... on January 16 announced his resignation as chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). He left office on April 17, after serving for six years, and was succeeded by Commissioner Dennis R. Patrick. Fowler's last major act as chairman was to preside over a controversial plan increasing the monthly line charge for residential subscribers from $2 to $3.50 by April 1989. ...

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