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After digging into the FCC maps of the winning bidders, consumer groups like Free Press say something ugly is afoot.

FCC Chairman Pai’s priority seems to be “closing the golf-course and parking-lot digital divide,” wrote Free Press Research Director S. Derek Turner.

“We started poking around the FCC’s maps of winning RDOF bids, and there’s enough smoke to suggest a fire,” wrote Free Press Research Director S. Derek Turner.

The confirmation, critics said, could stall the incoming Biden administration’s agenda, including the move to reinstate Net Neutrality rules.

Following a contentious confirmation process that nearly didn’t move forward, the Senate confirmed Nathan Simington, creating a deadlocked FCC.

As co-CEO of Free Press, Jessica J. González has been on the front line of the fight to hold social-media giants accountable for the misinformation and hate speech on their platforms.

Two Senate Democrats and a coalition of digital-rights groups argue that Nathan Simington’s appointment would hamper President-Elect Joe Biden’s policy agenda.

Nathan Simington is unqualified, the senators and advocacy groups say, and was nominated to create a deadlock at the agency.

“The whole point is to prevent a duly elected new administration and its appointees from getting to work,” said Free Press VP of Policy and General Counsel Matt Wood.

Nathan Simington’s confirmation is a cynical Republican ploy to prevent the Biden administration and its appointees from getting to work.