Take on some new challenge. Of what, i have no idea yet, ive been so busy, but its been a great run are, and weve gotten a lot done, so im pleased with it. Host well, speaking of that, youre regarded as one of the Telecommunications Experts in the congress because of your background in radio and being on the enc committee. Whats your legacy in telecommunications . Guest you know, thanks, peter. I dont spend a lot of time on that sort of stuff, but i would tell you together the committee did great work opening up spectrum. And really positioning the united states, i think, to have the spectrum when it needed it to advance the new technologies as they come along. And i remember when we passed some of these laws, there were parts of the band that nobody thought had any value that today is like the highest value real estate. Really Young American minds develop new technologies and innovation. I think making sure they have access to spectrum is kind of like, you know, build it and they will
You retiring. Why . Guest ive had a great run and i been at his 22 22 years n the u. S. House, eight in the Oregon Legislature and im not one of those members leaving cranky and grumpy. Some days its messy. Ive had a good run pickup enjoyed but is time for someone new to step in. My wife and i ready to go take on some new challenge but of what ive no idea yet. Ive been so busy but its been a great run. We have gotten a lot done so i please with it. Host speaking about you regard as one of the Telecommunications Experts in the congress because of your background in radio and being on the emc committee. What your legacy in telecom medications . Guest thanks. I dont spend a lot of time on that sort of stuff but i would tell you together with the committee did great work of putting up spectrum. And really positioning the United States i think to have the spectrum when it needed it to advance the new technologies that come along. I remember going clear back to when we passed some of these l
Television provider. Joining us on the communicators this week is representative greg walden, a republican from oregon, former chairman of the energy and commerce committee. Now, the Top Republican on that committee which sees a lot of telecommunications legislation. Our guest reporter, chris mills rodrigo of the hill. Congressman, youre retiring. Why . Rep. Walden i have had a great run. I have been at this 22 years in the u. S. House, the oregon legislature. Im not one of those members leaving cranky and angry. Democracy is built to be messy. Ive had a good run, ive enjoyed it, but it is time for somebody new to step in. My wife and i are ready to go take on some new challenge, of what i have no idea yet. I have been so busy, but it has been a great run. We got a lot done, so i am pleased with what weve done. Peter speaking of that, you are regarded as one of the Telecommunications Experts in the congress because of your background in radio and being on the enc committee. What is you
Republican from oregon, former chairman of the energy and commerce committee. Now, the Top Republican on that committee which sees a lot of telecommunications legislation. Our guest reporter, chris mills rodrigo of the hill. Congressman, youre retiring. Why . Rep. Walden i have had a great run. I have been at this 22 years in the u. S. House, the oregon legislature. Im not one of those members leaving cranky and angry. Democracy is built to be messy. Ive had a good run, ive enjoyed it, but it is time for somebody new to step in. My wife and i are ready to go take on some new challenge, of what i have no idea yet. I have been so busy, but it has been a great run. We got a lot done, so i am pleased with what weve done. Peter speaking of that, you are regarded as one of the Telecommunications Experts in the congress because of your background in radio and being on the enc committee. What is your legacy in telecommunications . Rep. Walden thanks. I dont spend a lot of time on that sort of
The Senate Commerce subcommittee on Technology Held a hearing on illegal robo calls and what the federal Communications Commission is doing to combat them. South dakota senator john thune chaired the hearing. Illegal and abusive robo calls are a clear problem. Automated calls are not inherently negative. Many Important Services are carried out by such calls and companies have a preestablished relationship. If you are on the way to the airport and your flight is canceled, if theres a fraud alert on your credit card, or if you are being reminded of a medical important, those calls are important to consumers. Our focus today is on the unscrupulous use of robo calls. Almost a year ago, when i was chairman of the Commerce Committee, i subpoenaed an operation. Hes facing fcc penalties for making robo calls throughout the country. His testimony shed light on the reality that many robo callers view getting caught and getting fines as a cost of business. Acttroduced the deterrence with senator