amy: i want to turn to the fcc ajit pai lasast month.attacked or groupup, free press. >> cononsider the leading specel interest in n favor of title ii. numumerous --rlyly nanamed freeee press. they make nono effort to hide ee oup's true a agenda. while e he says we're not at aa point yet where we canan mpletetely eliminanate the tetelephonone and cable e compa, he admits "thehe ultimate goal s to g get rid of the media capitalist and the phone and cable companies and to divest them from control." amy: craig aaron, defend yourself. >> i appreciate being called a leading group. besides that, obviously, this is the kind of new mccarthyism and redbaiting that we thought we left in the past. the reality is, free press for 10 years has five for the free and open internet, advocated for net neutrality, and there are thousands and thousands and thousands of pages filed at the fcc, office published, female sent, our website is filled with content saying exactly why we stand where we do and exactly what we want, which is likely internet.ree and op

ajit pai: i agree with my colleagues. i would only add a cautionary tale that it were wires fcc -- thatip is dedicating it requires fcc leadership is dedicated to following the law. but when you look at the magnification -- when you look sionse navigation provide of 1969, i think it requires not just congress to update the act, but also for the agency to administrate the act to update its terms. that requires a strong commitment from fcc leadership. peter sien: this has been "the communicators." rosenworcel, ajit pai, michael o'rielly, and mignon clyburn, thank you very much. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2015] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] announcer: you have been watching "the communicators." for the graduating classes all over god's planet, i wish that you graduate into a world of peace, light, and love, but that is not the case. we all live in a fairytale, but i guess the 1% does. this memori

federal communications commission chairman ajit pai issued a major order tuesday titled "restoring internetreedom," in which he outlined his plan to dismantle landmark regulations that ensure equal access to the internet. pai described his plan to overturn rules put in place by the obama administration during an interview with the heritage foundation. toessentially, my proposal repeal the obama administration's heavy-handed regulations adopted two years ago on a partyline vote that regulated the internet. what i'm proposing to do is get rid of those regulations. juan: pai's proposal would repeal net neutrality rules that bar internet service providers from stopping or slowing down the delivery of websites, and stop companies from charging extra fees for high-quality streaming. a formal vote on the plan is set for december 14. amy: ajit pai said his plants have broad support. eric schneiderman said he is investigating significant numbers of fake, it's filed with the federal communications commission in its review of net neutrality rules. in the past six months, he said .he fcc for more, we'r

in this remarkable moment, a joke made by ajit pai when he was the featured speaker last week at the deral communications bar association's annual dinner. in response to accusations that he's a corporate shill for the telecommunications industry, pai is a former for ice a lawyer, he played what he jokingly called a "leaked, 14-year-old video" that was actually a recorded skit, supposedly set in 2003 in verizon's d.c. office, where pai worked as an attorney before joining the fcc. in the video, a verizon executive tells pai the fcc is captured by the industry, but "not captured enough, so we have a plan." "what plan?" pai asks. the executive responds, "we want to brainwash and groom a verizon puppet to install as fcc chair. think 'manchurian candidate.'" to which pai replies, "that sounds awesome." this is a clip supposedly of the leaked video. listen closely. [indiscernible] amy: this was played in the last few weeks. the verizon executive in the skit with fcc chairman pai is verizon senior vice president and deputy general counsel kathy grillo. joe, if you could talk about the signif

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he directed much of his criticism to fcc chairman ajit pai. is we's the argument don't need title to to have net neutrality. but some of his ideas are almost laughably lax. he reportedly floated just. isp's voluntarily agree not to obstruct or slow consumer access to web content by putting that promise in their terms of service, you know, the thing that no human being has ever read and that can change whenever companies want them to. that idea would basically make net neutrality as binding as proposal on "the bachelor." amy: john oliver ended his show by calling on his viewers to write to the fcc, just as he did after a similar segment in 2014. once again, the enormous response broke the commission's website. which goes to the issue of activism, which is why we go back to evan greer. specifically tomorrow, what are you going to be doing tomorrow? whereorrow is a day everyone can come together. so i many of your favorite netflix,from amazon, you will see prominent messages that will direct people to a place where they can easily take action. we

talk about the significance of to beevation of ajit pai to head of the fcc and the stance he takes. >ajit pai is the new sec chairman and should come as a surprise to no one that he poses a significant threat, not only to net neutrality, but also to the digital divide. in his first week in office, he talked a good game about bridging the digital divide. actions speak louder than words. there is a very, very troubling history of voting against reforms to both bring affordable access to poor americans, low-income americans, to people of color who disproportionately lack home internet access, but also a troubling history of voting against net neutrality. he voted against the lifeline order to modernize lifeline and bring affordable log in to low income families. he voted against the rate order to help bring high-speed internet to high schools and libraries and poor neighborhoods. he voted against net neutrality to get the internet opens up people who do not usually get a spot in mainstream media can't tell their own stories, can organize for justice, and can make a living. we are very co

