that's why fcc would not adopt a different approach, but the fcc's approach in march of this year was dramatically different singling out isps for a unique and intrusive privacy regulations i think is both obviously a betrayal of that commitment, but more fundamentally, it doesn't recognize what the white house recognized in the 2012 privacy report when it said that it was critical for privacy regulation to be technologically neutral and to reflect a consistent set of consumer expectations. jeff flake: if i take my phone into my home, say i've flown home to arizona, which i do frequently, and i turn it on airplane mode or turn the wireless off, and i get home and forget to turn wireless back on, or an hour later, i turn the wireless on, so i'm covered by broadband part of the time and an edge provider or cellular service the other, am i regulated differently depending on when i turn my wireless on or off? commissioner pai. ajit varadaraj pai: so, senator, certainly the access to information that both isps and edge providers would have would vary dramatically. for example, if you took

the fcc now is overseeing isps. the second question is, is that line being drawn in the right place and faced on the ftc's long approach in this area, what we have determined is that opting consent is appropriate and a good idea for sensitive information, but then for nonsensitive information, when used for things like targeted advertising, an opt out approach is more consistent with consumers. >> i understand that from your testimony. my question is, are you saying you want -- the question is because of the way the rule is written now and it's out for comment is because their common carriers under title two are regulated the same way phones are. that's what was chairman wheeler's testimony. you are saying and the commissioner seems to be saying that you want this to be consistent. so my question is, do you want the isps to have less regulation in terms of privacy or do you want the edge providers to have more? it would be slightly different based on the type of information. >> i hear from the commissioner and i'm s

that's why fcc would not adopt a different approach but the fcc's approach for marchar of this year was dramatically different singling out isps for a unique and intrusive privacy regulations i think is both obviously a betrayal of that commitment but more fundamentally it doesn't recognize what the white house recognized in the 2012 privacy report when it said that it was critical for privacy regulation to be technologically neutral and to reflect a consistent set of consumer expectations. >> if i take my phone into my home, say, i've flown home to arizona, which i do frequently, and i turn it on airplane mode or turn the wireless off and i get home and forget it turn wireless back on, or an hour later i turn the wireless on, so i'm covered by broadband part of the time and an edge provider or cellular service the other, am i regulated different ly dependin on when i turn my wireless on or off? commissioner pai. >> senator, certainly the access to information that both isps and edge providers would have would vary dramatically. for example, if you took your smartphone home and lolgd on

the fcc leadership is denied those proposals that a return. >> i groove my colic. colic. this is something for congress to decide. i've given them my views. and i don't have a problem eliminating or removing parts of the burden on the sunshine band to get and prevent from getting together. the spirit of the statute is to prevent the majority of getting together to decide where things are going to go. i'm not as worried about that. i'm happy that we have circumstances in place. that seems to be not a violation in law but circumstances play out that way. i'm fine if that's the case. i'm happy to have all my colic sit around. i think would i think would have a very wholesome conversation. my second point is that if we put forward a number process reform ideas, actually i was counting somewhere between 24 and 25 depending on what you think is a valued idea to improve the fcc operations without undermining the chairman's authority or the majority's authority. so we can improve our process for the american people without harming the process of getting to an outcome. i think tha

and my view is that the fcc should generally take a more restrained approach. let this experimentation happen. not rule any particular business model in or out preemptively based on an ideological predisposition, but instead try to figure out what is ultimately going to be in consumers' welfare. and to me, what is in consumers' welfare is the current digital experimentation we see among cable providers and others. everybody's trying to figure out is it a bundle of services that makes the most sense? is it a stand-alone offering? i think consumers are the beneficiaries of that experimentation, but that will only continue as long as the fcc adheres to that basic principle. >> guest: well, to me, it's evolving and changing. consumers have an expectation that their regulatory agencies are going to be a backstop when markets are less efficient. so we have to keep all of that in mind that we want to be -- we think competition is a part of our middle name. we want to be, you know, regulators that are partners in terms of on the options and opportunities and stimulater

