Courtesy of Art Brodsky at Public Knowledge, word is that the House Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing related to Telecom Act rewrite legislation on Friday, April 7 at 10 a.m. The subject matter is purportedly the power of the incumbent telcos and associated subjects such as net neutrality. Walter McCormick from USTA, Earl Comstock from CompTel, Paul Misener from Amazon and Prof. Larry Lessig from Stanford Law are said to be witnesses.
This move highlights a second power struggle surrounding telecom legislation in the House. The first is a partisan fight that emerged with the release of the Barton bill. This one reflects a possible jurisdictional battle between the powerful Commerce and Judiciary committees.
Cynthia Brumfield at 3:59 PM|Comments(0)
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