House Judiciary Antitrust Law Subcommittee Plans Wednesday Net Neutrality Hearing
The House Judiciary Antitrust Law Subcommittee plans a Wednesday hearing on antitrust regulators' role in net neutrality, as expected (see 1710240065), said a notice Thursday with few details. The hearing is to begin at 10 a.m. in 2141 Rayburn. It's…
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expected to focus only on the FTC's role in net neutrality, though it's unclear whether the subcommittee would ask acting Chairman Maureen Ohlhausen to testify, a communications sector lobbyist said. The White House announced President Donald Trump's intent last week to nominate Paul Weiss antitrust lawyer Joseph Simons to the FTC with the intent of naming him chairman (see 1710190001 and 1710190055). But Simons and two other intended FTC nominees hadn't had their selections formally sent to the Senate at our deadline Thursday. Judiciary hadn't finalized its witness list Thursday, a spokeswoman said. The FTC didn't comment. The hearing would follow months after the House Commerce Committee indefinitely delayed its own net neutrality hearing amid difficulties in getting eight invited CEOs from top ISPs and edge providers to testify (see 1708300050).