our guest this week is brendan carr, senior republican on the federal communications commission. our guest reporter is john hendel. of "politico" brendan: this goes back to a trip to the mississippi delta and a small town. i met a woman there about two years ago who was using telehealth to treat diabetes and she saw remarkable results. for years, the fcc supported the build out of high-speed communications to hospitals, but we have played a role supporting telehealth delivered to a patient in their home and she was doing that. we took that example and stood up a nationwide connective care program, so that every american potentially has the chance to get in home telehealth service. i describe it as the health care equivalent of shifting from lackluster video to netflix, you don't have to go to a brick and mortar facility to get care. we had no import -- we had no idea two years ago how important this would be before covid. these are things we have to maintain and build on. john: we see a mix of money coming from congress on telehealth and the $7.1 billion or so potentially helping

brendan carr is one of two republicans on the federal communications commission. he's the senior republican there. commissioner carr, this is your first time in the minority on the commission. how is a different? >> guest: thanks are having a back on. right now i have made the full transition in the minority. we have two democrats and two republicans but no doubt i'm headed quickly to the minority. to be truthful it's been going very well the last couple of months. we've been engaging in good faith compromise. i don't think any one particular member has gotten everything they wanted out of every item but we we're compromising. our work product has improved because of that so that's a a great thing. >> host: would you support jessica rosenworcel the current acting chair as full-time chairman treasure i'm not sure my endorsement of a democrat chair would help or hurt them so i will refrain from weighing in on that. it's been great having to reach across party lines and compromise. i enjoy the work with gotten done together his last couple of months. >> host: one of

peter: brendan carr is one of two republicans on the federal communications commission. he is the senior republican there. this is your first time in the minority in the commission, how is it? brendan: we have two democrats and two republicans right now, but i have no doubt i'm headed to the minority. but to be truthful, it has been going very well at the fcc. we have been engaging in good-faith compromise. i don't think any particular member of the commission has everything they wanted out of every item, but we are compromising. i think our work product has improved because of that. so it's a great thing. peter: would you support the current acting chair as full-time chair? brendan: i am not sure my endorsement of a democrat chairman would help or hurt, so i won't weigh in. but it is been great to have her reach across party lines and compromise. that has really informed the work we have gotten done together these past couple months. peter: one issue introduced has been broadband as infrastructure. where are you on this? brendan: president biden unveiled his to dollar in

that's something commissioner brendan carr has brought up as a concern of his in reviving net neutrality. tom: yes, thank you, leah. that's a great question. so, we passed rules about internet privacy for network privacy. you know, the bizarre thing is that i can take this smartphone and i make a telephone call on it. let's say i call air france to make a reservation. the phone company can't turn around and sell the fact that i was calling air france to some tour operator in paris. but if i use the same device on the same network to go online to the air france website, they can turn around and sell that information. and so what we were saying was there just needs to be parity between using this device for one purpose and another, and it needs to start with protecting the privacy as an affirmative act, not as a "come in later on see if we can fix it by choosing this tool or that'll." -- that tool." unfortunately, 60, 70 days into the trump administration, congress passed an act that repealed this. and the fascinating thing, as you know, is that the internet companies are now going around

refer to is coming into play here you're referring to an initiative by a republican appointee brendan carr who's an have c.c. commission to close a loophole as he sees it in the regulations that permitted carriers to potentially continue to buy huawei and c.t.e. equipment if they were using private funds and the effort here is to close that particular loophole i think what we're seeing frankly brant is f.c.c. commissioners jockeying for position at the moment on the f.c.c. to. see who has the biggest bite when it comes to china policy and now doing quotes as part of their business model they've also started to work on licensing patented technology in the 5 g. sector is that helping out their business as well when they're losing the actual sales of the equipment. yes it is and i expect to see more initiatives of that nature look i mean i think christie has pointed out well. while way is a very very strong company it's a very versatile company it's a very important flag carrier company for china and there is a tremendous amount of resource it's going to be put into ensuring that wall way con

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. ♪ >> today on the communicators, brendan carr -- >> you have mobile wireless competing. all this convergence. you have entities competing with very lopsided regulatory structures so that is a challenge at the sec. net neutrality an example of that. how do we take this internet infrastructure and regulated under this 1930's copper line telephone structure? that

. >> saturday, on the communicators, fcc commissioner brendan carr. >> we have mobile wireless competing with cable for in-home high speed. cable is entering the mobile wireless game. we all this convergence. you have entities that are competing but they are doing so with very lopsided regulatory structures. that is a challenge of the fcc. netra child three -- net neutrality is an example of that. it's how you take this infrastructure and regulated under this 1930's copper line telephone structure. that is a bad fit and a mistake. are the reason why congress should step up to the plate on that one. >> watch the communicators on saturday. sunday, on q&a, a conversation on the book the triumph of nancy reagan on the strength in canasta the -- strength and tenacity on the former first lady. >> her agenda was ronald reagan's well-being and success. and she was also -- she has better instincts about people than he did. sort of a better nose for trouble than he did. so the people in the administration who understood all this, who recognized her power, people like secretary of state george schu

. ♪ >> today on the communicators, brendan carr -- >> you have mobile wireless competing.e have all this convergence. you have entities competing with very lopsided regulatory structures so that is a challenge at the sec. net neutrality an example of that. how do we take this internet infrastructure and regulated under this 1930's copper line telephone structure? that is a bad fit and a mistake and part of a reason -- part of the reasoning congress should step up. >> watch the communicators on c-span. >> highlights from day 11 of the trial of former minneapolis police man derek chauvin accused in the death of george floyd on may 25. judge peter cahill swears in george floyd's brother as he takes the witness stand. we are on the record. this is in regard to the motion this morning to either allow or statement given on the earlier occasion. i have had a chance to review the transcript of that as well as case law. first of all paraganglioma the defense motion to have the prosecution given offer of proof or explanation why they are not granting immunity. even as the case cited

peter: brendan carr is one of five committee members and one of three republicans on the federal communicationsmission. he is the senior republican there. this is your first time in the minority in the commission, how is it? br

peter: brendan carr is one of two republicans on the federal communications commission. the senior republican there. this is your first time in the minority in the commission, how is it? brendan: we have two democrats and two republicans right now, but i have no doubt i'm headed to the minority. but to be truthful, it has been going very well at the fcc. we have been engaging in good-faith compromise. i don't think any particular member of the commission has everything they wanted out of every item, but we are compromising. i think our work

. ♪ >> today, on the communicators, brendan carr. >> mobile wireless competing with cable for in-homeh-speed. cable is now entering the mobile wireless games. have all of this convergence and you have entities that are competing but doing so with very lopsided regulatory structure so that is the challenge of the sec. net neutrality is an example of that, which is how to take this internet infrastructure and regulate it under the 1930's copper line telephone structure. that is a bad fit and a mistake and part of the reason why congress should step up to the plate on that one. watch the communicate -- >> watch the communicators today on c-span. >> sunday on q&a, a conversation with the author of a book on the triumph of nancy reagan and the strength and tenacity of the former first lady lady who helped shape the reagan presidency. >> she had one goal, ronald reagan's well-being and success. she had better instincts about people than he did and sort of a better nose for trouble than he did. so the people in the administration who understood all this, who recognized her power, people like