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GAO Report Slams FCC

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the gold-makes-the-rules dept.

eldavojohn writes "The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has made a report available today that was requested a year ago by a Democratic senator that finds the Federal Communications Commissions has been favoring lobbyists a little too much. 'The report says that some people at the commission warn lobbyists when a particular issue is about to come up for a vote. Typically, the commission chairman circulates an item for vote three weeks before a meeting. Under the rules of the FCC, meeting agendas are published one week before a vote is scheduled. Once the agenda is published lobbying is banned. The report says that the two-week window allows lobbyist plenty of time to "maximize their impact."'"

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  1. MAXIMUM IMPACT was the name of VCR Head Cleaner by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    that they used to sell at Crazy Earl's in Fort Smith, Arkansas. i bought a shitload of it and huffed it for a few weeks nonstop. and now here i am, dancing like mad to some GOA Trance music in a full pair of Huggies.

  2. Oxymoron Finder says.... by Lxy · · Score: 0, Troll

    We have a winner folks!

    Government Accountability? That's almost as bad as "Microsoft Business Intelligence".

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  3. Pot/Kettle by R2.0 · · Score: -1, Troll

    I am in no way in favor of the corporate influence at the FCC. However, does anyone else find it disturbing that the FCC is being criticised for allowing a 2 week lobbying period by an organization that allows lobbying 24/7/365? I'd be willing to bet that the Congresscritter who requested the report has been lobbied more on communications issues than the FCC has.

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  4. Oh, Come on! by avirrey · · Score: 0, Troll

    This happens everywhere across the whole world! Things are NEVER done on schedule, but somehow we expect government bureaucracy to be faster? Who are these people? Project Managers? Unlikely...

    If I say I'll get the report to you next week, you actually won't get it until 2 or 3 weeks, that's how things work.

    Besides, he only wants the report for scandal and sensationalism. Move along.

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