The administration should move quickly to name the...

The administration should move quickly to name the U.S. ambassador to next year’s World Radiocommunication Conference, FCC Commissioner Mike O'Rielly said Monday on the agency’s blog. Even if not officially appointed until later, the ambassador “should be identified as soon as practicable,” O'Rielly said (http://fcc.us/TACgno). “Doing so will allow that person to begin the complex task of working with all stakeholders to develop concrete positions.” An early decision is also important because the U.S. needs to coordinate its positions with other nations, he said. FCC commissioners also should play a larger role in WRC preparation, he said. Retired cable executive Decker Anstrom was U.S. ambassador to the 2012 conference, the last WRC and other only one during the Obama administration. The WRC runs Nov 2-27, 2015.