FCC Reform

Today's Quote 04.30.08

"The bottom line is that the FCC process appears broken and most of the blame appears to rest with Chairman Martin."
-- House Commerce Committee staff

Dingell Probe Of FCC Could Yield June Hearing

Staff members on the House Commerce Committee are recommending public hearings in June on the management practices of Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin. The staff recommendation came in an April 28 memo to Commerce Committee Chairman John Dingell (D-MI) and Rep.

Chairman Martin's Press Conference 4.24.08

FCC Chairman Martin had lots of good news when he met the press Thursday: 1) more notice about FCC meeting agenda's, 2) more work on creating a nationwide emergency communications network, 3) regulatory relief for AT&T, and 4) continued support for cable leased access rules.

Martin Testifies on FCC Appropriations

Testifying before the House Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government of the Committee on Appropriations on the Federal Communications Commission's Fiscal Year 2009 Budget Estimates, FCC Chairman Kevin Martin testified about his request for spending authority of $338,874,783 for Fiscal Year 2009.

FCC Appropriations Hearing

Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government

Hearing on Federal Communications Commissions Appropriations

April 9, 2008
10:00 AM, 2220 Rayburn

FCC Reform: Changing the Institution

FCC Reform: Changing the Institution
April 3, 2008
Noon to 2:00pm Eastern
Brown Bag Luncheon and Teleconference
ABA Washington Office – 740 15th Street NW, 9th Fl, Washington, DC

Inclusion or Illusion? An Analysis of the FCC's Public Hearings on Media Ownership

In 2006-2007 the Federal Communications Commission held six public hearings across the country in an attempt to fully involve the public in a re-evaluation of the rules governing media ownership in the United States. This study addresses whether the FCC did indeed fully involve the public in their deliberations, what the public said at the hearings, and whether the public's input contributed to the design of the policy.

FCC insider: This place is hell; silent protest planned

On Tuesday, the third anniversary of Kevin Martin's tenure as Chair of the Federal Communications Commission, at least some staff will arrive at work dressed in black. A "silent but expressive protest" is what they're calling the move. What for? "Because this place is hell."

Report faults FCC on complaint tracking

The Federal Communications Commission processes 95 percent of the citizen complaints it receives but does a poor job of tracking how it resolves them, the Government Accountability Office reported Thursday.

House GOP Aide: Martin Probe Honors Tradition

Top House Commerce Committee Republicans are supporting the Democratic-led investigation of the Republican-controlled Federal Communications Commission to honor the panel’s bipartisan tradition when probing the actions of independent agencies.