FCC Reform Hearing Scheduled for Next Week By Senate Commerce Committee
Witness list has not yet been released
By John Eggerton -- Broadcasting & Cable, 4/15/2009 12:07:55 PM
The Senate Commerce Committee has slated a hearing on FCC reform for next week.
The committee, headed by Jay Rockefeller (D-WVA), says it will hold a full committee hearing on Wednesday, April 22.
Communications Subcommittee Chairman John Kerry (D-MA) had signaled the Senate's interest in an FCC reform 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 commission 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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