FCC Oversight Hearing

Federal Communications Commission Oversight Hearing

Communications and Technology Subcommittee
House Commerce Committee
July 12, 2016

Following up on the committee’s recently announced investigation into the waste, fraud, and abuse within the Universal Service Lifeline program, members will seek an update from the commissioners on the mismanagement of the Lifeline program.

The subcommittee will also examine various issues at the FCC including the agency’s proposed privacy rules on broadband Internet service providers, the FCC’s set-top box proposal, and the importance of an open and transparent process within the commission.