Bush administration officials considered for FCC open seats.(News)

RCR Wireless News, August, 2005

Byline: HEATHER FORSGREN WEAVER It appears the White House may be looking inside its own walls to fill the vacancy created when former FCC Chairman Michael Powell left the Federal Communications Commission in March. Michael Meece, special assistant to the president and deputy director of the Office of Public Liaison at the White House, seems to be the front-runner for the job.

The telecommunications policy world is still waiting for the Bush White House to nominate two Republicans and one Democrat to fill some commission slots. In addition to the Powell seat, FCC Commissioner Kathleen Abernathy, whose term expired a year ago, has said she wants to leave and will be required to do so when Congress leaves town for the year regardless of...

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