A markup on Universal Service Fund legislation may still be...
A markup on Universal Service Fund legislation may still be a ways off, telecom industry officials said after the House Communications Subcommittee set plans for a USF hearing next Thursday. The subcommittee plans to discuss but not mark up HR-5828…
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by Chairman Rick Boucher, D-Va., and Rep. Lee Terry, R-Neb., the subcommittee said Thursday. “The hearing could make a potential markup in subcommittee an easier lift,” but “I'm not sure there’s enough days left on the calendar,” said Vice President Paul Raak of the Independent Telephone & Telecommunications Alliance. “The hearing will provide a good opportunity for members of Congress and the FCC to hear the broad industry support the legislation has.” Boucher wants a subcommittee markup and probably will try to get one before the mid-term elections recess starting Oct. 8, but it’s unclear if there’s enough time, said another telecom industry official. The hearing is scheduled for 10 a.m. in Room 2322, Rayburn House Office Building. It’s a hearing rather than a markup because the bill differs from a draft that got a hearing last December, a House staffer said. Getting the legislation to markup remains a priority for Boucher, but no date is set, the staffer said.