do you feel that the fcc is doing enough to make sure the u.s. stays in a competitive position in the world as the world moves to 5g? >> guest: well, i'm pushing as hard as possible as i can. i think the incentive auction is one piece of it. it is making more spectrum available to lower tier, the lower bands. we still have more things to do, we have an item to kiss pose of in -- dispose of in july. hopefully, that will be successful. i've pushed the chairman, and he's agreed to high frequencies to that pot. and hopefully, we'll be able to do that this summer. >> the companies having trouble building out the wireless towers and small cells and that kind of thing, that's one of your concerns. >> guest: absolutely. there's -- the first part is obtaining spectrum. the second part is actually doing the buildout. understandably for many years communities don't necessarily -- they would like the service, but they don't necessarily like towers themselves, the macro towers, the big towers that cover a number of areas. we have moved to a technology, thank

michael paul's fcc -- michael powell's fcc, tom wheeler's fcc. >> guest: first of all, this is a collegial body of five votes. it takes three votes to get anything done. and i think that what has happened is it becomes easy to -- you've got to hang a name on it. and so rather than the 2013-20 whenever it is chairman was, you know, they hang a name with it. but the other thing is that it is a strong chairman structure. and so it creates an opportunity to put ideas before your colleagues for their reactions. but i go back to the fact that you've got to get three votes, and that's very much a cooperative process that happens every single day. >> host: ladies and gentlemen, tom wheeler, the chairman of the fcc. >> guest: thank you, peter. [applause] >> next week "the communicators" talks with the four other fcc commissioners. you've been watching "the communicators" on c-span. if you'd like to see some of our previous programs, go to c-span.org. >> today the center for study of responsive law begins a four-day conference on civic mobilization. speakers look at ideas to make civic groups more e

you believe that that's a departure from past fcc's? >> guest: i put forward a process of reform and ideas and not many of those admitted into the books as of yet. i do think i do put on the table, i root every item before the commission that either my name is going out on the soul that i know about their number things to go out the door that i don't know about or have an opportunity to vote on. besides that i do. everything i try to provide constructive ideas and edits on how to make it better. they would garner my support. many times recently they haven't been adopted or even considered. i think that's disappointing. it's a decision i think by the leadership that my vote is not as important. >> guest: mr. chairman -- passed germans have put things under the 352 vote. >> guest: that's been my experience. >> host: commissioner all rightly a year into net neutrality has there have been any issues? >> guest: we are at year-end but we have a major court decision that is about to break in a matter of weeks or so. it could be a couple of day

and that means the fcc has the authority to the privacy -- i want to talk maybe about if the fcc and ftc working together. because i believe they have worked together in the past. and i believe the ftc, am i right, chairwoman ramirez, that you've worked with lots of different agencies on ftc and the fda, right? >> absolutely, senator franken. we have a long history of working very well with a number of different agencies beginning with the fact that we share jurisdiction over competition with the the anti-trust division of the department of justice. we work together with the consumer financial protection bureau. we've worked -- i mentioned in my opening remarks we have an extensive history of working with the fcc including marketing, those are just a few examples. >> this isn't new. you know, because i'm kind of hearing suggestions that the ftc is the prime privacy protection agency and that for this reason we must not take away the authority to regulate broadbrand providers. i'm not suggesting the ftc doesn't play a critical role in protecting consumer privacies. but i guess chairma

but as we await that ruling, the fcc has a job to do.ce the open internet order went into effect, the fcc has had a responsibility to implement privacy rules to protect consumers, promote competition, and ensure that broadband providers are given certainty with respect to their obligations under section 222 of the communications act. so i commend the fcc for starting this necessary process. for my part, i believe americans have a fundamental right to privacy. they deserve both transparency and accountability from companies that have the capacity to trade on the details of their lives. and should they choose to leave personal information in the hands of those companies, they certainly deserve to know that their information is being safeguarded to the greatest degree possible. now, this transparency and accountability should come from all the companies that have access to americans' sensitive information. this includes telecommunications providers like comcast and at&t, but also, edge providers like google, facebook, and amazon. i have rep

