abernathy, what is frontier? >> guest: frontier is a pure play wire line-based broadband company delivering voice, video content and broadband services to 29 states across the u.s. many, many rural and some not. >> host: what do you mean by pure play? >> guest: it means we have no wireless asset. it means that all of our infrastructure is wireline-based. so that's actually been a very good thing in the context of throughput for broadband speeds because you don't, you're not paying for data bits based on usage. and we just acquired three additional properties in florida and california and texas where we bought some of the fios assets from verizon, and we've got lightning fast speeds with lot of content, lots of choice for consumers. >> host: how big is frontier? >> guest: we are the fourth largest telco, so think at and t, verizon, and i'm not saying these in order, i don't know what's first, at&t or verizon, then century link, then us. >> host: well, we invited you this week on "the communicators" to talk about t

. >> host: kathleen abernathy, have you faced issues in the scaling up? >> yes, it is hard. it is stand alone company and you can start operating it right away. we were buying piece parts of verizon and separating entire networks from what i call the mother ship and we have to dup licate -- duplicate all of the infrastructure and we have to build the capability and mirror all they have toot to remove it from verizon and put it on frontier systems. the good news is we were 99% effective at this cut over. but there were customers who didn't have the experience they wanted and we had to come back from that. >> do you see frontier becoming a provider at some point? >> guest: entering the program market is very hard. we have hundreds of thousands of video assets in our video on demand. and we have an agreement with netflix for customers to have access to all of those apps. we have one of the biggest studio libraries and for our size it is bigger than many cable competitors. that is one way we play without owning the video. and then we negotiate rights to it. >> they will to do de

. >> host: former fcc commission kathleen abernathy is our guest and she is currently executive vice president of frontier communications. what is frontier? >> guest: it is a wireline base broadband company delivering voice, video, content and broadband services to 29 states across the u.s. many, many, rural and some not. >> host: what do you mean by pure play? >> guest: we have no wireless asset. all of our infrastructure is wireline based. so that has been a good thing in the context of throughput for broadband speeds because you are not paying for data bits based on usage. we just acquired three additional properties in florida and california and texas where we bought some of the fios assets from verizon and we have lightning-fast speeds with lots of content and choice for consumers. >> host: how big is frontier? >> guest: we are the fourth largest teleco. i think a tshgt&t and verizon a am not saying them in order then century link and then us. we are the eighth largest provider of video content. >> host: we invited you on "the communicators" to talk about the rollout of 5g. the

there will be. >> abernathy says it will be worth it to host this world-class event. the city trying to minimiut mis disruption. and he says the buck stops with him. wendy saltzman for channel 6 "action news." >>> the family of a teenager killed whicalling for justice. and jackson walking home from work on june 13 when she was struck by a vehicle at adams avenue. she was just two days away from graduating from high school. and tonight her mother called for the driver to turn himself in. >> we just need closure in our family. we understand it was an accident, we do. we know it was an accident, but you made a conscious decision to keep going. >> and the family hired an attorney to see if there was a technical problem with the traffic signal. >> and a bar holding an event to help those killed in the massacre. and the event at the 12th street location with drink specials, a silent auction, live entertainment and a special menu. all proceeds going to charities dedicated to helping the victim's family. >>> and the camden county man the first person in new jersey to come dow

abernathy, what is frontier? >> guest: frontier is a pure play wire line-based broadband company delivering voice, video content and broadband services to 29 states across the u.s. many, many rural and some not. >> host: what do you mean by pure play? >> guest: it means we have no wireless asset. it means that all of our infrastructure is wireline-based. so that's actually been a very good thing in the context of throughput for broadband speeds

abernathy: we are going to push ahead to ensure that the u.s. maintains its global leadership. that is terrific for the country. i would argue it is essential. it is one of the areas where u.s. global leadership has determined -- tremendous benefits. >> watch the communicators tonight o at 8:00. >> flags are still at halfstaff capitol today, to remember those killed in the dallas shootings. agogress, with just one week for the upcoming break. that expected to continue until after labor day. the republican national begin in a et to week.

