FCC chairman to get fat congressional probe
by Thomas Ricker 
posted Mar 13th 2008 at 7:15AM
Gulp. FCC chairman Kevin Martin is prepping for a big ol' congressional probe this morning. Martin received a letter today warning that he is being investigated for, "management practices that may adversely affect the Commission's ability to both discharge effectively its statutory duties and to guard against waste, fraud, and abuse." Martin, you'll recall, was recently accused of being in Verizon's back pocket during its attempt to revise the 700MHz open-access rule. The investigation is prompted by allegations made by "credible" FCC employees, both current and former, so far reaching -- including its handling of Comcast and the so-called, 70-percent ruling -- that Ars Technica expects it to turn the "FCC upside down." Martin has two weeks to deliver "a truckload" of records to Congress before this revolution gets televised.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Big Wizz @ Mar 13th 2008 9:37AM
Does Congress actuall have time to do this, while policing the MLB & NFL at the same time? Where do they fit in their Halo 3?
Doc @ Mar 13th 2008 9:54AM
What are you talking about? Congress has plenty of time since they fixed our economy and created a surplus!
Kay Killen @ Mar 13th 2008 12:27PM
I have to wonder what Stephen King meant when he said "Verizon, can you hear me now"in his Cell book?
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The Fuzz 53 @ Mar 13th 2008 4:28PM
Can we approve the XM-Sirius merger first? I need to buy a new unit and want to know if I should move forward or not.