Julius Genachowski

Genachowski was born in Brookline, Massachusetts, and grew up in Great Neck, New York, the son of Adele and Azriel Genachowski.{{Cite web | url=http://forward.com/articles/133806/a-talmud-ace-tackles-thorny-issue-of-net-neutralit/ |title = Meet Julius Genachowski, the Jewish Father of Net Neutrality| date=December 14, 2017 }} He attended yeshiva and studied in Israel.{{cite book |chapter=Julius Genachowski |title=The Complete Marquis Who's Who |year=2010 |publisher=Gale Biography In Context |access-date=June 10, 2011 |via= Fairfax County Public Library |chapter-url=http://ic.galegroup.com/ic/bic1/ReferenceDetailsPage/ReferenceDetailsWindow?displayGroupName=Reference&disableHighlighting=false&prodId=BIC2&action=e&windowstate=normal&catId=&documentId=GALE%7CK2016545010&mode=view&userGroupName=fairfax_main&jsid=aec21101e0d9db1ded2cc8e41f5051c9 |id=Gale Document Number: GALE|K2016545010|title-link=Marquis Who's Who }} He entered Columbia College of Columbia University as a pre-med student, but earned a Bachelor of Arts in History in 1985, magna cum laude. He was an Editor of the Columbia Daily Spectator. After working in Washington, D.C., for former New York Congressman Chuck Schumer, he entered Harvard Law School and earned a Juris Doctor (1991), also magna cum laude. He was a Notes Editor at the Harvard Law Review when his classmate Barack Obama was its president. Genachowski clerked for The Honorable Abner J. Mikva on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit and then for Justices William J. Brennan and David Souter at the U.S. Supreme Court.{{cite web |url=http://www.allgov.com/Official/Genachowski_Julius |access-date=June 11, 2011 |publisher=David Wallechinsky |title=AllGov - Officials - Genachowski, Julius |work=AllGov.com |year=2009 |quote=He attended yeshiva (Jewish religious school) through high school and studied in Israel before enrolling in Columbia College, Columbia University as a pre-med major, but later switched to history, with an eye on law school following graduation. While at Columbia, Genachowski served as an editor at Spectator magazine, and led the charge to bring back Acta Columbiana, a campus paper that had not been published in a hundred years.
After receiving his BA in history, magna cum laude, in 1985, Genachowski decided to postpone law school and go to work for then-Congressman Charles Schumer (D-NY). His time on Capitol Hill also included work on the staff of the special Congressional committee investigating the Iran-Contra Affair. He then enrolled in Harvard Law School, where he served as notes editor at the Harvard Law Review, along with fellow student Barack Obama. "We were two guys with funny names", recalled Genachowski. He received his JD in 1991, magna cum laude. That same year, he married Boston journalist Martha Raddatz (who was previously married to Ben Bradlee III, son of the longtime Washington Post editor, Ben Bradlee). They later divorced.}}{{cite web |access-date=June 10, 2011 |url=http://www.allgov.com/ViewNews/Chairman__of__the__Federal__Communications__Commission__FCC__Who__is__Julius__Genachowski__90121 |title=Chairman of the FCC: Who is Julius Genachowski? |date=January 21, 2009 |work=allgov.com |publisher=David Wallechinsky}}

Genachowski was on the staffs of the Select Committee investigating the Iran-Contra Affair and then U.S. Representative Chuck Schumer.[http://rock-creek-ventures.com/about.html Rock Creek Ventures - Julius Genachowski] In 1994 FCC Chairman Reed Hundt hired him as a senior legal advisor; he was chief counsel 1996-1997.{{cite web |work=Ars Technica |access-date=June 10, 2011 |title=In search of Julius Genachowski |first=Matthew |last=Lasar |publisher=Condé Nast Digital

|url=https://arstechnica.com/old/content/2008/12/in-search-of-julius-genachowski.ars |date=December 22, 2008}}

He was Chief of Business Operations and a member of Barry Diller's Office of the Chairperson at IAC/InterActiveCorp and executive responsible for the creation of Fox Broadcasting Company and USA Broadcasting. He earned at least $2.5 million when Vivendi acquired Universal assets in 2003.{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2003/08/10/business/how-diller-hit-paydirt-from-the-vivendi-deal.html?ref=juliusgenachowski |access-date=June 10, 2011 |title=How Diller Hit Paydirt From the Vivendi Deal |work=New York Times |authorlink=Gretchen Morgenson |first=Gretchen |last=Morgenson |date=August 10, 2003 |quote=...Mr. Diller transferred some of his 1.5 percent VUE stake to three executive officers of InterActive... Julius Genachowski, the company's general counsel...each received stakes worth a minimum of $2.5 million.}} He had previously served on the Boards of Directors of Expedia, Hotels.com, and Ticketmaster.{{cite web

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Genachowski was a co-founder of LaunchBox Digital and Rock Creek Ventures;{{cite web

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| access-date=November 6, 2008}} a Special Advisor at General Atlantic; and a member of the Boards of Directors at The Motley Fool, Web.com, Mark Ecko Enterprises, and Beliefnet. In April 2006, he was appointed to the Board of JackBe.{{cite web

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He served on the board of Common Sense Media, a leading organization seeking to improve the media lives of children and families and the Advisory Board of Environmental Entrepreneurs (E2). He also helped found the New Resource Bank, the country's first commercial green bank.

On January 6, 2014, it was announced that Genachowski returned to the corporate world to take a post at The Carlyle Group. There he will reportedly concentrate on global technology, media, and telecommunications investments.

For Senator Barack Obama's 2008 Presidential Campaign, Genachowski was Chairperson of the Technology, Media and Telecommunications Policy Working Group, which created the Obama Technology and Innovation Plan.{{cite web

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| title=Barack Obama and Joe Biden - The Change we Need - Julius Genachowski's Blog

| access-date=January 5, 2009}} He also advised and guided the Campaign's innovative use of technology and the Internet for grassroots engagement and participation.

