FCC pick backs broadband stimulus, opposes fairness doctrine - WSJ.com

WASHINGTON -- Julius Genachowski, the man nominated to head the Federal Communications Commission, said Tuesday he favors using $7 billion of stimulus money to extend broadband Internet service to consumers who lack access now, a view backed by big telecommunications and cable companies.

Mr. Genachowski also told a Senate committee he doesn't support reinstatement of the Fairness Doctrine, an FCC rule abandoned during the Reagan administration that required broadcasters to air both sides of an issue. He said he doesn't believe the FCC should be in the business of censoring political speech...