WASHINGTON—The United Church of Christ has asked the Federal Communications Commission to review the agency’s agreement with Enron to settle an investigation against the now-bankrupt energy consortium that failed to seek proper approval for the transfer of wireless licenses it controlled, according to Reuters.
The FCC announced last month it was investigating Enron for failing to get the transfer approval or the issuance of new licenses for intra-company communications needed to operate its gas pipelines and infrastructure facilities. Enron later paid $7,500 to the FCC to close the investigation.
“It is inconceivable that further investigation would have turned up nothing, as the cascading daily disclosures of Enron’s companywide ethical corruption make clear,” The United Church of Christ said in a brief to be filed today. “If the Enron order stands, regulatees will know that their risk for 149 violations is just a $7,500 ‘voluntary payment.'”