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let me bring in fcc chair ajit pai back to the show. what is it about net neutrality that creates such a political frenzy. when you were on my show last week, the most of traffic we got had nothing to do with our interview and what you said it was people attacking you directly about softening some of these rules that were only put in place since 2016. >> the internet is increasingly important in our daily lives. the hysteria and misinformation that has been peddled by some is whipping people up. when you say democracy is about to be destroyed and the internet toibs broken and this is the guy doing it. people become alarmed and start doing things like harassing me and my family. kennedy: george soros has a program called color of change. and he's been targeting you essentially for being racist. how is rolling back some of these net neutrality guidelines implicitly racist? >> it's absurd. they are grasping for straws. they think this is one of the pieces of spaghetti that will stick to the wall. i think people of goodwill who are reasonab

kennedy: with me, ajit pai, the federal communications commission chairman.ell us about this net neutrality rollback. this is exciting. >> two years ago the obama administration decided to regulate the internet. to treat it like a utility. kennedy: i want to see if this is a comparable scenario. wouldn't treating internet companies like utilities be like treating cars like horses and forcing them to get shots and wear shoes? >> it's treating a dynamic industry like one that is much more slow moving. part of the reason why i proposed to my fellow commissioners at fcc to get rid of those regulations, is we want the internet to be governed by engineers and not bureaucrats. kennedy: let's talk about this. it's split in silicon valley. you have a lot of tech companies, they are in favor of net neutrality. they are opposed to this rollback. why are companies like reddit opposing this? >> i think some are worried will the internet be free and open. before these regulations were i am poasds we had a -- were imposed we had a free and open internet. and we'll continue

the fcc chairman ajit pai joins me next. building a website in under an hour is easy with gocentral... ...from godaddy! in fact, 68% of people who have built their... ...website using gocentral, did it in under an hour, and you can too. build a better website - in under an hour. with gocentral from godaddy. kennedy: the heads of most of public agencies live quiet lives. but in this age of hyper partisan insanity the old rules are out the window. federal communications chairman ajit pai says people have been harassing his family. look at this picture somebody put up in front of his house claiming he murdered democracy in cold blood. he says the protesters should leave his wife and kids out of it. let me bring in fcc chair ajit pai back to the show. what is it about net neutrality that creates such a political frenzy. when you were on my show last week, the most of traffic we got had nothing to do with our interview and what you said it was people attacking you directly about softening some of these rules that were only put in

brendan carr who is fcc commissioner and ajit pai former fcc chairman and fellow at american enterprisenk that my friend, i think that world of rand paul, but i don't think he is right. i was reading your notes, this stuff the. >> control is iran -- even then it has to -- a threat to national security, china qualifies. i think that some of these senators don't understand how this legislation has been written. >> thank you, senator paul has been good on so many matters of individual liberty this bill, as you noted is different, it only applies if you are controlled by a foreign adversary country, which is defined as russia, china, north korea and an iran, only then, a national security threat in addition to being controlled, it has nothing to do with surveillance or free speech, this is a clear and present danger that tiktok recents it is -- presents it is b beholden to the ccp . tiktok tries to do it, they failed. not because they are necessarily bad people but because they are beholden to the ccp any other reforms we want will only work once you break that link back to the ccp, it goes

chairman ajit pai on what 5g technology will mean for the u.s.re the 2020 democratic presidential candidates onand on reparafor slavery. mark shields and david brooks on the present's latest stand on immigration. and, much more >> nawaz: president trump today announced a series of moves to boost thdevelopment of next generation, high-speed mobile networks in the u.s., known as 5g. 5g, which stands for the fifth generation of cellular networks, could eventually work1 as much times faster than current networks. as its reach grows, 5g would weave its way into an ever wider swath of the economy including health care, energy, transportation such as self- iving cars, and much mor many experts say the u.s. has been slow to get into the game. but the president said the f.c.c. wld work to make it easier for companies to do so. includes freeing up hig frequency airwaves, or spectrum, to carry 5g.an the f.c.c. plans to spend $20 billion over ten years on expanding 5g broadband for rural communities who don't have access to high-speed internet. ajit pai is t

