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'''Robert McDowell''' is a Commissioner of the Federal Communications Commission ([[FCC]]). He started serving the FCC as a Commissioner since 2006 when former President George W. Bush appointed him. He was re-appointed by President Barack Obama and the Senate unanimously confirmed his appointment in 2009. As Commissioner, his priority is ensure competition and innovation within the communications sectors and companies provide more choices and lower prices for consumers.<ref>[http://www.fcc.gov/leadership/robert-mcdowell Biography of Commissioner Robert McDowell]</ref> He is involved in the development and implementation of policies and regulation for the internet, radio and television industry. His term as Commissioner will expire in 2014.

'''Robert McDowell''' is a Commissioner of the U.S. [[FCC|Federal Communications Commission]] (FCC). He started serving the FCC as a Commissioner in 2006, when former President George W. Bush appointed him. He was re-appointed by President Barack Obama and the Senate unanimously confirmed his appointment in 2009. As Commissioner, his priority is to ensure competition and innovation within communications sectors and ensure companies provide choices and reasonable prices for consumers.<ref>[http://www.fcc.gov/leadership/robert-mcdowell Biography of Commissioner Robert McDowell]</ref> He is involved in the development and implementation of policies and regulation for the internet, radio and television industry. His term as Commissioner will expire in 2014.

==Personal Life==

==Personal Life==

Commissioner McDowell's parents were the late Hobart McDowell, Jr., an author and senior editor of the National Geographic and late Martha Louise Shea McDowell, a public relations executive of the Washington Post. He lives in the same farm where he grew up in Fairfax County, Virginia with his wife Jennifer and their three children.<ref>[http://www.crunchbase.com/person/robert-mcdowell Robert McDowell Crunchbase Profile]</ref>

Commissioner McDowell's parents were the late Hobart McDowell, Jr., an author and senior editor of National Geographic, and the late Martha Louise Shea McDowell, a public relations executive of the Washington Post. He lives in the same farm where he grew up in Fairfax County, Virginia with his wife Jennifer and their three children.<ref>[http://www.crunchbase.com/person/robert-mcdowell Robert McDowell Crunchbase Profile]</ref>

==Education==

==Education==