McSlarrow

The former head of a cable industry lobbying group could become the next chairman of the Federal Communications Commission if Mitt Romney is elected president.

Multichannel News reports a source close to the Romney transition team tells the trade publication the former head of the National Cable & Telecommunications Association — Kyle McSlarrow — could be a possible candidate for the FCC chairmanship if Gov. Romney wants to look beyond current Republican commissioners Robert McDowell and Ajit Pai.

McSlarrow is an informal adviser for the Romney campaign on energy and telecommunications issues. Currently, McSlarrow serves as president of Comcast’s Washington, D.C. office, which lobbies lawmakers on behalf of America’s largest cable operator.

McSlarrow is a longtime Republican and served as a former deputy secretary at the Department of Energy and was the national chairman for the Quayle 2000 campaign.

A source close to McSlarrow said the rumors about the FCC chairmanship were “untrue.”