that depends on the federal communications commission. the fcc.he agency, which get this, makes decisions independent of the president and congress. had signaled it would allow cable companies which provide internet access to millions, like verison and at&t, to charge higher fees to internet companies to ensure their content is delivered to consumers faster. those companies hyperthreatically, would pass on those higher fees to consumers. in other words, the internet of the future might be turned into a two tiered system. where those can afford it, big internet companies and wealthier consumers will be on an internet quote, unquote, fast lane. while smaller companies and nonwealthy consumers will have to settle for an internet slow lane. well, the idea of faster and slower lanes and higher fees isn't sitting well with many internet companies like netflix, and tumblr that provide content to consumers. neither is it sitting well with many consumers who flooded the fcc website with 4 million comments. many of those comments exhorting the fcc for net n

[applause] ♪ >> ajit pai, the chairman of the federal communications commission thought he was goingo deliver a speech today. you probably already know, saved the internet . [applause] he has spent a lot of hours preparing a wonderful speech. he is not going to deliver now. >> ok. >> the federal communications commission is a bipartisan board and a jeep i got appointed to it by none other than president barack obama. the senate insisted that ajit pai be put on there. he was a been a commissioner thought to preserve your free speech rights. the whole time during that obama -- obamarade administration, he fought and won against all odds. the obama administration had some curveballs. they implemented regulations to take over the internet. as soon as president trump came into office, president trump asked the g5 to liberate the internet and give it back to you. [applause] courageous person that i know. he has received countless death threats, his property has been family and aas a family that has been abused in different ways. -- as sheepeep i thank you fori editing your done. the second

and then add the federal communications commission, the federal trade commission to implement those safeguardsand i'm very hopeful, especially for children, that we'll be able to put a privacy bill of rights on the books. >> host: what's your reaction to some of the revelations about facebook and their use of data and lack of privacy? >> guest: well, it just proves once again that there's a dickenswith -- dickensian quality. it can enable and ennoble, but it can also degrade and debase. we're clearly seeing the more sinister side of cyberspace, and it's time for the congress to take action in order to insure that we put the protections on the books that guarantee that we don't see a repetition of what we've all learned in the past few years about what facebook and others have allowed to happen to the american public on behalf of their own profit-making at a corporate level. >> host: is it important that congress acts and states have acted on their own on net neutrality and privacy now? >> guest: well, europe has acted on privacy, california has acted on privacy, and now corporate america is co

[applause] a look at the federal communications commission as the two commissioners prepared to join the agency that regulates communications by radio, television, phones, satellite and cable and overseas aspects of the internet. >> for the first time in nearly a year the federal communications commission will have a full complement of commissioners they were finally confirmed by the senate this week. the nomination hearing was held last november. the chairman of the senate commerce committee, senator jay rockefeller had this to say. >> these are huge nominations come and they have a fast effect on the future of the country for better or for worse. i think it's hard to overstate the importance of this federal communications commission and its reach. >> here to discuss the nominations and the confirmations of the two fcc commissioners are two very well-known technology reporters, cecilia come amy shots with the "wall street journal." amy schatz, senator rockefeller seemed to hit this part of this was important and these nominations were important. what was his goal with that? >> welco

the legislation comes less than two years after the federal communications commission, under the leadership of f.c.c. chair pye, voted to repeal the obama-era rule. the house is expected to vote on the bill

markey: our bill returns america to the same rules which barack obama's federal communications commission put on the books in 2016 and donald trump's federal communications commission took off the books in december of 2017. we go back to the obama era. we go back to nondiscrimination. you can't just take people upside down. you can't create fast lanes and slow lanes, make people pay extra, all of that was protected against during the obama era and all my bill does is return us to that era and i'm doing it with chuck schumer and nancy pelosi and mike doyle and many other great people. i think we have a great chance to build momentum this year featuring those protections. host: it probably has a better chance in the house and the senate, correct? sen. markey: i think there is a high probability it will move through the house, but last year, i brought a congressional review act to overturn that which the trump federal communications commission had done, which is take the obama rules off the books and i won 52-47 on the senate floor with republicans voting with me. i am not ruling out once th

