Senate Communications Hearing Orgy with our Spectrum and Internet Rights in the Middle

Perhaps responding to criticism that he’s been dragging his feet on comm stuff, Senate Commerce Committee Chair has schedule a virtual assload of hearings for the first 11 weeks of the next session on various communications related issues.

My guess is that this is all prep work for the forthcoming Telecommunications Act of 2006, and will be where the Bush Administration and their telco-entertainment-corporate-cabal will unveil their wish list for wrenching every last bit of control over the spectrum and internet. With hearings like “Broadcast and Audio Flag” and “Internet Neutrality” these will be very important hearings to watch.

The hearings are:
Thursday, Jan.19, 10 a.m.; Decency

Thursday, Jan.19, 2:30 p.m.; Internet Pornography

Tuesday, Jan. 24, 10 a.m.; Video Franchising

Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2:30 p.m.; Video Content

Thursday, Jan. 26, 10 a.m.; Competition and Convergence

Tuesday, Jan. 31, 10 a.m.; Broadcast and Audio Flag

Tuesday, Feb. 7, 10 a.m.; Internet Neutrality

Tuesday, Feb. 14, 10 a.m.; State and Local Issues and Municipal Networks

Tuesday, Feb. 28, 10 a.m.; Universal Service Fund Contributions

Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2:30; Universal Service Fund Distribution

Thursday, March 2, 10 a.m.; Wireless Issues/Spectrum Reform

Tuesday, March 7, 10 a.m.; Rural Telecommunications

Tuesday, March 14, 10 a.m.; Voice over Internet Protocol

Tuesday, March 14, 2:30 p.m.; Wall Street’s Perspective on Telecommunications


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