This was preceded by Commissioner McDowell announcing his departure later this year, before the end of his term. The conventional wisdom is that it's easier to fill seats on the FCC when there is a seat from each party to fill. ________________________________ From: arrl-odv-bounces@reflector.arrl.org on behalf of Tom Frenaye Sent: Thu 3/21/2013 9:40 PM To: arrl-odv Subject: [arrl-odv:21627] Fwd: NYTimes.com: FCC Chairman Genachowski to Announce Departure Friday: Sources FCC Chairman Genachowski to Announce Departure Friday: Sources <http://p.nytimes.com/email/re?location=InCMR7g4BCJ+o1OpSn8Mzb8MYEW1aWdB&user_id=384fe56978668e98c350cc69b21a0144&email_type=eta&task_id=1363915941706482> By REUTERS Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski will announce on Friday that he will step down, according to an FCC official, leaving the agency after a four-year term that focused heavily on improving Internet access across the country. Or, copy and paste this URL into your browser: http://nyti.ms/Yv4Eme <http://p.nytimes.com/email/re?location=InCMR7g4BCJ+o1OpSn8Mzb8MYEW1aWdB&user_id=384fe56978668e98c350cc69b21a0144&email_type=eta&task_id=1363915941706482> Guess we'll see someone new. Tom ===== e-mail: k1ki@arrl.org ARRL New England Division Director http://www.arrl.org/ Tom Frenaye, K1KI, P O Box J, West Suffield CT 06093 Phone: 860-668-5444