Bush has finally nominated a

Bush has finally nominated a new FCC Commissioner, Democrat Jonathan Adelstein, legislative assistant to Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle. I don’t know much about Adelstein but will see what I can find. Bush is required to fill the currently empty seat with a Democrat. A quick web search does show that the recommendation for his nomination was supported by the likes of theCellular Telecommunications & Internet Association and Qwest Communications, so it’s probably fair to guess that he’s popular with the digital communications industry, which may or may not be a good thing from a more public interest point of view. According to a Nov. ’01 Washtech article, Daschle chose to recommend Adelstein over another contender, an aide to Rep. John Dingell, because that aide championed a controversial broadband deregulation bill sponsored by his boss. If you know anything more about Adelstein, please share.