WASHINGTON, June 4 (Reuters) - Republican Federal

Communications Commission member Nathan Simington said Wednesday

he plans to resign this week after more than four years in

office.

Simington was confirmed in December 2020 to the five-member

FCC after he lead a regulatory effort during President Donald

Trump's first term in office seeking to rein in social media

companies. Democratic FCC Commissioner Geoffrey Starks said last

month he plans to step down in June.