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CSPAN2 FCC Press Conferences November 21, 2017

Chairman pai, the floor is yours. Thank you, tina. Alright, alright, alright. As someone once said. Today was an exciting day for Technology Goal innovation at the fcc. As we took significant steps and unleash the next generation of wireless connectivity, Broadband Networks and broadcasting. To advance the next generation 5g Wireless Services we voted to make another 1700 megahertz of highfrequency spectrum available for terrestrial, flexible, wireless use. We also streamline the rules for wireless and structured deployment which will help in the way for 5g networks and services. To advance nextgeneration broadband we voted to expedite the transition from legacy Copper Networks to modern fiber networks. Billions of dollars set to maintain the feeding Copper Networks of yesterday will be freed up to build a highspeed network of tomorrow. Will help bridge the digital divide. To advance the next generation broadcasting we authorized a new television standard in a voluntary marketdriven basis and this will open the door to a substantially improved three come over there broadcast service and future competition in the video market place. Much more than that. One last thing i cant help but note College Possible season has started in kansas, which is number four, beach seven kentucky and this will improve my made now that that has tailed off. I will now open it up to questions you might have kyle, bloomberg. Question about media ownership. It seems like a big part of the pitch at least on crossownership is the idea that it will allow synergies in stations goodbye of newspapers that are struggling but it seems like the market has been moving in the opposite direction and a lot of divestitures have split offs between publishing and broadcasting assets so what will change . Well, we are making a decision as i said at the outset to ensure that our media ownership matched the marketplace in which we find ourselves in that workplace is dramatically different than it was in 1975 when the crossownership restriction was put in place. In the order theres record of the grandfathered combination dating back to 1925 and those accommodations sing reduce significant local news and does not cross ocean and our hope Going Forward is that especially midsize markets these procompetitive combinations getting create more local news that will be of interest to readers Going Forward interviewers, as well. My question is once the merger is approved by the sec how will competitors complaints, if i trust away from if they feel the need to do so. If theres an antitrust complaint those to be typically fielded by either the deferment of justice for the federal trade commission which share concurrent jurisdiction or antitrust matters but depending on which to entities previously had approved the merger i would anticipate that agency would take the lead. Margaret, there have been reports about a final order coming on a Net Neutrality in restoring internet freedom. I wanted to see if you comment on those reports and if you still intend to finish this proceeding by the end of the year and also more specifically after reviewing the record if you think there is still a need for three [inaudible] rules. No announcements today on that front. So, sorry. [laughter] theres still a lot of criticism at the fcc in you have taylor decisions to benefits and flair and there was a couple of requests on the hill for investigated and you turned over all the information that you think members of Congress Want and can you addressed generally this idea that he been specifically tailoring decisions to benefits there . Elected officials can say it literally anything and some do. In this particular case my record is very clear. Going back to my time as commissioner starting in 2012 and ever since ive had the very consistent view of media ownership and media policies and that view is very simple and starts the proposition that i outlined in the opening of my overstatement which was the proposition that the media ownership revelation 2017 and should match the market place of 2017. Every single one of her decisions is simply based on that. What are the lot, what are the facts, apply the law to the facts and make the appropriate judgment in the public interest. I completely reject any of the suggestions along the line that you suggested. There is some concern that all customers have to buy a new Television Set in five years. You agree with that . If so, could Congress Help take actions to buy the new sets of converter boxes. That concern is misplaced as i pointed out in my statement just. After five years will have to buy a new set. Well, in five years thats a long time and will have to see how the standard develops. Over talking about right now is whether you approve the technical center. We are so far away from the point that to suggest that perhaps hypothetically in five years might have to get a new device so lets not look at the technical standard, as i said, this is a standard that no one would ever apply to any other segment of the coming occasions, certainly not the Technology Companies that dont have to abide by this mother may i approach here in washington. Two things. First i wanted to clarify the copper to fiber items and the idea behind eliminating this notification is that services that run over these formally Copper Networks that are transitioning would still work just fine is that correct . Obviously the competition to go into more detail but there are two different categories i guess you might say that are in play here. Category one is if there is a change to your service in category two is if the carrier is discontinuing that service. If in that first category we are talking about notice under section two and then were talking about the section 240 process and thats basically the bifurcation there were talking about. Thank you so much. My