McDowell Sworn in as FCC Commissioner

MCDOWELL SWORN IN AS FCC COMMISSIONER
[SOURCE: Federal Communications Commission]
Malcolm McDowell -- check that -- Robert McDowell was sworn in Thursday by Chairman Kevin Martin as a member of the Federal Communications Commission. Commissioner McDowell said, "I am honored and humbled to be joining such a distinguished group of commissioners as well as the fine career public servants at the FCC. There are many challenging issues facing the Commission, and I am eager to begin working on them with my fellow commissioners, with Congress, and with the American people. I am confident that our efforts will help bring the most advanced and efficient communications systems in the world to all American consumers." Commissioner McDowell brings to the FCC nearly sixteen years of private sector experiences in the communications industry. Immediately prior to joining the FCC, Commissioner McDowell was senior vice president and assistant general counsel for COMPTEL, an association representing competitive facilities-based telecommunications service providers, emerging VoIP providers, integrated communications companies, and their supplier partners, where he had responsibilities involving advocacy efforts before Congress, the White House and executive agencies. He has served on the North American Numbering Council (NANC) and on the board of directors of North American Numbering Plan Billing and Collection, Inc. (NBANC). Prior to joining COMPTEL in February 1999, McDowell served as the executive vice president and general counsel of America's Carriers Telecommunications Association (ACTA), which merged with COMPTEL at that time.
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