Ex-FCCers to New FCC – Better Innovation Policy Please
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| October 16, 2013
While the telecommunications world awaits confirmation of FCC nominees Tom Wheeler and Michael O’Rielly, some agency alums have a wishlist for the new Commission: focus on policies that encourage innovation, such as the expansion of unlicensed spectrum. Speaking at a Technology Policy Institute forum Tues, former wireline bureau chief Sharon Gillett and Reed Hundt, former FCC chmn under President Bill Clinton offer up suggestions.
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