second thing was to point out that since you mentioned College Possible go tar heels. I thought you were going to say blue devils. [laughter] you criticized apple for not including an enabling chips in their radio chips and their phones and will you be urging verizon to do so given that there are reports that they purposely block radio chips from their manufacturers and the phones. Therefore just came out and i honestly im asking for someone also this is not my thing. I havent seen anything on that issue this week but generally speaking i thank you know my overall philosophy which is the fcc cant require these phones or these chips to be activated but my hope is you cant require a Service Provider have to look at the limit of our Legal Authority as to a Service Provider so if you dont mind setting the report over that you have i can take a look. Back when the fcc voted to reinstate the discount there was some talk that you would look at it again but it would go hand in hand at looking at the National Ownership and there may have been mentioned that would happen by the end of the year and is that still in the works. I cant make any announcements about what will be on the next or subsequent open meetings but i will say that we are continuing to abide by that approach which is that the two go handinhand and the fcc needs to take a look at it holistically rather than piecemeal. But is it still a consideration. Yes, that is correct. My editor is asking this question. He they always pin it on the editors. [laughter] i dont want to identify him but. [laughter] he says we illuminated the eight seems to him a rather high number and did that include dhs stations in the community and basically there have to be eight stations independently owned until there would be an approval combination of two stations district. That was the previous role that you cannot own two stations in the market if there were not eight intimately owned tv stations. Thats why included you a just and that is my understanding yes. Eleven. Ms. Clyburn called it a budget control cap and i thank you called it budget mechanism in your proposal and i believe she said it was 823 million and i dont know whether that was accurate and she said it would cut the funding by more than half and raises the question what the current level of funding is. You will see and i release the item for weeks go and you will see in the final product which comes out soon that there is no specific number that is included and we simply see comments on what that budget cap should be. Again i would refer back to my previous comment that the other universal Service Fund Programs do have a cap that promotes fiscal responsibility and ensures integrity and they are just as important in many ways so we hope Going Forward they can try to reach a consensus on this point, to. Commissioner clyburn said that knowing this order now waste the effort of the Diversity Committee and she also was upset that there is no Data Collection and that these orders arent based on on the Data Collection she thanks they should be and can you explain why you are taking section now without collecting that kind of Demographic Data and i think youve talked about basic rules on Data Collection. Two different points. First, i noticed i am amused because the previous majority generally completely rejected my entire idea for any Given Program some years ago and its remarkable the complaints about the process now service with a different chairs and control. Second all we are doing now we decided to do as youve seen since it is publicly released the original draft is to decide to establish an Exhibitor Program and we seek a comment on what the contours of that program should be. There is no reason i can think of why the Advisory Committee number one, why they would have to study the issue of provider commissions before we took the step to establish the intervener and thats when number two they be precluded from working in tandem as the public is this input on what they think the beta program should be so too can the Diversity Committee. Thats one of the things we asked them to do and we spoke to various members of the look, this is an issue important to me. You know where i stand on an eighth meter in particular and on broadcast diversity in generally and thats why we have a sub working and we want you to get to work. Give us your ideas and as soon as you can and as early as you can. [inaudible] next when i heard her i thought she was going to the Incubator Program but i could be wrong about that. [inaudible] look, on the general ownership rules i think are reasonable, those who study this issue over the years will acknowledge that there is record is clear here and wellestablished in the Third Circuit itself as mr. Riley pointed out has a longheld firm for example the impropriety of the newspaper that cast general rules for years and our sibley doing is recommending the fact that the record is paul and the evidence that we base our decision on is valid and the time is to take action and not a time for further delay for the sake of delay. Thank you, mr. Chairman. You talk about your travels around the country and form the policymaking you do back in washington. How many conversations have you had said she became chairman, roughly speaking, with lifeline suscribers . Gosh, several i can think of. I didnt ask when i met with them are your lifeline suscribers but we have that conversation in place of south dakota, flagstaff, on the outskirts of reno, a great number of them, i would think ricotta those conversations and form the item that you voted on today . It underscores it. Heres a good example. I recently met with a member of the tribe from new mexico who came to my office and said look, we need infrastructure. We are lucky if he can get to g in some parts of our reservation and a lot of our younger members in particular are simply left on the wrong side of the fight. We need deployment here and thats