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| FCC Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel |
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| FCC Commissioner Ajit Pai |
Jessica Rosenworcel and Ajit Pai are the two newest FCC
Commissioners, sworn in on May 14 by Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski
after receiving Senate confirmation earlier in the month. The two had been
nominated last November by President Obama to fill seats vacated by former
Commissioners Michael Copps and Meredith Atwell Baker. Senate action on their
nominations was blocked by Sen. Charles Grassley (R-IA) over the FCC's approval
of LightSquared's wireless network application that threatened massive
interference to the GPS navigation system. Grassley received the documentation
he was requesting in early May and the Senate quickly approved the nominations
of Rosenworcel, a Democrat, and Pai, a Republican.