After the November election, he co-led the Technology, Innovation, and Government Reform Group for President-Elect Obama's Transition Team.{{cite web

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}} On January 12, 2009, several news outlets reported that Genachowski would be President-Elect Obama's choice to head the FCC. This was confirmed by a press release on March 3, 2009.{{cite web

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On June 25, 2009, the U.S. Senate unanimously confirmed Julius Genachowski as FCC Chairman.{{cite news

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|title=Senate Confirms New Chairman to Lead F.C.C.

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|work=The New York Times

|date=June 26, 2009}} Wired named "A New FCC" one of the "Top 7 Disruptions of the Year" after Genachowski announced plans to create the country's first national broadband plan, reallocate spectrum from over-the-air TV broadcasters to meet demand for wireless usage, and pursue rules to preserve Internet freedom and openness.{{cite news

|url= https://www.wired.com/business/2009/12/top-7-disruptions-of-the-year/

|title=Top 7 Disruptions of the Year

|authorlink= Epicenter Staff

|publisher=Wired

|date=December 28, 2009}}

According to an opinion piece by Genachowski, wireless providers increased wireless infrastructure investment more than 60% between 2009 and 2013 and the United States led the world in the deployment and adoption of 4G/LTE mobile broadband.{{cite news

|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424127887324662404578333902926229788

|title=The Broadband Engine of Economic Growth

|authorlink=Julius Genachowski

|publisher=Wall Street Journal

|date=March 5, 2013}} A study by the ITIF made similar assertions. However, numerous press outlets subsequently questioned the findings.{{cite web|last=Farivar|first=Cyrus|title=DC think tank tells Americans that their broadband is really great|url=https://arstechnica.com/business/2013/02/dc-think-tank-says-state-of-us-broadband-is-good-and-getting-better/|publisher=Ars Technica|access-date=May 7, 2013|date=February 13, 2013}}{{cite news|last=Bode|first=Karl|title=Industry Think Tank Pretends U.S. Broadband Secretly Awesome ITIF Tries to Spin and Parry Susan Crawford, Reality|url=https://secure.dslreports.com/shownews/Industry-Think-Tank-Pretends-US-Broadband-Secretly-Awesome-123131|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130629021616/https://secure.dslreports.com/shownews/Industry-Think-Tank-Pretends-US-Broadband-Secretly-Awesome-123131|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 29, 2013|access-date=May 7, 2013|newspaper=DSL Reports|date=February 13, 2013}} Businessweek called the U.S. a "wireless backwater" prior to 2008, while Genachowski praised the mobile industry for "America's leadership in mobile" in 2009.{{cite web

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|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130410164054/http://www.businessweek.com/stories/2008-09-09/the-u-dot-s-dot-closes-the-mobile-innovation-gapbusinessweek-business-news-stock-market-and-financial-advice

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|archive-date=April 10, 2013

|title=The U.S. Closes the Mobile Innovation Gap

|authorlink=Olga Kharif

|publisher=Bloomberg Businessweek

|date=September 9, 2008}}{{cite web|last=Genachowski|first=Julius|title=Prepared Remarks of Chairman Julius Genachowski Federal Communications Commission|url=http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-293891A1.pdf|publisher=FCC|access-date=May 7, 2013|archive-date=February 25, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130225063247/http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-293891A1.pdf|url-status=dead}}

In terms of wired broadband, the Genachowski FCC reported that networks capable of 100 megabits per second passed less than 20% of U.S. homes in 2009 and over 80% in 2012, putting the U.S. near the top of the world in deployment of broadband infrastructure.{{cite web

|url=http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-12-90A1.pdf

|title=Eight Broadband Progress Report

|authorlink=Federal Communications Commission

|publisher=Federal Communications Commission

|date=August 21, 2012

|access-date=March 15, 2013

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}} This followed announcements of upgrade plans by cable operators in 2008.{{cite news|last=Corrells|first=TOm|title=Comcast Rolls out DOCSIS 3.0, Offers 50 Mbps to Premium Subscribers|url=http://www.dailytech.com/Comcast+Rolls+out+DOCSIS+30+Offers+50+Mbps+to+Premium+Subscribers/article13270.htm|access-date=May 7, 2013|date=October 23, 2008|archive-date=March 4, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304003350/http://www.dailytech.com/Comcast+Rolls+out+DOCSIS+30+Offers+50+Mbps+to+Premium+Subscribers/article13270.htm|url-status=dead}} According to an opinion piece by Genachowski, American firms installed more fiber optic cable for high-speed broadband in 2011 and 2012 than those of any nation other than China, and more than all European nations combined.{{cite web

|url=https://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/491810-ITIF_Report_U_S_Is_on_Broadband_Fast_Track.php

|title=ITIF Report: U.S. Is on Broadband Fast Track

|authorlink=John Eggerton

|publisher=Broadcasting&Cable

|date=February 12, 2013}}

Genachowski announced his resignation on March 22, 2013.{{cite news|title=F.C.C. Chairman Announces Resignation|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/23/business/fcc-chairman-announces-resignation.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&smid=tw-nytimes|publisher=NY Times|access-date=March 22, 2013|first=Edward|last=Wyatt|date=March 22, 2013}} He will join the Aspen Institute as a senior fellow.{{cite news|title=FCC chair Genachowski to join Aspen Institute as senior fellow|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/technology/genachowski-to-join-aspen-institute-as-senior-fellow/2013/04/15/e5bed9f8-a5d1-11e2-a8e2-5b98cb59187f_story.html?Post+generic=%3Ftid%3Dsm_twitter_washingtonpost|newspaper=Washington Post|access-date=April 15, 2013|first=Cecilia|last=Kang|date=April 16, 2013}} In addition, he announced in January 2014 that, upon leaving the FCC, he would begin work for the Carlyle Group.

