Update The Federal Communications Commission has a new chairman: Kevin Martin, who is expected to wield considerable influence during a period of radical change in the telecommunications and Internet business.
Martin, an FCC commissioner who was appointed chairman by President Bush on Wednesday afternoon, will be responsible for shepherding the agency through a major revision to U.S. telecommunications laws and an upswing in telephone calling over the Internet.
"I am deeply honored to have been designated as the next chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, and I thank President Bush for this distinct privilege," Martin said. Bush's choice of Martin, a
38-year-old lawyer who once worked for the Bush-Cheney campaign, was expected.While Martin occasionally clashed with fellow Republican Michael Powell, the outgoing chairman, observers said the FCC's general approach toward broadband regulation and voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) is likely to follow the same broad principles.
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"The new era at the FCC is dawning (alongside the new era in Communications). Chairman Martin will not exactly be a wild card to our industry. As a Commissioner for several years he has demonstrated a keen intellect and savvy political instincts and skills. We're looking forward to working with him to advance the cause of IP-based communications and to enable IP-based entrepreneurs and innovators to continue to transform the ways in which people communicate. Our experience has been that Martin has an uncanny ability to put all the pieces together and to bring parties to common ground for mutual benefit. While Chairman requires a different skill set than Commissioner, we're confident that, Kevin Martin will prove to be a savvy, politically astute Chairman with the ability to hammer out difference and find common ground."
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