Comcast trying to ?torpedo? Biden FCC pick Gigi Sohn, advocacy group says
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We have long shared that commitment," Comcast said in October after Biden announced his choice.Politico wrote on Tuesday that Adams has "deep ties to Arizona, a state whose senior senator may hold the key to confirming Gigi Sohn for an open seat at the FCC." That US senator from Arizona is Democrat Kyrsten Sinema, a member of the Commerce Committee. "Comcast retained Larry Puccio, who was Manchin's [chief of staff] as governor of West Virginia and has remained close with the swing vote senator, and fellow West Virginia lobbyist Angel Moore, at the end of November, according to a newly filed disclosure," Politico wrote.The disclosure for Puccio and Moore lists "telecommunications—broadband deployment and adoption" as their lobbying issues, with no mention of FCC nominations.Sohn's confirmation would break a 2-2 deadlock between Democrats and Republicans that has persisted throughout Biden's term as president. A Commerce Committee spokesperson said the committee may vote on Sohn's nomination during the week of January 24, according to Politico.A Democratic majority is needed for the FCC "to begin the process of reversing the misguided decisions of the [Ajit] Pai FCC and reasserting its authority over broadband, an essential service that currently lacks any meaningful federal oversight," a coalition of advocacy groups wrote Tuesday.
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