Could help the internet of things really flourish. Do you think that would be the main thing then that the fcc can do is to maybe step back to offer more encouragement in many of those areas . Yes, i dont think we should be overly aggressive at this point. I believe we should allow experimentation with the internet of things. And i think thats how well see its possibilities grow. Okay. Thank you very much. Thank you, mr. Chairman. Thank you, senator fisher. Senator daines. Thank you, mr. Chairman. Its good to see you here today, commissioner. And good to see your family here as well. Caroline frances is one of my favorite girls name. We have a girl named caroline as well, shes now a big girl. And emmet joseph, thats a sharplooking tie as well. Thanks for coming to montana last month to participate in the telehill workshop, where im sure you saw firsthand the opportunities that technology truly can bring to Rural America. In your statement, the committee, you mentioned one of your Top P
I strongly agree with senator mccaskill, and she is verywe aware of my views because we have discussed hers and mine at length and i know that you agree that consumer complaints about this intrusive, invasive practice are very well justified. The fact that Consumers Union conservatively estimates that 350 million are lost annually to phone scams, generally a lot of them the result of robocalls and the good news is advanced technologys available and affordable to stop these very intrusive and invasive machinedriven calls and Telephone Companies ought to make locking options available right away. Even in advance of the rule, the Telephone Companies have the ability to offer that service. And so, i agree with senator mccaskill about the inadvisability of the suggestion made in the budget agreement, but more broadly, i would like to ask what the next steps are that you would view as most likely and most achievable to address this scourge of robocalls that we both have seen across the count
We need them most. Second, universal access. No matter who you are or where you live in this country, for a fair shot at 21st century prosperity, you need accesccess firstrate modern communications. That means we need policies that foster deployment and adoption in urban areas, rural areas and in between. Third, competition. Competition increases innovation and lowers prices. Fourth, Consumer Protection. Communication services are multiplying, but the marketplace is also bewildering to navigate. So we should always be on guard for ways to help consumers make good choices. These values derive from the law and they have informed my work at the commission to date. In light of them, i am especially proud of Agency Efforts to strengthen 911 service, and i am proud of our work to increase access to broadband in schools and enhance opportunities for digital age education. I also believe our spectrum policies for licensed and unlicensed air waves have made our wireless markets competitive, inn
That you please keep your to no more than five minutes. Admiral blair thank you. I have the feeling that everything has been said but not by everybody, so we will fill in notes. Sen. Murkowski thank you for recognizing that. Admiral blair as we approach the 40th anniversary of the creation of the Strategic Petroleum reserve, a lot of the Energy Landscape has changed but the three things that are the same oil market is volatile, american businesses, and American Families are vulnerable, and the spr is our only shortterm line of the defense on supply interruptions, and it would be full hearty to draw down the single weapon we have to counteract Oil Supply Disruptions and price spikes. Madam chairman, you emphasized that your concern was National Security and that is my background and i agree. But Economic Security and National Security are tightly intertwined. The geopolitical actions are causing a disruption in Global Supply and there is a great pressure for military action. When i was
Call the order of regular meeting of Public Utilities commission todays date is tuesday, october 13, 2015, roll call please. Commissioner president caen commissioner vietor commissioner moran coordinating commissioner moran Vice President we have a quorum approval of the minutes of the minutes of september 22nd additions, deletions, or changes to the minutes seeing none, may i have a motion. So moved. All in favor, say i. I. Opposed . That motion carries we also have the minutes of september 25, 2015, the joint meeting of lafco and puc any additions or corrects. Move approve all in favor, say i. I. Opposed . That motion carries at this point, im calling for Public Comment on any item not on the agenda i see a card from ann clark. Hello ann she also has good news. I do have good news i am here on behalf of the friends at camp mather for the staff for the support and advise you gave to us for a family friend day on september 2nd of we really had a terrific Family Fun Day a lot of people