Sen Rockefeller To FCC, Justice On SpectrumCo: Keep Close Eye on Marketing Agreements

Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D-WV), chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee, has asked the Federal Communications Commission and Department of Justice to make sure they are looking at both the spectrum swap and the associated marketing agreements as they vet the proposed Verizon/SpectrumCo deal. In a letter to FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski and Attorney General Eric Holder, Chairman Rockefeller takes no stand on the deal, but points out that critics have raised issues about the marketing agreements and whether those will reduce competition and affect the ability of companies to provide voice and data in rural areas, "such as West Virginia."