Senators Key On USF, Spectrum, Net Neutrality At Hearing

Universal Service Fund reform, spectrum and incentive auctions, and network neutrality were front-and-center issues for the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee during a hearing this afternoon at which it delved into the inner workings of the FCC.

Although action has already been taken at the Commission or congressional level to move all three matters forward, there were plenty of questions from lawmakers on how regulators plan to proceed with hashing out the numerous details that still need to be handled, or in the case of net neutrality, how the agency might move if the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia ultimately overturns its December 2010 order.

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