FCC Consolidated Reporting Act Heads to Senate Floor
The Senate Commerce Committee unanimously approved the FCC Consolidated Reporting Act (S-253) during a markup session Thursday. “This bill is the product of bipartisan negotiations,” said Senate Commerce Committee Chairman John Thune, R-S.D., saying he hopes the legislation passes the…
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full Senate soon. The House passed a companion version 411-0 earlier this week. Sen. Dean Heller, R-Nev., introduced the bill, which “both sides have been working on for a number of years,” Heller said, noting he anticipates and expects “good results on the floor.” Heller offered substitute text for the bill. Subcommittee ranking member Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, is now a co-sponsor of the bill. Sen. Ed Markey, D-Mass., successfully introduced an amendment to require the FCC “to draw comparisons between the extent of broadband service capability in communities abroad to the extent of broadband service capability in communities in the United States,” its text said. Schatz’s goal in co-sponsoring the bill “is to support the FCC and to make sure they are dedicating their limited resources to their core mission; protecting consumers and promoting competition,” he said in a statement. “Consolidating these reports will ensure that we are maintaining transparency which helps us protect consumers and gauge the competitive telecom landscape.”