[1st-mile-nm] Fwd: Committee Releases Staff Report on Findings of FCC Investigation

[Richard Lowenberg]

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For immediate release:  Tuesday, December 9, 2008
Contact:  Jodi Seth/Dingell, 202-225-5735  //  Nick Choate/Stupak,
202-225-4735

Committee Releases Staff Report on Findings of FCC Investigation

Washington, DC – Reps. John D. Dingell (D-MI), Chairman of the
Committee on Energy and Commerce, and Bart Stupak (D-MI), Chairman of
the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, today released a
Committee on Energy
and Commerce Majority Staff report detailing the findings of the
Committee’s bipartisan
investigation relating to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).

“Our investigation confirmed a number of troubling allegations raised
by individuals in and outside the FCC,” Stupak said.  “The Committee
staff report details some of the most egregious abuses of power,
suppression of information and manipulation of data under Chairman
Martin’s leadership.  It is my hope that this report will serve as a
roadmap for a fair, open and efficient FCC under new leadership in the
next administration.”

“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.”

The report, titled “Deception and Distrust:
The Federal Communications Commission Under Chairman Kevin J. Martin,”
is the culmination of a bipartisan investigation into the FCC’s
regulatory processes and management practices that was formally
launched on January 8, 2008.

Read the Report  (pdf):

Report:
<http://energycommerce.house.gov/images/stories/Documents/PDF/Newsroom/fcc%20majority%20staff%20report%20081209.pdf
 >
Press Release:
<http://energycommerce.house.gov/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1455&Itemid=1
 >
Listen to Dec. 9th Media Conference Call with Chairman Stupak
regarding the report and the investigation:
<http://energycommerce.edgeboss.net/wmedia/energycommerce/stupak.conf.audio.wax


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