[RTC List] US House investigation finds "Deception and Distrust at the FCC"

[Sean McLaughlin]

For those following FCC intrigue ...


House committee report:
http://energycommerce.house.gov/images/stories/Documents/PDF/Newsroom/fcc%20majority%20staff%20report%20081209.pdf

Washington Post blog:
A year-long Congressional investigation of Federal Communications 
Commission Chairman Kevin J. Martin found "egregious abuses of power," 
though it was unclear whether the nation's top telecommunications 
regulator broke any rules or laws during his leadership.

The report released today on the probe, titled "Deception and Distrust" 
and led by Reps. John D. Dingell (D-Mich.), Chairman of the Committee on 
Energy and Commerce, and Bart Stupak (D-Mich.), Chairman of the 
Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, found Martin suppressed 
information and manipulated data to serve his agenda.

"Any of these findings, individually, are cause for concern," said 
Dingell. "Together, the findings suggest that, in recent years, the FCC 
has operated in a dysfunctional manner and Commission business has 
suffered as a result. It is my hope that the new FCC Chairman will find 
this report instructive and that it will prove useful in helping the 
Commission avoid making the same mistakes."
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/posttech/2008/12/house_probe_of_fcc_finds_egreg.html?hpid=news-col-blog