Michael J. Copps Sets January 1st As Departure Date From FCC

Out At End Of Year

FCC Commissioner MICHAEL J. COPPS has made it official and set JANUARY 1st as his departure date from the FCC.

In a statement, COPPS wrote, "Yesterday, I submitted to the President notice of my intention to resign my post as Commissioner effective JANUARY  1, 2012. Should the Senate confirm my successor prior to that date, or should the Senate adjourn sine die before January 1st, I would of course be leaving sooner.

"It has been a privilege and honor to serve for more than ten years as a Commissioner. The FCC is an agency of true excellence and its decisions are integral to our country's future. Ubiquitous, opportunity-creating broadband and a resource-rich media capable of informing our civic dialogue are critically-important components of our future success as a people, and I intend to keep speaking about these challenges as a private citizen in the years ahead.

"It has been the highest honor to serve with my colleagues on the Commission. I thank them all for their dedication, collegiality and friendship. I also owe an enormous debt to the Commission staff. Their professionalism and dedication to the public interest stands as a model of government service."

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