Michael Copps | |
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| Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission Acting | |
| In office January 22, 2009 – June 28, 2009 | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Kevin Martin |
| Succeeded by | Julius Genachowski |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Michael Joseph Copps April 23, 1940 Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Alma mater | B.A. Wofford College Ph.D. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
Michael Joseph Copps (born April 23, 1940) is a former commissioner of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC), an independent agency of the United States government. He was sworn in on May 31, 2001, and served until December 31, 2011. He took on the additional role of acting chairman from January 22, 2009, through June 28, 2009.[1] He relinquished the chairmanship to Julius Genachowski after Genachowski was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on June 25 and then sworn in on June 29, 2009. He is currently a special adviser to the Media and Democracy Reform Initiative at Common Cause, a nonpartisan citizen advocacy organization.