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June 21, 2024
Sir, i sir, i would be happy to get a specific legal response. I think that what the court saying is that the commission is proposing common carrier like Regulation Without stepping up and saying you are a common carrier a common carrier which is what essentially that statement says, i believe. Violating the Communications Act if you are doing these common carriage like requirements without making a finding that that in fact, they are common carriers. The specific order that was put out, was is ...
June 21, 2024
Guest that allows the federal government to search the content not just the metadata, but the content of your emails and phone calls. This amendment was offered last summer by zoe lofgren and myself, passed the house. A virtual vetoproof majority and was stripped out. So we came back and said lets offer this amendment again on the freedom act since we know its probably going to pass and itll become law lets try and get some real reforms in there. Unfortunately last night the rules committee deci...
June 21, 2024
Disagree with the majority of this panel on the socalled open internet rule. And i appreciate you doing it cheerfully but also forcefully. And i want you to help us understand the reasons that you have given procedurally and substantively under the statute. As to why this decision is violative of requirements and violative of the Communications Act. Senator, thank you for the question. I could go through all 67 pages but ill abbreviate it for the sake of the panel and for everyone watching. In s...
June 21, 2024
World is because the fcc was relatively retrained in 2010 compared to what it did now. Time will tell. The best example is europe where europeans have significantly less access to high speed broad band than we do. 82 of americans it only 48 of europeans. And when it comes to wireless in particular, the u. S. Has 50 of the worlds 4g lte subscribers. The reason is because till february 26th, we were relatively retrained and a bipartisan consensus that served so well since the clinton administratio...
June 21, 2024
Of return carriers that would encourage broadband adoption. I know senator thune, senator coveture, led and i wanted to can i make a commercial just 30 seconds . Will it have the same unity your answer did earlier . Yes, sir. The answer is yes, sir, we are going to do that. We needd, the best in their job is worthy of Henry Kissinger and i hope we can have the help of you and senator thune and the committee to help send a message that says, hey folks, its time to quit bickering over details lets...
June 21, 2024
Rural schools who currently dont get a fair shake out of the program to get funding for that program and connect kids with digital opportunities. Control of how thats delivered, correct . Im sorry. Its a possibility of losing control of how its delivered . Who is going to make the decision how i get that . All of us would set the Regulatory Framework in the private sector and have maximum incentive. I understand. Im not objecting to this. I want the best of both worlds i guess. I got a pretty go...
June 21, 2024
When commissioner pai and i disagreed last year on the way the slick lawyers were trying to take advantage of our rules on broadcasting. We are going to fix this. These are rules that have been in place since the bush administration. As the commissioner said weve got a rule making under way on this. We are going to issue a new Public Notice on this to make sure that this specific issue is teed up. And we are going to make sure that this that designated entities have the opportunity to participat...
June 21, 2024
Rural schools who currently dont get a fair shake out of the program to get funding for that program and connect kids with digital opportunities. Control of how thats delivered, correct . Im sorry. Its a possibility of losing control of how its delivered . Who is going to make the decision how i get that . All of us would set the Regulatory Framework in the private sector and have maximum incentive. I understand. Im not objecting to this. I want the best of both worlds i guess. I got a pretty go...
June 21, 2024
America. And there are still barriers like in my state tragically and it gets back to the earlier question cynthia, about jobs. In new york state, we have the same shale gas resource that they do in pennsylvania. In pennsylvania, they have 60 to 80,000 jobs good paying jobs developing that domestic source of clean gas. In new york state, we have a moratorium we have nothing. And we need to develop resources like that. The second thing i do on energy is create an integrated north american concept...
June 21, 2024
Gathering. Reflecting back on the days of catv and forward to broadband era is to trace an amazing path from Community Antenna television to the expansion of television and now beyond. To broadband. You deserve congratulations for what you achieved as Cable Companies, as Video Companies and as network builders. You also deserve and alfred may comment about this you also deserve Straight Talk about what it means now that you are first and foremost broadband companies. You have pledged as an indus...