CIÊNCIA & ENSINO

WASHINGTON, Feb 7 (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate Commerce Committee will hold a Feb. 14 confirmation hearing to fill a key slot on the five-member Federal Communications Commission (FCC) that has been vacant for more than two years.

Biden last month renominated Gigi Sohn, a former senior aide to Tom Wheeler when he was chair of the FCC under President Barack Obama, to serve as a commissioner. He first nominated Sohn in October 2021. Democrats since January 2021 have been unable to command a majority of the five-member FCC, the telecommunications regulator, preventing them from moving forward on some key priorities including reinstating landmark net neutrality rules revoked under Republican former President Donald Trump. (Reporting by David Shepardson; Editing by Leslie Adler)