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Chairman, Ranking Minority
Member, and Members of the House
Science, State, Justice, and
Commerce Appropriations
Subcommittee, I appreciate this
opportunity to appear before you
today to discuss the Federal
Communications Commission's
Fiscal Year 2006 Budget
Request. Fiscal
Year 2006 Request
"One of
Commission's important functions
is the assignment of spectrum
licenses to entities engaged in
telecommunications services. As
of September 30, 2004, the
revenue from the Commission's
auctions program has totaled
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Kevin J. Martin
Chairman
Federal Communications
Commission
Before the
Subcommittee on Science, State,
Justice, and Commerce
of the Committee on
Appropriations
United States House of
Representatives
On the
Federal Communications
Commission's
Fiscal Year 2006 Budget
Estimates
Tuesday, April 26, 2005
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Auctions Funding Report Tuesday,
April 26th, 2005:
Total Received since 1995 = $26.8
billion + $18 Billion due from
Projected Frequency Sales in -
2006-2010
This
is my first appearance before
this Subcommittee and my first
appearance before Congress since
assuming the FCC's Chairmanship
on March 18, 2005. The
Commission's Fiscal Year 2006
Budget Request and the proposed
programmatic initiatives it
contains were formulated by my
predecessor, Chairman Powell.
During my first few weeks,
however, I have personally
endeavored to gain a greater
appreciation for the budgetary
process that supports the
Commission's mission. I am
working with my staff to continue
undertaking a comprehensive
review of the Commission's budget
and Commission operations to
ensure that when we do receive
our funding level for the next
fiscal year, we are prepared to
use our resources in the most
efficient manner
possible.
I am
pleased to work with the
Subcommittee on the Fiscal Year
2006 appropriations process. The
appropriations process is an
exercise in fiscal responsibility
&endash; it helps us to define
our goals within the parameters
of financial reality. It enhances
our internal system of financial
checks and balances by bringing
into focus the concerns of this
Subcommittee and its staff. I
welcome your input and oversight,
and I look forward to working
with you to ensure the Commission
is financially able to perform
its mission.
I
understand the Subcommittee seeks
to ensure the Commission runs a
tight fiscal ship, and I share
that goal. Access to accurate and
detailed financial information is
essential for the Subcommittee's
oversight functions, and I
recognize that Subcommittee -
(end of FCC report page#
-2- ), -- staff relies on the
Commission for timely information
on internal budget-related
activities. To advance our mutual
goal of fiscal responsibility,
going forward I am committed to
providing the Subcommittee with
the data you request at the level
of detail and in the format that
you prefer. Indeed, I have
instructed our staff to work with
Subcommittee staff to develop a
standard format that you would
prefer on a goingforward
basis."
"The
Commission is requesting spending
authority of $304,057,000 for
Fiscal Year 2006, with a direct
appropriation of $4,823,000. The
Commission will raise the
remainder, or $299,234,000,
through regulatory fees. During
the current fiscal year, the
Commission has a spending level
of $281,098,000, with all but one
million dollars being raised
through regulatory
fees.
To
continue to operate at our
current level, the Commission
would require $289,784,000, or a
three percent increase over the
previous fiscal year, for
nondiscretionary operating
increases. Of the total requested
for the next fiscal year,
$8,686,000 is designated for
these non-discretionary operating
increases to maintain Fiscal Year
2005 service levels, including
employee salaries for our
projected full-time equivalents
(FTEs), and inflationary
increases for office space
rental, supplies, printing,
postage, and contractual
services.
In
addition, the Commission is
requesting an additional
$14,273,000 to implement four
program performance initiatives.
First, $450,000 would fund the
E-Government Personnel Program to
allow the FCC to participate in a
government-wide program to -
(end of FCC report page# -3-
), -- manage personnel data
electronically. Second, the
Commission requests $1,350,000
for the Licensing Integration
Initiative to provide
enhancements to the Commission's
computer systems in order to
improve licensing resources and
facilitate cross-bureau
applications &endash; a program
that will enhance consumer
interaction with all of the
Commission's licensing systems at
a time of increased convergence
in telecommunications
services.
