Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Behold, the Great American Revolving Door
From regulator to regulated without the slightest blush of shame.
A top telecommunications regulator who voted to approve Comcast Corp.'s takeover of NBCUniversal in January is leaving to join the company as a lobbyist.And I have this really nice bridge I need to sell.
Meredith Attwell Baker, one of two Republicans on the five-member Federal Communications Commission, will become senior vice president of government affairs for NBCUniversal.
Comcast said it did not begin discussions with Baker about a possible job until after the transaction had closed.
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