The new version of the FCC Process Reform...
The new version of the FCC Process Reform Act is “a bipartisan compromise” but not without its disappointments, said House Communications Subcommittee ranking member Anna Eshoo, D-Calif., in her opening statement at the bill’s markup late Tuesday afternoon. “While I…
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appreciate the inclusion of the bipartisan/bicameral FCC Collaboration Act of 2013 (HR-539), I'm disappointed that this provision will not take effect immediately upon enactment,” Eshoo said. “For years, current and former FCC Commissioners have called on Congress to pass ’sunshine reform.’ A delay in implementation is the unnecessary delay of a much needed reform.” The bill should be changed in the House or possibly in the Senate, she said. The House Commerce Committee plans to vote on it Wednesday at 12:30 p.m. in 2121 Rayburn. Eshoo praised FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler’s own process review initiative, started since his confirmation. She backs the Federal Spectrum Incentive Act (HR-3674), introduced Monday, which she co-sponsored. “Passage of this legislation is a win-win for federal agencies, the wireless industry and most importantly for consumers,” she said. In his markup opening statement, Chairman Greg Walden, R-Ore., cited pride in both the process reform and spectrum legislation, backing their passage. The spectrum bill “would incent agencies by offering a percentage of net auction proceeds to agencies willing to do the hard work of making their systems more efficient,” Walden said. He urged his colleagues to back the bill and “work on creative ways to bring additional spectrum.”