Michael Katz

former Chief Economist, Federal Communications Commission

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Professor of Business Leadership and Management at New York University's Stern School of Management; Deputy Assistant Attorney General for Economic Analysis at the Justice Department's Antitrust Division (2001-2003)  and Chief Economist of the Federal Communications Commission (1994-1996)

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The  Federal Communications Commission  is best known for regulating phone companies and policing nudity and strong language on radio and TV.

Barack Obama, Technology and the Internet

The Federal Communications Commission is best known for regulating phone companies and policing nudity and strong language on radio and TV.

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