FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski sought to find a possible date...
FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski sought to find a possible date from his fellow commissioners for a special agency meeting to vote on a notice of inquiry and notice of proposed forbearance on the “reclassification lite” plan he unveiled earlier this…
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month (CD May 7 p1), we learned. But commissioner schedules prevented holding a special meeting on the plan, also referred to as “third way.” As a result, the order is likely to circulate for an electronic vote, but it’s not likely to be handled on circulation but at the planned June 17 meeting, FCC officials said. Aides to Genachowski said after he released his reclassification statement an order would circulate in a matter of weeks. The commission is sharply divided on the plan, with Republicans Robert McDowell and Meredith Baker vehemently opposed and Democrats Michael Copps and Mignon Clyburn in strong support. The Republican commissioners could assure a public vote by declining to vote the order on circulation. Genachowski’s spokeswoman had no comment.