Georgia’s election results handing Senate control to Democrats mean the incoming Biden administration can fill key seats at the agencies that regulate tech. That will give Democrats a chance to turn tech policy talk into action and advance legislation on issues like privacy and competition.

Without new incoming chairs, the Federal Communications Commission and the Federal Trade Commission — the agencies that oversee tech and telecom issues — would face deadlock, as current FTC leader Joe Simons is widely expected to step down. Democratic control of the Senate eliminates that scenario.

“The agencies and government will be fully staffed, and that’s not a small thing,” said former FCC adviser Gigi Sohn, now a distinguished fellow at the Georgetown Law Institute for Technology Law and Policy. “The agencies will act boldly.”

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