Federal Communications Commission member Mike O’Rielly said Wednesday he intends to depart the agency later this year regardless of the outcome of the presidential election.
“While there has been some speculation over whether I would return to the commission under certain circumstances, I do not seek for anyone to pursue my continued service at the commission beyond my current term,” O’Rielly said at an FCC meeting.
President Donald Trump rescinded the commissioner’s renomination earlier this year after O’Rielly expressed skepticism about the agency’s authority to weaken liability protections for tech companies. The administration has petitioned the FCC to take such ...
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