he was on the presidential transition team, focused on telecommunications and the federal communications commission. dr. jamison, welcome to the communicators. biographyed in your that you were at one time head of the national association of regulatory utility commissions. what does a regulatory utility commission to -- do? mark: i was the chair of a committee within the national association, that's a very different thing. it was a subcommittee. what a public utility commissioner does in the united they regulate utility. setting what the service quality standards will it focuses on the infrastructure rollout and development. in some instances, it determines how markets will work. that's basically the job of the utility regulator. that his formal job. i train a lot of people around the world in this, the biggest job is to regulate the politicians. there was a time when utilities were regulated by legislative bodies and city councils. that system never worked well. people would get out of business, it fell. a little over 100 years ago, we set up these agencies to be a buffer between the political pre

even if this current federal communications commission chooses not to regulate the rates charged, the commission's net neutrality rules permit future f.c.c. commissioners from doing exactly that. these rules from the federal communication commission have the potential to cost well north of 43,000 jobs according to a recent study commissioned by the united states telecom association. the bill before us this week will take a step toward protecting inter-- the internet industry from those job losses. i urge my colleagues to support today's rule and support the underlying legislation to protect consumers from an out of control federal bureaucracy. i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. the gentleman from colorado is recognized. mr. polis: i thank the gentleman for yielding me the 30 minutes, i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. polis: we have just days before the legally mandated budget deadline and yet instead of debate yurg budget, mr. speaker, my budget, mr. speaker, anybody's bu

. >> now last may, the federal communication commission concluded in an annual wireless report that the wireless sector is not effectively competitor. that was the first time in 14 years that they drew that conclusion. >> i think what they did, they didn't reach any conclusion where previously they had said the market was competitor. >> right. >> when they issued that report, i believe it was commissioner cause was very concerned about the overall increase in concentration that's taken place over the last five or ten years. you know, he sort of telegraphed that the commission needs to be careful about allowing additional concentration in the wireless markets. and, you know, i think that statement alone was one the reason that is you've seen a lot of people say that this could have a very difficult time at the federal communications commission. >> just to follow up, do you think the fccs determination about competition, the wireless market will impact the agencies review of this transaction? >> i think it will. i think again it will make the fcc at least start from a presumption that thi

the federal communications commission has an important role to play in pursuing these goals, and in doing so on behalf of all americans. if confirmed, i look forward to learning from and working closely with the committee on these essential topics. in this time of profound economic challenge, our communications sector can make a significant contribution to our nation's near-term economic recovery and long-term economic success. congress has entrusted the fcc with the important task of developing a national broadband plan, a world-leading broadband infrastructure in america can be an ongoing engine for innovation and job creation throughout our country from our rural towns to our inner cities while helping address vital national challenges such as public safety and education, health care and energy, ultimately helping give all out of our country's childrn the future we dream for them. and as communication devices and networks become ever more essential to the daily lives of every american and as the media landscape changes dramatically, the need has never been greater for an fcc that sees

. >> now, i'd like to introduce you to our opening speaker, federal communications commission acting chairwoman, jessica rosenworcel. fcc chairman rosenworcel works to promote greater opportunity, accessibility and affordability in our communications services in order to ensure that all americans get a fair shot at 21st century success. from fighting to protect net neutrality, to ensuring access to the internet for students caught in the homework gap, she has been a consistent champion for connecting all. she is a leader in spectrum policy and is responsible for developing policies to help expand the reach of broadband to schools, libraries, hospitals, and households across the country. as acting chairwoman. she has continued to be a fierce advocate on consumer protection issues, most notably taking swift action to improve the agency's ability to combat unwanted robo calls. acting chairwoman rosenworcel bring the communications and public service to the sec. prior to joining the agency. she served as senior communications counsel for the united states senate, committee on commerce, s

