The FCC issued its biennial regulatory review report for year 2002, in which
it identifies and reviews all regulations
issued under the Telecommunications Act of 1996 to determine which
should be modified or withdrawn if they no longer serve the public
interest. The Commissioners
struggled with interpretations of the key phrases "meaningful economic
competition" and "necessary in the public interest." Comments from
various industry participants were also considered to determine if
certain regulation should be outside the scope of the biennial review
for one reason or another. Commissioner
Kevin Martin dissented from the majority opinion supported by the four
other commissioners.
Separate
reports were issued for each of the FCC's bureaus:
Consumer
& Government Affairs -- 34 pages
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-03-131A1.pdf
International
Bureau -- 47 pages http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-03-127A1.pdf
Office
of Engineering & Technology -- 24 pages,
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-03-130A1.pdf
Wireline
Competition -- 104 pages, http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-232189A1.pdf
Wireless
Competition -- 18 pages + 125 pages appendix, http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-03-129A1.pdfhttp://www.fcc.gov
