This week, the House Energy and Commerce Committee released a report accusing Kevin Martin, the chairman of the FCC, of being deceptive and opaque in his management of the agency’s affairs. That a politician would pull such moves is no surprise, but the report should send a strong signal to the incoming Obama administration. “Chairman Martin withheld important and relevant data from the other Commissioners … in an apparent attempt to enable the Commission to regulate cable television companies,” the report states.
