Trump FCC Point Man Has Broadcasting Ties
Jeffrey Eisenach, head of President-elect Donald Trump’s FCC transition team and the possible next chairman of the agency, is a free-market economist whose background includes consulting for the NAB, NCTA and Disney. He’s written detailed studies supporting the incentive auction, retrans and deregulation of the FCC’s ownership rules.
Donald Trump’s presidential transition team is turning to a crusader against regulation as it seeks to craft a strategy on issues like net neutrality and the future of the FCC, according to three sources familiar with the effort. The newly tapped aide, Jeffrey Eisenach, is a known commodity in Washington tech and telecom circles. Dating back to his time as leader of the now-defunct Progress and Freedom Foundation, he’s argued vigorously in favor of the FCC taking a hands-off approach to digital issues.
