Opinion: A Q&A with FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski
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New FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski, fresh off his speech to a wireless industry conference in San Diego, stopped by the Times this afternoon to talk to the editorial board and several members of the news staff about broadband policy, Net neutrality, media ownership and other items on the commission’s plate. He was, shall we say, circumspect. At this point, almost every issue seems to boil down to a process question for Genachowski, who was far less willing than the two previous chairmen (interim and otherwise) to suggest what policies he’d like the commission to adopt. But hey, it’s early yet -- he’s been on the job for barely three months.
Here’s the entire conversation, which lasted about 55 minutes. Many of the questions were asked by me, with Joe Flint chiming in on media consolidation and decency regulation, Jim Granelli on wireless Net neutrality, John Corrigan on the new chairman’s view of his predecessors, David Sarno on wireless billing issues and Mark Milian on Google Voice:
And here are links to segments devoted to specific topics:
Media ownership and consolidation
Decency rules beyond broadcast TV
Promoting broadband access, investment and adoption
-- Jon Healey
