FCC inspector general to probe Obama’s influence on “net neutrality” rules
The Federal Communication Commission’s inspector general will probe whether the White House improperly interfered with the agency as it developed net neutrality rules for the Internet.
News of the investigation came from House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah, who grilled FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler at a Tuesday hearing about his relationship with the White House.
Wheeler, in his testimony, insisted there had been no interference from administration officials about the rules he crafted last month, which call for regulating the Internet like a public utility. But Wheeler acknowledged he gave consideration to Obama, who pushed for the new regulations in a public address last year.
“There were no secret instructions from the White House,” Wheeler told the panel.
Chaffetz said there was a lack of transparency at the FCC during the process of developing the Internet rules.
Chaffetz also said that emails provided to the committee demonstrate that Wheeler was caught off guard by Obama’s call for regulating the Internet, suggesting the White House had a heavy hand in Wheeler’s decision to follow Obama’s plan.
“The lack of transparency surrounding the open Internet rule-making process leaves us with a lot of questions,” Chaffetz said.
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