consumer protection and the fcc tcpa rules. we were one of the petitioners and sought a clarification of what prior consent means. as well as a partial exemption from the act to facilitate important healthcare related calls. the fcc's ruling did not clarify consent and exempted certain type of calls. may by health care providers. they cannot be financial in nature. because of the ambiguity of the term prior express consent and related entities are protected many well-intended healthcare organizations have been sued and tcpa litigation continues to sky rocket. to be clear, healthcare providers cannot do their jobs effectively, efficiently or cost effectively without using appropriate technology. the tcpa inhibits the use of such technology and as a result drives the cost of healthcare higher. the tcpa was intended to protect consumers from receiving unsolicited telemarketing calls in their homes at all hours of the day and night by restricting the use of auto dialers and requiring consent to be called. we fully support the goal

i think that just the fcc but our colleagues at the fcc are going to have to wrestle with, over time how privacy norms are changing, how her behaviors are changing and how her expectations are changing as well. >> i can remember with most recent study was which talks about how consumers are not engaging, especially her seniors as much getting the full benefit of the broadband, and the internet has to offer because there feel full. as a part of his regulatory space we need to be mindful, part of encouraging innovation and connectivity, which is what we're doing, we need to think about the entire ecosystem. i know know we over use that word but it's important here because it just lends itself and reinforces the fact that it is not static, it's not sideload. we cannot come through the postures self in a way and expect american consumers to be rightly served. >> i think the commissioner bring this issue perfectly. i agree entirely with it. the question is what kind of revelatory framework preserve those consumer expectations. i entirely embrace the white house 2012 -- into the privacy re

i think not just the fcc, but our colleagues at the fcc will have to wrestle with how privacy norms are changing and how our behavior is changing, and our expectations are changing. mignon clyburn: i can't remember what the most recent study was that talked about how consumers are not engaging, especially our seniors, asthma with getting the full benefit of -- as much with getting the full benefit of ,roadband and the internet because they are fearful. as part of this regulatory space, we need to be mindful. innovationncouraging and connectivity, which is what we are doing, we have to think , the the entire plane entire ecosystem. i know we overuse that word, but it is so important here, because it lends itself and reinforces the fact that it is not static, not siloed, and we cannot come through and posture eyes stuff in siloed ways and expect american consumers to be rightly served. ajit pai: i think the commercial -- the commissioner friend this vertically. the question is, what kind of framework preserves consumer expectations? i fully embraced the 2012 privacy report about having a

it's michael powell's fcc comments tom wheeler's fcc. >> guest: first of all this this a collegial body of five is pretty takes three votes to get anything done and i think that what has happened is it he comes easy -- you have to hang a name on it so rather than 2013220 whenever it is the chairman was, he'd know they hang a name with it. the other thing is that it is a strong chairman structure. and so it creates an opportunity to put ideas before your colleagues for their reactions but i go back to the fact that you have got to get three votes and that is very much a cooperative process that happens every single day. >> host: ladies and gentlemen tom mboya where the chairman of the fcc. [applause] and a newly-released political podcast house speaker paul ryan saying he wants unity within the republican party still not betting on donald trump winning. joining us on the phone is supple and who conducted the interview. thank you for being with us. disco it's great to be here. >> host: we will head excerpt and a mom of the wounds your overall -- of his demeanor and how the speakers approa

but as we await that ruling, the fcc has a job to do. since the open internet order went into effect, the fcc has had a responsibility to implement privacy rules to protect consumers, promote competition, and ensure that broadband providers are given certainty with respect to their obligations under section 222 of the communications act. so i commend the fcc for starting this necessary process. noir pa for my part, i believe americans have a fundamental right to privacy. they deserve both transparency and accountability from companies that have the capacity to trade on the details of their lives. and should they choose to leave personal information in the hands of those companies, they certainly deserve to know that their information is being safe guarded to the greatest degree possible. now, this trance perrin pairnscy and accountability should come from all the company that's have access to americans' sensitive information. this includes telecommunications providers like comcast and at&t but also edge providers like google facebook and

