[SFDXA] ARLB002 Senate Approves Second Term for FCC Commissioner Mignon Clyburn

[William Marx]

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> ARRL Bulletin 2  ARLB002
> From ARRL Headquarters  
> Newington CT  January 3, 2013
> To all radio amateurs 
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> ARLB002 Senate Approves Second Term for FCC Commissioner Mignon
> Clyburn
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> In June 2012, President Barack Obama nominated Mignon Clyburn to
> serve a second term as FCC Commissioner. On January 1, 2013, the
> Senate confirmed her nomination, paving the way to Clyburn's first
> full term as one of five FCC Commissioners.
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> "I am so pleased that the Senate has approved Commissioner Clyburn's
> re-nomination to the FCC," said FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski in a
> written statement. "Commissioner Clyburn is an excellent and
> dedicated public servant and has been a strong advocate in seeking
> to extend the benefits of broadband to all Americans. I look forward
> to continuing to work closely with Commissioner Clyburn and
> congratulate her on her new term."
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> Clyburn's five-year appointment is retroactive to July 1, 2012, when
> her first term expired. No date has yet been announced for her
> swearing-in ceremony.
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