and then the nominations for the federal communications commission. >> president obama met with the italian prime minister late on monday afternoon. the remarks to reporters are 40 minutes. >> i want to welcome the prime minister, he has been a great friend of the united states and we have gotten to know each other, we are now in the process of the summit that italy will be hosting. we're emphasizing the connections between the united states and italy and i am grateful to be his friend. >> [speaking italian] >> a couple of things that we specifically discussed, first, i thank the prime minister for his support of the policy of closing guantanamo. italy has agreed to accept three detainee's, and he has been part of the leadership in europe, that announced a frame work with the european nations can except detainee's. [speaking italian] >> it is will give us the opportunity to create an international legal framework, for dealing with terrorism, that i think is important on both sides of the atlantic. [speaking italian] >> we spoke about afghanistan and pakistan, or italy has been a critical pa

under the trump administration's federal communications commission commission. for internet providers they can discriminate against specific content on the internet and be free to do so in the name of competition. for consumers, it means less service, higher costs, and for entrepreneurs and small businesses there's also a risk. i had a meeting this morning with the realtors of illinois. there were about 20 of them. there was a committee meeting. they said the first item on the agenda is net neutrality. i said realtors, net neutrality. i said, explain. well, people now are looking at homes on the internet. perspective homes do video tours of these homes. we want our customers to have access to the internet so they can go shopping for their next home. we think it's good for american business. so do i, but not the federal communications commission. the internet has given the businesses not only abscess to customers but a global reach and ability to compete with companies large and small. success isn't determined on how rich your business is. it's how good your pro

but i would note the federal communications commission still has enormous amounts of ability to ensure that the kinds of disclosure that have been in the long-standing law dates back to the days of payola. this isn't even from the days of political campaigns, to ensure appropriate sponsorship identification and that is the issue here that isn't the issue with the fairness doctrine so when you look at the sponsorship identification this a has been t the heart of the communications act even back to the radio days somewhat even by the cacophony that was caused when the titanic sank. i hope some of the folks listening will focus on the notion that the tools to best protect the national security are what we are trying to put in place for the paid advertising and have a robust discussion let's not have the other powers discussion. that >> it may not surprise you that there is aa story today in the "washington post" about facebooi alone spending $2.85 million lobbying the federal government. the same purpose that was dedicated to the officials in the white house on the online advertising cont

later, the senate commerce committee considers nominations for the federal communications commission. that is set at 2:30 p.m. eastern. next, the treasury secretary will speak on the economy and the government's effort to eight the financial markets. he was interviewed by an editor at time magazine. this is half an hour. >> our guest this morning has been described by president obama as a treasury secretary who faces the most daunting tasks at this time. the president is right. in just under five months, the treasury secretary has led their unprecedented effort to rebuild the the financial system to restore trust. that process as we all know is in the middle of going on right now. he is taking on our economic crisis with energy and intelligence, so i put my money on him. we all have put our money on at the treasury secretary. [laughter] leading this morning's discussion is one of our most thoughtful journalists. he is the 16th managing editor at time magazine. he is committed to journalism excellence. he is leading our 21st century reinvention of the time brand. in conceiving this int

the federal communications commission's experts with network technology. i am probably not the person to come to to define digital literacy so what i do when people ask me is i point to that ala definition. [applause] and i -- it is about having the cognitive and technical ability to find evaluate, create, and communicate with information and communications technology. patricia: thank you. and we applaud the fcc partnership and making sure we have digital literacy throughout our country. tell me more about your thinking around the homework gap and how the sec can make a difference. jessica: i first started talking about this in 2015 but i noticed when i ran around the country and i talked to school administrators and librarians, i would hear the same thing over and over. they had a lot of students hanging out in the parking lot of the library after it closed to catch the free wi-fi signal. sitting in fast food restaurants doing their homework. when i was growing up i did not meet any of that. i had paper, pencil, leaving me alone. but those days are over.

