The problem is finding a political leader who understands the priority of the economy as a whole, and can resist special industry pressure.

Some former government employees said industry pressure had limited their ability to study and combat the problem.

But industry pressure and political confusion have stalled the measures in conference.

The same industry pressures thought to be responsible for these soaring costs have helped bump up the sales force.

The act was originally supposed to deal with water and telecoms also but following industry pressure they were dropped.

"On each of the issues, the chairman is under immense political and industry pressure," a senior commission official said.

The question now is whether Congress will feel free enough from industry pressure to lay claim to the public's stake in the spectrum.

We all know there has been massive industry pressure on this piece of legislation.

This isn't simply a matter of caving in to industry pressure.

They predict that Congress, under industry pressure, might try to extend the deadline.