FCC Says It Won’t Inquire Into Turnover of Records

Replying to a request by Representative Edward Markey of Massachusetts, FCC head Kevin Martin said that the agency does not have the authority to investigate whether Verizon, AT&T and BellSouth may have violated the law by turning over customer phone records to the National Security Agency. Read more here. Here is Representative Markey’s original letter. Here is FCC Chair Martin’s response.