FCC's Cable Plans Draw Fire

FCC'S CABLE PLANS DRAW FIRE
[SOURCE: Wall Street Journal, AUTHOR: Amy Schatz Amy.Schatz@wsj.com]
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin's proposal to impose new regulations on the cable industry is running afoul of some fellow Republicans, who are questioning his focus on reining in cable companies. Today, 24 House Republicans plan to deliver a letter to Chairman Martin, chiding him for a "misguided and harmful" proposal that would give the FCC more authority to regulate the cable industry. Martin's proposal is "inappropriate at best and contradicts the statute at worst," according to the letter, which was signed by all but two of 26 Republicans on the House Commerce Committee, including Reps. Joe Barton and Ralph Hall of Texas and former House Speaker Dennis Hastert of Illinois. They are asking for more information about all cable regulation under consideration at the FCC and more information from Chairman Martin about why he believes the cable industry has grown large enough to trigger new regulations.
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