Boucher Outlines 2010 Agenda
House Energy and Commerce Communications Subcommittee Chairman Rick Boucher, D-Va., Wednesday offered some details of his 2010 telecommunications agenda during a speech at the annual Congressional Internet Caucus' State of the Net conference, CongressDaily reported. In February or March, he'll formally introduce legislation overhauling a federal fund subsidizing telecommunications service in impoverished and rural areas, with a markup to follow.
Boucher also said he plans to soon circulate a bipartisan "discussion draft" of legislation designed to strengthen online privacy protections. Regarding efforts to renew a law governing the transmission of broadcast signals via satellite TV, Boucher said lawmakers are homing in on a legislative vehicle. The law was extended late last year through Feb. 28 after efforts to secure a five-year renewal failed. Later this year, Boucher will introduce a bill to create a national set of consumer protections for wireless phone users.
He also revealed plans for two additional oversight hearings: one, tentatively slated for February, on the second and final round of funding under the $7.2 billion broadband stimulus program, and another in March on the FCC's upcoming national broadband plan.
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