OVERSIGHT OF THE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION HEARINGS BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND THE INTERNET OF THE COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND COMMERCE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ONE HUNDRED TENTH CONGRESS FIRST SESSION MARCH 14 AND JULY 24, 2007 Serial No. 110–18 ( Printed for the use of the Committee on Energy and Commerce energycommerce.house.gov VerDate 11-SEP-98 10:30 Jul 09, 2008 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6011 Sfmt 6011 Q:\DOCS\110-18 SCOM1 PsN: SCOM1 OVERSIGHT OF THE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION HEARINGS BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND THE INTERNET OF THE COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND COMMERCE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ONE HUNDRED TENTH CONGRESS FIRST SESSION MARCH 14 AND JULY 24, 2007 Serial No. 110–18 ( Printed for the use of the Committee on Energy and Commerce energycommerce.house.gov U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 39–811 PDF WASHINGTON : 2008 For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office Internet: bookstore.gpo.gov Phone: toll free (866) 512–1800; DC area (202) 512–1800 Fax: (202) 512–2104 Mail: Stop IDCC, Washington, DC 20402–0001 VerDate 11-SEP-98 10:30 Jul 09, 2008 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 5011 Sfmt 5011 Q:\DOCS\110-18 SCOM1 PsN: SCOM1 OVERSIGHT OF THE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION VerDate 11-SEP-98 10:30 Jul 09, 2008 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6019 Sfmt 6019 Q:\DOCS\110-18 SCOM1 PsN: SCOM1 COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND COMMERCE JOHN D. DINGELL, Michigan, Chairman HENRY A. WAXMAN, California JOE BARTON, Texas EDWARD J. MARKEY, Massachusetts Ranking Member RICK BOUCHER, Virginia RALPH M. HALL, Texas EDOLPHUS TOWNS, New York J. DENNIS HASTERT, Illinois FRANK PALLONE, JR., New Jersey FRED UPTON, Michigan BART GORDON, Tennessee CLIFF STEARNS, Florida BOBBY L. RUSH, Illinois NATHAN DEAL, Georgia ANNA G. ESHOO, California ED WHITFIELD, Kentucky BART STUPAK, Michigan BARBARA CUBIN, Wyoming ELIOT L. ENGEL, New York JOHN SHIMKUS, Illinois ALBERT R. WYNN, Maryland HEATHER WILSON, New Mexico GENE GREEN, Texas JOHN B. SHADEGG, Arizona DIANA DEGETTE, Colorado CHARLES W. ‘‘CHIP’’ PICKERING, Vice Chairman Mississippi LOIS CAPPS, California VITO FOSSELLA, New York MIKE DOYLE, Pennsylvania STEVE BUYER, Indiana JANE HARMAN, California GEORGE RADANOVICH, California TOM ALLEN, Maine JOSEPH R. PITTS, Pennsylvania JAN SCHAKOWSKY, Illinois MARY BONO, California HILDA L. SOLIS, California GREG WALDEN, Oregon CHARLES A. GONZALEZ, Texas LEE TERRY, Nebraska JAY INSLEE, Washington MIKE FERGUSON, New Jersey TAMMY BALDWIN, Wisconsin MIKE ROGERS, Michigan MIKE ROSS, Arkansas SUE WILKINS MYRICK, North Carolina DARLENE HOOLEY, Oregon JOHN SULLIVAN, Oklahoma ANTHONY D. WEINER, New York TIM MURPHY, Pennsylvania JIM MATHESON, Utah MICHAEL C. BURGESS, Texas G.K. BUTTERFIELD, North Carolina MARSHA BLACKBURN, Tennessee CHARLIE MELANCON, Louisiana JOHN BARROW, Georgia BARON P. HILL, Indiana PROFESSIONAL STAFF DENNIS B. FITZGIBBONS, Chief of Staff GREGG A. ROTHSCHILD, Chief Counsel SHARON E. DAVIS, Chief Clerk BUD ALBRIGHT, Minority Staff Director (II) VerDate 11-SEP-98 10:30 Jul 09, 2008 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 8486 Sfmt 8486 Q:\DOCS\110-18 SCOM1 PsN: SCOM1 SUBCOMMITTEE ON TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND THE INTERNET EDWARD J. MARKEY, Massachusetts, Chairman MIKE DOYLE, Pennsylvania FRED UPTON, Michigan JANE HARMAN, California Ranking Member CHARLES A. GONZALEZ, Texas J. DENNIS HASTERT, Illinois JAY INSLEE, Washington CLIFF STEARNS, Florida BARON P. HILL, Indiana NATHAN DEAL, Georgia RICK BOUCHER, Virginia BARBARA CUBIN, Wyoming EDOLPHUS TOWNS, New York JOHN SHIMKUS, Illinois FRANK PALLONE, JR, New Jersey HEATHER WILSON, New Mexico BART GORDON, Tennessee CHARLES W. ‘‘CHIP’’ PICKERING, BOBBY L. RUSH, Illinois Mississippi ANNA G. ESHOO, California VITO FOSELLA, New York BART STUPAK, Michigan GEORGE RADANOVICH, California ELIOT L. ENGEL, New York MARY BONO, California GENE GREEN, Texas GREG WALDEN, Oregon LOIS CAPPS, California LEE TERRY, Nebraska HILDA L. SOLIS, California MIKE FERGUSON, New Jersey JOHN D. DINGELL, Michigan (ex officio) JOE BARTON, Texas (ex officio) (III) VerDate 11-SEP-98 10:30 Jul 09, 2008 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 5904 Sfmt 5904 Q:\DOCS\110-18 SCOM1 PsN: SCOM1 VerDate 11-SEP-98 10:30 Jul 09, 2008 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 5904 Sfmt 5904 Q:\DOCS\110-18 SCOM1 PsN: SCOM1 C O N T E N T S MARCH 14, 2007 Page Hon. Edward J. Markey, a Representative in Congress from the Common- wealth of Massachusetts, opening statement .................................................... 