i think the fcc does need to rule on that order. and i don't know why it wasn't in the earlier ruling. people need to know if there's power outages. one of the petitions pointed out people have medical equipment at home that relies on power. we need to be able to alert them to an outage. that should be ruled on. i think there needs to be a much bigger look across the board as calls that are legitimate calls that are generating lawsuits. >> in a recent hearing, let me take a moment to acknowledge a positive development which is a decision some banks and credit unions have made to provide consumers realtime information about the funds in their accounts available to be spent. they are doing this through text and e-mail alerts which can reduce the risks that consumers inadvertently overspend, end quote. how can banks, credit unions and other financial constitutions increase communication with their consumers if they have the threat of tcpa litigation hanging over their heads? >> thank you, you raise a very important point. there are all

fcc decides to stringent regulation, for more stringent an that the fcc has done due the dawn of commercial internet as isps anticompetitive in this space. that doesn't make sense to me or former fcc commissioner leibowitz and nor does it make a sense to a lot of people. the new competitors in the online advertising market who are trying to pose a competitive threat to incoming players. >> guest: let me build on that. i'm not going to agree with every last thing you said. sorry there is asymmetry there. think about a mobile phone today. we have different privacy regulations that are going to apply to the hardware, the software, the wireless network associated with it, and the online applications you might access and candidly that is far too complicated for consumers. and you shouldn't have to be a network engineer to understand how your information is collected and you shouldn't have to be a lawyer to understand how your information is protected. and i think that across the board we should be thinking from the consumer perspective about how to be consistent on all of those marketplaces. bec

the fcc rule on more than 20 petitions. one of the petitioners sought clarification as well as a partial exemption from the active facilitate important healthcare related calls. the ruling did not clarify consent. these cannot be financial in nature. because of the ambiguity many well intended healthcare organizations of been sued for nt cpa litigation continues to skyrocket. healthcare providers cannot do their job effectively, efficiently, or cost-effectively without appropriate technology. technology. they prohibit the use of such technology --dash the cost of healthcare higher. unsolicited telemarketing calls in their homes at all hours of the day and night. searching the use a lot of hours and by requiring consent to be called. they have fully supports the goal and mission helping to reduce unsolicited calls. the complaints typically are not involving healthcare providers. they have become severely outdated preventing the health care appointment reminders, insurance coverage eligibility issues for social security disab

we interviewed for fcc commissioners. as a regulator and a consumer, what is your view of the cable industry? : first ofsenworcel all, thank you for having me here. joy to come back to boston. supply somedustry of our most important infrastructure. it is not traditional video but rock band. it is clear to me that the broadband they provide is a market leader, and it is now going from luxury to necessity in all of our households because it is an essential part of what we do every day. ajit pai: thank you for having us. thank you for giving us the opportunity. to me the cable industry has helped to drive the digital revolution. cities big and small that have taken the risk for next-generation networks those investments did not have to be made, that infrastructure did not have to be deployed. is due inhat it is part to your members efforts. michael o'rielly: i look at the cable industry as a very dynamic one. we need to meet consumer need and demand. story in what serve thee to do to communities throughout america. michael o

again, the fcc report and order that created this oversight monitoring board, 24 individuals. a chairman who rotates between the cable lobby, the broadcast lobby and the motion picture lobby. so the chairman of the npaa rotate as chair. there are 18 industry executives, and there are supposed to be 5 public interest individuals. to our knowledge -- and i've only been to one meeting, but the conversations i've had, all those five aren't filled, and who gets to approve who those five individuals are? well, let's see, television industry executive who gets to appoint which public interest advocates are on the board. it should be more even. there should be more scientists involved, more psychologists, clinical psychologists, child psychologists who are aware of the impact of media on children. and there should be some consequence if there is continued misrating. if the industry executive who misrates things sits on the board and says there's no problem here, please move along, there can be no accountability. there's no consequence for what i think is -- i don't know if it's actual