On March 16, 2010, Genachowski released a National Broadband Plan, titled "Connecting America: The National Broadband Plan".{{cite news

|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2010-mar-15-la-fi-broadband-plan16-2010mar16-story.html

|title=FCC to propose nationwide expansion of high-speed Internet

|authorlink=Jim Puzzanghera

|work=Los Angeles Times

|date=March 15, 2010}} The plan lays out a vision for a U.S. strategic advantage in broadband. It includes more than 200 recommendations, including proposals to reallocate airwaves for mobile broadband and to modernize the FCC's $9 billion per year Universal Service Fund from a program that supports phone service to a program that efficiently supports broadband.{{cite web

|url=http://www.broadband.gov/plan/executive-summary/

|title=National Broadband Plan Connecting America

|publisher=Federal Communications Commission

|date=June 23, 2014

}} Proponents had argued that lack of a national plan put the United States at a competitive disadvantage compared to nations with developed broadband plans.{{cite web

|url=http://www.businessweek.com/stories/2010-03-16/why-america-needs-a-national-broadband-planbusinessweek-business-news-stock-market-and-financial-advice

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|title=Why America Needs a National Broadband Plan

|authorlink=John Chambers

|publisher=Business Week

|date=March 16, 2010}}

The plan was released to generally positive reviews from public interest and business leaders.{{cite web

|url=http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9171638/FCC_s_broadband_plan_wins_general_praise

|title=FCC's broadband plan wins general praise

|authorlink=Grant Gross

|publisher=Computerworld

|date=March 16, 2010}} Some public interest advocates expressed concern that the plan did not propose to foster more competition in a broadband market.{{cite web

|url=http://www.publicknowledge.org/node/2952

|title=Public Knowledge Praises National Broadband Plan

|publisher=Public Knowledge

|date=March 15, 2010

|access-date=August 27, 2012

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}} For example, the broadband plan found there to be "reasons to be concerned about wireline broadband competition in the United States."{{cite web|title=National Broadband Plan: Connecting America|url=http://www.broadband.gov/plan/4-broadband-competition-and-innovation-policy/|publisher=Federal Communications Commission|date=June 23, 2014}}

President Obama commended the plan, and the Obama administration endorsed the spectrum goal in a speech by National Economic Council Director Lawrence Summers.{{cite web

|url=https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/statement-president-national-broadband-plan

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|title=Statement from the President on the National Broadband Plan

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|date=March 16, 2010}} At the end of Genachowski's tenure, 87 percent of the action agenda had been acted upon. Additional agenda items were never provided.{{cite web|title=National Broadband Plan: Year 1 Progress Report|url=http://www.broadband.gov/plan/broadband-progress-report.html|publisher=Federal Communications Commission|access-date=May 7, 2013|archive-date=April 25, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130425053440/http://www.broadband.gov/plan/broadband-progress-report.html|url-status=dead}}

Under Genachowski, the FCC overhauled the $9 billion per year Universal Service Fund (USF) into a program that supports universal broadband service rather than phone service. The new Connect America Fund was approved unanimously by the FCC in October 2011 and launched in April 2012, and maintains the same annual budget as USF.{{cite web

|url=http://www.fcc.gov/encyclopedia/connecting-america

|title=Connect America Fund (CAF)

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|publisher=Federal Communications Commission

|date=December 15, 2011}}

The FCC projects the Connect America Fund will help connect over 19 million Americans to broadband, mostly in rural areas. In July 2012, the FCC announced the first phase of the program which, over three years, pairs $115 million in public funds with private investment to bring high-speed Internet to 400,000 residents and businesses that lack access.{{cite news

|url=http://content.usatoday.com/communities/technologylive/post/2012/07/fcc-to-spend-115-million-on-rural-broadband-subsidies/1#.UEUDObJlRNY

|title=FCC to spend $115 million on rural broadband subsidies

|authorlink=Roger Yu

|publisher=USA Today

|date=July 25, 2012}}{{cite web

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|title=FCC Launches Effort to Connect 400,000 Americans

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As part of the reforms, the FCC identified mobile broadband as a Universal Service goal for the first time. The Connect America Fund includes a Mobility Fund specifically to bring 3G and 4G wireless broadband to unserved areas.{{cite web

|url=http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9226820/FCC_launches_new_mobile_broadband_subsidy

|title=FCC launches new mobile broadband subsidy

|authorlink=Grant Gross

|publisher=Computerworld

|date=May 2, 2012}}

Genachowski has warned of a "spectrum crunch" of public airwaves, in which demand for mobile broadband service outstrips the availability of spectrum.{{cite news

|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna33216878

|title=FCC warns of mobile's looming spectrum crisis

|authorlink=AP

|agency=Associated Press

|date=October 7, 2009}} Numerous experts have disputed claims that a "spectrum crunch" exists.{{cite news|last=Chen|first=Brian X|title=Carriers Warn of Crisis in Mobile Spectrum|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/18/technology/mobile-carriers-warn-of-spectrum-crisis-others-see-hyperbole.html?ref=technology|access-date=May 7, 2013|newspaper=New York Times|date=April 17, 2012}}

Genachowski and his team have pushed for incentive auctions of broadcast television spectrum—a proposal in the National Broadband Plan to allow spectrum license-holders to supply spectrum for auction and receive a share of the proceeds.{{cite web

|url=http://www.nationaljournal.com/tech/fcc-chairman-urges-broadcasters-to-consider-incentive-auctions-20120416

|title=FCC Chairman Urges Broadcasters to Consider Incentive Auctions

|authorlink=Juliana Gruenwald

|work=National Journal

|date=April 16, 2012}} The plan received criticism from some television broadcasters, who said it favored mobile broadband deployment goals over their industry.{{cite news

|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2010-apr-14-la-fi-ct-fcc14-2010apr14-story.html

|title=FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski tries to ease broadcasters' fears about giving up airwaves

|authorlink=Joe Flint

|work=Los Angeles Times

|date=April 14, 2010}}

The auctions gained bipartisan support from U.S. lawmakers and praise from wireless and tech companies as a way to promote investment in wireless networks and drive further innovation.{{cite news

|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-ces-fcc-idUSTRE80B02L20120112

|title=FCC sees support for incentive auctions of wireless spectrum

|authorlink=Sinhead Carew

|publisher=Reuters

|date=January 12, 2012

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}}{{cite news

|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/22/opinion/wireless-spectrum-should-be-reallocated.html?_r=1

|title=Running Out of Bandwidth

|authorlink=Lowell McAdam

|work=New York Times

|date=August 21, 2011

|first=Lowell C.

