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The mystery of Biden’s deadlocked FCC
Decoder with Nilay Patel
Are You Determined Not to Let the Senate Confirm GG?
Comcast, Verizon and AT&T oppose Gigi Sohn's confirmation to the FCC. They don't want a progressive reformer in there who's willing to shake things up. The most likely scenario is the vote will happen in the lame duck period between November and January when new senators have been elected but haven't yet taken office. There are three possible outcomes here: one with two Democratic commissioners or none at all. And that means Big Telecom isn't really being regulated.
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