Topic: Meredith Baker

The FCC announces plans to draw up new "open internet" rules following a court defeat. The hosts argue that this is the "beginning of the end" for internet freedom, as it invites government regulation and licensing. They highlight the "revolving door" of regulation by noting that former FCC commissioner Meredith Baker became a lobbyist for Comcast shortly after approving its merger with NBC.

Federal Chief Information Officer Vivek Kundra has reportedly failed to release a required financial disclosure statement despite the administration's transparency pledges. Simultaneously, FCC Commissioner Meredith Attwell Baker announced she is joining Comcast shortly after voting to approve the Comcast-NBCUniversal merger, illustrating the "revolving door" between regulators and the industries they oversee.

FCC Commissioner Meredith Atwell Baker is leaving her post to become a lobbyist for Comcast, just months after voting to approve the NBC Universal-Comcast merger. The hosts cite this as a blatant example of the "revolving door" between government regulators and the industries they oversee, despite administration promises to curb such practices.