Genachowski: Government Should Have "Restrained" Role In Broadband Rollout

Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski will tell the Senate Commerce Committee Tuesday (March 23) that the government has a crucial but "restrained" role in the rollout of broadband, and should focus with "laser-like" precision on solutions.

In the first National broadband Plan oversight hearing, Chairman Genachowski will report that the plan has gotten support from a cross-section of industry players, and the plan is fiscally prudent, including touting the billions in revenue that could come from opportunities for new spectrum auctions "exceeding any funding or investments that the Plan suggests for Congressional consideration."