PA Reps Demand More Public Input in Harrisburg Hearing

Posted February 16th, 2007 by Jen Howard

Late this afternoon — with just one week to go — the FCC finally announced that its Feb. 23 hearing in Harrisburg, Pa. will begin at 9:00 a.m. at the Whitaker Center for Science and the Arts.

This announcement comes on the heels of a letter from four Pennsylvania Representatives — Mike Doyle, Tim Holden, Robert Brady and Allyson Schwartz — expressing concern over the Commission’s failure to adequately notify the public about the time and location of the Harrisburg hearing.

In the letter, the members of Congress took the FCC to task for their late notice:

As this will likely be the only opportunity for Harrisburg residents, and people across Pennsylvania, to speak personally to the FCC and provide input about media ownership, we are greatly concerned that you aren’t providing adequate opportunity for public involvement.

The Pennsylvania Representatives have asked that for future hearings, the FCC give the public enough notice to allow the largest number of citizens to attend.

Click here to view the letter

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