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joining us, the chairman of the federal communications commission, ajit pai., ajit, good to have you with us. it's been some time since we knew that both of these companies were turning over information that they gathered in the course of their normal businesses to the people's liberation army, to chinese intelligence. why this decision now? >> well, thanks for having me on, lou. unlike in commune nist china d communist china, we have the rule of law. the fcc proposed to ban the use of fcc funding being used by telecom carriers here in the united states on problematic equipment or services coming from carriers like huawei and zte. we initially proposed to designate them as national security threats, but we wanted everyone to make their case. we heard from the executive branch, we heard from congress, other stakeholders, and we heard from huawei and zte. the overwhelming weight of the evidence suggested that huawei and zte would be national security threats. that's why we moved forward with a firm designation to plant a flag to say that going forward, starting

fcc chairman ajit pai. mr. pai: thank you so much. it was a great conversation. goes too fast. thank you so much. [applause] you are always so kind. thank you. >> coming up live friday at 12:30 on c-span, the information technology and innovative foundation with a discussion about the u.s. postal service with e-commerce and the future of package delivery. on c-span2 at 9:00 a.m. eastern, a forum on the pro-israel lobby posted by the washington report on middle east affairs and the institute for research, middle eastern policy. on c-span3 at nine: 30, the brookings institution looks as a medical bills and policy proposals to address the problem. sunday night on afterwards, historian victor davis hanson talks about his book the case for trump which looks at the campaign, election, and presidency of donald trump. he is interviewed by dave brat. >> a conundrum and they anticipated their demography by .bout 50 years, got ahead of it even if they had the demography they wanted they are not certain how to vote people to vote -- monolithically based on their skin color. they are in a d

on c-span 3, senate appropriations subcommittee hears from federal commission chair ajit pai on the spectrum program and the house armed services subcommittee on military personnel for generals of the army, navy, air force and marines on racial disparity and military justice system. >> next they look at measures related to the coronavirus pandemic that are challenging civil liberties in the us and around the world. including the enforcement of stay at home orders and reduction in medical resources. >> the federal society but for those who did not get a chance on the website, as will more detailed biographies.

latest and most controversial of a series of changes led by chairman ajit pai .r the last year, he has also loosened rules aimed at limiting media consolidation and scaled back a program aimed at expanding broadband access among low-income americans. for more we're joined by maya , wiley, senior vice president for social justice and professor of public and urban policy at the new school. welcome to democracy now! talk about your concerns. this vote that happened on thursday, is it set in stone? there are still movements all over the country that are pushing back very hard. >> absolutely. let's start with the fact this is a devastating blow to all of the ways we have come to understand the internet, even those who are part of the founding of the internet have expressed deep, deep concern for the failure to protect net neutrality. even though we just got the rules in 2015, the truth is, we been fighting for net neutrality since the mid-2000's. this isn't really new. the fact there was a fight meant we were essentially seeing some sense onin the gentle internet serv

isep high -- ajit pai the chairman of the fcc.video clip] >> we are not living in some digital dystopia. perhaps, the internet is one thing we can agree in american society has been a stunning success. but this solution has not worked. the main complaint consumers have about the internet is not and has never been that their internet service provider is blocking access to content, it is that they do not have access at all or not enough competition. these regulations have ironically taken us in the opposite direction from these consumer preferences. under title ii, investment in high-speed networks has declined by billions of dollars. notably, this is the first time that such investment has declined outside of a recession in the internet era. when there is less investment, that means fewer of next generation's networks are built. that means less access and less competitions, less jobs for americans building those networks, and more americans are stranded on the wrong side of the digital divide. with that background, what do you say?