i couldn't tell but i had a chance to ask the chairman of the federal communications commission if he is looking in to the comments he made about the president. past 11:30 at night eastern time and anyone on broadcasting, a little looser with the language. >> the framework we apply before 10:00 pm, seen language is what we regulate after 10:00 pm. >> he is a fine catholic church going god-fearing young man. donald trump should take -- an executive order. neil: do you as a comedian draw a line -- -- never raised it with me. >> excuse me a second. in a club it is okay but when you are representing a network, cbs, you would never hear jay leno say that. neil: where did he jump the line? >> he didn't jump it by being crude but being homophobic. when he was reach searching for the crudest insult he can find he used a homophobic imagery. neil: a lot of people saw that. >> the tiffany network is not what it used to be. >> do you hold it to a different standard for cable -- andrea: there was a line between the two but the problem is it took this much -- the idea that donald trump defended one

>> i am urging the federal communications commission to do everything they can to protect net neutrality for everyone. >> plus, immigration reform, house republicans are threatening impeachment if the president acts alone. >> impeachment would be a consideration. >> hurting the president of mexico, later, 2016. >> reduce the interest rates on student loans. >> new size elizabeth warn's pop ulism is being embrated by hillary clinton. in the g.o.p., the bush family is promoting jeb. >> they are saying he is going to be a great president. >> this guy has a cruise to the future coloring book. >> let. >> all that and more. >> people out there who can vote that just don't. >> that's it? now on "power politics." "hello, everybody: i am david shuster as the u.s. government prepares to issue new rules shaping the future of the internet president obama has taken sides. this week, the president joined consumer groups who believe internet access should be treated like electricity and water, the preponderate urged the federal communications commission to adopt rules that would ensure all internet tra

is expected that could finally decide the future of the internet its case against the federal communications commission or f.c.c. was brought by of arisan communications which sued the agency back in two thousand and ten for its nondiscrimination rule and now a federal circuit court is deciding whether internet service providers should be allowed to play favorites when it comes to internet traffic significantly diminishing the open and free internet we know today to break down this case the concept of net neutrality and how we can save the internet joined by tim carr senior director of strategy at the free press thanks so much for coming on tim. how are you and great tim at net neutrality i think is still a concept with a lot of misconceptions a lot of disinformation surrounding it how would you describe the term and why should internet users care about it. well net neutrality is the is the founding principle of the internet it basically determines who controls the internet net neutrality says that the internet is controlled by the people who go online in who are at the ends of the network we can all g

brendan carr is one of two republicans on the federal communications commission. he's the senior republican there. commissioner carr, this is your first time in the minority on the commission. how is a different? >> guest: thanks are having a back on. right now i have made the full transition in the minority. we have two democrats and two republicans but no doubt i'm headed quickly to the minority. to be truthful it's been going very well the last couple of months. we've been engaging in good faith compromise. i don't think any one particular member has gotten everything they wanted out of every item but we we're compromising. our work product has improved because of that so that's a a great thing. >> host: would you support jessica rosenworcel the current acting chair as full-time chairman treasure i'm not sure my endorsement of a democrat chair would help or hurt them so i will refrain from weighing in on that. it's been great having to reach across party lines and compromise. i enjoy the work with gotten done together his last couple of months. >> host: one of

rise today in support of the resolution and want to address an issue created by the federal communications commission's misguided privacy rule in a recent ninth circuit case. for decades, the federal trade commission has been the privacy cop on the beat for most industries, including the technology sector, protecting consumers from unfair or deceptive acts or practices. the federal trade commission brought over 500 privacy and data security cases to protect consumers. these include cases against internet service providers in some -- and some of the largest providers. the federal communications commission is a regulatory body regulating communication by radio, television, satellite and cable. the federal trade commission has been long been held up as a model by both parties praising the agency for strong enforcement without overly burdensome regulations. during negotiations with the european union to finalize the u.s.-european privacy shield, the obama administration held up the federal trade commission as the premiere privacy enforcement agency. unfortunately, in a midnight action, the federal communic

