House committee investigates FCC over 5G infrastructure order
The House Energy and Commerce committee has opened an investigation into the FCC related to the commission’s recent order preempting local control and pricing of infrastructure access, “alleging that FCC representatives may have acted improperly in support of an initiative that is likely to save operators billions in 5G deployment costs.” In a letter to FCC Chairman Ajit Pai, committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-New Jersey) and Mike Doyle (D-Pennsylvania) said if the allegations are true, “it would be inappropriate for the FCC to leverage its power as a regulator to influence regulated companies to further its agenda in seeking a more friendly court.”