Thursday, December 07, 2006

New Congress Turns Hostile to Ma Bell’s Man at the FCC

Via SaveTheInternet.com.

Incoming congressional leaders are taking a bleak view of efforts by FCC Chairman Kevin Martin to push through a series of Internet and media rulings before the Democratic Congress gains oversight of his agency.

This week the he’s scrambling to approve the merger of AT&T and BellSouth without protecting consumers or preserving Net Neutrality. To accomplish this he’s turning screws on one commissioner, Robert McDowell, pressuring him to violate professional ethics, “un-recuse” himself and rubber stamp the $82 billion deal.

More here.

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