McDowell Takes Leadership Role at Mobile Future
Mobile Future tapped former FCC Commissioner Robert McDowell as its chief public policy adviser, effective immediately. McDowell is now listed as the group’s top official on its website. He will remain at Cooley. “As an FCC commissioner, McDowell championed public…
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policy that promoted consumer choice and fostered competition,” the group said in a news release. Mobile Future has seen almost a complete change in staff since last year, when former Chairman Jonathan Spalter was tapped to be president of USTelecom (see 1610040059). Former Executive Director Allison Remsen followed Spalter to USTelecom. Diane Smith was named interim chair to replace Spalter and McDowell now has her policy role, but not her title, a Mobile Future spokeswoman said. Rachael Bender, formerly counsel to the group, is now acting wireless adviser to FCC Chairman Ajit Pai. Nydia Gutiérrez is acting Mobile Future executive director while the group works to fill the position on a permanent basis, the spokeswoman said. Mobile Future will focus on helping the U.S. build “a competitive and vibrant wireless ecosystem,” with the launch of 5G and the growing IoT, McDowell said in an interview. “There’s so much to do in the wireless space,” he said. “Wireless is the oxygen for the internet of things and it’s a very exciting time to be helping shape policy in the wireless realm.”