ajit pai is the name. we will go to kenneth from burning him, alabama. democrats line. caller: yes. my name is kenneth. trump.oud of president he inspired me. seeing things change, i like that. i'm glad that north korea offered to meet with president trump. probablyt the show was -- i like the change. i don't like to hear negative things about why some americans becauseis is a set of thate cable tv, but really is a stepping stone for us to make changes as a world. peace. body and world i am loving that. host: let's go next to david in pennsylvania. -- actually in california. caller: i would like to bring up -- i have been watching all day. something people have noticed -- if thistrump leads to something good, possibly donald trump and kim jong-un and president moon in south korea, this could be a nobel peace prize. i would argue that president obama didn't do as much with what potentially could be happening with the summit. i saw a few other callers discussing the media. i have to agree with them on both sides. us as the public, when we have news, i would have to agree that they are

trish regan got the interview with new sec chairman ajit pai. gasparino gives his comments on the at&t-time warner deal. charlie is about to break it coming up. your insurance on time. tap one little bumper, and up go your rates. what good is having insurance if you get punished for using it? news flash: nobody's perfect. for drivers with accident forgiveness, liberty mutual won't raise your rates due to your first accident. and if you do have an accident, our claims centers are available to assist you 24/7. call for a free quote today. liberty stands with you™ liberty mutual insurance ♪ liz: so, one of the most, i guess you could say entertaining moments, give-and-take during that trump news conference when the president, began addressing jim acosta of cnn, and there has been a little bit, there he is, there is a little bit of tension, they started laughing and joking with each other but is there really anything to laugh about when it comes to the at&t time warner deal? time warner parent of cnn. charlie gasparino on news on potential possibili

protesters demonstrated outside the fcc chairman ajit pai's home. ere attacking pai first is that internet regulations. shaking off criticism by poking fun at a few of a few of them being tweaked to scott. some of the comments are really at this. take a listen. >> freedom gain 1776. ajit pai, go back to africa were you came from. do you even english, bro? ajit pai is another fascist who needs to be apprehended and put against the people. you're not going to catch me if i'm back in africa, are you? isd the indian people. he's an embarrassment from nonwhites. his behavior kissing white as. as a conflicted brown man, i was on the fence but when you put it in all-caps, you persuaded me. charles: ajit pai joins us now. i love that you read those out. it's always great to hear how it sounds going from twitter to the spoken word and the hypocrisy of it all. share again with us a little bit more of the hypocrisy and the vitriolic anger aimed at you on such a personal level. >> well, it has been pretty picture all at your dose or some of them are pg-13 tweets

much as ajit pai and michael reilly will. how did your life change on the commission? >> guest: well, i became chairman, so my life changed quite a bit. [laughter] i became responsible for a lot of other things other than that. i think it changed just because of the standpoint that you're kind of responsible for setting the agenda and what items are going to be important. i felt a deep responsibility to improve the relationship between chairman and commissioners because i'd watched several commissioners come in and, basically, blow the relationship not just with members of the other party and the chairmans, but with members of their own party. be and i said, you know, we can do better than that, and we did that thanks to the cooperation of rob and jonathan. and that's why we made some progress. and we really need to get back to that. we need to do something about the closed meeting rule, getting the commissioners together and really looking at it as an independent agency. and, you know, people complaining that the president says one thing that the fcc should do, but he

host: with michael o'reilly not being nominated, if there were a change in administration, you and ajit pai would be the republicans. >> guest: his term expired a year and 1/2 ago, stay on until the end of this congress in that situation whether it is any of us commissioners, o'reilly's term will come to a end. and chairman pai and myself can continue to serve. >> host: in an election year are you able to get things done? >> guest: the sec has been busy and in many locations, sitting around the same table to discuss this but covid 19 changed the lives of so many americans, virtually overnight our lives shifted onto the internet whether it was for work like we are doing our educating our kids are accessing telehealth and we saw a spike in internet traffic, so the fcc immediately went into action to make sure the network continue to perform and that americans got to stay connected. i'm proud of the work the staff did, after we shut the fcc building down, took a series of steps to support internet connectivity when so many americans depend on the internet more than ever before so i'm proud of

shery: ajit pai, thank you.turn our attention to the stock of the hour, the fast food darling shake shack, the high flyer burger chain, may be headed into its worst day ever are comp sales trailed estimates forecasts.ent cut the tie up with grubhub for delivery is also a cause for concern. abigail: forecasts. truly an ugly day for these shares, the worst day ever for shake shack. a very interesting dynamic occurring here. as you mentioned, they missed third quarter comp sales, but actually beat revenues in a big way. that speaks to a lack of organic growth. basically, comp sales our existing stores, up just 2%, missing estimates. overall sales beating by 32%. that speaks to the fact they've been opening stores. in the third quarter, they opened 15 stores. new store growth growing of 35%, reminiscent of the crisp cream -- the krispy k reme craze back in the day. if we go into the bloomberg very quickly and take a look at this terminal, the stock ipo to back in 2015. high, 70%16 at that shortage risk. now just 18%

