FCC heads to congressional oversight hearing with legal issues -- including potential Huawei suit -- in tow

Members of the Federal Communications Commission will testify before a key House panel this week amid unanswered questions about wireless carriers’ data management practices, pressure to mandate cybersecurity requirements to protect next-generation networks, and a looming lawsuit from Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei.

“The FCC is considering a number of actions that could have serious consequences for the American people,” Rep. Frank Pallone (D-NJ), chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, and Rep. Mike Doyle (D- PA), chair of the...