Hon. Michael G. Oxley: “since the passage of the 1992 Cable Act, the PCC staff has increased some 30 percent, making it one of the largest…”

“since the passage of the 1992 Cable Act, the PCC staff has increased some 30 percent, making it one of the largest growing Federal bureaucracies in Washington. Most of the growth is due to the creation of the Cable Services Bureau. Listen to this: When established, the Cable Service Bureau has a staff of 59. Since the passage of the Cable Act of 1992, it has increased and has quadrupled in size. The 1995 cable services budget stands at $186 million, a 35-percent increase from the Cable Act. We do not need more bureaucrats telling the American public what they can and cannot pay for MTV and other cable services. It seems to me that the potential is clearly there for more and more competition. If we get bureaucracy in the way of competition, the bureaucracy always wins. It is important to understand the negative effects of the Cable Act of 1992. This amendment would exacerbate the terrible things that have happened since 1992.”