|last=McAdam}}{{cite web

|url= https://thehill.com/policy/technology/124715-fcc-moves-to-auction-airwaves-by-2014/ |title=FCC moves to auction airwaves by 2014

|authorlink=Brendan Sasso

|work=The Hill

|date=February 16, 2012}}

Incentive auctions were passed by U.S. Congress and adopted into law as part of the deal to extend the payroll tax cut.{{cite news

|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/17/business/media/congress-to-sell-public-airwaves-to-pay-benefits.html?pagewanted=all

|title=Congress to Sell Public Airwaves to Pay Benefits

|authorlink=Edward Wyatt

|work=New York Times

|date=February 16, 2012}} Genachowski announced the process would be advised by a team of auction economics experts, led by economist Paul Milgrom.{{cite web

|url=http://www.fcc.gov/document/leading-auction-experts-advise-fcc-incentive-auctions

|title=Leading Auction Experts to Advise FCC on Incentive Auctions

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|publisher=Federal Communications Commission

|date=March 27, 2012}}

Genachowski has pushed for spectrum sharing between current government and commercial wireless users in order to improve network capacity.{{cite news

|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/fcc-spectrum-idUSL1E8G890R20120508

|title=Genachowski promises spectrum sharing tests

|authorlink=Sinead Carew

|publisher=Reuters

|date=May 8, 2012

|access-date=July 1, 2017

|archive-date=July 26, 2012

|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120726075407/http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/05/08/fcc-spectrum-idUSL1E8G890R20120508

|url-status=live

}} He has also advocated for the preservation and use of unlicensed spectrum bands as platforms for innovation, citing the success of Wi‑Fi, which uses unlicensed spectrum. The FCC has set aside spectrum for unlicensed use.{{cite web

|url=https://allthingsd.com/20111215/fcc-chairman-to-congress-hands-off-unlicensed-spectrum/

|title=FCC Chairman Genachowski to Congress: Hands Off Unlicensed Spectrum

|authorlink=Ina Fried

|publisher=All Things Digital

|date=December 15, 2011}}

In February 2013, the FCC voted unanimously on a Genachowski proposal to free up wireless spectrum that will increase Wi-Fi speeds and ease network congestion in homes and at major hubs, like conferences, airports, hotels etc. It is the largest block of unlicensed spectrum made available for Wi-Fi in over a decade, and adds an additional 195 MHz of spectrum in the 5 GHz band. NPR's Marketplace called the vote a "rare moment of unanimity in Washington."{{cite web

|url=https://www.marketplace.org/topics/tech/final-note/get-ready-stream-more-wi-fi-coming-your-way

|title=Get ready to stream: more Wi-Fi coming your way

|authorlink=Kai Ryssdal

|publisher=NPR

|date=February 20, 2013}}

Under Genachowski, the FCC approved the Comcast NBC merger in January 2011. The FCC and Department of Justice applied a number of public interest conditions to promote online competition in the video marketplace.{{cite news

|url=https://money.cnn.com/2011/01/18/technology/fcc_comcast_nbc/index.htm

|title=U.S. approves Comcast-NBC merger

|authorlink=Kristen Hamill

|publisher=CNN Money

|date=January 18, 2011}} Unfortunately, according to the FCC, the price of multichannel video has continued to rise.{{cite news|last=Baumgartner|first=Mark|title=Average Cable Rates on the Rise|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Business/story?id=88614&page=1#.UYl03yvjZQE|access-date=May 7, 2013|date=February 15, 2012}} In June 2012, Comcast agreed to pay an $800,000 settlement for allegedly violating their agreement with the FCC to market an affordable, standalone broadband deal that was not tied to cable television plans.{{cite news

|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-tech/post/fcc-comcast-to-pay-800000-for-violating-nbcu-venture-conditions/2012/06/27/gJQA8MZU7V_blog.html

|title=FCC: Comcast to pay $800,000 for violating NBCU Venture conditions

|authorlink=Cecilia Kang

|newspaper=Washington Post

|date=June 27, 2012}}

In November 2011, following an August 2011 announcement by the Department of Justice that the merger would be opposed, the FCC moved to block AT&T's proposed $39 billion bid for rival T-Mobile. The merger would have combined the second and fourth-largest cellphone carriers in the country, resulting in the largest concentration in U.S. wireless market in history.[47] AT&T withdrew their application days later.{{cite web

|url=http://www.nationaljournal.com/tech/fcc-chairman-moves-to-block-at-t-merger-with-t-mobile-20111122

|title=FCC Chairman Moves to Block AT&T Merger with T-Mobile

|authorlink=Josh Smith and Juliana Gruenwald

|work=National Journal

|date=November 22, 2012}}{{cite news

|url=https://www.latimes.com/business/la-xpm-2011-nov-25-la-fi-att-merger-setback-20111125-story.html

|title=AT&T withdraws T-Mobile merger plan from FCC

|authorlink=Tiffany Hsu and Jim Puzzanghera

|work=Los Angeles Times

|date=November 25, 2011}} AT&T competitors have sought to improve their market position with a proposed merger between T-Mobile/MetroPCS and a major investment in Sprint Nextel by Japan's Softbank.{{cite news

|url= https://www.forbes.com/sites/markrogowsky/2012/12/13/t-mobile-nearly-roadkill-a-year-ago-now-a-roadrunner/

|title=T-Mobile: Nearly Roadkill a Year Ago, Now a Roadrunner?

