Kohl Lauds FCC Wireless Industry Probe
Senate Judiciary Antitrust Subcommittee Chairman Herb Kohl, D-Wis., on Thursday welcomed the announcement by the FCC that it will open an investigation into the wireless industry. The five-member Commission unanimously approved a sweeping examination into the sector intended to better understand factors that encourage innovation and investment and identify concrete steps it should take. The FCC also wants to gauge the adequacy of consumer protection policies through "truth in billing" rules for communications services. See CongressDaily's coverage here (subscription required).
In June, Kohl's subcommittee held a hearing to examine competition in the wireless space and the senator subsequently contacted the FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski and the Justice Department's Assistant Attorney General for Antitrust Christine Varney, urging the agencies to take action to ensure that the cell phone industry is fully open to competition and that barriers to entry and expansion by new competitors be removed. "Strong competition in this market is the only way to ensure that consumers in all parts of the country have access to innovative produces and services at fair prices," Kohl said.
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