e.l. doctorow "homer and langley" a novel, we'll be right back.stay with us. >> charl: dan hesse is here the c.e.o.of sprint nextel the third larges wireless carri. he haseen a lifetimin the telecom busiss inclung 23 years at &t. hiidea to offer alat fee for ce phone age revolutionized e industry nowtrying to tu arnd sprint which is lo millions of subscribers in recent years. he has made customers service a company central focus an implementesimpler pricing strategies. print's edge and da could be e key to its fure, i'm pleased to have himere to talk about this businesthat all of us are familiar with. e fure of mileechnology and all of that, welme. >> thanks, crlie, good to be here. >> charlie: let'sdo a history, a primer for ney doesn't know just by reading me of your speeches ilearned some interesting sff. whic is, there onecell phone r every twopeople in the planet. which means by definition i guess about 3.3 billion cell phon in existence because have 6.6 billion people on the planet. >> 've gone from zero to four billion almost in 26 years >>

e.l. doctorow is here. his novels have won a national book award two, national book credit i can circle awards and the penn faulkner award. many have been best sellers including "rag time" with his latest effort he returns to a favorite setting, new york in the early 20th century a. account of recluses who fill their townhouses with decades of newspapers and found things. i am pleased to have him back. >> thank you. >> charlie: beyond writing novels you still teach at nyu? >> yes, i do. >> charlie: the chair? >> yes. >> charlie: how many classes do you teach? >> well, i teach one course called "the craft of fiction" a reading course for writers going through books and seeing how they work breaking them down, understanding their composition. >> charlie: you've been president -- you've met president obama, gave a little reading list before he went on vacation, you were one of his favorites? >> yes. i was very pleased to hear that. i would have voted for him -- >> charlie: even if he't read your books. >> that