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'''Robert M. McDowell''' was [http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2006/02/20060203-9.html nominated] February 3, 2006, by President [[George W. Bush]] to be a Commissioner on the [[Federal Communications Commission]] for the remainder of a five-year term expiring June 30, 2009. McDowell has the distinction of being the third [[Republican Party|Republican]] FCC member. He would replace [[Kathleen Q. Abernathy]], who resigned.  
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'''Robert M. McDowell''' is a Republican Commissioner on the U.S. [[Federal Communications Commission]] (FCC). The [[Senate Commerce Committee]] has scheduled his renomination hearing for June 16, 2009, to be considered along with [[Julius Genachowksi]], President [[Barack Obama]]'s nominee for FCC Chair. <ref>John Eggerton, "[http://www.multichannel.com/article/278910-Senate_Commerce_Committee_Slates_Genachowski_McDowell_Hearing.php?rssid=20059 Senate Commerce Committee Slates Genachowski, McDowell Hearing: Confirmation Hearing Set For FCC Chairman, Commissioner June 16]," Multichannel News, June 9, 2009.</ref>
  
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McDowell's nomination was [http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2006/02/20060206-5.html sent] to the Senate February 6, 2006.
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McDowell was [http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2006/02/20060203-9.html nominated] February 3, 2006, by President [[George W. Bush]] to be an FCC Commissioner, for the remainder of a five-year term expiring June 30, 2009. McDowell has the distinction of being the third [[Republican Party|Republican]] FCC member. He replaced [[Kathleen Q. Abernathy]], who resigned. McDowell's nomination was [http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2006/02/20060206-5.html sent] to the Senate February 6, 2006.
 
   
 
   
 
At the time of his nomination, McDowell was Senior Vice President and Assistant General Counsel for the Competitive Telecommunications Association ([[CompTel]]), "a [[lobbying]] group for companies that primarily compete against the Baby Bells." [http://today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=politicsNews&storyID=2006-01-23T204128Z_01_N23285963_RTRUKOC_0_US-TELECOMS-FCC-BUSH.xml&archived=False]   
 
At the time of his nomination, McDowell was Senior Vice President and Assistant General Counsel for the Competitive Telecommunications Association ([[CompTel]]), "a [[lobbying]] group for companies that primarily compete against the Baby Bells." [http://today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=politicsNews&storyID=2006-01-23T204128Z_01_N23285963_RTRUKOC_0_US-TELECOMS-FCC-BUSH.xml&archived=False]   
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"McDowell failed in a 2003 bid to win a seat in the Virginia House of Delegates, where he sought to represent an area that includes some suburbs surrounding Washington, DC. He has worked as a communications lawyer for more than a decade. He also served as a lawyer for the [[Bush-Cheney '04 Inc.|Bush-Cheney team]] during the Florida vote recount saga in 2000 and did advance work for [[George W. Bush|Bush]] and First Lady [[Laura Bush]] in 2004," Reuters [http://today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=politicsNews&storyID=2006-01-23T204128Z_01_N23285963_RTRUKOC_0_US-TELECOMS-FCC-BUSH.xml&archived=False reported].
 
"McDowell failed in a 2003 bid to win a seat in the Virginia House of Delegates, where he sought to represent an area that includes some suburbs surrounding Washington, DC. He has worked as a communications lawyer for more than a decade. He also served as a lawyer for the [[Bush-Cheney '04 Inc.|Bush-Cheney team]] during the Florida vote recount saga in 2000 and did advance work for [[George W. Bush|Bush]] and First Lady [[Laura Bush]] in 2004," Reuters [http://today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=politicsNews&storyID=2006-01-23T204128Z_01_N23285963_RTRUKOC_0_US-TELECOMS-FCC-BUSH.xml&archived=False reported].
  
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*Jeremy Pelofsky, "[http://today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=politicsNews&storyID=2006-01-23T204128Z_01_N23285963_RTRUKOC_0_US-TELECOMS-FCC-BUSH.xml&archived=False Bush Seen Nominating Telecom Lawyer To FCC]", Reuters, January 23, 2006.
 
*Jeremy Pelofsky, "[http://today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=politicsNews&storyID=2006-01-23T204128Z_01_N23285963_RTRUKOC_0_US-TELECOMS-FCC-BUSH.xml&archived=False Bush Seen Nominating Telecom Lawyer To FCC]", Reuters, January 23, 2006.
 
*Glen Dickson and John Eggerton, "[http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6423119.html?title=Article&spacedesc=news McDowell Questions the Lack of Women and Minorities in Broadcasting]," Broadcasting & Cable, March 9, 2007.
 
*Glen Dickson and John Eggerton, "[http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6423119.html?title=Article&spacedesc=news McDowell Questions the Lack of Women and Minorities in Broadcasting]," Broadcasting & Cable, March 9, 2007.
  
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Revision as of 16:24, 10 June 2009

Robert M. McDowell is a Republican Commissioner on the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC). The Senate Commerce Committee has scheduled his renomination hearing for June 16, 2009, to be considered along with Julius Genachowksi, President Barack Obama's nominee for FCC Chair. [1]

McDowell was nominated February 3, 2006, by President George W. Bush to be an FCC Commissioner, for the remainder of a five-year term expiring June 30, 2009. McDowell has the distinction of being the third Republican FCC member. He replaced Kathleen Q. Abernathy, who resigned. McDowell's nomination was sent to the Senate February 6, 2006.

At the time of his nomination, McDowell was Senior Vice President and Assistant General Counsel for the Competitive Telecommunications Association (CompTel), "a lobbying group for companies that primarily compete against the Baby Bells." [1]

"Prior to this, he served as Executive Vice President and General Counsel for the America's Carriers Telecommunications Association. Earlier in his career, he was a Senior Attorney at Helein & Associates, P.C." McDowell received his bachelor's degree from Duke University and his Juris Doctor (J.D.) from the College of William and Mary. [2]

"McDowell failed in a 2003 bid to win a seat in the Virginia House of Delegates, where he sought to represent an area that includes some suburbs surrounding Washington, DC. He has worked as a communications lawyer for more than a decade. He also served as a lawyer for the Bush-Cheney team during the Florida vote recount saga in 2000 and did advance work for Bush and First Lady Laura Bush in 2004," Reuters reported.

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  1. ↑ John Eggerton, "Senate Commerce Committee Slates Genachowski, McDowell Hearing: Confirmation Hearing Set For FCC Chairman, Commissioner June 16," Multichannel News, June 9, 2009.

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