S. HRG. 112–846 OVERSIGHT OF THE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION HEARING BEFORE THE COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE, SCIENCE, AND TRANSPORTATION UNITED STATES SENATE ONE HUNDRED TWELFTH CONGRESS SECOND SESSION MAY 16, 2012 Printed for the use of the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation ( U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 86–477 PDF WASHINGTON : 2014 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 Nov 24 2008 09:01 Feb 03, 2014 Jkt 075679 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 5011 Sfmt 5011 S:\GPO\DOCS\86477.TXT JACKIE SENATE COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE, SCIENCE, AND TRANSPORTATION ONE HUNDRED TWELFTH CONGRESS SECOND SESSION JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER IV, West Virginia, Chairman DANIEL K. INOUYE, Hawaii KAY BAILEY HUTCHISON, Texas, Ranking JOHN F. KERRY, Massachusetts OLYMPIA J. SNOWE, Maine BARBARA BOXER, California JIM DEMINT, South Carolina BILL NELSON, Florida JOHN THUNE, South Dakota MARIA CANTWELL, Washington ROGER F. WICKER, Mississippi FRANK R. LAUTENBERG, New Jersey JOHNNY ISAKSON, Georgia MARK PRYOR, Arkansas ROY BLUNT, Missouri CLAIRE MCCASKILL, Missouri JOHN BOOZMAN, Arkansas AMY KLOBUCHAR, Minnesota PATRICK J. TOOMEY, Pennsylvania TOM UDALL, New Mexico MARCO RUBIO, Florida MARK WARNER, Virginia KELLY AYOTTE, New Hampshire MARK BEGICH, Alaska DEAN HELLER, Nevada ELLEN L. DONESKI, Staff Director JAMES REID, Deputy Staff Director JOHN WILLIAMS, General Counsel RICHARD M. RUSSELL, Republican Staff Director DAVID QUINALTY, Republican Deputy Staff Director REBECCA SEIDEL, Republican General Counsel and Chief Investigator (II) VerDate Nov 24 2008 09:01 Feb 03, 2014 Jkt 075679 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 5904 Sfmt 5904 S:\GPO\DOCS\86477.TXT JACKIE C O N T E N T S Page Hearing held on May 16, 2012 ............................................................................... 1 Statement of Senator Rockefeller ........................................................................... 1 Statement of Senator Hutchison ............................................................................ 3 Statement of Senator Kerry .................................................................................... 3 Statement of Senator DeMint ................................................................................. 4 Statement of Senator Begich .................................................................................. 30 Statement of Senator Boozman .............................................................................. 31 Statement of Senator Blunt .................................................................................... 33 Statement of Senator Lautenberg .......................................................................... 34 Statement of Senator Rubio .................................................................................... 36 Statement of Senator Toomey ................................................................................. 38 Statement of Senator Klobuchar ............................................................................ 40 Statement of Senator Thune ................................................................................... 42 Statement of Senator Pryor .................................................................................... 43 Statement of Senator Cantwell .............................................................................. 45 Statement of Senator Warner ................................................................................. 46 Statement of Senator Ayotte ................................................................................... 47 Statement of Senator Wicker .................................................................................. 48 WITNESSES Hon. Julius Genachowski, Chairman, Federal Communications Commission ... 4 Prepared statement .......................................................................................... 7 Hon. Robert M. McDowell, Commissioner, Federal Communications Commis- sion ........................................................................................................................ 9 Prepared statement .......................................................................................... 10 APPENDIX Hon. Mignon L. Clyburn, Commissioner, Federal Communications Commis- sion, prepared statement ..................................................................................... 51 Hon. Jessica Rosenworcel, Commissioner, Federal Communications Commis- sion, prepared statement ..................................................................................... 52 Hon. Ajit Pai, Commissioner, Federal Communications Commission, prepared statement .............................................................................................................. 53 Response to written questions submitted to Hon. Julius Genachowski by: Hon. John D. Rockefeller IV ............................................................................ 54 Hon. Daniel K. Inouye ...................................................................................... 58 Hon. John F. Kerry .......................................................................................... 63 Hon. Bill Nelson ............................................................................................... 65 Hon. Maria Cantwell ........................................................................................ 66 Hon. Frank R. Lautenberg ............................................................................... 71 Hon. Mark Pryor ............................................................................................... 72 Hon. Claire McCaskill ...................................................................................... 74 Hon. Amy Klobuchar ........................................................................................ 77 Hon. Tom Udall ................................................................................................ 78 Hon. Mark Warner ........................................................................................... 81 Hon. Mark Begich ............................................................................................. 83 Hon. Kay Bailey Hutchison ............................................................................. 88 Hon. Olympia J. Snowe .................................................................................... 91 Hon. Jim DeMint .............................................................................................. 101 Hon. John Thune .............................................................................................. 102 Hon. Roger F. Wicker ....................................................................................... 104 Hon. Roy Blunt ................................................................................................. 105 Hon. John Boozman ......................................................................................... 106 Hon. Patrick J. Toomey .................................................................................... 107 (III) VerDate Nov 24 2008 09:01 Feb 03, 2014 Jkt 075679 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 5904 Sfmt 5904 S:\GPO\DOCS\86477.TXT JACKIE IV Page Response to written questions submitted to Hon. Julius Genachowski by— Continued Hon. Marco Rubio ............................................................................................. 111 Hon. Dean Heller .............................................................................................. 113 Response to written questions submitted to Hon. Robert M. McDowell by: Hon. John D. Rockefeller IV ............................................................................ 116 Hon. Daniel K. Inouye ...................................................................................... 117 Hon. John F. Kerry .......................................................................................... 118 Hon. Maria Cantwell ........................................................................................ 121 Hon. Frank R. Lautenberg ............................................................................... 122 Hon. Mark Pryor ............................................................................................... 123 Hon. Claire McCaskill ...................................................................................... 125 Hon. Amy Klobuchar ........................................................................................ 127 Hon. Tom Udall ................................................................................................ 128 Hon. Mark Warner ........................................................................................... 128 Hon. Mark Begich ............................................................................................. 130 Hon. Olympia J. Snowe .................................................................................... 135 Hon. John Thune .............................................................................................. 141 Hon. Roger F. Wicker ....................................................................................... 141 Hon. Roy Blunt ................................................................................................. 142 Hon. John Boozman ........................................................................................