ajit pai: i couldn't agree more. all level of government should be working together, not in silos. >> i know nebraska has a very dynamic and thoughtful and involved public service commission. so i hope that we can continue that partnership, to be beneficial to the customers in my state. also chairman, due to the pandemic, across the country that have had major shifts over the past several months. and that students have received their class works from home. if now students will be back in school to be solved. face extra stress on addressing both the affordability and access challenges they have for internet conductivity. in light of the judge that will be expired in the lot next week, but promises you see and most helpful in tackling these challenges. >> i've had a couple of roundtable with people in telecom and state officials and with other districts from across the state. ajit pai: this by three months ago i sent a letter to congress urging the creation of her most learning initiative. as far as that cares act prin

ajit pai: appreciate the question. we have received a position from among other advocates suggesting that the creation of a class at four for certain radio protesters. i put that in the floor for my colleagues consideration. in the request of my colleagues, we converted was originally intended to be a rulemaking into a notice of inquiry. my understanding from last time that we had these discussions there's not majority support for going ahead with the rules were making. so i look forward to create a solution to try and advance the ball in a way that reflects consensus on this issue. sen. roger wicker: who has doubts about this that you would like to voice. yes commissioner o'reilly. comm. o'reilly: i don't like to voice bible voiceprint have concerns, harmful interference from other radio broadcasters. and a disagreement among broadcasters and the impact of this and when it did and i asked the chairman to go from one to another. i thought we had a understand what it explain what this is. but the value is going for trea

please join me in welcoming ajit pai. >> thank you so much for that kind introduction and good morning to all of you at the us chamber of commerce, second annual space policy summit. it is my second business to the chamber this year to discuss the space economy. you might member in july i was here for a roundtable on a small satellite where i discussed how the sec is promoting american innovation and investment in space but the fact that you had me back suggests my presentation couldn't have been that bad and that is good news. many of you have already heard my favorite star trek quote. the final star wars movie comes out this month and i think star wars offers a useful reference point for today's discussion. the thing about our culture, it is the most profitable franchising movie history, generating $68 billion of revenue since 1977 but consider the global space economy generates $350 billion of revenue each year and some analysts project the number could grow to $3 trillion annually in 30 years. everybody on twitter might be talking about baby yoda but the space industry, perhaps not

don't miss ajit pai on the latest efforts amid the virus ayitustbak st wh issues facing our world, what do you see? we see a billion more people breathing free. we see access to fresh food being the global norm, not the exception. we see homes staying cooler, without the planet getting warmer. at emerson, when issues become inspiration, focusing core strengths to create a better world isn't just a result, it's a responsibility. emerson. consider it solved. so it doesn't make a whole lot of financial sense for them to stay in this great big house. but, well, this is home. it's where they raised their three boys. could they downsize? sure. will they? not as long as thanksgiving is a holiday. planning for the future is about more than just money. let equitable be your guide. >>> on a day when we have record jobless claims and multiple people who are working are trying to work from home, joining us to talk about cyber security risks for business, is ceo and shark tank investor robert good morning great to have you back. >> good morning jon, morgan, carl, thanks for having me. >> i want to s

>> guest: ajit pai is a superb follow, a great man. he is, he is certainly understood and it is paying off now the irreplaceable importance of broadcasting in the firmament of telecommunications to the american people, and i had planned to ask him about things like ownership restrictions on broadcasting that certainly doesn't apply to social media platforms or other entrance in telecommuting, only broadcasting is kept intentionally small and sometimes we need scale to be able to compete. not sometimes, we do need scale to compete with these new entrants in communications. but there's lots of issues. we were going to talk about the repack of the spectrum, the spectrum repack after the sale of a whole bunch of our broadcast spectrum where people need to rescan the television sets. we are literally in the last phase of that. it's supposed to be over by the summer but phased-in, which is on the horizon. already chairman pai his head we are going to give you more flexibility if this virus gets in the way of deadlines. we will give you that f

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

. >> today, fcc chair ajits pai testifies on the broadband program before a subcommittee. watch live at 10:00 a.m. eastern on c-span 3, online at c-span.org or listen live on the free c-span radio app. >> kevin is a state house bureau chief for the union leader. he is joining us from concord, new hampshire, and over the last 20 to 25 years the granite state has become a real battleground state. why? what's changed? >> yeah. that's interesting. i mean it's quite a contrast, right. ronald reagan, when he ran for re-election in '48 declared it the most republican state in the country. you could have made that case like utah and nevada perhaps. new hampshire has become much more of a swing state. i think primarily because of the migration here. we're unusual in that now fewer people in new hampshire actually were born here. more than 60% of its residents are not natives. many of them are -- come from massachusetts. they kind of came to escape higher taxes and more regulation and -- but particularly on social issues, they're very progressive and that's what we've really seen ov

i sat down with fcc chair ajit pai to see how he thinks the biden administration will handle it.na-u.s. relationship is complex, goes well beyond the fcc boundaries. we see a recognition the chinese communist party has a determined view about the way it wants to order the world. it is not content to simply focus internally. we see them exporting their own values abroad. as i mentioned on twitter frequently, if they are willing to take action to cause censorship on things like basketball and flag emojis or games, what will it mean in equipment from chinese manufacturers subject to chinese law, in our communications network? we see people on capitol hill speaking with a bipartisan voice as recently as this week, when they passed legislation saying, we need to think about a solution to navigate around problems we are seeing in huawei. emily: do you think samsung, huawei, zte, and others will change under the next administration? ajit: the fcc has spoken with a unified, bipartisan voice. whether it is a 5g network built in new york city or the navajo nation, everybody wants it to be

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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.

