[1st-mile-nm] Fwd: Lawmakers May Seek Overhaul At FCC

[Marianne Granoff]

 From another list - FYI.


>http://www.njtelecomupdate.com/2007/12/lawmakers_may_seek_overhaul_at.html
>
>During an oversight hearing before the Senate Commerce Committee, Sen. 
>John (Jay) Rockefeller, D-W.Va., recommended that the panel develop 
>legislation next year to overhaul the agency from top to bottom.
>
>"The FCC appears to be more concerned about making sure the policies they 
>advocate serve the needs of the companies they regulate and their bottom 
>lines rather than the public interest," Rockefeller said. "Congress cannot 
>allow that to happen."