McCain's Communications Legacy

Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman John McCain, R-Ariz., who died Saturday at age 81, was Senate Commerce Committee chairman for three periods during the decade after enactment of the Telecom Act -- 1997-2001, a five-month period in 2001, and 2003-2005. During his final chairman stint, McCain took a substantial interest in a la carte cable. More recently, he was active on cybersecurity, including the push to create a separate Senate cybersecurity committee (see 1612190061).