>> 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

the you future of 5g, exclusive insights this morning from ajit pai on the ways 5g will save our liveser generations, where they're working and why. "mornings with maria" is live right now. and this morning we're looking at markets trading down. we're expecting a decline at the start of trading with dow futures down 66, nasdaq down 24, s&p down 7 and-a-half. stocks pulling back but still hovering near record highs. yesterday was another record high close for the s&p 500 and the nasdaq. finishing in unchartered territory yesterday. the nasdaq at 9817 now and s&p at 3386. the dow meanwhile snapped a three-day losing streak with a gain on the session of 115 points yesterday at the close. stocks are down across the board, internationally, across the fq100 in london is up 70 points, cac is down 16 and dax index in germany lower by 30 points. checking asian markets overnight, mixed bag there. as you can see, japan and china were up with the shanghai composite up nearly 2% but hong kong and korea fractionally lower overnight in asian markets. some other stories we're watching this morning, ni

ajit pai was appointed to his position in 2017 by president trump.ecision to step down could have significant implications on net neutrality. president-elect joe biden will choose a new head for the agency after he is sworn in. >>> washington state has unveiled a new covid-19 notification app to curb the spread of the virus. the app is called wa notify, and state health leaders released a video explaining how it work. people with iphones can enable the exposure notifications feature that is already in their phone's settings while android users can download the app. it lets you know if you have spent some time with someone who later tests positive for the virus. the app is used in more than 30 countries. >>> and fans of the mcrib get excited. the iconic barbecue sandwich is making its nationwide return to mcdonald's tomorrow. the first time since 2012. it features boneless pork topped with barbecue sauce, onions and pickles. it will be available at mcdonald's restaurants across the u.s. for a limited time, anne-marie. i don't know if this is a popular

what did you plan -- ajit pai, the chairman of the fcc. what did you plan to ask him? superb fellow and you certainly understood -- misunderstood. it is paying off now, the airplay civil importance of broadcasting in the firmament of telik medications for the american people -- the firmament of telecommunications. thingsto ask him about like ownership restrictions on broadcasting, which does not apply to social media or other entrance. only broadcasting is kept intentionally small. and sometimes we need scale to compete with new entrants in communications. but there a lot of issues. we were going to talk about the repack of the spectrum. the spectrum repack after the sale of a whole bunch of our broadcast spectrum. where people need to rescan their television sets. we are literally in the last phase of that. it is supposed be over by this summer. on the0, which is , chairman paidy has said we will give you more flex ability if this virus gets in a way of deadlines. they have in real help and a understanding as we have transitioned into this new world of reduced spectru

ajit pai and steph dickson. >> at sea tech, the chambers technology engagement center, we are working to establish a national data privacy standard that protects all americans equally and promote policies that enable emerging technologies like artificial intelligence, automated vehicles, and unmanned aircraft to thrive. workforces to see a that is skilled and prepared for the digital economy. the common thread running through our work is the issue of data. without a thriving modern communications network, none of this is possible. that is why i am happy to be here today to introduce chairman pai. he is the son of immigrants that rose through harvard university and the university of chicago law school. he has worked at the department of justice. he was first appointed to the fcc by president obama and later was appointed by president trump to be chairman. under his leadership, he has worked diligently to remove regulatory barriers and streamlined permitting for communication technologies like satellites, 5g, and even wireline broadband. i am appreciative of his leadership to ensure all

fcc chair ajit pai today saying that both huawei and zte have close connections to the chinese communistmy.

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pallone sent a letter to the fcc chair ajit pai asking how the money could be distributed.have you gotten a response on that yet? >> guest: we are concerned about the transparency of this program. we want to get more information as we -- user grants that are being sent out to various helpful organizations. we want more transparency on how the process works and who's getting these grants. the concern has been to date there hasn't been that transparency. we have written chairman pai and have been asking him to make sure that this is a program that's not only run efficiently transparently, and we request information on what organizations have received funding, and basically what is the criteria that is being used to judge who gets an award and he doesn't get an award? so we're still waiting to get that information. >> are there for the steps you are considering taking to maybe have more oversight over that fcc process? >> guest: if we are not getting cooperation come if we don't think the process is transparent and is set working sufficiently, then income under the scrutiny of

chairman ajit pai has the announcement on "fox and friends" coming up next. ks] only pay for what you need. ♪ liberty. liberty. liberty. liberty. ♪ sleep this amazing? that's a zzzquil pure zzzs sleep. our gummies contain a unique botanical blend, while an optimal melatonin level means no next-day grogginess. zzzquil pure zzzs. naturally superior sleep. . steve: congress is setting aside $200 million tele services for coronavirus. this morning we are learning how exactly some of that money is going to be used. here to explain is federal commissions chairman ajit pai. aajit, good morning to you. >> good morning to you. thanks so much for having me on. steve: you have a big announcement today. >> absolutely. on friday, the president signed the cares act which, among other things, gave the scc authority and $200 million in funding to set up a telehealth program. on monday rolled out plan to immediately take action on new authority. i'm pleased to report to you today that just yesterday the fcc adopted my plan set up the covid-19 telehealth program. a bold new ini

