Rosenworcel Details All Pending FCC Business to Rodgers, Doesn't Address Overreach Concerns
FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel outlined all the commission’s "pending" and "expected" rulemakings and expected declaratory rulings issued via delegated authority, in response to a query from House Commerce Committee ranking member Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash., but didn’t directly address the…
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GOP leader’s warning that the agency not "continue to exceed Congressional authorizations." Rodgers advised the FCC and FTC in September against going further than Congress mandated because of the "limitations" on their authority highlighted in the Supreme Court's June West Virginia v. EPA ruling (see 2209290062). The FCC “takes seriously the responsibilities entrusted to it by Congress under the law, including the efforts identified in your letter ‘to expand connectivity to all Americans, regulate broadcast stations and’” MVPDs “‘in the media marketplace, limit the transmission of illegal robocalls, preserve the capability for reliable 911 and emergency alerting services, and remove untrusted communications equipment and services from U.S. communications networks,’” Rosenworcel said in a letter to Rodgers released Tuesday. “In the absence of any specific Commission order, the Bureaus and Offices generally do not have delegated authority to issue notices of proposed rulemaking.” Depending “upon the nature of the particular matter, and based on the comments received on these petitions, these may be addressed by a Bureau or Office,” Rosenworcel said: The FCC “cannot predict whether or when any of these petitions will be acted upon.”