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      FCC Chair Jessica Rosenworcel and Commissioner Brendan Carr arrived to testify during a U.S. House hearing on March 31, 2022 in Washington, D.C.

      60+ Groups Push Biden to Pick Strong Public Interest Nominee for FCC

      The president is under pressure to choose a candidate who "is free of industry conflicts of interest, someone who will prioritize net neutrality, privacy, network competition, broadband maps, and the digital divide."

      Jessica Corbett
      Mar 17, 2023

      More than five dozen advocacy organizations on Friday implored U.S. President Joe Biden to swiftly select a Federal Communications Commission candidate who will serve the public interest, not the telecommunications industry.

      The coalition's letter stresses that a fifth commissioner is urgently needed to end the current 2-2 deadlock and enable the FCC to "increase digital equity and media diversity, bolster online privacy and safety protection, and reassert its rightful authority over broadband to ensure everyone in the United States has access to this essential service."

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      FCC nominee Gigi Sohn during a Senate hearing

      A Dirty Campaign Defeated Gigi Sohn. We Can't Let it Happen Again.

      The failure of Democratic senators to advocate for their own nominee means that companies like Comcast and Fox will likely only double-down in the future on the kinds of deceitful tactics they deployed against a nominee who would have been an incredible addition to the FCC.

      Craig Aaron
      Mar 08, 2023

      On Tuesday, Gigi Sohn withdrew her nomination to the Federal Communications Commission.

      This ends a two-year fight to put an accomplished public servant in the important fifth seat on the FCC. In the —after nearly 500 days, multiple confirmation hearings, and a relentless industry-orchestrated campaign against her—Sohn didn't have enough votes in the Senate to move forward.

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      Gigi Sohn, nominated to the Federal Communications Commission, takes her seat to testify before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on February 14, 2023. ​

      'Absurd': Telecom Puppet Ajit Pai Was Confirmed to FCC, So Why Not Gigi Sohn?

      "The Commerce Committee and then the full Senate should advance this nomination without further delays, which only benefit those big companies orchestrating this impasse," declared one advocate.

      Jessica Corbett
      Feb 14, 2023

      The U.S. Senate's refusal to confirm Gigi Sohn in the nearly 500 days since President Joe Biden first nominated her to the Federal Communications Commission stands in stark contrast to the chamber's treatment of other candidates, including Ajit Pai.

      Sohn on Tuesday attended her third U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation hearing—during which Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), the panel's ranking member, took aim at not only the candidate but also digital rights group Fight for the Future.

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