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- Born: August 19, 1962
- Co-founder of LaunchBox Digital and Rock Creek VenturesCNET: Obama picks Net neutrality backer as FCC chief (March 3, 2009)
- Has held executive positions at IAC/InterActiveCorp, a media conglomerate which owns a variety of Web sitesCNET: Obama picks Net neutrality backer as FCC chief (March 3, 2009)
- Nominated for FCC chairman by President Barack ObamaLos Angeles Times: Obama to name Julius Genachowski as FCC chief
- Worked for President Obama during the 2008 election campaign as a technology adviser
- Assisted President Obama in writing a technology plan of which one aspect is high-speed Internet availability to rural and under served areasWashington Post: Julius Genachowski Nominated to Chair FCC (March 3, 2009)
- Graduate of Columbia University and Harvard Law School
- Served with Obama on the Harvard Law Review
- Clerked for Supreme Court Justices William Brennan and David SouterLos Angeles Times: Obama to name Julius Genachowski as FCC chief
- Has supported an open Internet in the debate over "net neutrality"The Caucus (NYT): Obama to Select Genachowski to Lead F.C.C. (January 13, 2009)
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Technology executive Julius Genachowski is President Barack Obama's choice for chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). Genachowski, who worked on Obama's transition team as a technology adviser, served as chief counsel to former FCC Chairman Reed Hundt during former President Bill Clinton's administration.Los Angeles Times: Obama to name Julius Genachowski as FCC chief Obama nominated Genachowski for the position of FCC chairman on March 3, 2009.Washington Post: Julius Genachowski Nominated to Chair FCC (March 3, 2009)
DTV Transition Challenge
If confirmed by the U.S. Senate as FCC chairman, Genachowski would oversee the U.S. transition from analog to digital television. In early January 2009, Obama urged Congress to delay the switchover, which was set for February 17, 2009. In a letter to Congress, Obama transition team co-chair John Podesta said that the program established to provide money for consumers making the switch ran out of money.FOXNews.com: Obama: Let's Postpone Digital-TV Switch (January 8, 2009)-
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Whatever happened to Orange Julius? 1 AnswerOrange Julius is a fruit drink, created by blending orange juice, crushed ice, and a mixture of powdered whole milk and egg whites. The product has been markete... read more -
What were Gaius Julius Caesars actual last words before/as he was stabbed (not Shakespeares)? 2 AnswersThe earliest available sources for any record of Caesar's death seem to the Roman historians Suetonius and Plutarch. Both of them say Caesar spoke no last words... read more
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FCC Chair Julius Genachowski & Senator Mark Pryor discussed broadband access in America on Tues. at the Clinton School: http://bit.ly/8BMgQX
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FCC Chairman Touts Broadband Access In Ark. Visit: Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski sa... http://bit.ly/8Ew78d
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RT @Aubs At the FCC about to film Digg Dialogg with Chairman Julius Genachowski. Unsurprisingly, I have very good cell reception (cont…
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At the FCC about to film Digg Dialogg with Chairman Julius Genachowski. Unsurprisingly, I have very good cell reception here.
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Genachowski: American Troops Need High-Speed Broadband: FCC chairman Julius Genachowski has added to the agency's q... http://bit.ly/6bLFrt
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