federal communications commission chairman julius genachowski was on capitol hill monday to testify about his agency's budget. last month president obama sent his 2013 budget request to congress allocating just under $347 million for the fcc. the total includes funding for expanding broadband services nationwide. >> in each case these are examples of modernized programs whose collectively yielding hundreds of millions of dollars in annual savings already. in addition to our programmatic changes we also review the agency's rules and processes asking tough questions and make sure the agency is operating efficiently and effectively are going connection with this review we have eliminated more than 200 outdated rules and unnecessary data collections and identified two dozen more data collections. internal reforms like team maintenance and new financial system that saved the agency millions of dollars and we have done everything i've listed them or with the lowest number of full-time employees at the fcc in 10 years. maximizing the ability of 21st century negations technology to deliver value

thank you. >> thank you chairman genachowski.ing the $6 million plus in saves -- cost savings and efficiencies and that is something we can talk a little bit about. i wish all agencies were doing what you all were on that front. >> thank you chairwoman emerson and ranking member estrada. it said privilege to be here today and this is my first appearance before the subcommittee so thank you grabbing me. i would like to focus on having the three matters currently before the commission. number one implementing this spectrum incentive law that chairman outlined, number two the contribution reform and number three examining the complexities of proposed rules governing the maintenance of political at protecting files by tv broadcasters and lastly i would like to address the sector possible regulation of internet governance by an arm of the united nations. first the spectrum reform to make more parts of our airwaves available to american consumers. as a result the spectrum law passed by congress the fcc will creating a dot the most comp

chairman and madame chair. >> you are welcome. >> first let me ask you, chairman genachowski. could you submit to us a list of the 200 regulations that you have eliminated? the would be really helpful to have and then we can use it to coerce others to follow. let me just ask you both a little something about the universal service funding because i think it was saturday afternoon i was meeting with some constituents who were little mom-and-pop cable company, and the contribution rate for the universal service fund has doubled the last ten years or so, which obviously has led to an increase in the fees to consumers. have you all done anything to address that particular piece of the fees and the like? >> the contribution factor reform is something this stuff is working on and we expect to move forward in the near future. on the other side of it, and our u.s. reform and lifeline reform, the commissioner mcdowell and i and our colleague work together to limit the growth of the funds on an aggregate basis that is the peace that are collected from consumers. the contribution proceedi

i do want to the thank chairman genachowski for voicing his opinion as well. >> >> preserving it internet freedom globally is of vital importance, important to the american economy, it's important to the global economy, it's important to the economy of developing countries and it's important to freedom everywhere. and it is important that we work together on countering proposals that some countries have made that would not be consistent with internet freedom and that would have the opposite effect of that claim. so it's very important topic. and it's important that we all work together to preserve free flow of data and internet freedom globally. >> i want to thank both of you gentlemen personally for your service to our country and being at this hearing today and answering these questions. thank you so much. i yield back. >> i think we all echo what he has said about thanking you both for your service. let me just very briefly go back to what mr. womack just said about the salaries. you're right. there may be a very good explanation for it if there's a whole category of individuals that w

first let me ask you, chairman genachows genachowski, can you submit the list of regulations that have been eliminated? then we can use it to coerce others to follow suit. let me ask you a little something about the universal service fund because i think it was saturday afternoon i was meeting with some constituents who were a little mom and pop cable company. and the contribution rate for the universal service fund has doubled over the last ten years or so, which obviously has led to an increase in fees to consumers. have you all down anything to address that particular piece of it, our fees and the like? >> the contribution factor reform is something that staff is working on and that we expect to move forward with at the fcc in the near future. on the other side of it in our lifeline reform, the commercial and and i and a colleague worked together to limit the growth of those funds. because on an aggregate basis that sets the fees are collected from consumers. the contribution proceeding will look at the allocation of those fees, basically who pays it in. the most important thing on

first let me ask you, chairman genachowski, could you submit to us a list of the 200 regulations that you have eliminated bugs that would be really helpful to have, then we can use it to coerce others to follow suit. let me just ask you both a little something about the universal service fund, because i think it was saturday afternoon i was meeting with some constituents who are a little mom and pop cable company. have you all been anything to address that particular piece of our fees? >> the contribution factor reform so that staff is working on and that we expect to move forward with the fcc in the near future. on the other side of it, in our u.s. avenue reform and a lifeline reform, we work together to limit the growth of those funds, because an aggregate races that sets the fees that are collected from consumers. the contribution proceeding we look at the allocation of those to see you basically pasted in. the most important thing ensuring that the aggregate level of burden on consumers is minimized, were issues that we addressed in the proceedings that set the outward. 's would h

and december are positions across the globe will start to harden but i do want to thank chairman genachowski for also voicing his concern about this is what. >> i will give you a second,. >> preserving internet freedom globally is the vital importance for it's important to the american economy. it's important to the global economy. it's important to the economy of developing countries and it's important to freedom everywhere. and it is important that we work together on countering proposals that some countries have made that would not be consistent with internet freedom, and i would have the opposite effect of that claim. so it's very important topic, and it's important that we all work together to preserve the free flow of data and internet freedom globally spent i want to thank both you for your service to our country and serving as a this hearing today, in answering this question. thanks so much. i yield back. >> i think we all ago what you just said. thank you both for your service. let me just very briefly go back to what mr. womack, just all about what he he said about the salaries but