WASHINGTON-House Commerce Committee Chairman Thomas Bliley (R-Va.) blasted the Federal Communications Commission for not giving a college in his state the same discount given large corporations that began bidding last week for local multipoint distribution service licenses.
“There is no compelling public reason Virginia Tech should have to play second fiddle to huge, for-profits,” said Bliley.
The Virginia lawmaker said the policy “goes against the FCC’s self-proclaimed goal of bringing schools into the 21st century in the area of telecommunications.”
