Contentious Vote on Wireless Competition Report Expected at Sept. 26 FCC Meeting
The FCC is expected to take up the next wireless completion report, the first under President Donald Trump, at the Sept. 26 commissioners' meeting, industry lawyers said Tuesday. The item is likely to be the most contentious at the September…
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meeting because of the longstanding fight between Democrats and Republicans on whether the U.S. industry should be considered effectively competitive, former FCC officials said. All of the reports released during the Obama administration declined to make this finding, a break from the FCC’s stance during the George W. Bush administration. The Ajit Pai FCC also is expected to find effective competition (see 1705080047). Most of the other items said to be teed up are less contentious, including media modernization, a hearing-aid compatibility small-business report, AM revitalization and an item on cable-signal leakage. The FCC declined to comment.