WASHINGTON, DC - The House Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, chaired by Rep. Greg Walden (R-OR), today heard from FCC Managing Director Jon Wilkins as members began their review of the Federal Communications Commission’s $530 million Fiscal Year 2016 budget request. As part of the committee’s effort to modernize the federal government for the 21st century, members discussed their work to reauthorize the FCC - a task not completed since 1990 - which is a critical part of the #CommActUpdate.
“Much has changed since the last reauthorization of the commission," said Walden. “The industries and markets the commission oversees have without question undergone dramatic changes and continue to evolve at a rapid pace. But in the intervening years the FCC has struggled to reflect the evolution of technology that has brought about the integration of voice, video, and data services and the significant shifts in consumer consumption patterns that have resulted."
#SubCommTech Chairman Greg Walden questions FCC Managing Director Wilkins during today’s hearing
“As I have noted before, it is a critical part of this committee’s work to foster a smaller, more nimble government for the innovation age," added full committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI).
The subcommittee will hold a hearing with the FCC commissioners on March 19. Additional information about that hearing will be posted here as it is available.
