FILE - Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski testifies during his nominee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, in this June 16, 2009 file photo. The chairman of the Fe-deral Communications Commission, Julius Genachowski, on Friday, MArch 22, 2013, announced his resignation in the "coming weeks. (AP Photo/Harry Hamburg, File)
News Summary: FCC chairman to step down
Published: 07:44:56 PM, Fri 22 March 2013 UTC
CHANGING CHANNELS: The chairman of Federal Communications Commission, Julius Genachowski, said Friday that he's resigning in the next few weeks. The Obama appointee has held the post since 2009.
CALL RECORD: Genachowski's FCC helped block one mega-merger, between AT&T and T-Mobile USA, and let through another, that of Comcast and NBC. It's worked to further broadband adoption and get more wireless spectrum into the hands of phone companies who can use it.
STAY TUNED: Analysts believe Tom Wheeler, and a former venture capitalist and head of two telecom trade groups, could be next in line.
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