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

ajit pai: what is happening is not a conversation, it is a dictation. wonderlandlice in paradigm of sentence and then verdict afterward. it goes through the formality of having this process in which it receives public input, but the decision has already been made. they are not open to different points of view. that is one of races of people have been speaking out. and the writing was on the wall when our downloadable security advisory meeting said there are distinct approaches here. the other proposal that the commission ultimately adopted. if these were genuine conversations, they would say here are proposals, the american public wants to tell us what they think. so they said this is our proposal, and here are a couple of paragraphs. it will be terrible for america, but let us know what you think anyway. that is not an open and fair debate. mignon clyburn: it allows the opportunity for people to weigh in. isuess what i am saying here you have, if you do not agree with the original premise, you have an opportunity to weigh in. i think it is a healthy wa

commissioner pai. ajit varadaraj pai: chairman flake, ranking member franken, members of the subcommittee, thank you for holding this hearing today. it's a privilege to appear alongside you along our distinguished colleagues with the federal trade commission. and thank you as well for giving me opportunity to testify about the federal communications commission's opportunity to -- commission's proposal to selectively regulate internet privacy. every day, millions of americans enjoy the freedom that the internet provides. one reason is the united state'' historic -- regulation when it comes to internet privacy. start-ups haven't had to hire an attorney to navigate complex federal rules, and entrepreneurs have been free to invent and discover new ways to monetize their services without fear of government standing in the way of profitability. as the nation's preeminent federal agency on privacy issues, the federal commission deserves credit. for two decades, it has applied a unified approach to all online actor

. >> host: ajit pai, do you agree what your colleague just said? >> guest: i would take a somewhat different view. this example is, i think, parodyingmatic of the crossroads the fccs has found itself in. on one hand, you can take a forward-looking view of where the marketplace is going, try to encourage technological innovation that's in the benefit of consumers, or you can look at the snapshot of the marketplace that is increasingly yellowing with ages and try to double down on yesterday's paradigm. and set-top pox proceeding is a classic example of that. take the word of literally over a hundred members of the united states house of representatives. republicans and democrats who have said across a variety of different issues whether it's copyright protection or other issues that the fcc's proposal is a solution that won't work in search of a problem that simply is working it out in the marketplace. and why the fcc would choose with all the other issues on its plate, for example, broadband deployment across rural america, etc., to focus on somethi

want and are pushing as hard as they can for that notwithstanding my views or my colleagues' views, ajit pai, the other republican, if those views are side sidestepped, it's hard to find commonality. it is about how is the commission being run. >> you've complained a lot about how you will submit edits, and they don't get looked at for various orders and neighborhood coo of -- do you believe that that's a departure from past fccs? >> guest: well, i've actually put forward a good couple dozen process reform ideas, and not many of those have made it into the books as of yet. but i do think that i do put on the table, i read every item that's put before the commission that either my name's going to out on, that i know about. there are a number of things that go out the door from the bureaus that i don't know about or i don't have an opportunity to vote on. but besides that, i do read everything, and i do try to provide constructive ideas and edits on how to make an item better that would garner my support. many times recently they haven't been adopted or even considered. i think that's disappoi

commissioner ajit pai. >> the short answer to your question is we don't have direct involvement with the european union and privacy regulations. but we have been and i personally have been briefed by some of the folks working on the u.s. e.u. data shield, which was something obviously critical for us to enable u.s. companies to compete effectively in europe. the framework has been relatively useful. it's also telling going back to the privacy debate that our commerce department on behalf of the administration had told european union's we believe the privacy framework backed up by the federal trade commission enforcement is sufficient to consumers in the european union ended its telling that the fcc essentially carved out a space for itself and we don't think the ftc will do an adequate job with internet service providers. when you do have special regulations for them. that disjunction is something we need to be careful about. >> with the gentleman over here as well. >> young broadband technology. commissioner rosenworcel raised an issue with a set-top box proceeding and the is an awf

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commissioner ajit pai has been a commissioner of the fcc since may 14, 2012, between 2007 and 2011 commissioner pai held several positions in the office of general counsel serving most prominently as deputy counsel general, or i'm sorry, deputy general counsel. prior to being sworn in as commissioner, pai worked in the washington, d.c. office of jenner and block where he was a partner in a communications practice. commissioner pai has served in all three branches of the government, clerking for the honorable martin feldman of the u.s. district court, and the eastern district of louisiana, serving in a number of roles in the department of justice as well as working as chief counsel on the senate judiciary committee. commissioner pai received a b.a. from harvard university with honors and a j.d. from university of chicago where he was editor of the university of chicago law review. thanks for being here. chairman edith ramirez -- was designated to serve as ftc chairwoman effective march 4, 2013. prior to joining the commission, ramirez was a litigation partner in the los angeles firm of quinn, em

commissioner ajit pai has been a commissioner of the fcc since may 14, 2012, between 2007 and 2011 commissioner pai held several positions in the office of general counsel serving most predominantly as deputy general counsel. prior to being sworn in as commissioner, pai worked in the office of jenner and block where he was a partner in a communications practice. commissioner pai has served in all three branches of the government, clerking for the u.s. district and the eastern district of louisiana serving in a number of roles in the department of justice as well as working as chief counsel on the senate judiciary committee. commissioner pai received a baxt from harvard university with honors and a j.d. from university of chicago where he was editor of the university of chicago law review. thanks for being here. chairman edith ramirez -- was designated to serve as ftc chairwoman effective march 4, 2013, prior to joining the commission, ramirez was a litigation partner in the los angeles firm of quinn emanuel iraheart and sullivan. before then, ramirez was an associate of gibson dunn and crutcher

commissioner ajit pai has been a commissioner of the fcc since may 14, 2012, between 2007 and 2011 commissioner pai held several positions in the office of general counsel serving most predominantly as deputy general counsel. prior to being sworn in as commissioner, pai worked in the office of jenner and block where he was a partner in a communications practice. commissioner pai has served in all three branches of the government, clerking for the u.s. district and the eastern district of louisiana serving in a number of roles in the department of justice as well as working as chief counsel on the senate judiciary committee. commissioner pai received a baxt from harvard university with honors and a j.d. from university of chicago where he was editor of the university of chicago law review. thanks for being here. chairman edith ramirez -- was designated to serve as ftc chairwoman effective march 4, 2013, prior to joining the commission, ramirez was a litigation partner in the los angeles firm of quinn emanuel iraheart and sullivan. before then, ramirez was an associate of gibson dunn and crutcher

. >> host: ajit pai can be you a great transfer i would take a somewhat different view. this example is that of the crossroads the sec status of the. the our two approaches. on one hand you can take a forward-looking do with him workplace is going, try to encourage technological innovation that in the benefit of consumers or you can look at the steps of workplace that is yellowing with a divided double down on yesterday's paradigm. and set top box was it is a classic example. you don't have to take my word. take the word of literally over 100 again states house of representatives, republicans and democrats, who said across a variety of different issues what is copyright protection or other issues that the fcc's proposal to solution that will that work and so there it is in search of a problem that is not working is about in the market place. why the fcc which use with all the other issues on display comforts of broadband deployment across world america, et cetera, to focus on something that is increasingly fading into the background is something that is beyond me but non