House Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chair Bob Latta (R-OH) says he hopes the FCC’s authority to conduct spectrum auctions can be restored in a budget reconciliation bill next year. The panel is part of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, which Latta said is “going to play a large part in” reconciliation legislation.
Budget reconciliations allow lawmakers to bypass the Senate’s filibuster and move spending bills with a bare majority, according to Broadband Breakfast. NBC News reported that incoming Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-ND) favors two separate packages over the course of next year.
By Leslie Stimson, Inside Towers Washington Bureau Chief
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