[UPDATED] Former FCC Commissioner McDowell Joins Mobile Future

Former Commissioner of the Federal Communications Commission Robert McDowell has joined Mobile Future as chief public policy advisor. McDowell, who left the commission in 2013, continues as partner and co-leader of the global communications practice at Cooley LLP. [NOTE: Original Multichannel News article indicated that McDowell was leaving Cooley.]

McDowell, a Republican, served as a commissioner from 2006 to 2013. Originally nominated by President George W. Bush, He was re-nominated in 2009 by President Barack Obama. He joined Wiley Rein in 2014 as a partner and Cooley in 2016.

“The organization has consistently encouraged investment and innovation in the ever-evolving wireless world," said McDowell. "I look forward to working hard to spur more competition, consumer choice and economic growth as we look to the 5G future.”