FCC Commissioner Nathan Simington says lines between tech and telecom companies have blurred

Nathan Simington is the newest commissioner at the Federal Communications Commission, but just one year into his role, the former National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) official is bringing his all to the table. The Republican commissioner recently spoke about his reaction to the FCC and NTIA's newly announced Spectrum Coordination Initiative, as well as his views on inter-agency collaboration and social media regulation. Simington said the lines that used to divide tech companies, communications companies and commerce entities have become blurred, presenting a regulatory challenge for Congress. A new FCC-NTIA spectrum initiative is "exactly the right thing at the right time," the commissioner also said as the agencies look back on the C-band deployment dispute. Furthermore, the commissioner believes the FCC has the authority to issue regulations relating to Section 230, a prized liability shield for online platforms.