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let's go under the sea with jeb coreless, roberto man sino and jim abernathy to experience sharks in way we've never really seen before. >> headed straight for us. >> this while virtual reality experience put together by gopro once we're in the water with them you can actually control the direction of the video as they are down there speaking about what they are seeing they're shotting the sharks. one of the coolest parts of this video is they're just kind of hanging out there at the bottom of the sea and then you hear someone saying oh, yeah, big hammerhead coming right at you. >> here comes a hammerhead. cruising up, nice and slow. and you have to start looking around. >> that is really cool. hear the commentary. and up to you to go find out where it's coming from. >> then you see the shark swimming right past. >> and follow it around. >> here's the thing. it doesn't just exit the screen. you can follow it to see where it goes. they also created this video to create awareness that sharks aren't after humans. they want people to really understand sharks. and value their role as the

kathleen abernathy talks about 5g and what it means for the u.s. she's -- she'll also discuss why 5 sfmplet needed for the internet of things, self-driving cars and communications reality. >> the goal is to say we've got the spectrum, we've got vision thing going about where we want to go with wireless and we're going to push ahead to ensure that the u.s. maintains its global leadership in the ireless arena. and i think that's essential because it's an area watch the communicators monday night at 8:00. on lectures in history bob jones university professor kroll abrams teaches a class on american culture during the great depression. he describes changes to family life the role of religion and the rise of hollywood films. he also talks about new deal programs such as the civilian conservation corps and social security. this class is about 50 minutes. prof. abrams: we have talked about big events in our survey of history, and they are obviously important. we have started our one in our last class, i think we met last friday, we dealt with the new deal

monday, on "the communicators," kathleen abernathy will discuss why 5g is needed for the internet of things, self driving cars, and the expansion of virtual reality. she is joined by a senior editor, howard buskirk. where thise have got is going, and we will push ahead to assure that we maintain global leadership in the wireless arena, and i think that is terrific for our country.

host: kathleen abernathy's executive vice president of frontier communications. a former member of the fcc. >> the democratic party's platform committee is on a dinner break. you can see some of the participants just sitting down to eat. a look atg to take some of the discussion from earlier in the day. good afternoon. as democrats we believe that america's role in the leader for peace and prosperity in the world is essential to the success of our economy and our long-term security. as a leader we know we are stronger when work closely with our partners and allies. we reject the language of the republican nominee who seeks to separate and divide us based on religion and ethnicity and national origin. we introduce the section on principled leadership mr. chairman. >> that is section 10. i believe there are no amendments. [applause] section 10 having been presented and with no amendments we will supporting our troops. democrats believe the united states must remain the strongest military force in the world. we believe we can support our servicemembers best when we

monday on the communicators, frontiers kathleen abernathy talks about five g and what it means for the u.s.. she will talk about why it is needed for the internet of things, self-driving cars, and virtual reality. she is joined by senior editor howard buskirk. >> we have the spectrum, we have the vision thing going about where we want to go with wireless, and we're going to push ahead to ensure the u.s. maintains its global leadership in the wireless arena and i think that is terrific for our country. i would argue it is essential because this is one of those areas where u.s. level leadership has yielded benefits economically from a technological perspective and from a jobs perspective. >> watch the communicators monday night on c-span2. ♪ the hard-five 2016 primary season is over. with historic conventions to follow this summer. >> colorado, florida, texas, ohio! >> watch c-span for the first a majorer to head political party. and the first non-politician and several decades. listen on these two spain radio oron the c-span radio up watch live on c-span. you have a front row seat. begi

if you talk about it is tough enough, martin luther king, junior, ralph abernathy, ella baker come upke people do not even have the franchise. if black people were able to leverage the political authority and their moral compelling arguments, their narratives and stories, in defense of their vulnerable bodies, who are we now? we have enormous access to the vote to limit the possibility of the situation, as if this choice between maintaining a conception of flourishing of black people under impossible circumstances versus putting donald trump in office, let's do both. let's both ignited the donald trump is the most immediate priority to be prevented, and at the same time, as you say, speak about these other interests. a does not mean you have to be either/or. why can't we do both? why can't we put hillary in office, like you have conversations with cory booker, why you have engagements with elite white institutions? all of our hands are dirty -- my son graduated from there. my point is, it is not an either/or situation. i think what you say i agree with, but i do not agree with deferri

