Chaffetz Probes FCC About White House Influence on Net Neutrality
House Oversight Committee Chairman Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah, pressed the FCC on whether it has truly operated as an independent agency, asking several questions in a Friday letter to FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler. Chaffetz inquired about the agency’s independence in developing…
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its draft net neutrality order, on circulation now. “I am interested in hearing from the FCC on this matter, in particular how the FCC communicated with the White House and other Executive Branch agencies,” Chaffetz said. He asked for several documents, including visitor logs and meeting minutes chronicling interactions between administration and agency staff as well as other communications on this front. He requested the documents and available staffers for briefings by Feb. 20.