FCC Reform Subject Of Senate Commerce Committee Hearing Next Week
Full Committee Meeting Set For April 22
John Eggerton -- Multichannel News, 4/15/2009 11:15:00 AM
The Senate Commerce Committee has slated a hearing on FCC reform for next week.
The committee, headed by Jay Rockefeller (D-W. Va.), says it will hold a full committee hearing on Wednesday, April 22.
Communications Subcommittee chairman John Kerry (D-Mass.) had signaled the Senate's interest in an FCC refrom hearing at the National Cable & Telecommunications Association convention two weeks ago.
No witness list has been released.
The FCC's management took some heavy criticism from congressional Democrats -- and commissision Democrats for that matter -- under the former chairman,Kevin Martin. But beyond those criticisms of management style and openness, there has been some general talk about breaking down the regulatory "silos" and taking a more holistic approach to a communications industry that is converging.
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