FCC's Martin on Administrative Law

FCC CHAIRMAN MARTIN AT THE 2006 ABA ADMINISTRATIVE LAW CONFERENCE
[SOURCE: Federal Communications Commission]
Speaking to lawyers at an administrative law conference, Federal Communications Chairman Kevin Martin said the Commission must find a way to "establish consistent regulatory frameworks to apply to" the services it has traditionally regulated -- wireline and wireless services, broadcasting and cable TV -- since they are now moving to competing against eachother. "And I believe we should do so by removing regulations wherever possible," he added. " We should remove legacy rules from new investment and make sure that our regulations do not favor one company's investment in technology over another's." He then went on to discuss (1) the Supreme Court's recent Brand X decision - and the ability of an agency's interpretation to stand in the face of prior court decisions; (2) the legal standard for our periodic Regulatory Review; and (3) the standard for forbearance petitions.
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