The House Commerce Committee Wednesday sent to the floor a no-brainer of a proposal that will allow the Federal Communications Commission to consolidate eight reports into one biennial communications marketplace study. It also gets rid of the anual telegraph report (yes, it's still on the books!), which dates back to 1934.
It's a move that is long overdue in the eyes of some lawmakers. Congress over the years has piled report after report on the FCC to gauge the marketplace, including separate studies on cable prices, video competition, satellite communications and broadband.
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