美国联邦通信委员会(FCC)主席Reed Hundt因推行1996年电信法困难重重,于近日提交辞呈,FCC由五人组成,任期五年,由总统任命。在Reed Hundt辞职之前,已有民主党人James Quello和共和党人Rachelle Chong离开了该委员会,另一位置已空缺数月,目前值守的只剩下民主党人Su-sail Ness。 Hundt是在1996年新电信法遇到普遍抵制的情况下被迫辞职的,离其5年任期届满只差一年。为了重组FCC,克林顿总统近日已指定了两位新的委员,但Hundt还得继续留任直至新的FCC主席选出。 Reed Hundt, chairman of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC), was forced to resign recently for implementing the 1996 Telecommunication Act. The FCC is made up of five members and is appointed by the president for five years. Prior to Reed Hundt’s resignation, Democrat James Quello and Republican Rachelle Chong left the council and opened another position for months, leaving Democrat Su-sail Ness behind. Hundt was forced to resign in 1996 when the new telecommunications law was generally boycotted, a year after his five-year term expired. In order to restructure the FCC, President Clinton has recently appointed two new members, but Hundt had to stay in office until the new FCC chairman was elected.