according to filings with the "federal communications commission"-- trump has purchased 420 commercial spots in denver, this week. he bought commercial time on our channel, c-b-c and a-b-c. ...no ad buys reported by fox, yet. trump's campaign is spending 468- thousand dollars on those ads... so expect to see a lot of his campaign message. hillary clinton, however, currently has no colorado. she hasn't purchased any airtime. she did buy commercials earlier in the summer, though. clinton's last ad purchase was at the end of july. she spent 350- thousand dollars on more than 300 commercials. but-- with some polls showing her having "as much as" an eleven-point lead in our state... clinton seems to feel comfortable enough to not keep ads running in colorado. we'll see if that changes... as we get closer to election day. gary we're only 62 phillippine president rodrigo duterte says he regrets using vulgar language toward president obama. duterte made what he calls strong comments monday before flying to loas to attend a summit. we can't repeat his remark... but the phillipine president says

. >> i'm urging the federal communications commission to do everything they can to protect that neutrality for everyone. >> the president's net neutrality bomb shell provokes a ted cruz response for the ages. tonight, republicans not sure what to do about the obama lame duck offenses. then, protesters in new mexico set fire to the president shl palace. >>> the latest turn in minnesota pointer gate and matt pietta on his latest big bank takedown. "all in" starts right now. >> good evening. i'm chris hayes. if there was any question how president obama would respond to the drubing the democrats took in the midterms, it's growing clearer by the day that he has no intention of giving ground to the central political fights he staked out by his own past attempts to come to the negotiating table. president obama seems to be signaling the time to make concessions has long since pass. case in point, his call to action is possible protections to keep the internet open and free, an issue that's been a rallying point for progress efs. >> i'm urging the federal communications commission to do everythin

the federal communications commission. but the republicans are proposing that the congress strip the f.c.c.'s ability to protect your privacy and when they succeed, the american people will lose the very few federal protections that they have when it comes to online privacy. think about how much of your life is online today. banking, health, your interactions with your kids, your kids' interactions with other kids. it's incredibly personal, and it's not just confidential information in a traditional sense or a legal sense. it's really a complete picture of everything that you are. and that's why this is worth fighting about. it's worth protecting. that's why the f.c.c. made these rules to recognize that we live so much of our lives online. in a lot of instances we don't really feel like we have a choice whether or not we're going to engage in a contract to get broadband service. that's a necessity for many of us. and so consumers deserve some basic protections. and so not only do the republicans want to get rid of the rule

. >> federal communication commissions tom wheeler and all of the commissioners were on capitol hill today for senate commerce committee hearing. they answer questions on the spectrum auction and broadband access to rural areas. this is this is two hours and 40 minutes. [inaudible] [inaudible] >> we come to order. welcome to to today's hearing on oversight of the federal communications

walden: according to federal communications commission 10th annual report on how states 90.35% and use 911 fees, of the money that new yorkers pay gets diverted. in new jersey, 76.2%. so the tax collectors know how to tax but haven't had the opportunity to tax the internet but will get it if this bill were to become law. this is pretty simple, republicans want to close the door on taxation on the internet. will democrats join us or not? if you vote for the motion to recommit you close the tax and freedom door. a no vote leaves that door wide open. do you want your consumers to pay higher bills for the internet services. say no to higher taxes and fees and yes to this amendment for those who actually pay the bill. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. for what purpose does the gentleman from state of pennsylvania seek recognition? mr. doyle: i rise in opposition to the motion to recommit. mr. speaker, could we have order. the speaker pro tempore: the house will be in order. mr. doyle: colleagues, pay close attention to this. this propo

i did not grow up dreaming i will be the head of the federal communications commission. ood, all right. but i did come to washington and spend some time working on communications, policy and the privatee sector and then in the trenches of the federal communicationss commission. then i took a job up on capitol hill where i worked on spectrum policy and repurpose sink airwaves for first responders. and then was offered the opportunity by president obama to join the scc which i was able to take. and i spent some time there during the obama administration also during the trump administration in the minority. and then president biden elevated me too become the first permanent chairwoman of the scc for it only took 87 years for a woman to run the agency. the way i see it, i'm going to make up for lost time. >> are we on? okay good to go. so on that note, 87 years it's a long time. >> but who is counting. >> a lot of things are changing for us. we have workforce here in the u.s. that's 40% limit which we are very proud of it. i think that's a little bit of an outlier. there's a

