Provider. Americas Cable Television companies. This is the Communicators Program on cspan. It looks different in this age of social distancing and the coronavirus, we have set up in separate studios here in cspan. Pleased with the editor of camino occasions daily, our guest reporter and our guest this week. This former senator gordon smith, president and ceo of the National Association of broadcasters. Senator smith we appreciate your coming into the studio for this interview. A pleasure, peter, glad to be with you. You and jonathan, thank you. Coronavirus,e of how has this affected broadcasters . In many ways it has affected us. I think perhaps it is unfortunate, but it seems the United States and our citizens become aware of broadcasting and its indispensable, in irreplaceable role, in the firmament of american life, when there are natural or other catastrophes and calamities that befall us. Because it is then that the architecture of broadcasting, a source to everybody and agreed in
About, tell us consolidated communications. Thank you for having me. Consolidated communications is a broadband provider that Services Mostly rural areas. Our territories extend from the northern parts of the midwest down to east central texas. Sacramento upof into the northern areas, northern new england. What is the service you provide . Broadband services to consumers, commercial customers. Even connections to wireless towers. We Service Everyone in the community and leverage those assets. Help Rural Communities connect with the internet. We are really passionate about living, working, playing in those communities. Who are your competitors . Cable tvre typically companies. We often serve places they do not go. You will see Wireless Service providers. Technology we employ to extend our footprints. Does somebody that have your service write out a check . Send money every month . They do. We are not on the radar. In the communities we serve, we are. We are involved, we do not by big br
Washington, d. C. And around the country so you can make up your own mind. Created by cable in 1979, cspan is brought to you by your local cable or satellite provider. Cspan, your unfiltered view of government. Host this week on the communicators we want to introduce you to a new guest. His name is bob udell, ceo of the consolidated communications and joining us as the guest report is matt daneman of communications daily. Mr. Udell before we get into some of the issues that we will explore with you, tell us a little bit about consolidated communications. Guest thank you for having me today. Consolidated communications is a Broadband Service provider that Services Mostly rural areas. Were passionate about bringing Broadband Services to our customers. Our territories extend from the Northern Areas of the midwest all the way down to east Central Texas and from the outskirts of sacramento up into the most Northern Areas of northern new england. Host what exactly is at the service you provi
Rules and other rules adopted pursuant to section 202. Michelle carey, chief of the bureau will give the introduction. Good afternoon, chairman and commissioners. The media bureau is pleased to present an order on modernizestion that broadcast ownership rules to reflect the realities of a modern marketplace. And seeks comment on how to integrate a program to facilitate new entry in the broadcast industry. Joining at the table, Brendan Hollins and chad of the media bureau. You this order which reveals and modifies outdated restrictions and institutes and Incubator Program to facilitate entry of new and Diverse Voices into the broadcasting industry. The commission is required by statute to review broadcast ownership rules every four years to determine whether they remain necessary in the Public Interest as a result of competition. And to repeal or modify any regulation the commission determines to be no longer in the Public Interest. In august of last year, the commissioner found a secon
The sec held an open meeting and voted on several issues flgt roboCall Blocking regulations, media ownership rules. Held in washington dc. This is four hours. Good morning. Welcome to the november 201 meeting of the federal communication commission. Madame secretary, announce the agenda for the morning. Thank you chairman. Good morning. For todays meeting you will hear eight items for consideration. First you will consider a report in order that would expressly authorize Voice Service providers to block certain types of row bow calls that falsely appear to be from telephone numbers that do not or cannot make out going calls. It would prohibit Voice Service providers from blocking 911 calls urpd the rules and encourage Voice Service providers to provide a mechanism to allow subscribers who le jet mat calls are in order to stop such blocking and clarify providers may exclude blocked calls under these rules from their call completion report. Second you will consider a report a second repo