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

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

and yet ajit pai will not listen. his plan will allow broadband providers to stifle innovation, stifle entrepreneurship. his plan will allow big broadband barons to crush competition, reduce choice, and then make consumers pay more. we cannot allow this to happen. that is why this vote we are about to take is so important. that's why i urge my colleagues to stand up for consumers and to vote no on ajit pai's nomination to be the chairman of the federal communications commission. mr. president, i yield back the balance of my time. andm connecticut. mr. murphy: thank you, mr. president. mr. president, i think all of us felt a familiar knot in our stomach early this morning when we received news of what may be the deadliest mass shooting in american history. the numbers are hard to comprehend. they certainly aren't final. 58 people are dead and perhaps over 500 have been wounded either by the gunshots themselves or by the pandemonium that ensued once the thousands of concert goers in downtown las vegas figured out they w

ajit pai. chairman pai grew up in rural kansas. he told me sometimes when he goes home to visit his panders, he cannot get connected in his own hometown. he knows the challenges facing rural communities. i have had the pleasure of hosting chairman pai and his staff multiple times in west virginia. most recently chairman pai came to war deniesville, west virginia where we have good connectivity and have been able to create nobi nobis. we traveled just 20, 30 miles over to hampshire county where getting high-speed internet hag far more challenging. there he met eric hot who has a small chocolate business. eric has been having trouble following up with orders because he can't get consistent broadband access. last august i held a roundtable table discussion with chairman pai focusing on the digital divide and impacts on tourism. we visited adventures on the gorge and i even convinced him to join me on a bridgewalk across the beautiful new river, new river gorge. this outdoor recreation is one of we

but under ajit pai, some of those rules are likely to be rolled back. in fact, the f.c.c. has already issued a partial stay of a certain slice of the rules that govern how internet providers must protect the data that they have on you to prevent that from falling into the hands of hackers, for instance. now, the rules more broadly have subject to a petition by industry to have-- to be rolled back. but the f.c.c. has still yet to vote on that overall petition. >> sreenivasan: all right brian fung of the "washington post," thanks so much. >> my pleasure. >> has backed out of tonight's prestigious dinner given by the gridiron club, an organization the russian embassy gave no reason. president trump sent his regrets a few days ago. however, vice president mike pence will attend, as will house democratic leader nancy pelosi. that's all for this edition of pbs newshour weekend. thanks for watching. i'm hari sreenivasan. have a good night. captioning sponsored by wnet captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org >> pbs newshour weekend is made possible by: bernard and

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

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

shery: that was fcc chairman ajit pai.e says where the money comes the pans on congress, including credit, before the process takes place. some of these small and rural carriers do not have the money to carry this out. amanda: great interview. still ahead, more details on walgreens, said to be exploring a potential deal to take the company private. this is bloomberg. ♪ amanda: this is bloomberg markets. i'm amanda lang in toronto. shery: i'm shery ahn in new york. let's get more on that breaking headlines from earlier this hour. walgreens sent to explore a potential deal to go private. it would be the largest leveraged buyout in history. ed hammond joins us now with the details. he helped to break the story. .e had a guest earlier as soon as he heard the breaking news, said it would not happen. too much money. what are you hearing? ed: understandable instinct, and people are saying that. it may will not happen. the biggest leveraged buyout in history. even if you factor in the fact that the ceo has 16% of the company, pres

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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joining us is the federal communications commission's chairman, ajit pai. l to have you with us. first of all, i want to ask about how you intend to take on the tsunami of resistance. have you braced yourself? chairman pai: this is going to be a political debate that will engage millions of people. we will stay focused on the facts and the law. americans believe in a free and open internet, but they also want to have infrastructure investment. they want those next generation networks to be built out. we don't need heavy-handed regulations that saddle businesses with a lot of rules that this incentivize them from building those networks. that's going to be the course we are charting henceforth. caroline: have you had commitments from the internet service providers that, if these rules are repealed or changed, they will invest? i'm looking at the profits of at&t, $14 billion, $8 billion if you are comcast. shares have risen since that original ruling of net neutrality. they don't seem to have really been hurt. chairman pai: they are down 5.6% for the top 12 br

. >>> we will speak to fcc chairman ajit pai shortly. one man might change the future of media, as we know it senior judge richard leon for the district of columbia will decide whether to approve at&t's billion dollar acquisition of time warner. and rico's co-founder and editor kara is with us. thanks for being here. >> on set. >> on set. here i am. >> landscape for m & a when it comes to mia a technology is shifting either way, what's the impac this at&t/time warner decision going to be on what we see over the next three to five years >> it will probably go at&t's decision everybody thinks that. it depends on the rules that the swrunlg puts in place around it, if at all. once it rules in their favor, which most people feel would be a shock if it didn't more smchlt & a. everybody needs to bulk up this bulking up of all the companies not just the telecodes but all the companies is inevitable as they try to compete in all areas from distribution, content, entertainment and everything. >> how much a rebuke would it be to the feds to lose th

