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>> host: new chairman, ewe yus genachowski, couple new members coming online shortly, what are your feelings about the new fcc and the old fcc? >> guest: well, easier to talk about the new fcc because i think all of us in the cable industry -- i think all of the regulated industry are full of a lot of high hopes for this commission. it's more than what we see in spring training every year where you have high hopes for your team. i think this commission is incredibly well qualified. you could say that julius genachowski is the most qualified and prepared person ever to be named chair...

really good question. i do not know the numbers of contractors. i think that is a really good question. i do not have an answer for you. sorry about that. host: we are out of time. thank you for being here. we look forward to your reporting on the region for abc news. >> we are live now at the federal communications commission in washington for a meeting on the plan for national access to high-speed internet. also an update on the recent transition to a all the digital broadcast television. also, a brief swearing in ceremony for the republican member of the sec. this will get underwa...

me the ownership rules and the so-called fairness doctrine. >> host: the senate commerce committee this week held nomination hearings on julius genachowski to be the new fcc chief, and joining us to talk about that this week on the communicators, andrew fine virga broadband census.org and fawn johnson of dow jones newswires. mr. feinberg, before we had reviewed the hearing itself, give us a little background on julius genachowski. >> guest: the guy has been everywhere. he is than that the fcc. he has been in the private sector on both the entertainment side. he has been a venture cap...

>> this week on "the communicators," a discussion about julius genachowski, president obama's choice to lead the federal communications commission. this week the senate commerce committee held a confirmation hearing in which he addressed the expansion of broadband in the u.s., media ownership rules, and the so-called fairness doctrine. >> host: well, the senate commerce committee this week held nomination hearings on julius general caw sky to be the new fcc chief, and joining us to talk about that, andrew feinberg and fawn johnson of dow jones news wire. mr. feinberg, before we revi...

that you might have on the grant program. >> guest: i thought that he gave the correct answer. not only is it absolutely appropriate that the fcc play a consulting role, it's in the statute. and for a minute i was wondering if senator pryor had forgotten or maybe skipped that part of the legislation when he was reading through it because the fcc has no grant-making authority in the b-top program. all they're doing is defining served and unserved and creating this national broadband plan. also helping with the map. but all the money is in agriculture and at ntia. >> host: and, fawn jo...