. >> so, i could in the go so this gentlemen right over here bob abernathy, it was on his bucket listnd thanks to dan, he is going. should be a great show. >>> 5:27. steve keeley, good morning to you. >> reporter: what was this couple doing 15 stories up on the bellevue less than two weeks before hillary clinton and company set up camp here? with chemicals and smoke bombs. one fifth of all the fresh water in the world flows into one incredible experience you can't find anywhere else. and that's not the only thing you can only find in new york state. ♪ ♪ you can find it all only in new york. new york. it's all here. it's only here. plan your summer vacation at iloveny.com by finding a policy to fit your budget. [ coughs ] sorry, tickle in my throat! water would be nice, but that would go right through me. ghost problems. >>> well, it it was supposed to be a friendly game of basketball end with bullets flying. three teenagers shot, one dies earlier this morning. altercation police say may be link to the shooting. >>> bomb square on broad street detectives investigating suspicious materi

abouten abernathy talks and he discusses why they are needed. for --expansion for virtual reality. >> the goal is to say we have and we are going to push ahead that it maintains its global leadership. i think that will be terrific or essentialy that it is and it has yielded enormous benefits positively. wash the communicators monday night. with former virginia secretary of education gerald british primehen minister david cameron takes questions from the house of commons. ♪ >> this week on q&a, former secretary of education for virginia general robinson. he is currently a resident fellow at the american enterprise institute in washington dc and talks about his career and education policy in the united states. drive robinson, when you think back to when you were a fifth-grade teacher, went do you remember? gerald:

monday, on "the communicators," kathleen abernathy will discuss why 5g is needed for the internet of things, self driving cars, and the expansion of virtual reality. she is joined by a senior editor, howard buskirk. where thise have got is going, and we will push ahead to assure that we maintain global leadership in the wireless arena, and i think that is terrific for our country. isfact, i would argue it essential, because this is one of those areas where u.s. global leadership has yielded tremendous benefits economically from a technological perspective and from a jobs perspective. announcer: watch "the communicators" on c-span2 at 8:00 p.m. announcer: our road to the white house coverage continues in cleveland, with live coverage of the republican party platform committee. monday, july 11, starting at 10:00 a.m. eastern, and continuing on tuesday, july 12, at 10:00 a.m. eastern. the rnc platform committee is charged with improving the republican platform and submitting it. live coverage on c-span, the c-span radio app, and c-span. orc. tv,, on american history author and journalis

nday on "the communicators," kathleen abernathy talks about 5g and what it means for the u.s.'s -- she'll also discuss why 5 sfmplet needed for the internet of things, self-driving cars and communications reality. >> the goal is to say we've got the spectrum, we've got vision thing going about where we want to go with wireless and we're going to push ahead to ensure that the u.s. maintains its global leadership in the ireless arena. and i think that's essential because it's an area watch the communicators monday night at 8:00. on lectures in

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tonight on the communicators, kathleen abernathy talks about five g and what it means for the u.s.he will discuss why it is needed for self driving cars and the expansion of virtual reality. -- is joined i howard busker joined by howard busker. >> the goal is we have the vision thing going. we are going to push ahead to ensure that u.s. maintained his global leadership in the wireless arena. that is terrific for our country. i would argue it is essential, because this is -- where u.s. global leadership has yielded tremendous and if it's economically -- tremendous benefits economically. >> watch the communicators tonight at 8:00 eastern on c-span2. >> the ninth circuit court of appeals heard oral arguments that challenges the wireless surveillance program. the case involves the somali american -- to set off a car bomb that was fake and a part of a federal sting operation. he is appealing the conviction saying his constitutional rights were violated. this is an hour. >> all rise. the board is in session. >> the next case is the united states of america versus mohamed mohamud. if you

tonight on "the communicators," frontier communications executive kathleen abernathy talks about 5g and what it means for the u.s. she'll also discuss why 5g is needed for the internet of things, self-driving cars and the expansion of virtual reality. she's joined by communications daily senior editor howard buskirk. live coverage on c-span 3. >> the democratic national committee matter oft weekend took finish work on their party platform which will be voted on at the democratic convention later this month in philadelphia. the document is a representation of the democratic parties position on several foreign and domestic issues. for the next four and a half hours we'll show you the debate that occurred on saturday. >> we need to come to order, please take your seats. all right. i need people to take their seats please. let's be ready to reconvene. please, if you want to get homet this weekend. [laughter] no one is used to our starting on time. no one is used to it. kourtney. >> testing. amendment number 36 has been withdrawn. amendment number 58 sponsored by dennis abusky page 10, line