Third,
the Commission is requesting
$9,300,000 for a special Field
Facilities Improvement Initiative
at the Commission's offices in
Columbia, Maryland. Two years
ago, the Commission initiated a
study to develop a master plan
for the Columbia, Maryland,
facilities. The study found that
the most economically feasible
method for conducting essential
repairs and upgrades would be to
consolidate into a single new
building the Technology
Laboratory with the Enforcement
Monitoring facilities located on
the same property. These
facilities in Maryland are
essential to the Commission's
core mission. The integrity of
the Enforcement Monitoring
Station also is important to
homeland security. Personnel at
that station assist the
Department of Defense and the
Department of Homeland Security
in monitoring activities, while
also carrying out routine
Commission enforcement functions.
The requested funds would provide
site preparations, construction,
utility tie-ins, security access
and monitoring, and
telecommunications
hook-ups.
The
FCC's fourth special request is
$3,173,000 to hire 26 limited
term FTEs to increase Universal
Service Fund audit and oversight
activities in Fiscal Year 2006.
The requested funds would provide
for additional FTEs in the Office
of Inspector General, the
Wireline Competition Bureau, and
the Office of Managing Director.
The additional - (end of FCC
report page# -4- ), --
personnel would perform audits,
provide investigational support
to law enforcement agencies,
review audit findings, and handle
legal proceedings arising from
the increased oversight,
including actions to recover USF
monies from beneficiaries that
failed to use the funds in
accordance with program rules. We
will work with Congress to ensure
the requested funds improve the
efficiency of the programs and
safeguard the USF from waste,
fraud, and abuse."
(Notes:
As of
September 30, 2004. Another $18
Billion due from 2006-10
Frequency Sales. Revenue
projected from future frequency
sales receipts from Fiscal Year
2006 through Fiscal Year 2010,
are estimated to be
$18,330,039,000 after program
costs.)
OMB has
projected future receipts from
Fiscal Year 2006 through Fiscal
Year 2010 to be $18,330,039,000
after program costs, and the
valuation could reach much higher
levels if extended through the
next ten years. Section 309(j) of
the Communications Act permits
the Commission to pay for all
auctions expenses from the
proceeds of the auctions, subject
to OMB review.
During
the past two funding cycles, the
final appropriations bills set a
cap on auctions expenses of $85
million. The Commission's Office
of Managing Director estimates
that the amount necessary to
adjust for pay raises and
inflation during Fiscal Year 2006
is an additional $1,961,000 over
Fiscal Year 2005's level, or an
increase of 2.3 percent over the
previous year.
In the
President's Budget, the
Administration has said it will
propose legislation to extend
indefinitely the Commission's
auction authority, which will
expire on September 30, 2007,
under current law. Both OMB and
CBO predict that lifting the -
(end of FCC report page# -5-
), -- sunset will increase
the value of spectrum scheduled
to be auctioned by avoiding a
potential glut in the market
during a compressed period. In
addition, the Commission's Office
of Managing Director has informed
me that the failure to extend the
deadline at this time will result
in the need to develop a
wind-down plan for the program
when we begin to prepare the
Fiscal Year 2007 Budget this
summer."
"The
Fiscal Year 2006 Budget outlines
the Commission's Strategic Plan,
provides evidence of the FCC's
accomplishments in targeted
areas, and delineates future
methods for using resources to
achieve specific goals. Because
my tenure as Chairman began just
last month, I am in the process
of working with my colleagues on
the Commission and with members
of Congress to develop plans for
promoting the deployment of
broadband services, deregulating
where competition exists,
enhancing public safety and
homeland security, ensuring the
viability of the Universal
Service Fund, promoting the
efficient use of spectrum, and
reviewing media regulation to
foster competition and diversity.
I am also developing plans to
ensure the Commission has the
tools and training necessary to
accomplish our goals and
mission."
"Thank
you again for this opportunity to
work with you to review the
Commission's Fiscal Year 2006
Budget. I respectfully request
that this Subcommittee grant the
Commission its full funding
request for Fiscal Year 2006. I
would be pleased to answer any
questions you may
have."
From
David Fiske, FCC, Director of
Media Relations.
See
Original Testimony of Chairman
Martin's testimony
to
a House Appropriations
Subcommittee in April of this
year has a section on auctions,
(pages 4-5) and in that
statement, he confirms that
"revenue from the Commission's
auctions program has totaled
$26.8 billion." The link to that
testimony follows:
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-258333A1.pdf
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