Rumor: Obama to Appoint Genachowski as FCC Chairman

“Sources close to transition officials who spoke on the condition of anonymity said Genachowski had been recently meeting with key Democratic lawmakers to see if the role of CTO would have policy-making authority and decided against taking the job when he realized the definition of CTO would not include a strong regulatory role,” Kang reports. “Instead, Genachowski expressed interest in the FCC post. He previously served as chief counsel to former FCC Chairman Reed Hundt.”

In fact, Genachowski has been around the telecommunications space for nearly 20 years, according to reports.

Rumor: Obama to Appoint Genachowski as FCC Chairman