Barbara Boxer: “Thank you. Mr. President, I am pleased to add my voice to support the nomination of William Kennard to be the Chairman…”

“Thank you. Mr. President, I am pleased to add my voice to support the nomination of William Kennard to be the Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, and I am proud to say that he is a native of my home State of California. I join with Senator Feinstein today in this moment of pride. Bill Kennard's experience and knowledge of communications issues will be extremely important in helping the FCC deal with the many, many difficult challenges it faces. He has been their general counsel since 1993 serving as the principal legal adviser of the agency during an extraordinary period in the history of communications. The last 4 years have seen dramatic changes in communications technology, communications markets, and communications policy. We know one important thing is for certain. There will be more historic changes almost every month and every week in this area. In a series of historic decisions, the FCC has rewritten the rules governing every lane of the information superhighway--local, long distance, international telecommunications, satellite, spectrum, broadcast television, and multichannel TV. Bill Kennard has a bird's-eye view of these important changes, providing excellent advice and counsel to the FCC Chairman and Commissioners.”