Former cable and wireless phone lobbyist Tom Wheeler plans
to step in officially as the FCC’s new chairman next Monday (Nov. 4), moving
quickly to take command of the agency in the wake of his Senate confirmation,
according to TV NewsCheck.
The FCC source also said Wheeler and Acting Chairwoman
Mignon Clyburn spoke last night to discuss how best to orchestrate the changing
of the guard. “They both talked about
the importance of a smooth transition,” the source told TV NewsCheck.
Wheeler, who was nominated to the FCC’s top post by
President Barack Obama on May 1, finally received Senate confirmation for the
post Tuesday evening, shortly after Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) released his
long-time hold on a Senate confirmation vote for Wheeler.
Also receiving Senate confirmation Tuesday evening for a GOP
vacancy at the FCC was Senate aide Mike O’Rielly. But sources said it was
unclear when O’Rielly, who has been keeping his cards close to the vest, would
step in at the FCC.
At deadline, Wheeler had yet to announce any FCC staffing
positions for his new administration.
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