Senate Commerce Committee to Hold Broadband Plan Hearing March 23

House Energy & Commerce sets March 25 date

By John Eggerton -- Broadcasting & Cable, 3/16/2010 2:14:06 PM

The Senate Commerce Committee has confirmed that it will hold its hearing on the FCC's national broadband plan on Tuesday, March 23.

The House Energy & Commerce Committee will hold its hearing on the plan March 25.

The plan was officially released March 16, but staffers from both committees have already gotten briefings on its high points.

The Democratic leadership of both committees have praised the plan and its underlying goal of ubiquitous broadband in a world whose economy and entertainment and social and government interactions are increasingly moving online.