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Senate Commerce Committee Schedules FCC Nominee Vote for Aug. 2

Redl’s NTIA nomination also on docket

Author:: TV Technology Staff
Publish date:: Jul 27, 2017

WASHINGTON—The Senate Commerce Committee will give their decisions on the nominations of FCC Chairman Ajit Pai and commissioner nominees Jessica Rosenworcel and Brendan Carr in an executive session scheduled for Aug. 2. In the same session, the nomination for David Redl as head of the National Telecommunications & Information Administration will be voted on.

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