FCC LEAKS INFO TO TELCOM LOBBYISTS

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GRANT GROSS IDG NEWS SERVICE - The U.S. Federal Communications
Commission has routinely let some telecom lobbyists know in advance when
votes important to them will happen, but has not done the same for some
consumer and public-interest groups, according to a report by a
government auditor.

The U.S. Government Accountability Office report says the FCC has
violated its own rules by leaking information to some lobbyists, letting
them know of upcoming votes in the critical weeks just before an FCC
decision. FCC rules prohibit the agency from leaking information about
upcoming votes, the GAO said.

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