Providence Equity Partners, a private venture capital firm, has hired Michael K. Powell, former Chairman of the FCC, as a senior advisor. He will advise the firm on technology and regulatory issues in the media, communications and information industries, on selected new investment opportunities, and on certain of the firm's existing investments. The firm said Powell has chosen to affiliate exclusively with Providence Equity Partners in the private equity field. Michael K. Powell spent over seven years as an FCC Commissioner, and was Chairman of...