The House Communications Subcommittee scheduled a hearing on...

The House Communications Subcommittee scheduled a hearing on “Media Ownership in the 21st Century” for Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. in 2123 Rayburn. Subcommittee Chairman Greg Walden, R-Ore., said in a statement that it’s “imperative that our laws that govern media ownership evolve” and that these discussions will inform any Communications Act overhaul. “The subcommittee is expected to discuss the FCC’s inaction on the statutorily required 2010 quadrennial review of the media ownership rules as well as the continued relevance of the media ownership regulatory framework in general,” it said in a news release (http://1.usa.gov/1mPj1yO). “Members will explore the commission’s decision to forge ahead with new rules on joint sales agreements (JSAs) and other media ownership changes without the completed quadrennial review.” The FCC voted along party lines March 31 on a JSA attribution order (CD April 1 p4).