Tech Daily Dose: Genachowski: FCC Is A Force For Good http://techdailydose.nationaljournal.com/2009/06/genachowski-fcc-is-a-force-for.php?rss=1 en Copyright 2009 Tue, 30 Jun 2009 20:36:39 GMT http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/ http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification Genachowski: FCC Is A Force For Good genachowski.jpgOne day after officially assuming the top post at FCC, Chairman Julius Genachowski delivered a Tuesday speech to staff during which he stressed that the Commission's "potential as a force for good remains constant." "With each passing day, communications devices and networks become more essential to the fabric of the daily lives of all Americans," he said. "Our communications infrastructure is the foundation upon which our economy and our society rest. And it has never been more important that we unleash its potential." Genachowski, a Harvard Law School classmate of President Obama's and former chief of staff to Clinton-era FCC Chairman Reed Hundt, said the nation is at a crossroads. "We face a number of tremendous challenges: our economy, education, healthcare, and energy, to name a few. If we do our jobs right and harness the power of communications to confront these challenges, we will have chosen the right course, and we will make a real positive difference," he said.

Read the full text of his remarks after the jump.

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