Broadband
Congress’ role in turning the National Broadband Plan into action may be bigger than the FCC planned for, Medley Global Advisors analyst Jeff Silva said in a research note Friday. “While the FCC attempted to limit legislative recommendations and thereby…
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assume the lion’s share of responsibility for the NBP’s implementation, there are signs congressional intervention could be more significant than anticipated insofar as stand-alone bills and perhaps even significant legislative reforms.” House Communications Subcommittee Chairman Rick Boucher, D-Va., in particular has staked a claim on telecom issues such as the Universal Service Fund, privacy, spectrum and wireless consumer protections, Silva said. Verizon and AT&T have begun asking Congress to rethink the 1996 Telecom Act, he said. Boucher has said he intends to work on a telecom law overhaul in the next Congress. “Boucher will be a key figure on any telecom overhaul if he survives a tough re-election bid,” Silva said.