House Communications Subcommittee Chairman Greg Walden, R-Ore., formally...
House Communications Subcommittee Chairman Greg Walden, R-Ore., formally announced Wednesday that committee staffers are engaging in bipartisan briefings from industry stakeholders this month, as expected (CD Oct 2 p6) and initiated last week (CD Oct 7 p6). The briefings are…
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part of Walden’s initiative to overhaul the Communications Act. “Although Congress may not be in session this month, our work continues full speed ahead,” Walden said in a blog post (http://1.usa.gov/1vWwcm5), referring to “recently commenced” briefings he termed listening sessions. The first session was last Thursday and at least two were scheduled for this week. “These meetings provide our bipartisan staffs an opportunity to dive deeper on specific topics and better understand the issues facing the modern communications marketplace,” Walden said. “We are interested in pursuing pro-innovation policies that reflect our evolving economy. It is important to have a firm grip on how our laws impact consumers, job creators, and the market as a whole, and hear directly what ideas are worth pursuing as well as identifying potential landmines to avoid.” The sessions are intended to “round out the information” that the committee has acquired from white paper responses and hearings, he said.