the fcc created a safe harbor but the safe harbor doesn't work. it doesn't work after one single applied call whether or not there's knowledge of reassignment. you may be using modern technology that may not have random or suequential number. no one knows what this means. this is not workable and not what congress intended. as a result beneficial consumer communications are chilled, compliance-minded entities have put in a catch 22 and companies trying to engage in financial education are punished. first many type of important consumer communications trigger risk in the current to warn of service outages, mobile health problems, schools provide atepid -- attendance notification, credit unions. political candidates to provide information regarding town halls and election information. the list goes on and on and on. second, while the environment surrounding communications is becoming punitive, other regulatory agencies are encouraging and requiring contacts through texts. companies are resorting and taking insufficient steps to mitigate risks. for e

i think the fcc does need to rule on that order. and i don't know why it wasn't in the earlier ruling. people need to know if there's power outages. one of the petitions pointed out people have medical equipment at home that relies on power. we need to be able to alert them to an outage. that should be ruled on. i think there needs to be a much bigger look across the board as calls that are legitimate calls that are generating lawsuits. >> in a recent hearing, let me take a moment to acknowledge a positive development which is a decision some banks and credit unions have made to provide consumers realtime information about the funds in their accounts vaibl to be spent. they are doing this through text and e-mail alerts which can reduce the risks that consumers inadvertently overspend, end quote. how can banks, credit unions and other financial constitutions increase communication with their consumers if they have the threat of tcpa litigation hanging over their heads? >> thank you, you raise a very important point. there are all typ

they shouldn't be just under six seconds. >> host: where does the fcc font is this oversight? monitoring board. there is no public accountability for this oversight monitoring board. i think the fcc could adopt some changes that shed some light that would allow not just industry executives to determine what is appropriate but bring more forces from the outside, experts child psychology experts, experts in the field who can see what's harmful and what's not and provide their input. absent a system, absent the oversight that is required to really look to see if the system truly working it has to be independent and right now it's not. >> guest: what about, there are so many channels on video on the box now for kids and there is pbs kids or nickelodeon. many many good options so clearly family rated programming given that so many consumers can pick the shows for the kids why is it necessary on the broadcast networks to have those types of shows and given this trendsetting south side the issue of what how the shows are rated how are the networks going to return to little house on t

, the current makeup of the fcc? >> i would like to think that being a republican things might change in november and will get a three - two edge and see little change. but we'll see. it's not something that we can do on our own. >> you are joining us here on c-span tv. >> we walked over to the ford displayed to see what you are displaying, carrie is with the ford motor company, what technology are you showing to congress question what. >> what we but we have to show is really two things, this is a generation of our technology, ford was the first automaker to bring conductivity technology into the car and mass-market to consumers. we do that in 2007 and we change the industry and the way the industry approached electronics in the car. this launched about 12 months ago. it focused this generation on the user interface and making the system is easy to use as possible for customers. the other thing we're showing today's new technology brought by apple and google that lets you integrate your experience with your phone in

but the fcc -- if what you want is the same rules everywhere, the fcc can't give you that. they have title i authority over commercial broadband internet access providers. they don't have authority over starbucks when they provide me internet access. the only way to get that is legislation. are you calling -- the congressional staff in this room, are you calling for broad-based privacy regulation across all of these legislation all these providers? >> do you want to opt in for privacy legislation from congress or do you want to be opt out of this fcc rule? >> i think, to be clear, the previous fcc requirements, which can be placed into regulations under the fcc's own framework, there's a proposal that was submitted to do that. there is nothing to stop the fcc if it's going to, as is proposing in its -- talking about regulating all information, not just cpni that's received by an internet access provider. if it has the authority to do that, it certainly has the authority to go beyond the structure of cpni. and to replicate essentially the fcc framework with opt ins for use o

we interviewed four fcc commissioners. aspect this is a special taping out of c-span's communicators program. we thank intx for providing us this opportunity. all for commission chair at the want to start a little broad and let's start down at this end, commissioner rosenworcel. as a regulator and as a consumer, what's your view of the cable industry? >> guest: wow. first of all thank you for having me here. it's a treat to be with my colleagues. and back into england. i'm a native, so it's a real joy to be a blue come back to boston. the cable industry strikes me as supply some our nation's most important infrastructure. it's not just traditional video but broadband. and it's clear to me that the broadband they provide is a market leader, and it's now gone from just luxury to necessity in all of our households which is an essential part of what we do everyday track you thanks for having us. thanks for intx for giving us this opportunity. deputy editor with our colleagues. committee cable industry has helped drive the digi

