House Telecom Subcommittee ranking Democrat Markey (Mass.) said F...
House Telecom Subcommittee ranking Democrat Markey (Mass.) said FCC Chmn. Powell and the Office of Management & Budget gave “insufficient analysis to the repercussions” to the Universal Service Fund of the FCC’s application of the Anti-Deficiency Act (ADA). Powell…
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responded to several questions Markey asked Powell about ADA application to USF, to which Markey said it was clear that Congress needed to act “quickly to minimize the damage” the policy change would create. Powell told Markey that the Commission didn’t believe there was or would be any risk that USF programs -- including E-rate -- wouldn’t meet their funding requirements. Powell told Markey that he didn’t expect any short- or long-term effects from the accounting change.