bad. She doesn't seem to have any obvious ties to big business and her credentials convey she may be technically literate. |
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| said by Matt:Not too bad. She doesn't seem to have any obvious ties to big business and her credentials convey she may be technically literate. well, lets see:
the firm she worked for, Williams Mullen, is
Among other things, it is notable for having acquired the storied Janus-Merritt Strategies, the lobbying firm of Grover Norquist and David Safavian, in 2002. I think David Safavian is now in jail or under indictment for illegal activities related to lobbying.
In addition, this link
»www.corporatecrimereporter.com/w···2807.htm
appears to show the firm likes them some astro turfing.
Of course, that's not to say Ms Baker has any such proclivities, but it appears the firm she works for is for isn't exactly working in the public interest. Then again, she is a republican selection, so I guess it goes without saying that the welfare of the consumer won't be high on her list. |
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| I don't think we should have right-wing loonies with ties to telcos running telecom policy anyways; conflict of interest much? And Grover Norquist and his cronies scare the living Hell out of me. |
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So she is guilty by association because her firm acquired a firm of which a former owner was indicted? Is this the "6 Degrees of Guilt by Association Game" or something? This guilt by association crap is tiring. |
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| I didn't say she was guilty of anything. I just pointed out the firm at which she is Vice President doesn't seem to have pro-consumer leanings and appears to do a lot of their business with the industries the FCC regulates.
I'm sure Ms Baker is itching to get on the commission and immediately start doing good for the consumer!  |
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MattAll noise, no signal.Premium
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kudos:12 | said by nasadude:I didn't say she was guilty of anything. I just pointed out the firm at which she is Vice President doesn't seem to have pro-consumer leanings and appears to do a lot of their business with the industries the FCC regulates. I think you'll find that is true of anyone appointed. We don't want another Michael Brown now do we? |
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| said by Matt:said by nasadude:I didn't say she was guilty of anything. I just pointed out the firm at which she is Vice President doesn't seem to have pro-consumer leanings and appears to do a lot of their business with the industries the FCC regulates. I think you'll find that is true of anyone appointed. We don't want another Michael Brown now do we? Sure We do, NOT! |
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Was she not at COVAD when Verizon and other firms sued Covad for filing false trouble tickets and then demanding penalties for missed performance.
»www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.c···1053.DTL
It was thought they made money doing this then providing service. |
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