A House Republican dismissed the prospects of video...
A House Republican dismissed the prospects of video legislation introduced recently by Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Jay Rockefeller, D-W.Va. “That’s not really going to see very much work in our side, if any,” said House Communications Subcommittee Vice Chairman Bob…
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Latta, R-Ohio, speaking on an episode of C-SPAN’s The Communicators, set to be telecast Saturday, of Rockefeller’s Consumer Choice in Online Video Act. “I don’t see it moving along in the House.” He doubts the Satellite Television Extension and Localism Act will be a comprehensive bill and cited subcommittee Chairman Greg Walden, R-Ore., expressing desire for a clean reauthorization. “Dec. 31, 2014, is going to be here before we know it,” Latta said, referring to when STELA will expire. FCC spectrum auctions have occupied much subcommittee attention, particularly given the immense complexity of the broadcast incentive auction, Latta said. “This auction is going to be absolutely crucial,” he said, mentioning the revenue expected to come from it -- more than $20 billion. “We want it to be fair. You've got to really look at who the players are going to be out there.” He said there will have to be companies “willing to sell.” If AT&T and Verizon are excluded from the auction, it may cause others not to participate and affect overall revenue, he said. The subcommittee has invited all five FCC commissioners for a potential December oversight hearing. “It’s important that they all appear before us in committee, and that the committee can ask them questions to find out where they're going,” particularly in the area of process reform, Latta said, citing an interest in the “thought and philosophy” of the commissioners. Latta emphasized transparency and predictability and the importance of moving proceedings along at the agency. He stressed “cost-based analysis.”