|authorlink=Mark Rogowsky

|work=Forbes

|date=December 13, 2012}}

Genachowski announced the launch of Connect2Compete in 2011, an initiative to help close the digital divide by expanding broadband and computer access to low-income households. Connect2Compete offers under $10 per month broadband access and under $150 laptops to households with a child enrolled in the national school lunch program.{{cite news

|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/09/business/media/fcc-and-cable-companies-push-to-close-digital-divide.html

|title=F.C.C. Push to Expand Net Access Gains Help

|authorlink=Brian Stelter

|work=New York Times

|date=November 9, 2011}} It is a partnership with Internet service providers, technology companies, and nonprofits, run outside government and funded by in-kind commitments.{{cite news

|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/govt-effort-10-internet-150-computers/

|title=Gov't effort: $10 Internet, $150 computers

|authorlink=CBS News

|work=CBS News

|date=September 9, 2011}} In May 2012, Connect2Compete launched a pilot program to expand access in San Diego. It reports billions of dollars in commitments and plans to launch in all 50 states.{{cite web

|url=http://www.connect2compete.org/about-us

|title=Our Mission |authorlink=Connect2Compete

|publisher=Connect2Compete

|date=}}

In January 2013, Genachowski launched a "Gigabit City Challenge" to engage with broadband providers and state and local leaders to ensure ultrafast gigabit Internet is available in at least one community in all fifty states by 2015. As part of the initiative, Genachowski announced plans to hold workshops and create best practices resources to help reach the goal.{{cite news

|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-tech/post/fcc-chairman-challenges-states-to-create-gigabit-cities-thecircuit/2013/01/18/6e1f0cc4-619d-11e2-9940-6fc488f3fecd_blog.html

|title=FCC chairman challenges states to create 'gigabit' cities #thecircuit

|authorlink=Cecilia Kang

|newspaper=Washington Post

|date=January 18, 2013

|first=Hayley

|last=Tsukayama}}

In 2011 the FCC and wireless carriers reached an agreement to combat bill shock when consumers receive unexpected overage charges. Smartphone and tablet wireless data users now receive alerts when they near an overage charge.{{cite news

|url=https://money.cnn.com/2011/10/17/technology/fcc_wireless_bill_shock_agreement/index.htm

|title=Wireless carriers agree to end 'bill shock'

|authorlink=David Goldman

|publisher=CNN Money

|date=August 17, 2011}}

Genachowski launched an effort with U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan to encourage the spread of digital textbooks and create a blueprint on how to harness technology for education reform. In 2012 the FCC and Department of Education joined with technology and education leaders to form the Leading Education by Advancing Digital (LEAD) Commission to analyze trends and present policy and funding recommendations. LEAD is co-chaired by Columbia University President Lee Bollinger, TPG Capital co‑founder James Coulter, former Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings and Common Sense Media founder and CEO Jim Steyer.{{cite web

|url=http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-02-06/fcc-calls-for-u-s-students-to-have-e-textbooks-in-five-years.html

|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120307101341/http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-02-06/fcc-calls-for-u-s-students-to-have-e-textbooks-in-five-years.html

|url-status=dead

|archive-date=March 7, 2012

|title=FCC Calls for U.S. Students to have E-Textbooks in Five Years

|authorlink=Eric Engleman

|publisher=Bloomberg BusinessWeek

|date=February 6, 2012}}{{cite news

|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-tech/post/the-circuit-taking-the-lead-on-tech-in-schools-google-plans-search-changes-app

|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180925150445/https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-tech/post/the-circuit-taking-the-lead-on-tech-in-schools-google-plans-search-changes-app/

|url-status=dead

|archive-date=September 25, 2018

|title=The Circuit: Taking the 'LEAD' on tech in schools, Google plans search changes, app privacy

|authorlink=Hayley Tsukayama

|newspaper=Washington Post

|date=March 15, 2012}}{{cite news

|url=http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/DigitalEducation/2012/03/a_new_co.html

|title=LEAD Commission Followed with ED, FCC Support

|authorlink=Ian Quillen

|newspaper=Education Week

|date=March 15, 2012|last1=Quillen

|first1=Ian

}}

Genachowski led a successful effort to pass data roaming rules so consumers have access to wireless Internet even in areas their provider does not cover. The rules passed on a 3‑2 vote in April 2011. The rules require Verizon and AT&T to enter into roaming agreements with smaller carriers in order to preserve industry competition.{{cite web

|url=https://thehill.com/policy/technology/87969-fcc-dems-pass-wireless-internet-mandate-over-gop-objections/

|title=FCC Dems pass wireless Internet mandate over GOP objections

|authorlink=Sara Jerome

|work=The Hill

|date=April 7, 2011}}

Genachowski launched a Healthcare Connect Fund in 2012 to expand access to broadband for health care. The fund is capped at $400 million and will help bring modern, cost-saving telehealth technology to rural hospitals and clinics.{{cite web

|url=http://www.fiercetelecom.com/story/fcc-launches-400-million-health-care-development-fund/2013-01-10

|title=FCC launches $400 million health care development fund

|authorlink=Sean Buckley

|publisher=FierceTelecom

|date=January 10, 2013}} Genachowski also led an effort to provide spectrum for wireless medical technology—called Medical Area Body Networks (mBANs)—that monitor patients' vital signs to improve outcomes and lower costs.{{cite news

|url=http://thechart.blogs.cnn.com/2012/05/17/fcc-to-allocate-spectrum-for-wireless-medical-monitoring/

|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130102062208/http://thechart.blogs.cnn.com/2012/05/17/fcc-to-allocate-spectrum-for-wireless-medical-monitoring/

|url-status=dead

|archive-date=January 2, 2013

|title=FCC to allocate spectrum for wireless medical monitoring

|authorlink=Danielle Dellorto

|publisher=CNN

|date=May 17, 2012}}

The FCC also passed a rule to require local television stations to put their public files online. The rule modernized the existing agency rule that requires public files available at television stations in physical filing cabinets. The rule was proposed in an FCC report "The Information Needs of Communities", commissioned by Genachowski and authored by Steve Waldman in 2011. Since 1938, broadcasters have been required to make a file available to the public containing information on station advertising and other topics. The new rule was passed in April 2012, and initially ABC, NBC, Fox, and CBS stations in the top 50 markets will have to put their file online—in 2014, all TV stations will be required to comply.{{cite web

