Telecom Rewrite, Data Security Big Priorities for House Commerce, Report Promises
Overhauling the Communications Act is a key priority for House Republicans of the Commerce Committee in the 114th Congress, Chairman Fred Upton, R-Mich., said in a 12-page report released Tuesday. “The panel has already collected stakeholder input and convened a…
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series of expert witnesses via hearings to set the stage for an update to the Communications Act -- a law written in the telegraph era and last updated when Palm Pilots were at the cutting edge,” the report said. Another priority is “protecting consumers and commerce in the Internet age,” it said. “Today, that commerce increasingly occurs in cyberspace, which is why the committee and the [Trade] subcommittee in particular will be focused on data security and the implications of cyber threats to American commerce.” The report included what it considered accomplishments of the 113th Congress, such as keeping a “watchful eye” on the FCC and keeping “up the bipartisan pressure to protect the multi-stakeholder approach to Internet governance that has fostered freedom and innovation around the world."