Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) will object to two nominees to the Federal Communications Commission over the agency's refusal to turn over documents related to wireless company LightSquared."I will object to proceeding to the nomination because the FCC continues to stonewall a document request I submitted to the FCC over six months ago on April 27, 2011, regarding their actions related to LightSquared and Harbinger Capital," Grassley said on Thursday, referring to the primary investor in LightSquared.
"It not only sets a dangerous precedent for a federal agency to unilaterally set the rules on how it engages with Congress — it also prevents any meaningful ability for the vast majority of Congress to inform themselves of how an agency works."
LightSquared Spat Prompts Grassley To Block FCC Nominees - Tech Daily Dose
The LightSquared controversy may delaytwo new nominations to the Federal Communications Commission, at least for now.
On Thursday Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, officially notified the Senate that he plans to place a hold on the confirmations of Jessica Rosenworcel and Ajit Pai to be FCC commissioners.
"I will object to proceeding to the nomination because the FCC continues to stonewall a document request I submitted to the FCC over six months ago on April 27, 2011, regarding their actions related to LightSquared and Harbinger Capital," Grassley said in a statement inserted into the Senate record.
Grassley has requested information from the FCC, as well as LightSquared and its chief financier, Harbinger Capital, about how the agency handled LightSquared's quest to build a wholesale nationwide wireless network. Tests have shown that the company's original plan interfered with global positioning systems.
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