FCC Chairman Genachowski Delivers Monday Speech, Tuesday Testimony
July 26, 2010
| 11:02 AM
With lawmakers increasingly turning their attention to strengthening online privacy, FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski will weigh in on the topic Tuesday during a hearing before the Senate Commerce Committee. Appearing alongside Genachowski will be Jon Leibowitz, chairman of the Federal Trade Commission.
Rep. Bobby Rush, D-Ill., chairman of the Energy and Commerce Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection Subcommittee, introduced privacy legislation last Monday, while Energy and Commerce Communications Subcommittee Chairman Rick Boucher, D-Va., has floated a draft measure.
But Sen. Byron Dorgan, D-N.D., a senior member of the Senate Commerce Committee, recently told CongressDaily that crafting related legislation has proven difficult in the upper chamber, and with limited time left on the congressional calendar, he doesn't expect Senate action this year.
Genachowski also is scheduled to appear today at a convention and political conference sponsored by the Communications Workers of America, one of several organizations opposed to the proposed merger of Comcast and NBC Universal. Comcast Executive VP David Cohen is scheduled to brief reporters Wednesday about the latest developments with the transaction.
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