Ed’s Telecom Alert

Hi Dear Friends,

Hearing on "FCC Process Reform" before the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology Committee on Energy and Commerce U.S. House of Representatives.  Chair Genachowski gave a report on what the FCC has done on improving the FCC's infrastructure system.  

REPORT

One thing that caught my eyes was Chair's comment on VRS which is the below:

"We have also initiated a series of programmatic reforms to ensure efficiency, accountability, and fiscal responsibility. For example, our Video Relay Service program, which provides vital communications for people who are deaf or hard-of-hearing, suffered from significant instances of fraud and abuse. We have worked with the Department of Justice to prosecute wrongdoers and instituted other reforms to this program that have already saved taxpayers approximately $250 million."

hmm – I did not realize as result of minimizing fraud and abuse, saved approx $250 million.  FCC has many, many issues yet VRS was important enough to make it to the 5 page report.    

Rest of the report is standard reporting on various issues that the Chair has undertook to improve the FCC.   Worth reading?  Yes, if you are interested in what kind of changes the FCC has done.

eyes open & thumbs up,

Ed