Former FCC security chiefs throw support behind Sohn to fill open commission seat

Three former FCC security chiefs are urging the Senate Commerce Committee to move forward with the nomination of Gigi Sohn to become the fifth commissioner at the Federal Communications Commission, highlighting her previous work as a counselor to then-FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler and addressing concerns from lawmakers on her net neutrality views.

“As a commissioner, I have every confidence that Ms. Sohn would be an impartial jurist who will ask tough questions, help fill in public testimony, support transparency and...