The Winds of Change

THE WINDS OF CHANGE
[SOURCE: Multichannel News, AUTHOR: Ted Hearn]
The House Commerce Committee is shining a spotlight on Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin’s management of the agency. But it hasn't been made clear to him precisely why. The basis of the investigation has been stated only in vague terms. And there could be something of a public payback involved: Committee Chairman John Dingell (D-MI) is evidently upset that Martin gave the public just 28 days to review the FCC plan to relax the newspaper-TV station cross-ownership ban. But there is always more than meets the public eye when the winds of change blow in. Privately, Chairman Dingell has heard repeatedly from regulated industries that Chairman Martin has failed to state proposed rules in clear terms, producing a process that lacks transparency and due process. See URL below on the outlook for 1) setting deadlines, 2) reviewing mergers, 3) restructuring the agency, and 4) consistency and openness.
http://www.multichannel.com/article/CA6525874.html