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Trump administration. Joining us are two former members of the federal communications commission, robert mcdowell, republican member, served from 20062013, and Michael Copps, former member on the democratic side, 20012011. And, in fact, served as acting chair for about half a year. Michael copps, you were there during a president ial transition. Whats the process like . What happens at this point . Guest well, i think the process is going to vary from Incoming Administration to Incoming Administration. Youre in the middle of a transition now. We hear rumors about whos in and whos out, is there...

Host this week gave discussion of the fcc with the incoming trumpet ministrations me of two former members of the sec, Robert Mcdowell republican members serving 2,000 2006 through 2013 and michael kopp former member of the democratic side 2001 through 2011 serving as acting chair half the year. Michael copy were there during the president ial transition what is that process like greg. It will vary from the Incoming Administration in the middle of a transition who is in and out there is the transition going on i assume there is and i hope in business that the commission will continue between h...

Telephone companies. We have had in place for businessgrade Broadband Services. Title two is neither new nor outdated. It is a long standing tradition and part of the law and we are glad the fcc returned to that understanding. Turning to the majority opinion, what parts of that opinion would be used by, you know, the industry to further its arguments . What kind of holes can it try to poke in the argument . When it goes to appeal. I dont know it is going up further. What we usually see on appeals is the full circuit or Supreme Court is a split. The Supreme Court could make the choice but maybe...

Guest so were very pleased and also gratified that this discussion has led us to the right place on the legal interpretation and on these particular rules. Matt, if i could start with you, id be curious to know what you think about judge williams dissent and what you think of, you know, what the strongest, most compelling arguments that he made were. Guest well, having Justice Scalias dissent in brand x many times, maybe im not the right one. He basically quibbled with the fccs rationale. He had to concede the that the fcc had the right to make the determination. Following earlier Supreme Cour...

Youre basically saying that our small little social networks, the personal networks, can determine so much about the rest of our lives. And when so many of us, at least in this country, are kind of made to believe that we can do this on our own, its. You know, pull yourself up by your bootstraps and you can do this, youre basically saying it really is true who you know and how they influence you has everything to do with whats going to happen with your life. Okay, thats right, but the first thing i would emphasize is that people. Okay, so most people, when they hear the words social networks n...