FCC Plans to Give Congress Section 257 Triennial Review 'in the Near Term,' Wheeler Says
The FCC plans to deliver its Communications Act Section 257 triennial review to Congress “in the near term,” FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler told Rep. Donald Payne, D-N.J., in a letter released Thursday. “I recognize the concern you raise regarding timely…
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reports and current data,” Wheeler said. “Since becoming Chairman, I have made it a priority to review and improve FCC processes, including our efforts to meet our statutory reporting obligations.” The agency is “actively working” on that review, Wheeler said. That section of the act refers to agency’s “mandate to identify and eliminate market-entry barriers for small businesses and entrepreneurs,” as Wheeler phrased it in the letter. Wheeler referred to his recent testimony before the House Small Business Committee and the efforts the agency has taken to address diversity issues in the media and wireless spaces. The commission's last 257 triennial report, the 2009 report, was issued in March 2011.