1 Hon. Fred Upton, a Representative in Congress from the State of Michigan, opening statement ................................................................................................ 2 Hon. Jane Harman, a Representative in Congress from the State of Califor- nia, opening statement ........................................................................................ 4 Hon. Anna G. Eshoo, a Representative in Congress from the State of Califor- nia, opening statement ........................................................................................ 5 Hon. John D. Dingell, a Representative in Congress from the State of Michi- gan, opening statement ....................................................................................... 6 Hon. Nathan Deal, a Representative in Congress from the State of Georgia, opening statement ................................................................................................ 8 Hon. Eliot L. Engel, a Representative in Congress from the State of New York, opening statement ...................................................................................... 9 Hon. Frank Pallone, Jr., a Representative in Congress from the State of New Jersey, prepared statement ........................................................................ 11 Hon. Lois Capps, a Representative in Congress from the State of California, prepared statement .............................................................................................. 12 WITNESSES Kevin J. Martin, Chairman, Federal Communications Commission ................... 15 Prepared statement .......................................................................................... 17 Answers to submitted questions ...................................................................... 168 Michael J. Copps, Commissioner, Federal Communications Commission .......... 21 Prepared statement .......................................................................................... 24 Answers to submitted questions ...................................................................... 96 Deborah Taylor Tate, Commissioner, Federal Communications Commission .... 26 Prepared statement .......................................................................................... 28 Answers to submitted questions ...................................................................... 147 Jonathan S. Adelstein, Commissioner, Federal Communications Commission . 34 Prepared statement .......................................................................................... 35 Answers to submitted questions ...................................................................... 120 Robert M. McDowell, Commissioner, Federal Communications Commission .... 38 Prepared statement .......................................................................................... 39 Answers to submitted questions ...................................................................... 263 SUBMITTED MATERIAL Jerry Brito, ‘‘Failure to Communicate,’’ Wall Street Journal, March 13, 2007 .. 286 Letter of January 26, 2007 from Dee May, Vice President, Federal Regu- latory, Verizon, to Marlene H. Dortch, Secretary, Federal Communications Commission ........................................................................................................... 287 JULY 24, 2007 Hon. Edward J. Markey, a Representative in Congress from the Common- wealth of Massachusetts, opening statement .................................................... 289 Hon. Fred Upton, a Representative in Congress from the State of Michigan, opening statement ................................................................................................ 291 Hon. Mike Doyle, a Representative in Congress from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, opening statement ................................................................... 292 (V) VerDate 11-SEP-98 10:30 Jul 09, 2008 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 5904 Sfmt 5904 Q:\DOCS\110-18 SCOM1 PsN: SCOM1 VI Page Hon. Jane Harman, a Representative in Congress from the State of Califor- nia, opening statement ........................................................................................ 293 Hon. John Shimkus, a Representative in Congress from the State of Illinois, opening statement ................................................................................................ 294 Hon. Bobby L. Rush, a Representative in Congress from the State of Illinois, opening statement ................................................................................................ 295 Hon. Joe Barton, a Representative in Congress from the State of Texas, opening statement ................................................................................................ 296 Hon. Bart Stupak, a Representative in Congress from the State of Michigan, opening statement ................................................................................................ 297 Hon. Mike Ferguson, a Representative in Congress