|url=http://www.fcc.gov/info-needs-communities/

|title=Information Needs of Communities

|publisher=Federal Communications Commission

|date=June 9, 2011}}{{cite news

|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/2012/04/06/fcc-plan-would-put-political-spending-other-tv-files-on-web/

|title=FCC plan would put political spending, other TV files on web

|authorlink=Reuters

|publisher=Chicago Tribune

|date=April 6, 2012}}{{cite web

|url=http://www.fcc.gov/document/effective-date-announced-online-public-file-requirement

|title=EFFECTIVE DATE ANNOUNCED FOR ONLINE PUBLICATION OF BROADCAST TELEVISION PUBLIC INSPECTION FILES

|publisher=Federal Communications Commission

|date=July 3, 2012}} Broadcasters resisted the requirement and claimed that administrative costs would be high.{{cite web

|url=http://www.nab.org/advocacy/issue.asp?id=2721&issueid=1083

|title=NAB Advocacy: Online Public File

|authorlink=NAB

|publisher=National Association of Broadcasters

|date=}} Public interest groups and editorial boards such as Bloomberg News endorsed the rule.{{cite news

|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-03-19/get-tv-political-ad-data-out-of-the-cabinet-onto-the-web-view.html

|title=Get TV Political Ad Data Out of the Cabinet, Onto the Web: View

|authorlink=Bloomberg View

|publisher=Bloomberg View

|date=March 19, 2012}}

In January 2012, the FCC released a report and order on implementation of the Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act (CVAA), which updates federal law to increase the access of persons with disabilities to modern communications. Among the reforms was a rule moving Internet video previously shown on television to closed captioning.{{cite web

|url=http://www.fcc.gov/guides/21st-century-communications-and-video-accessibility-act-2010

|title=21st Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2010

|authorlink=

|publisher=Federal Communications Commission

|date=September 13, 2011}}{{cite web

|url=https://www.nad.org/news/2012/1/fcc-releases-internet-protocol-captioning-rules

|title=FCC Releases Internet Protocol Captioning Rules

|authorlink=

|publisher=National Association of the Deaf

|date=January 8, 2012}}

While chief technology advisor to President-Elect Obama, Genachowski was a strong advocate of a net neutrality principle.{{cite news

|url= https://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/14/us/politics/14fcc.html

|title=Julius Genachowski to Be Nominee for F.C.C. Chairman

|authorlink=New York Times

|work=New York Times

|date=January 13, 2009

|first=Stephen

|last=Labaton}} Net neutrality principles were first articulated at the FCC by Republican Chairmen Michael Powell and Kevin Martin, and were endorsed in a unanimous FCC policy statement in 2005.{{cite web

|url=http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-243556A1.pdf

|title=PRESERVING INTERNET FREEDOM: GUIDING PRINCIPLES FOR THE INDUSTRY

|authorlink=Michael Powell

|publisher=Federal Communications Commission

|date=February 8, 2004

|access-date=November 14, 2012

|archive-date=May 19, 2013

|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130519220745/http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-243556A1.pdf

|url-status=dead

}}{{cite news

|url= http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/07/30/kevin-martins-open-network-manifesto/

|title=Kevin Martin's Open Network Manifesto

|authorlink=Saul Hansell

|work=New York Times

|date=July 30, 2008}}{{cite web

|url=http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-243556A1.pdf

|title=FCC Policy Statement

|authorlink=Federal Communications Commission

|publisher=Federal Communications Commission

|date=September 23, 2005

|access-date=November 14, 2012

|archive-date=May 19, 2013

|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130519220745/http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-243556A1.pdf

|url-status=dead

}} Support for codifying net neutrality came from public interest groups, venture capitalists, wireless carriers such as Sprint and Clearwire, and a coalition including Google, Amazon, Twitter and others.{{cite news

|url=http://voices.washingtonpost.com/posttech/2009/10/tech_venture_capitalists_join.html

|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120618003107/http://voices.washingtonpost.com/posttech/2009/10/tech_venture_capitalists_join.html

|url-status=dead

|archive-date=June 18, 2012

|title=Tech venture capitalists lend support to net neutrality rules

|authorlink=Cecilia Kang

|newspaper=Washington Post

|date=October 20, 2009}}{{cite web

|url=http://www.fiercewireless.com/story/opposition-grows-net-neutrality-push-while-sprint-clearwire-voice-support/2009-09-22

|title=Opposition grows to net neutrality push, while Sprint, Clearwire voice support

|authorlink=Mike Dano

|publisher=Fierce Wireless

|date=September 22, 2009}}{{cite web

|url=http://www.openinternetcoalition.org/index.cfm?objectid=6C43DDC0-5C6A-11DF-9E27000C296BA163

|title=Open Internet Coalition – Who We Are

|authorlink=Open Internet Coalition

|publisher=Open Internet Coalition

|date=}} Support for the net neutrality principle was also a campaign promise of Barack Obama.{{cite news

|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2007/10/29/obama-promises-to-reinsta_n_70317.html

|title=Obama Promises To Reinstate Net Neutrality During His First Year In Office

|authorlink=MoveOn.org

|publisher=Huffington Post

|date=March 28, 2008}} Opposition largely came from dominant Internet service providers.{{cite news

|url=http://voices.washingtonpost.com/posttech/2009/10/verizon_ceo_joins_executives_o.html

|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304225247/http://voices.washingtonpost.com/posttech/2009/10/verizon_ceo_joins_executives_o.html

