Now that Reed Hundt has announced his intention to resign from the Federal Communications Commission, speculation is running wild as to his plans. We polled some of our experts to determine what his future may hold.
1997
Hundt leaves FCC, amid denials that he intends to sign on as a consultant to Microsoft.
1998
Hundt is hired by Microsoft to help mastermind its plans for digital TV domination.Hundt's memoir, You Talk About a Revolution,appears in stores. The New York Times Book Review describes it as a "fascinating insider's view on the rapidly changing world of telecommunications." Sales are tepid.Hundt denies rumors that he will join Al Gore's presidential campaign.
1999
At Hundt's urging, Gates convenes the Technology Summit II at his still under-construction home. Gore attends and vaguely hints at plans to deal with the growing "email problem." With an eye on the head job at the Department of Commerce, Hundt joins Gore's presidential campaign as a key strategist and technology adviser.
2000
Hundt tours the nation in a bus with candidate Gore. His campaign flagging, Gore makes a last-minute bid to woo the tech community by promising to back a three-strikes-you're-out antispamming law. Wall Street Journal columnist David Bank writes that "Hundt's fingerprints are all over it." Gore loses election to Colin Powell.
2001
Hundt is tapped to become president and CEO of the newly formed Ameritech-MCI-BT-News Corp. conglomerate headquartered in Anguilla.
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