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

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

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

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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

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he wants to pit them against wentz like netflix and facebook. >> newly appointed chief ajit pai has been a republican commissioner at the fcc since 2012, since then making it clear he'll take a light handed approach and his top priority will be dismanning the rules to support net neutrality. guaranteeing that all video will be treated equally and coil like netflix and google won't have to pay for access to the broad band. >> i'm most dispointed for the american consumer. it will 19 broad band bills go up. that the speeds go down. >> reversing legislation is expected to benefit broad band providers like comcast, at&t and verizon. they are explaining how the company will be able to cash in. >> the idea that you might be able to charge for quality of service, the speed of traffic. that it might change the ability to price it. and you would be able to charge for that. that back's reality. >> but defenders of that neutrality such as netflix, google and facebook have raised concerns that innovation start-ups will be stifled if companies end up having to pay for their videos to smoothly reach c

. >> tonight on the communicators, outgoing chair of the fcc, i jide by, on the -- ajit pai. >> i do think time has come for congress to put on the printed page those open internet protections that all of us can agree on. no throttling, no prioritization, transparency. these are basic principles we can all agree on but, again, it is up to elected officials and the next congress. i hope we will not see a reprieve of what we saw in 2017 and 2018. >> new york governor andrew cuomo delivered his annual state of the state address in albany. the governor spoke about the to covid-19 and called on the state to provide more funding. his current term and sin january, 20 -- his current term ends in january, 2023. gov. cuomo: good morning to all. please welcome the lieutenant governor. the attorney general, and the leader andrea stewart cousins, speaker carl heastie, assembly minority leader who are all joining us electronically in this special year. in this special year. happy new year to all. i believe it is with near universal relief that 2020 has comean

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thanks for joining us today. >> better day is coming. >>> the exit interview for fc chairman ajit paithat's after the break want to save hundreds on your wireless bill? with xfinity mobile you can. how about saving hundreds on the new samsung galaxy s21 ultra 5g? you can do that too. all on the most reliable network. sure thing! and with fast nationwide 5g included at no extra cost. we've got you covered. so join the carrier rated #1 in customer satisfaction. and get a new samsung galaxy starting at $17 a month. learn more at xfinitymobile.com or visit your local xfinity store today. >>> we create broad frame works to insure consumers the marketplace. we shouldn't micromanage how they operate their business in the absence of a market failure. this means that we let this dynamic industry, arguably the most dynamic free market ever known develop. if there are targeted cases where action might be necessary and the sec has authority to act, then we take action otherwise, we don't sit in judgment from washington, d.c. my own view is that the internet should be run by technologies and engin

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

earlier today, i sat down with ajit pai who warned chinese tech firms pose a threat to u.s. security. take a listen. mr. pai: we have seen a great variety of evidence with respect to particular chinese vendors of behaving in ways that are not consistent with the rule of law with free markets and the like. earlier this year, the department of justice announced an indictment against huawei in which case the indictment specifically states huawei officials offered bonuses to individuals who successfully stole confidential information from certain businesses. more generally speaking, this is part of the overall chinese government effort we fear to leverage their influence over global commerce. shery: no wonder they have to see has about coming up to prohibit companies of receiving federal subsidies from buying equipment from huawei and zte. will this banning of firms of selling to huawei or carriers not be allowed to use cheaper tiny equipment of an impact on the u.s. firms and jobs? mr. pai: i start with a bedrock principle. when it comes to the security of america's committee c

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but i think our chairman ajit pai, has long had a principled position that he's reflected as chairman of the fcc. and yet he has taken a lot of heat for it too but we were unable to deal with it in congress to settle the issue. it does fall with the fcc i suspect it will ping-pong back and forth for the right policy until evidence is in and proven to be a problem congress can address it, come up with constitutional majorities. cspan: before we get any further into issues. bring paul kirby of telecommunications reports into this conversation. >> thank you. one position you do have a position on as a group of repacking tvizations after after the auction earlier this year. 1000 stations are repacked. fcc set a 39 month time frame. congress earmarked $1.7 billion but that is not enough money. >> yes. >> give the concerns at this point or do you hope congress comes up with the money sooner rather than later? some folks say fcc has more money now and congress should come forward with the little ways down the time frame? >> sooner than better, congress in my opinion is not able to do things

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