Fielding's Telecom Ties
Fred Fielding, the new White House counsel, was also Ronald Reagan's counsel and comes from Wiley, Rein & Fielding. The Washington Wire notes that the law firm
"is well-known for its telecom practice, which is led by FCC Chairman for Life Dick Wiley. One of his many protégés, current FCC Chairman Kevin Martin, has stocked the independent agency with former Wiley Rein lawyers and the two men remain close."
Fielding will probably spend much of his time answering subpoenas from Henry Waxman, but I would bet he's more tuned into the telecom market than was Harriet Miers. Could this move marginally heighten the White House's interest in telecom and technology, which to this point has been less than intense?
-Bret Swanson
