FCC Reauthorization Hearing 'Overdue To Say the Least,' Walden Says, Planning for March 4
The House Communications Subcommittee scheduled an FCC reauthorization hearing for March 4, as expected (see 1502230069). Witnesses weren’t announced, nor was a time. “Our work is overdue to say the least. Joe Montana was king of the football world and…
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Tom Brady was barely a teen the last time Congress authorized the FCC,” Subcommittee Chairman Greg Walden, R-Ore., said in a statement. “Is the FCC best positioned to handle the challenges of the innovation era? Americans’ demand for state-of-the-art communications and technology platforms for interacting and conducting business continues to grow. This hearing is a part of our ongoing effort to modernize the federal government and ensure that the FCC has the tools to transparently and efficiently carry out its mission on behalf of the American people.” The agency has not been formally reauthorized since 1990.