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Jessica Rosenworcel, the senior Democrat on the Federal Communications Commission, was named acting chair of the agency by President Biden on Thursday.The FCC is currently split 2-2, following the resignation of Ajit Pai, who served as chairman during the Trump administration. Biden will appoint a third Democrat, who will require Senate confirmation, to serve on the commission.Rosenworcel was seen as a leading contender to lead the agency under Biden.“I am honored to be designated as the Acting Chairwoman of the Federal Communications Commission by President Biden,” Rosenworcel said in a statement.

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FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel Roots For Election To Help Break 2-2 Tie On Commission, But Defends Her Record In Running Deadlocked Regulatory Body: “We’ve Turned The Noise Down”

FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel said she hopes the outcome of today’s elections will help break the longstanding 2-2 tie on the regulatory commission, but she also defended the body’s deadlocked body’s record during her leadership.

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Senate Confirms Nathan Simington To FCC; Agency Faces Deadlock At Outset Of Joe Biden’s Term

The Senate confirmed Nathan Simington to the FCC, assuring that Republicans will have two seats on the commission to match those of Democrats when Joe Biden takes office.

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Outgoing FCC Chair Ajit Pai Praised by Industry Orgs, Slammed as ‘Disastrous’ by Critics

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorTrump-appointed FCC Chairman Ajit Pai, who said Monday he will depart the commission on Jan. 20, leaves behind a controversial legacy: He’s regarded as either an exemplary change agent or an ideologue who forfeited consumer interests for commercial ones.To cable, telecommunications and consumer-electronics companies, Pai has been a model of transparency and a champion of free markets who cut away outdated regulations and laid the groundwork for the expansion of broadband to millions of Americans.To critics, Pai’s four years atop the FCC marked a failure to uphold the agency’s mandate.

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FCC Chairman Ajit Pai to Exit Commission After President-Elect Biden Takes Office

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorAjit Pai, the Trump-appointed Republican chairman of the FCC, announced that he will leave the agency on Jan. 20, 2021, when president-elect Joe Biden is sworn into office.Pai’s exit is expected — it’s customary for political appointed heads of agencies to step down with a changeover in presidential administrations.

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FCC Chairman Ajit Pai Plans To Depart On Jan. 20

FCC Chairman Ajit Pai said on Monday that he plans to depart the agency on Jan. 20, which will create an opening to allow the incoming Joe Biden administration to form a Democratic majority on the commission.

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FCC Chief Warns Social Media Firms That They Don’t Have Right to ‘Special Immunity’

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorZeroing in on a provision of U.S. communications law that Donald Trump has repeatedly called to be nixed, FCC Chairman Ajit Pai on Thursday said he believes the telecom agency has the legal authority to regulate social-media companies.“Social media companies have a First Amendment right to free speech,” Pai, a Trump appointee, said in a statement.

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As Donald Trump Blasts Twitter And Facebook, FCC Chairman Says He Will Move Forward With Plans To ‘Clarify’ Section 230

Ted Johnson The chairman of the FCC issued a statement on Thursday saying that he plans to move forward with efforts to clarify Section 230, the provision of a 1996 law that gives immunity to internet companies like Facebook and Twitter over the way that they moderate content.Chairman Ajit Pai issued a statement as President Donald Trump and his allies have blasted Twitter and Facebook for steps they have taken to restrict the sharing of a New York Post story on Hunter Biden. Twitter has disabled links to the story, and the Trump campaign said that its account was briefly locked after it tried to share it.

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Trump Goes Off On NBC Journalist Chuck Todd In Wild Twitter Rant: He Should Be ‘Fired’

Donald Trump, in the midst of a Mother’s Day tweetstorm, called for NBC News to fire Meet The Press host Chuck Todd. The president, 73, bashed Todd for using an abbreviated quote from Attorney General William Barr on his show, in order to criticize the Department of Justice for dropping charges against former National Security Advisor Michael Flynn.

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Sinclair agrees to pay record $48M FCC fine

Sinclair Broadcast Group agreed on Wednesday to pay a record $48 million fine to resolve a series of allegations with the Federal Communications Communication.

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Sinclair Broadcast Group To Pay $48 Million Penalty To Close FCC Investigations

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Sinclair Agrees to Pay Record $48 Million FCC Fine

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Comcast, AT&T Extend Free WiFi Hotspots, Payment Flexibility Through June 30

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FCC Says It Won’t Be “Arbiter” Of Whether Broadcasters Should Fact Check Donald Trump’s Coronavirus Press Briefings

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Democrats Press FCC To Assure Broadcasters Their Licenses Won’t Be In Jeopardy After Trump Campaign Legal Threat

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Major Internet Providers Sign On To FCC Pledge To Keep Customers Connected Even If They Can’t Pay Bills During Coronavirus Crisis

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FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel Roots For Election To Help Break 2-2 Tie On Commission, But Defends Her Record In Running Deadlocked Regulatory Body: “We’ve Turned The Noise Down”

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