i if ajit pai is mostly promergers around obama administration was anti-mergers, and he has to bow tonon or reince priebus? >> he is administration employee. we'll see how this thing goes. i will say this, the signals coming from inside of trump land is, is that there are still, there are still significant skepticism and i guess opposition to the deal from the likes of steve bannon. this guy, the appointment of ajit pai as head of the fcc would seem to be a positive for the deal but like i said but what is coming from internally, there is still a lot of skepticism up and down the line, donald trump, the president, was first to voice skepticism about the deal, having too much power. at&t controlling 25% of distribution and possibly blocking other content providers in favor of its own cnn. hbo is another factor here. that is where we are right now. his testimony when he gives it will be big for the stock. as we said last week the testimony of steve mnuchin that was big for fannie and freddie and gscs. it was big for the stock. watch at&t and time warner on this guy's testimony. liz: see

>> we spoke to the fcc chairman, ajit pai. the fcc has been working on 5g for about 10 years.n we had to get new tvs because they switched to digital, that was actually part of the transition to 5g. they took all that tv signal space, sold it to the wireless carriers and that's where our 5g signals will be. this is going to do, as we mentioned, a lot more than speeding up the connection to our phones. we're talking about driverless cars, we're talking about high speed internet to people who may not have had high speed internet for a long time. and a big boost to the rural infrastructure. and this is what's really interesting. because it's so high speed, they're going to be able to say beam high speed data to farming communities that may not have had a business case to get a fiber optic cable and as we've been learning the past week, because of comments one of the gentlemen running for president said about farmers, farmers are actually very high tech. they actually use a lot of technology to keep their farms going and keep america fed. take a listen to what ajit pai told us abo

. >> fcc chair ajit pai spoke about 5g technology and the need for the united states to lead the world in its development and the importance to think about security now before the system is established. it was hosted by the wilson center in dc. >> good afternoon everybody, and everybody who is in line on the security line, and everybody watching us very soon on a cable network. i am jane harman, president of the wilson center and today we are probing a very complicated issue that is be doubling policymakers in washington and all over the world. at least three parts of that problem are the us, china and the 5g supply chain. the wilson center has just produced, let me get my prop, this is a prop, a spectacular policy brief by melissa griffith, who you will see in a little bit which is entitled there is more to worry about than huawei. she will explain in detail but run, don't walk, get this and read it. what captures the attention around 5g is china-based huawei has led the way in developing the superfast networks which will power self driving cars, virtual-reality and cutting-edge techn

>> because ajit pai is not listening to us. he is making the decision.e will repeal net neutrality. people cannot choose where they want to go. >> tucker: you disagree with the policy. >> i disagree with the approach. he has already decided the issue. >> tucker: how do you know? >> because he said it. he's made public speeches. >> tucker: he's got opinions, you've got opinions. the point is, you are going to his house, that's a threat. >> he is no longer a verizon lawyer. >> tucker: i am not here to defend his views of network neutrality. i am here to defend that you can have a reasonable conversation without threatening someone. >> the reason i will go to his house is because he does not listen to people.kt >> tucker: who is the people? why do you represent the people more than he does? >> he has more comments ever, on the fcc comment page -- when tom wheeler didn't listen to those people, we want to his house, too. >> tucker: his candidate won a presidential election, are you kidding me? >> it requires a legislative process in order to make decisions.

joining us in a first-time cnbc interview we welcome back fcc chairman ajit pai.gine, you've just been waiting, biding your time until you could reverse the net neutrality rules imposed two years ago, yes? >> well, not so much biding my time but trying to figure out what the right way forward is for americans online, and to me, at least, if we want to prioritize instruct investment, we want more competition in the broadband marketplace, if we want to give more consumers better, faster, cheaper internet, getting rid of the heavy-handed economic regulations inspired in the great depression is the way to do it. >> as consumer we don't want some of the internet service providers, at&t, our parent company comcast to block web traffic or slow it down or charge higher rates. so how do you answer some of those consumer concerns that felt protected by net neutrality rules? >> i couldn't agree with them more. the best evidence that a light touch regulatory framework that started in the clinton administration works is that we didn't see companies blocking access to lawful co