Martin's decision to cancel the vote came after Sen. John D. Rockefeller, D-W.Va., the incoming chairman of the Senate Commerce and Science Committee, and Rep. Henry Waxman, D-Calif., who will be heading the House Energy and Commerce Committee, co-signed a letter to Martin stating it would be "counterproductive" to vote on "complex and controversial items that the new Congress and new administration will have an interest in reviewing."

A day after receiving the letter, Martin's office quietly tabled the vote.

"We received the letter from Senator Rockefeller and Congressman Waxman today and spoke with other offices," Robert Kenny, an FCC spokesman, said in a Dec. 12 statement. "In light of the letter, it does not appear that there is consensus to move forward and the agenda meeting has been canceled.  The items will remain on circulation and the Commissioners can still vote on them."

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