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CHICAGO -- FCC Chmn. Martin said Tues. the Commission may hold more hearings like the one it held before voting last month on E-911 capability for VoIP customers. Customers harmed by the inability to reach 911 dispatchers testified at…
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the meeting where the vote was taken. In a Q-&-A session with USTA Pres. Walter McCormick and TIA Pres. Matthew Flanigan at the Supercomm show, Martin also said his top priority is to make sure FCC actions encourage broadband deployment and “create a level playing field for providers who are starting to converge.” Another priority is “identifying spectrum” and making sure it’s provided flexibly, he said. Asked about the policy debate over local franchising of wireline-provided IP video, Martin said he’s “sympathetic with the concerns” about “local franchising requirements becoming a barrier” to new video entrants. “It’s important to recognize the benefits of additional competitors,” he said. Martin also said the FCC has decided the high-cost universal service fund doesn’t violate the Anti-Deficiency Act (ADA), which didn’t get much publicity. Concerns about the ADA’s impact on the E- rate program led late last year to emergency legislation by Congress.