FCC Chairman Kevin Martin may still try to hold a quick December ...
FCC Chairman Kevin Martin may still try to hold a quick December phone conference with the other commissioners to meet a Communications Act requirement that they hold a meeting every calendar month. Martin’s office sent around an e-mail Monday…
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to his colleagues’ offices asking about their schedules the rest of the month, with an eye toward a meeting. No votes are expected if it takes place, FCC sources said Monday. A meeting may also be held Jan. 15, possibly to deal with proposed changes in the Universal Service Fund and intercarrier compensation systems. Then again, the commission may not meet again until late January, after the inauguration of President-elect Barack Obama and after Martin’s expected departure. FCC officials expect to know more early next week. The three-week “white paper” deadline for document distribution for a Jan. 15 meeting would be Thursday. But that’s Christmas, and the FCC is closed, with the rest of the federal government. An FCC spokesman said Martin is willing to move on any items that other commissioners seek action on. “Several proposals and notices remain on circulation and any of the commissioners can act on those at any time,” the spokesman said.