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House Lawmakers To Hold Hearing on Field Office Closings

The House Communications Subcommittee plans a hearing June 11 to address the FCC’s proposed closing of 16 of 24 Enforcement Bureau field offices, Subcommittee Chairman Greg Walden, R-Ore., told reporters Tuesday. “We’ve heard from a number of affected organizations, from…

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broadcasters to first responders, about the concerns that they have,” he said. “We intend to have the FCC testify. We will also have various other representatives available to testify as well.” The hearing will take place at 10 a.m. in room 2123 Rayburn, a committee notice said. The FCC had defended the closing of the field offices as a necessary, cost-saving measure (see 1505060064">1505060064).