Republican FCC commish Robert McDowell announced at Wed’s FCC open meeting that he will step down from the agency in a few weeks.

After some emotional goodbyes from his fellow commissioners, he quipped, “To paraphrase Monty Python, I’m not dead yet.” As for what’s next, McDowell said he has “absolutely no plans” at this point other than to take his family on a much needed vacation. 

Also Wed, FCC chmn Julius Genachowski’s chief counsel and sr legal adviser Sherrese Smith announced her departure. She is the last remaining member of Genachowski’s original team of legal advisers. 

More in tonight’s CableFAX Daily.

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NCTA CEO Eyes Spring Policy Summit

Cory Gardner is the first NCTA President/CEO to take the helm of the association without the Cable Show (also referred to as INTX: The Internet & Television Expo or the National Show) as a platform for the industry’s agenda. NCTA shuttered the 65-year-old convention in 2016. While it’s not coming back, Gardner does think there’s room for some industry show-and-tell.

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