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10-04-2007, 07:22 AM
In a report released Wednesday, the General Accountability Office criticized the FCC for leaking information about regulatory proceedings to phone and cable company lobbyists before the information was released to the public.
The report was prepared at the request of U.S. Rep. Edward Markey (D-Mass.), chairman of the House of Representatives Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet.
The GAO, a non-partisan investigative arm of Congress, reviewed four FCC cases affecting landline phone companies, wireless carriers, cable companies and amateur radio services.
While the commission "generally followed the rulemaking process," the GAO said it uncovered instances where the FCC staff tipped off industry lobbyists about when proposed rulings were scheduled for votes well before that information was released to the public.
The report can be found be found at the General Accountability Office website.
For more information:
http://www.forbes.com/business/2007/10/03/fcc-gao-report-biz-wash-cx_bw_lh_1003bizfcc.html
The report was prepared at the request of U.S. Rep. Edward Markey (D-Mass.), chairman of the House of Representatives Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet.
The GAO, a non-partisan investigative arm of Congress, reviewed four FCC cases affecting landline phone companies, wireless carriers, cable companies and amateur radio services.
While the commission "generally followed the rulemaking process," the GAO said it uncovered instances where the FCC staff tipped off industry lobbyists about when proposed rulings were scheduled for votes well before that information was released to the public.
The report can be found be found at the General Accountability Office website.
For more information:
http://www.forbes.com/business/2007/10/03/fcc-gao-report-biz-wash-cx_bw_lh_1003bizfcc.html