Overview

• Republican Nathan Simington and Democrat Geoffrey Starks will leave the FCC at the end of this week.
• The twin resignations reduce the commission’s membership from four to two sitting commissioners.
• Simington, who joined the agency in December 2020, said he is departing to pursue other professional opportunities.
• Starks first announced his resignation in March and confirmed that Friday will be his final day.
• Republican nominee Olivia Trusty still awaits Senate confirmation to restore the commission’s full complement.