|url-status=dead

|archive-date=March 4, 2016

|title=Verizon CEO joins executives opposed to net neutrality

|authorlink=Cecilia Kang

|newspaper=Washington Post

|date=October 21, 2009}}

In May 2010, the FCC proposed an Open Internet Order with net neutrality rules that required wireline Internet service providers to not block websites or impose certain limits on users; wireless providers were given greater freedom to interfere with consumer's Internet access.{{cite news

|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2010-may-07-la-fi-internet-fcc-20100507-story.html

|title=FCC chooses middle ground in enforcing net neutrality

|authorlink=Nathan Olivarez-Giles

|work=Los Angeles Times

|date=May 7, 2010}}{{cite news|title=FCC agrees upon net neutrality rules, decides wireless carriers are mostly absolved from them|url=http://www.geek.com/mobile/fcc-agrees-upon-net-neutrality-rules-decides-wireless-carriers-are-mostly-absolved-from-them-1301346/|access-date=May 7, 2013|archive-date=May 11, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150511180606/http://www.geek.com/mobile/fcc-agrees-upon-net-neutrality-rules-decides-wireless-carriers-are-mostly-absolved-from-them-1301346/|url-status=dead}} In December 2010, the FCC passed a final version on a 3-2 vote.{{cite news

|url=http://voices.washingtonpost.com/posttech/2010/12/fcc.html

|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130209164020/http://voices.washingtonpost.com/posttech/2010/12/fcc.html

|url-status=dead

|archive-date=February 9, 2013

|title=FCC passes first net neutrality rules

|authorlink=Cecilia Kang

|newspaper=Washington Post

|date=December 21, 2010}}

President Obama issued a statement of support, and later threatened to veto any House legislation to repeal the rules.{{cite web

|url=https://thehill.com/policy/technology/87576-white-house-issues-veto-threat-for-repeal-of-net-neutrality-rules/

|title=White House issues veto threat for repeal of net-neutrality rules

|authorlink=Sara Jerome

|work=The Hill

|date=April 4, 2011}} Support also came from a number of business and technology leaders and public interest groups.{{cite web

|url=https://www.calinnovates.org/strong-and-wide-support-for-chairman-genachowskis-open-internet-framework/

|title=Strong and Wide Support for Chairman Genachowski's Open Internet Framework

|publisher=CAL Innovates

|date=December 1, 2010}} AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson backed the rules as a way to eliminate regulatory uncertainty.{{cite web

|url=http://techdailydose.nationaljournal.com/2011/01/stephenson-says-open-net-order.php

|title=Stephenson Says Open Net Order Provides Certainty

|authorlink=Juliana Gruenwald

|work=National Journal

|date=January 12, 2011

|access-date=November 14, 2012

|archive-date=November 6, 2011

|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111106090302/http://techdailydose.nationaljournal.com/2011/01/stephenson-says-open-net-order.php

|url-status=dead

}} The rules received criticism from Verizon, which argued they exceed the FCC's authority, and from some public interest groups such as Free Press, which argued the rules were too narrow and should be expanded. Verizon Wireless and Free Press sued the FCC, although Free Press dropped its lawsuit.{{cite web

|url=https://thehill.com/policy/technology/118714-advocacy-group-drops-net-neutrality-suit/

|title=Advocacy group drops net-neutrality suit

|authorlink=Brendon Sasso

|work=The Hill

|date=July 3, 2012}}

In 2012, Genachowski appointed Harvard law professor Jonathan Zittrain to chair an FCC Open Internet Advisory Committee created to evaluate the effectiveness of the neutrality rules. The group is made up of representatives from Mozilla, Netflix, the Center for Democracy and Technology, AT&T, Internet Society, Comcast, Disney, and others.{{cite web

|url=https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2012/05/harvard-prof-to-chair-fccs-net-neutrality-advisory-committee/

|title=Harvard prof to chair FCC's net neutrality advisory committee

|authorlink=Timothy B. Lee

|publisher=Ars Technica

|date=May 30, 2012}}{{cite web

|url=http://www.fcc.gov/document/open-internet-advisory-committee-members-announced

|title=Announcements of Members on Open Internet Advisory Committee

|authorlink=Federal Communications Commission

|publisher=Federal Communications Commission

|date=May 25, 2012}} As of April 2013, no evaluation has been provided to the public.{{cite web|title=Open Internet Advisory Committee|url=http://www.fcc.gov/encyclopedia/open-internet-advisory-committee|publisher=Federal Communications Commission|date=July 12, 2012}}

In July 2012, during the FCC review of Verizon Wireless' purchase of spectrum held by cable operators, the FCC settled an investigation into Verizon Wireless over violation of open Internet rules on its 700 MHz spectrum.{{cite news|last=Kang|first=Cecilia|title=FCC fines Verizon $1.25M for blocking tethering apps|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-tech/post/fcc-fines-verizon-125m-for-blocking-tethering-apps/2012/07/31/gJQAXjRLNX_blog.html|access-date=May 7, 2013|newspaper=Washington Post|date=July 31, 2012}} The FCC found the Verizon had asked Google to remove applications from the Android marketplace that allow "tethering" to turn smartphones into Wi-Fi hotspots. Verizon had typically charged a "tethering fee" of $20 for their service. As part of the settlement, Verizon agreed to pay $1.25 million to the U.S. Treasury.{{cite web

|url=https://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-57484000-38/verizon-to-pay-$1.25m-fcc-fine-forced-to-allow-tethering-apps/

|title=Verizon to pay $1.25M FCC fine; forced to allow tethering apps

|authorlink=Marguerite Reardon

|publisher=CNET

|date=July 31, 2012}}

Genachowski has promoted an international Multistakeholder Model of Internet governance to protect Internet freedom and warned against proposed new regulations by the International Telecommunication Union, an arm of the UN, that could result in a more government-oriented, top-down model of internet governance.{{cite web

|url= https://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/489825-Genachowski_Warns_Of_WCIT_Proposals.php

