One-Day Delay For Senate’s FCC Oversight Hearing

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For several hours on July 25, the four voting members of the FCC answered questions and, in a handful of instances, sparred with House of Representatives members who wanted assurances that the White House would not sway the Commission on its decision to send Sinclair Broadcast Group‘s intended merger with Tribune Media to an Administrative Law Judge.


Now, the FCC Four are headed to the Senate side of Capitol Hill, for an oversight hearing to be conducted by Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee one day later than originally planned.

On July 30, the committee announced that it would convene its hearing on Aug. 15 at 10:15am.

It’s been pushed back 23 hours and 45 minutes, and will now be held Aug. 16 at 10am at Russell Senate Office Building, Room 253.

Witness testimony, opening statements, and a live video of the hearing will be available on www.commerce.senate.gov.

The hearing, the Committee notes, will examine policy issues before the Commission and review the FCC’s ongoing duties and activities. This includes efforts to better utilize spectrum powering our wireless economy to expanding rural broadband access, combatting robocalls, and reviewing the media landscape, Committee Chairman John Thune (R-S.D.) said.