Matthew Delnero Named Deputy Chief Of FCC’s Wireline Competition Bureau

The Federal Communications Commission’s Wireline Competition Bureau announced the appointment of Matthew DelNero as a Deputy Bureau Chief.

DelNero will focus on issues related to technology transitions and the Open Internet. DelNero joins the Bureau from the Washington (DC) office of Covington & Burling LLP, where he was a partner in the Communications & Media and Privacy & Data Security practice groups. He also had an active pro bono practice and was co-chair of the firm’s LGBT Diversity Subcommittee. Chambers USA, Legal 500 USA, and other publications have recognized him as a leading telecommunications lawyer.