subscriber over which they have no control and for content in which they have no interest. >> host: bob gessner, we've talked about some of the issues you face with the fcc and with washington, but what about with the state of ohio and the city of massillon? >> guest: gosh. my local franchises, we have about two dozen local franchises, no problem. we're local. we have 165 local employees, you know? my family's been involved there for a -- 175 years, so we focus on those local communities, and we don't really have any issues there. the state of ohio is one of only a handful in the country that have statewide franchising. so the state of ohio is our franchising authority. we appeal to them for our local franchise. but because of a, i guess an abundance of competition with, especially in the television market with directv and dish and at&t covering pretty much the whole state, the tate -- the state assumes that competition will dictate the winners and losers, so they don't feel the need to be intimately involved in what we do on a day-to-day basis. we pay a franchise fee to our local communities,

. >> host: bob gessner, matt polka of the american cable association, this has been "the communicators" on c-span. >> guest: thanks, peter. >> c-span, created by america's cable companies 35 years ago and brought to you as a public service by your local cable or satellite provider. >> today the american enterprise institute and the markel foundation host a discussion on expanding opportunities in the digital economy. that's live at 1:30 p.m. eastern. and the senate returns at 3 p.m. for general speeches, at 5 debate begins to combat the theft of corporate trade secrets. a final vote on the bill is set for 5:30 p.m. see both here on c-span2. >> this week on c-span, the supreme court cases that shaped our history come to life with the c-span series, "landmark cases: historic supreme court decisions." our 12-part series explores constitutional dramas behind some of the most significant decisions in american history. >> this is a story and a case about presidential power and its limits during times of war. and it puts before the court central themes about the conditions under which preside