Salt Lake Telegram | 1935-02-05 | Page 3 | Committee Favors Telephone Inquiry

COMMITTEE FAVORS TELEPHONE INQUIRY WASHINGTON Feb 5 The P P The Wheeler resolution on proposing a abroad abroad abroad broad investigation by the federal communications commission of the American Telephone and Tel Telegraph graph company and its subsidiaries was approved approved approved ap ap- proved tod today y by the senate interstate interstate inter inter- state commerce commission The resolution would authorize appropriation appropriation appropriation ap ap- of to finance an inquiry into the telephone company and its corporate relations similar in scope to the federal trade commissions commissions commission's commis sion's year six investigation of power companies The commission would be directed to go Into all aU phases of ot the telephone company's financing and organization tion with particular emphasis on methods of competition and nd the manner man man- ner ncr in which it has developed and commercialized patents The commission also would be dl dl- reeled to find out whether the telephone tele tale phone company compan or its affiliates have hac engaged in propaganda such uch as that tha charged against the power companies by the federal trade commission