why i think it is notable as i pointed out in my statement that there is alaska to minnesota to Washington State to oregon to new mexico, you name it, have voiced support for some of the proposals that we put on the table. Proposals, i might add, facilities based harmon on rules and tribal lands that the previous sec adopted and teed up in 2015 and this is 2015 order that heat up the idea the recently ratified today. The only thing here unfortunately that has changed is the identity of the person who is leading the commission, not so much the ability of the idea itself. Can you tell us if you had any contact with the Inspector Generals Office about sinclair . I have not. Or any mediation of ownership rules. No. Have a great day. Now will transition to the bureau press conference. As usual, he will go in order of items on the agenda and see if there questions on the. The first item was the call and lynn do you have a question . Okay, please come up. The draft item that was released to previous go was just to report in order that the press release today mentioned that commissioner clyburn mentioned further notice that included some questions that she had about what kind of effect you are having and what Service Providers are doing and could you elaborate and is that the total extent of the [inaudible] . The further notice will have questions on two topics. One is on how we can ensure that our rules are effective and what information we should gather to gauge the effectiveness of the rules. The other part of the [inaudible] concerns how we can ensure that any erroneous blocking of calls can be easily corrected. Weve already encouraged carriers who choose to block to implement a simple process that makes it easier to make those kinds of corrections and we are also asking questions further notice about how that process could be more effective. Anything further on this one mark allen. Same editor. He wants to know how many communities have more than eight stations in again, we are counting allen, that would be a media issue. This is a Consumer Bureau so that will be later. Lifeline, lifeline, do you cover lifeline . We will go through the agenda but not yet. This is the real vocal issues will get to that question later. Thanks. Okay we will move to the other question on spectrum frontiers. Yes, that would be three pur k were waiting to see what the question will be. Im sorry. Im sorry. Note, that time. Go ahead and ask a question. I met with my colleagues would like to know satellite operators have asked the institute to make changes to the item as it was on draft and specifically to exclude grandfather gigahertz band or stations from coming toward the population limit and to narrowly define the transient Operation Unit and for numerical limits on or stations or at least the cap of three individual licensing stations for the [inaudible] and not applied to the 38 gigahertz band and my colleague would like to know whether those changes were made in the final version of the item and if only some, which ones . Hello. Do i need to run through them again . Well, running through them again is maybe the best answer. There were some adjustments made to provide greater flexibility to satellite providers but some of the other cases you mentioned those did not change. And are willing to specify at this point which one . I think it would be better for it to come out in the item. Yet. Of a, thank you. Anything else . Okay. Thank you. The next item will be im sorry, wireless, dont go away. This will be the accelerating wire less broadband. Any questions on that . Okay. The next one is the wire line infrastructure for the competition bureau. Any questions on that item . Okay. The next one is the lifeline item and any questions on lifeline . Okay. Finally, not really, six is a media ownership item. Okay. Media bureau please. There were actually three video bureau items so you can proceed with any of those. Could you explain exactly what the final version does to embedded markets . It is not in the handout and i got a little mixed up the commissioners for saint. That was a change from the item that was released and as you heard in the meeting to republican offices asked that fully adopt [inaudible]. Yes, theres a presumptive waiver. What about the commissioner clyburn mentioned a couple of changes to the item and one she talked about a change mentioning privacy late this morning. Could you explain what that was . There was a footnote regarding privacy. It doesnt create a privacy rule, i just mentioned privacy or it is not substantive. Of a. She also mentioned an exception to the simulcast rules and to the simulcast substantial similar requirement. And you will see when the item comes out that again there was another and another exception is made getting access to programming rights that are necessary for implementing the simulcast requirement. So he cant get access to the rights for both of your streams you dont have to follow the simulcast requirement is that it provides the flexibility to the extent you can get from a access to programming rights to follow the streets. That is how it is based. Okay. Thats all i got. [inaudible] on the eight voices role does anyone know how many communities have more than eight independently owned stations . You can shake your head nobody knows offhand . Okay. Thats okay. Just to make sure im right on that so when we were counting eight under the old rule that included you hs and vhs statio stations. Yes. Anything further . Thank you very much. Commissioner oreilly is here for a press conference and [inaudible] is as well. Mr. Oreilly will come and commissioner car. Thank you. I want to let you know i am cold and hungry. [laughter] any questions or anything we can answer . We answered everything in our amazing statement. [inaudible] you mentioned a media ownership that there will likely be a sequel and [inaudible] what do yo

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