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Saskatchewan native is newest FCC commissioner

WASHINGTON, DC — Having been nominated by outgoing loser President Donald Trump, Saskatchewan-born Nathan Simington (pictured) was confirmed by the U.S. Senate last week to serve as an FCC commissioner. Simington previously served as senior advisor at the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), where he worked on many aspects of telecom policy, including spectrum allocation and planning, broadband access, and the US government’s role in the Internet, says his biography on the FCC website. Prior to joining the Commission, Simington was senior counsel at international mobile device services company Brightstar Corp. Having grown up in Saskatchewan, he became a...