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| FierceWireless: Wireless | 2020-12-03 05:00 | ????0? | |
| Critics say Simington doesn’t have enough experience to be on the FCC. He previously served as senior counsel to Brightstar Corporation, the company founded by former Sprint CEO Marcelo Claure, and later was hired as a senior adviser at the Commerce Department’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA). Before Wednesday’s vote, Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Washington), the top Democrat on the committee, objected to Simington’s nomination and said Simington misrepresented his involvement in pushing the FCC to do the president’s bidding on Section 230. He actively and aggressively sought national media personalities to put pressure on the FCC to move forward on the administration’s Section 230 petition, she said. Trump has taken particular interest in Simington, tweeting about him on the day of the confirmation hearing. He nominated Simington after pulling the renomination of Commissioner Michael O’Rielly in August. That came shortly after O’Rielly gave a speech in which he voiced concerns about curtailing free speech through government action.It would seem Simington was nominated for just one purpose: to support the president’s “indefensible assault on the First Amendment. It appears to be his sole qualification, his reason for replacing Commissioner O’Rielly,” Blumenthal said, adding that Simington also sought to enlist Fox News to “help get the FCC on board more quickly.” Blumenthal said he will continue to fight on the floor and do anything to hold up and oppose the nomination. In the past, nominations for Democrat and Republican seats on the commission have been paired. Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel, a Democrat, had to leave the commission for a time so that President Trump could appoint an accompanying Republican. -- ???????? | |||
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