Does Powell Have the Five-Year Itch?

Michael Powell will have completed a big chunk of his to-do list if the FCC follows through with his plan to rewrite broadcast-ownership limits on June 2. With that task and the grueling duty of reviewing phone-access rules behind him, agency observers wonder whether and when Chairman Powell will le...

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Published in:Broadcasting & Cable 2003-05, Vol.133 (21), p.17
Main Author: McConnell, Bill
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Broadband
Chief executive officers
Communications industry
Federal regulation
Powell, Michael
Regulatory agencies
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Summary:Michael Powell will have completed a big chunk of his to-do list if the FCC follows through with his plan to rewrite broadcast-ownership limits on June 2. With that task and the grueling duty of reviewing phone-access rules behind him, agency observers wonder whether and when Chairman Powell will leave the commission. Powell is not talking, but he has served on the commission for five years and counting. Few chairmen serve on the panel more than half a decade.
ISSN:1068-6827