From the Associated Press

[Richard Barth]

Another article I read today lists two possible replacements besides Kevin 
Martin, mentioned below.  They include a former chairman of the Texas PUC 
(of course) and one Michael Gallagher.

Dick

At 11:05 AM 1/21/2005, you wrote:
>His daddy must have really offended President Cheney.
>----- Original Message -----
>From: <mailto:andre.kesteloot at verizon.net>Andre Kesteloot
>To: <mailto:tacos at amrad.org>AMRAD Tacos
>Sent: Friday, January 21, 2005 10:04 AM
>Subject: From the Associated Press
>
>Jan 21, 9:46 AM (ET)
>
>WASHINGTON (AP) - Federal Communications Commission Chairman Michael 
>Powell plans to resign Friday, FCC officials confirmed, ending what's 
>often been a controversial tenure as he tried to push the telecom and 
>media industries into an increasingly deregulated world that some 
>lawmakers, companies and consumer groups didn't like.

[snip]

>The FCC is a five-member commission, with a majority representing the 
>party of the president, in this case, Republicans. Possible successors 
>discussed have included current Republican Commissioner Kevin Martin.
>

Richard Barth *** W3HWN at ARRL.NET *** Silver Spring, MD