Lawmakers Reintroduce Bill to Let FCC Commissioners Meet in Private

Bill has bipartisan, bicameral support

File this one under "It makes sense, so why isn't it the law already?" department. A bipartisan group of lawmakers in both the House and the Senate are reintroducing a bill to allow three or more Federal Communications Commissioners to meet in private, as long as no official agency action is taken.

That's right. Under current law, something known as the "sunshine" rule prohibits more than two FCC commissioners from talking to each other outside of a public meeting.

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