|title= Genachowski Warns Of WCIT Proposals

|authorlink=John Eggerton

|publisher=Broadcasting & Cable

|date=October 10, 2012}}

In November 2012, Genachowski and Hector Olavarria Tapia, Mexico's Secretariat of Communications and Transport, signed an initiative to combat theft of mobile devices and their sale across the border. Under the program, wireless carriers will build and maintain an international database to prevent stolen devices from being reactivated in Mexico or the United States.{{Cite web|url=https://www.fcc.gov/news-events/events/2012/11/announcement-of-bilateral-initiative-to-combat-stolen-mobile-devices|title=Announcement of Bilateral Initiative to Combat Stolen Mobile Devices|date=November 13, 2012|access-date=October 2, 2016}} Earlier in the year, major U.S. carriers signed an agreement with the FCC to begin disabling stolen devices within the United States.{{cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2012-11-13/mexico-u-s-agree-to-fight-stolen-phone-trafficking|title=Mexico, U.S. Agree to Fight Stolen Phone Trafficking|last=|first=|authorlink=Todd Shields|date=November 13, 2012|website=|publisher=Bloomberg News|access-date=}}

Genachowski and New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg unveiled the nation's first comprehensive emergency notification system for cellphones at Ground Zero in May 2011. The Personal Localized Alerting Network (PLAN) is a free service to send emergency text alerts to citizens in an area with "imminent threats to safety." It is a partnership between the FCC, FEMA, New York City, and wireless carriers.{{cite news

|url=https://www.wired.com/business/2011/05/bloomberg-fema-fcc/

|title=Bloomberg, FEMA, FCC Detail NYC Emergency Notification System

|authorlink=Sam Gustin

|publisher=Slate

|date=May 10, 2011}} Genachowski has also announced a plan to create a "Next Generation 911" emergency response system that will enable text, video, and photo messages and automatic location information to be sent to 911.{{cite news

|url=https://www.cnn.com/2011/TECH/mobile/08/11/text.911.mashable/index.html

|title=911 will soon accept text, photos, video

|authorlink=Erica Swallow

|publisher=CNN

|date=August 11, 2011}}

In response to a nationwide rise in smartphone theft and related assaults, Genachowski, major city police chiefs, and wireless providers launched a national database to track stolen smartphones. The initiative will allow users to disable use of their device once reported stolen, lowering the black market value. From mid-2011 to mid-2012, roughly one in three robberies nationwide involved theft of a cellphone, according to the FCC. The four largest wireless carriers are expected to put databases in place by 2013, and complete a merged database in 2014.{{cite news

|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/10/technology/national-database-planned-to-combat-cellphone-theft.html

|title=National Database Planned to Combat Cellphone Theft

|authorlink=Edward Wyatt

|work=New York Times

|date=April 9, 2012}}

Genachowski has campaigned against "distracted driving", or the use of mobile devices or texting applications while driving. In 2009, Genachowski and Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood launched a campaign to reform laws and change social norms. He has advocated in the media and testified before the Senate, and spurred awareness campaigns such as AT&T's "It Can't Wait" initiative. Over 100,000 car crashes each year involve texting, according to the National Safety Council.{{cite web

|url=http://fastlane.dot.gov/2009/11/dot-fcc-launch-joint-effort-to-reduce-distracted-driving.html#.UGNv-rJlRNZ

|title=DOT, FCC launch partnership to reduce distracted driving

|authorlink=

|publisher=U.S. Department of Transportation

|date=November 4, 2009

|access-date=November 23, 2012

|archive-date=October 19, 2012

|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121019072940/http://fastlane.dot.gov/2009/11/dot-fcc-launch-joint-effort-to-reduce-distracted-driving.html#.UGNv-rJlRNZ

|url-status=dead

}}{{cite news

|url=https://www.usatoday.com/news/opinion/forum/story/2012-09-23/texting-driving-fcc/57832616/1

|title=Opinion: Put the brakes on texting and driving

|authorlink=Julius Genachowski

|publisher=USA Today

|date=September 23, 2012}}

His parents are Eastern European Jews who survived the Holocaust.{{cite news |url= https://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/14/us/politics/14fcc.html |title=Julius Genachowski to Be Nominee for F.C.C. Chairperson |authorlink=Stephen Labaton |date=January 13, 2009 |access-date=January 14, 2009 |work=The New York Times}} His cousin, Menachem Genack, is an Orthodox rabbi and the CEO of the Orthodox Union Kosher Division.{{cite news |first=Menachem |last=Genack |authorlink=Menachem Genack |title=The American Journey continues:Reflections on Obama |date=November 14, 2006 |url=http://www.jstandard.com/index.php/content/item/the_american_journey_continues_reflections_on_obama |work=The Jewish Standard |access-date=January 18, 2009}} He was previously married to Rachel Goslins{{Cite news |last=Kantor |first=Jodi |authorlink=Jodi Kantor |title=JULIUS GENACHOWSKI; Candidates for Obama's Inner Circle |url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=990DE2D71E3DF936A25752C1A96E9C8B63&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss |newspaper=New York Times |date=November 15, 2008 |access-date=October 17, 2010}}{{cite web|quote=wonderful wife Rachel Goslins, and my incredible children—Jake, Lilah, and Aaron. I'm so pleased that my parents are here, Adele and Azriel Genachowski, and my two brothers, Joey and Alan Genachowski.|url=http://www.clarendon.tv/fcc/genachowskiopeningstatement.pdf|access-date=June 11, 2011|date=June 16, 2009|title=Statement of Julius Genachowski, Nominee to Serve as Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission...|publisher=U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation|archive-date=March 25, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120325142225/http://www.clarendon.tv/fcc/genachowskiopeningstatement.pdf|url-status=dead}} and to journalist Martha Raddatz.

Genachowski was named by President Barack Obama to lead the United States delegation for the commemoration of the 65th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz.{{cite news|url=https://thehill.com/policy/technology/59788-genachowski-leads-delegation-to-commemorate-auschwitz/ |title=Genachowski leads delegation to commemorate Auschwitz |authorlink=Kim Hart |date=January 26, 2010 |access-date=January 27, 2010|work=The Hill}}

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