Tonight at eight eastern on the communicators on cspan2. Standard john cotton one members of the bridge about buying g5 equipment from the Chinese Company while way. The arkansas republican join former House Intelligence Committee chair mike rogers and retired Brigadier General Robert Spaulding who predecease her on the National Security council under the trump administration. They answered questions from the British Defense subcommittee on china for about two hours. Order, order. Welcome to this Defense Select Committee hearing to consider the International Response to the uk government decision to allow while we to continue to operate its 5g network and implications of the gibbous decision for information sharing across the alliance. Also to discuss International Ambitions and the role of 5g technology and within this specifically look at Cyber Attacks and the distal silk road. Our session date is divided into two parts and id like to welcome senator tom cotton joining us for part on
Will come to the hearing to have differences with. I think that will make up the American Public on the reliance of supply chain of Critical Materials do you consider that our response to the decision to allow huawai with a 5g network that theri government decision crosses the alliance. And with and this specifically looking at cyberattacks. We are divided into two parts really want to be dependent on the Chinese Government when everything goes wrong my argument is probab that the same and then Brigadier General problem that you have another democracies is that intense would join us for part number interest in the telecom two. Thank you very much for your time today your ex military the house of representatives before being elected senator industry dont want to see change and quite frankly they but the commentator on Us Foreign Affairs and are not capable to deploy that particularly the us and china urelationship and you and i have known each other for many type of network that we try
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And move forward to address what i think are some of the legitimate issues that commissioner rally has raised. Thank you, mr. Chairman. It is a delight to have you back your thank you chairman, Ranking Member distinguished members of the community for thank you for the opportunity to share my perspectives with you this morning and my written testimony for the record i discussed the commissions work. I will focus on spectrum options. In in march 2014 we unanimously adopted a licensing and service rule to option 65 megahertz of spectrum. This was not only important for wireless carriers seeking to be skyrocketing consumer demand but it was critical for the promotion of more competitive options. My colleagues and i agreed on a plan for smaller license blocks and geographic licensed areas. We also agreed on the need for interoperability between the aws one in aws three. The securities participation, promotes competition and ensures the auction allocate spectrum to the highest and best use.
The opportunity to show our appreciation to the fcc for its work so thank you chairman and fellow commissioners for all youve accomplished. This has been an eventful and the commission has received more than its fair share of attention and an unprecedented level of civic engagement. Americans called for a Strong Network neutrality rules and 140 members of congress engaged in the process and president expressed his opinion as well which is into something that we should be and in there is to doubt. It is the spotlight at the commission stood tall and the entire staff have shown a steadfast education to serving the Public Interest and we showed everyone who called him in and came into support of neutrality that the fcc and the rest of washington washington know washington knowhow to the same. Know how to listen. Now ive repeatedly said i welcome the majority change of heart and i remain open to looking for bipartisan way is to enshrine the Network Neutrality protections into law that afte