The FCC should hold some of its fall...

The FCC should hold some of its fall net neutrality roundtables outside of Washington, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., told FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler in a letter released Wednesday. “While the roundtables the Commission is holding in Washington will help to promote further public input, I strongly urge you to expand your listening sessions outside of the Beltway,” Leahy said (http://1.usa.gov/1q8KwUq). He described a field hearing he held last month in Vermont on net neutrality, and cited the more than 1 million comments on the issue that the FCC has received. “The roundtable events are designed to incorporate a wide range of views on this important topic, and they will be open to the public and streamed live online,” an FCC spokeswoman told us of Leahy’s letter. “In addition, both online viewers and those who attend in person will have the opportunity to ask questions.” Most of those who commented “will not be able to come to Washington to participate in the roundtables that have been scheduled, but their voices are more important than industry lobbyists and Members of Congress,” Leahy said. “Holding roundtables across the country will help ensure that Americans have a meaningful opportunity to participate.”