. >> former fcc commissioner, kathleen abernathy, is our guest on the commune. she is the president of frontier and what is is that? >> gues >> guest: it is a company delivering voice and internet services and pure play to 20 states. all of our infrastructure is wire line base and that has been a good thing for through put. we just acquired three additional properties in florida and california and texas where we bought some of the assets from vierz. we have got lightning fast speeds with content and choices for consumers. >> how big is frontier? >> we have the forth largest post-. vise, then century link, then us, and we are the eighth largest provider of video content. >> we invited you on the communicators to talk about the roll out of 5-g and the fcc is meeting about that next week. i want to show video of fcc chairman, tom wheeler, talking about 5g. >> if the commission approves my proposal next month, the united states will be infirst country in the world -- the first -- to open up high band spectrum for 5g networks and applications and that is damn importa

police commissioner, fire commissioner, our emergency management director, and our first deputy brian abernathyo answer questions. of done an incredible job over the last year of getting our city ready or the d and the. -- for the dnc. before everything kicks off, we want to give you an opportunity to speak with them. youre going to get questions quickly. first, two things. first -- a huge thank you to our city employees as well as to our local, state, and federal partners. to the people working in this room today and the next few days . we will be working long, hard shifts to keep the city operating. the second is about the extreme heat and whether we are expecting over the next couple of days. it is important to take extreme heat fiercely. we expect heat and humidity in the triple digits. there is little relief at night due to higher than normal overnight temperatures. the city has already had four deaths this year. i urge residents to drink water outdoors,, limit time and keep your windows open if you do not have air conditioning. if you seen people -- if you see people who are homeless in d

. >> tom -- tonight on the communicators, kathleen abernathy, talks about 5g and what it means for the u.s. she will discuss why it is needed for the internet of things, self-driving cars and the expansion of virtually reality. she is joined by howard buscar. >> the goal is to say we have the spectrum, the vision thing going about where we want to go with wireless, and we will push ahead to insure the u.s. maintains its global leadership in the wireless arena. that is terrific for our country and i would argue it is essential. this is an area where there are tremendous benefits from a technological and jobs perspective. >> watch the "the communicators" tonight at 8 eastern on c-span2. loretta lynch heads to capitol hill tomorrow and in a statement fraument bob gadlat members suspect to question her about what the gop as the polytic of the state department. our road to the white house coverage continues on thursday and friday as republicans determine the rules for next week's convention in cleveland. live coverage on c-span, the c-span radio app, and cspan.org. coming up next, a portion

onight on "the communicators," kathleen abernathy talks about 5-g and what it means for the u.s. and discuss why 5-g is needed for the internet of things, cars. and she is joined by senior editor howard buskirk. >> the goal is to say we have the spectrum. we have the vision thing going where we want to go with wireless and we will push ahead to make sure that u.s. maintains its global leadership in the wireless arena and i think that's terrific for our country. in fact, i would argue it's essential because this is one of those areas where u.s. global leadership has yielded tremendous benefits economically from a technological perspective and from a jobs perspective. >> watch "the communicators" tonight at 8:00 eastern tonight n c-span2. >> our guest on c-span's "newsmakers" this week is texas congressman kevin brady, chairman of the ways and means committee in the house of representatives, the tax writing committee. thanks for coming back. mr. brady: thanks for having me. host: representing the houston suburbs in a week where we are waking up to terrible news out of dallas. i wan

abernathy talks about 5g and what it means.he will discuss why 5g is needed for the internet of things and the expansion of virtual reality. >> the goal is to say we have the vision about where we want to go with wireless. ahead ining to push the wireless arena. it is essential. it is one of those areas where u.s. global leadership has yielded tremendous benefits --nomically from a perspective. >> the primary season is over. >> colorado, florida, texas, ohio. >> watch c-span. watch live on c-span. listen on the c-span radio app, or get video on demand. to have a front row seat every minute of the convention beginning on monday, july 18. >> "washington journal" continues. thoughts on if there is anti-police culture in the united states. statements made about president -- i do think the president has contributed to a climate where these things can happen. this president and his administration do not have our back and make our jobs dangerous. i think he has been saying and doing the right things, adding the president sought his co

kathleen abernathy talks about 5g and what it means for the u.s. she will discuss why 5g is needed for the internet of things, self driving cars and the expansion of virtual reality. she is joined by medications daily senior editor howard. >> the goal is to say we have the spectrum, the vision about where we want to go at wireless, and we are going to push ahead to ensure that the u.s. maintains its global leadership in the wireless arena, and i think that is terrific for a country. in fact, i would argue that it is essential because this is one of those areas where u.s. mobile leadership has yielded tremendous benefits economically, from a technological perspective and from a job perspective. >> watch "the communicators" monday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span two. i rode to the white house coverage continues in cleveland, with live coverage of the republican party platform committee. monday, july 11, starting at 10:00 a.m. eastern, and continuing tuesday, july 12, at 10:00 a.m. eastern. the rnc platform committee is responsible for drafting and ap