. >> well, ajit pai with the fcc just put out a statement that he's going to to engage in rulemakinghey're reading section 230 too broadly. congress is supposed to be working on that. but, of course, they're not making any progress. the president and the department of justice should be -- well, the department of justice in particular should be looking at both antitrust violations and election contributions because they've contributed millions if not billions of dollars worth of improper campaign contributions to the biden campaign by shutting down the opposition. lou: yeah. we just reported that facebook and twitter both had topicstives move other to the biden transition team just days and weeks before deciding that they would stand up -- they being twitter and facebook -- and shut down america's right to know and a free press. not in the hands of jack dorsey and mark zuckerberg. sidney powell, thanks for being with us, as always. good to see you. >>> up next, the trump campaign says china joe has a lot to answer for. we'll take up a few of those questions with former congressman jas

fcc chair ajit pai today saying that both huawei and zte have close connections to the chinese communist's liberation army.

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fcc chair ajit pai today saying that both huawei and zte have close connections to the chinese communistliberation army.

ajit pai, the head of the fcc, was on this show, you know, raising his fists and saying here we go. just air running out of that particular balloon. >> yes, it's been hollow words. china makes no secret of their progress in huawei. they publish the number of stations they've now exported around the world, how many at home, the per capita figures. they're pulling ahead in 5g and frankly, lou, this is part of a a larger narrative i see from the chinese over the past month or so. it's a kind of arrogance or smugness that, yes, yo wrote a book on the hundred-year marathon and we are run winning ahead of schedule. they're cocky about 5g that they are pulling ahead of the united states right now as we speak. the president was right to warn -- lou: and -- well, the president has been right on china all along. long before he was candidate, as a candidate and certainly as president. where would we be if he had not been elected in 2016? perish the thought. this is also, though, an administration that seems -- talking to larry kudlow earlier, said this is not a punishment president. [laughter]

ajit pai. mr. ajit pai is the chairman of the federal communications commission., and he, he recounts some four tweets by the iranian dictator ayatollah ali khamenei which twitter did not put a label on. all four of them court violence. the zionist regime is a deadly cancerous growth and detriment to the region. it will undoubtedly up uprootedd destroyed. that is the first tweet. the second tweet, the only remedy until the removal of the zionist regime is firmed armed resistance. again left up without comment by twitter. the third, the struggle to free palestine is jihad in the way of god. i quote that in part for the sake of time. and, number four, we will support&as sis any nation or any group anywhere who opposed and fights the zionist regime. i would simply point out that, these tweets are still up, mr. dorsey and, how is it that they are acceptable to be, to be there? i will ask unanimous consent to enter this tweet from ajit pai in the record at this point that will be done without objection. how, mr. dorsey is that acceptable based on your policies at twitt

federal communications commission chairman ajit pai said he'll leave the post on january 20th the same day president-elect joe biden is set to be sworn into office >>> the fcc also says the ban on using mobile phones in flight will continue since 2013 the commission has been considering allowing calls above 10,000 feet but they face strong opposition from pilots and also flight attendants >>> rhode island is warning its residents that hospitals are now at capacity due to the rise in covid-19 patients. this on the same day that state begins two weeks of tighter coronavirus restrictions >>> and in france, the government has dropped a controversial bill that would have limited the right to film police officers in action. over the weekend, tens of thousands of people across france marched against the proposed law >>> you are up to date that is the news update this hour jon, back to you >> all right sue, thank you >>> and our exclusive with ibm's cloud chief and president jim whitehurst is next don't go anywhere. hi, my name is sam davis and i'm going to tell you about exciting plans availa

last night, ajit pai comes back and says those two companies were basically owned by dish.billion spectrum license is ours. we're going to sell it. you don't get it. and here's the rub, liz. if they sell it for less than $3 billion, that was the original price all told, 12, knocked down to 9, they want to make up 12, the government has to get 12 so they need to get the $3 billion. anything less than that $3 billion, charlie ergen and dish will have to pay. now, we should point out he's probably going to go into contest this in the d.c. district court. it's probably not going to matter because this was a unanimous ruling. it was 5-0. both republicans and democrats on the fcc voted against him on this. so it's probably going to stand and the way the d.c. district court works, they remanded it to the fcc for a ruling for a reason and now they got that ruling. we should point out, liz, fox business got this exclusively. this is not a public notice. but we have confirmed it, it was a 5-0 vote, i confirmed it with my sources close to the fcc. we should point out the fcc is not co

fcc chair ajit pai today saying both huawei and zte have close connections to the chinese communist partys