FCC Nominations Hearing

Julius Genachowski moved one step closer to taking his post as Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission. The attorney-turned-entrepreneur received a strong endorsement from opponents of media consolidation during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Commerce Committee.

In a letter to Senate Committee Chairman Jay Rockefeller (D-WV), public interest groups including the United Church of Christ, Public Knowledge and the Media Access Project raise a number of questions they's like Congress to ask nominees for seats on the Federal Communications Commission.

Everyone seems to like and respect Julius Genachowski, President Obama's nominee to chair the Federal Communications Commission. So why is it taking so long to get him confirmed by the Senate?

On Tuesday June 16, the Senate Commerce Committee will hold a hearing on the nominations of: 1) Julius Genachowski to be Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission and 2) Robert McDowell to continue as Commissioner of the FCC until July 2014.