House Republicans want answers from the FCC on...

House Republicans want answers from the FCC on its budget and operations. Republican members of the House Commerce Committee’s Communications and Oversight subcommittees sent the agency a letter Friday laying out several questions (http://1.usa.gov/1fsydQj). The letter emphasized fiscal responsibility. “In our committee’s oversight role, we are looking at the operating budget of the FCC with a focus on expenditures designated as [spectrum] auction-related expenses, as well as employee distribution and compensation more generally,” the Republicans said. They seek more information about how the FCC contracts out work. The agency is reviewing the letter now, a spokesman said.