. >> host: and representative bob latta is republican from ohio, he is a member of the republican new media caucus and the congressional internet caucus. he joins us for "the communicators" this week. congressman latta, not a lot going on in telecommunications policy in this congress, is that a fair statement? [laughter] >> guest: actually, if you're on the committee, there's a lot going on. almost weekly we've been having different subcommittee hearings, and we've been very, very active. and, of course, there's some big issues that have been going on like the spectrum auction, and so there's different things out there, and cybersecurity. but sometimes it doesn't make all the news, but the subcommittee's been very, very active. >> host: and we're going to talk about some of those issues in this edition of "the communicators," but i wanted to ask you about the fcc. brand new fcc, five be members all coming to see your committee, potentially, in december. is that correct? >> guest: correct. >> host: what's the importance of having all five? >> guest: well, again, the fcc's so important