Biden Selects Anna Gomez for Fifth FCC Commissioner Position – Via Satellite –

Anna M. Gomez has been nominated by President Biden for the vacant commissioner spot on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), according to an announcement from the White House. Gomez, a telecommunications attorney, is currently serving as a senior advisor for International Information and Communications Policy in the Bureau of Cyberspace and Digital Policy. She has previously held positions as deputy administrator of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) and worked at the FCC as both deputy chief of the International Bureau and senior legal advisor to former Chairman William Kennard. Gomez is also leading the US delegation for this year’s World Radiotelecommunication Conference (WRC-23). If confirmed by the Senate, Gomez would break the deadlock on the FCC, which currently has two Republican commissioners and two Democrats.