Wheeler Assures 'Open,' 'Transparent' Review of AT&T/DirecTV Proposal

The FCC will conduct an open and transparent review process for the proposed AT&T/DirecTV transaction, Chairman Tom Wheeler said in letters to the leaders of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights. Wheeler responded to a letter from Chairwoman Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., and ranking member Mike Lee, R-Utah. "Your views will be taken into consideration, and your letter will be made part of the record," he said in separate letters to the lawmakers. Klobuchar and Lee led a hearing on the deal in June.