Senate Votes on Trusty’s Full FCC Term - Inside Towers

Trusty Confirmed to FCC as School Bus Wi-Fi Future Hangs in Balance

The Senate confirmed Olivia Trusty to fill out the remaining 13 days of former Federal Communications Commission chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel’s term and join the board for a full five-year term starting July 1. Rosenworcel resigned from the board and as FCC’s first female chair in January. She served on the board from 2012 to 2017 when she was re-confirmed for another term and then was named chairwoman. A Democrat, Rosenworcel was a leading pr…

Senate Votes on Trusty’s Full FCC Term - Inside Towers

UPDATE The U.S. Senate voted 53-45 on Olivia Trusty’s nomination for a full five-year term as an FCC commissioner on Wednesday afternoon. The vote was identical to the vote Tuesday evening for Trusty to fill the remaining days on former Chair Jessica Rosenworcel’s term ending June 30. When President Trump initially nominated Trusty to the Commission, he also made the second nomination, one that technically qualifies as a reappointment, according…