rise today in support of the resolution and want to address an issue created by the federal communications commission's misguided privacy rule in a recent ninth circuit case. for decades, the federal trade commission has been the privacy cop on the beat for most industries, including the technology sector, protecting consumers from unfair or deceptive acts or practices. the federal trade commission brought over 500 privacy and data security cases to protect consumers. these include cases against internet service providers in some -- and some of the largest providers. the federal communications commission is a regulatory body regulating communication by radio, television, satellite and cable. the federal trade commission has been long been held up as a model by both parties praising the agency for strong enforcement without overly burdensome regulations. during negotiations with the european union to finalize the u.s.-european privacy shield, the obama administration held up the federal trade commission as the premiere privacy enforcement agency. unfortunately, in a midnight action, the federal communic

later will be the nominations to the federal communications commission. that is at 2:30 p.m. eastern. president obama spoke to the annual meeting of the american medical association monday to discuss his proposed changes to the health-care system. this is one hour. >> good morning, everyone. it is my pleasure to welcome the president of the united states barack obama back to chicago. we appreciate that he has been able to make time out of his busy schedule to come here today to speak about health care reform and to make it as open as possible. we are glad we are included in your efforts. you have said that a test of the american ideal is whether we allow ourselves to be shaped by the events in history or whether we act to shape them. america's physicians want to help shape a better future for our patients and our country. [applause] we know firsthand the that change is needed and the status quo is not acceptable. [applause] we appreciate the investment you have already made to help physicians in four areas. first, to purchase equipment and we look forward to standards of ente

testifying were former officials with google, the pentagon and the federal communications commission. watch tonight beginning at 8:00 eastern on c-span. >> the white house covid-19 response team with an update from this morning on the vaccine distribution. this reaping is about ready minutes.

he has a regulatory agencies do things like wrecking the internet for the federal communications commission the president. >> businesses depend on rules to plan for the future. it is a problem if the president is not obeying rules that he himself has laid out. >> it is. but it needs to be viewed in the context of the clip he has showed. presidents do have the authority to use executive orders. the real threat to the economy is that there is uncertainty about this issue. i don't think it is clear and that is why it is before the supreme court. it is having a damaging effect with can people stay in the country or not stay in the country. we need to determine what we have in terms of our workforce and who can be in the country and who cannot be in the country. >> he said it over a dozen times that he couldn't do what he eventually did. isn't that a problem? >> not for this president. if you like your doctor, you can keep your doctor. i want to go back to what steve said. with this president it is like every driver on the highway has a different speed limit. it does not apply to everybody. that

. >> bret: the federal communications commission took what some consider long overdue move to protect internet freedom but others fear it's the opposite. correspondent shannon bream explains. >> internet is an invaluable resource that should be left alone. >> despite credit from capitol hill, in a 3-# vote they moved ahead with plans to regulate internet. that means the new rules requiring them to disclose information how they manage the network and banning them from offering up some website at better quality or faster speed. >> it's to ensure vitality of the communication network. >> some say that the f.d.a. looks like regulatory vigilante. >> reporter: president obama applauds the vote saying, "today's decision will help preserve the free and open nature of the internet, encouraging innovation, protecting consumer choice and defending free speech." many within the industry see things differently and believe the so-called net neutrality already exists. verizon says it committed to an open internet and deeply concern by the decision today which it called "harmful to consumers in the n

