The U.S. Senate in the present day authorized a nominee to fill the vacant, fifth seat on the Federal Communications Fee (FCC). The Senate voted 55 to 43 to approve Anna Gomez because the fifth FCC Commissioner. Her time period might be for 5 years from July 1, 2021, so successfully about three years. From a report: Gomez most just lately has served as a senior advisor on communications coverage on the Bureau of Our on-line world and Digital Coverage. She was additionally deputy administrator on the Nationwide Telecommunications and Data Administration (NTIA) from 2009 to 2013. The NTIA just isn’t solely necessary because the advisor to the President on nationwide spectrum coverage, however the company can be at present overseeing the Broadband Fairness, Entry and Deployment (BEAD) program.
