States supported a bill to overhaul FCC sunshine laws that...
States supported a bill to overhaul FCC sunshine laws that prevent more than two commissioners from sharing a room outside of a public meeting. The bipartisan House bill (HR 1009) was introduced last month (CD March 11 p18) by Communications…
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Subcommittee Ranking Member Anna Eshoo, D-Calif. In a letter late Wednesday to bipartisan leaders of the subcommittee and parent Commerce Committee, state members of Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service asked for a clarification that the bill also cover deliberations and informal meetings of joint boards and conferences. “The incredible inefficiencies in deliberations imposed by the current law on full commission deliberations also plague the work of these Congressionally-mandated bodies,” the state members said. “Currently, FCC commissioners must rotate their participation during face-to-face meetings and conference calls of such Joint Boards, causing continuous inefficient repetition of prior conversations and positions."