peter: brendan carr is one of two republicans on the federal communications commission. he is the senior republican there. this is your first time in the minority in the commission, how is it? brendan: we have two democrats and two republicans right now, but i have no doubt i'm headed to the minority. but to be truthful, it has been going very well at the fcc. we have been engaging in good-faith compromise. i don't think any particular member of the commission has everything they wanted out of every item, but we are compromising. i think our work product has improved because of that. so it's a great thing. peter: would you support the current acting chair as full-time chair? brendan: i am not sure my endorsement of a democrat chairman would help or hurt, so i won't weigh in. but it is been great to have her reach across party lines and compromise. that has really informed the work we have gotten done together these past couple months. peter: one issue introduced has been broadband as infrastructure. where are you on this? brendan: president biden unveiled his to dollar i

there are two agencies, the federal communications commission and the federal trade commission. however, it is only the f.c.c., the federal communications commission that can actually protect consumers by enforcing the protection. the f.t.c. does not have that authority. and so what happens today if these privacy protections are ripped away from the american people? well, all the information that you give to your internet rvice provider, whether it's comcast, cable providers, charter, at&t, the one that you pay a pretty big bill to, they can take all of the information that they have, my account, your account, your account, your account, and use that information to sell it to the highest bidder to make money off of it. now there's an additional charge in this thing, alleged charge, and that is, well, what about google and netflix and facebook, what about them? why aren't they subject to what the f.c.c. did? well, they are edge providers. they are edge providers. you don't have to go to google. you don't have to go to facebook. you don't have to go to netflix in order to get your

the capped report is basically the playbook right now for the federal communications commission and their reregulation and they are going to reregulate the media. they have stated in their 2008 platform that they need to clarify the public-interest obligations, and president obama favors to distinct means of doing that. one is diversity of media ownership. two this localism and under the localism banner that is where we need to be very careful about this. >> host: let's break those down. talk first about localism and tell us exactly what that means. >> guest: localism is a requirement and the regulation that the fcc has said for a number of years. localism is good and it is a good thing. radio station said reach out in the local. but what the fcc is contemplating doing is requiring , be a local, requiring, not voluntary by the radio station. in other words a radio station in a small community that cannot afford to pay for a local personality, that cannot afford to be safe 50% local or whatever the requirement might be for that radio station would be put out of business because they can af

for our conversation this week on "the communicators" is the senior republican on the federal communications commission, ajit pai. commissioner pai, this is the week that the net neutrality decision came down and part of your response to this -- i will read it to our audience and have you expand a little bit. >> that is my statement. first, peter, thanks for having me back. my statement sigfi

visit ncicap.org] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2017] >> the federal communications commission meets thursday to consider its plan to change net neutrality rules. f.c.c. chair ajit pai is proposing to give internet providers control over how broad brand content is distributed. hat's at 10:30 a.m. on c-span. >> and on this week's communicators, a discussion on the feck's upcoming debate and vote on repealing the net neutrality regulation. a couple of weeks ago brendan carr, the newest member of the feck on the republican side, was a guest -- f.c.c., on the republican side, was a guest on this program. >> what this document proposes to do and i'll be voting on it on december 14, is return the internet to the exact same regulatory framework that govern the internet starting in -- from 2015 all the way back from 20 years that preceded it. under that environment we saw massive investment in the internet ecosystem, we saw consumers protected and we saw free and open internet. so most fundamentaly, we all believe in a free and open internefment but the question is, what's the right re

. >>> but first, hundreds of cup cakes delivered to the federal communications commission. what major company was behind that order? that's up next. >>> consumer watchdog group is pointing out that at&t ordered 127 dozen cup cakes for the federal communications commission last december. that is about $3700 worth of cup cakes delivered in southwest dc. now at&t says hey, we send cup cakes to policymakers every year. we want to note that recently at&t announced plans to merge with t-mobile, however, they need approval to do that. could there be another cup cake blitz on the way? the man accused of opening fire at northern virginia community college pleaded guilty to attempted murder today. that shooting happened on the wood bridge campus back in december of 2009. police say jason hamilton fired two shots at his math professor. luckily, no one was hurt. hamilton faces 20 years behind bars. >>> lows in the 20s, threats of snow, so could spring be coming back any time soon? topper will let us know. and the nuclear fallout from japan has now been found in our neck of the woods. st