, the current makeup of the fcc? >> guest: well, i'd like to think that being a republican that things might change in november and we'll take a 3-2 edge, and we'll see a little change there, but we'll see. voters will decide that. it's not something we can do on our own. >> host: fred upton is chairman of the energy and commerce committee, and he joins us here on "the communicators." [inaudible conversations] >> host: congressman fred upton brought us over to the ford display to see what you were displague, and gary jablonski is with the ford motor company. what's the technology you're showing members of congress? >> guest: really two things. this is the third generation of our sync technology, so ford was the first automaker to bring connectivity technology into the car and really mass market numbers. and we did that in 2007, and we really changed the industry and the way the industry approached consumer electronics in their car. this is our third generation, it launched about 12 months ago. really focused in this

he comments on the political divide within the fcc. is joined by howard buskirk. >> the direction from leadership including the chairman to take the most aggressive, leftist approach to policymaking, these little ground when that becomes the first primary goal of the item, when the policy of aggression to want to go becomes the first goal rather than any consideration of any collegiality or any kind of attempt to bring or develop consensus, you wind up with the senate we have today. were initial interest in bringing my opinions on board and you'll find that i'm less likely to be supportive and i will express my views. >> watch tonight at eight eastern on c-span2. >> syrian refugees now living in the u.s. recently took part in the discussion at georgetown university in washington wednesday are expenses on syria and the transition to living in the u.s. or other speakers include the state department representative for refugees of the truck of refugees international. spirit and now i'm very pleased to introduce actually dr. michel gabaudan

. >> where does the fcc fall into this oversight? >> the fcc has the authority to accept or reject in total the report and order that was created 20 years ago. is no public accountability for this oversight monitoring board. i think the fcc could adopt some changes that shed some light. i would allow not just the industry executives to determine what is appropriate or not, but bring more voices from the outside. child psychology experts, experts in the scientific yet he can see what what it's proper and what's not, and provide input. absent thestem -- oversight, it is required to look to see if the system is truly working. it has to be independent, right now it is not. this cable issue, the argument that there are 70 channels on the box now for kids options, many good clearly family rated program ming. necessary than other broadcast networks to have those types of shows? how are the network scanner returned to little house on the prairie air murder she wrote, are shows that are more geared to the family. when everyone has their entry

the question is what is the fcc doing with those resources? if you think about the radicals the staff has been having to pursue, it is striking how much time has simply been wasted and how many of the responsibilities have been in art. for example, with respect to broadband deployment, there's so much the agency can and should be doing and said we spent a great many staff hours on things like the set top box proceedings are singling out cable in particular for special attention and special access, even though they took the risk to deploy those networks that give businesses. those are the activities that distract us from the core mission which we have under the law, which is to make sure the industry in every industry is able to compete on a level playing field to deliver to all americans. >> i want to answer it this way. in terms of the resources, the priorities are driven by the chairman. when the sap is allocated today, is problematic. when i worked in a number of things this year, you see how many staff are assigned to a budget. we worked t

he comments on the political divide within the fcc. >> the direction from fcc leadership including ourirman is to take the most aggressive approach to policymaking. it leaves little ground when that becomes the first primary when thehe item, policy and direction they want to go becomes the first goal rather than any consideration of any collegiality or any attempt to develop a consensus. you've lined up with a scenario where we had today, where there is little interest in bringing my opinions on board, and you will find i am less likely to be supportive. >> watch "the communicators" monday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span two. >> next, santa clara university history professor nancy under follette whole la was politically active in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. ger is an author of a book, which tells the story of this journalist and pacifist who campaigned alongside her husband in suffolk in their own bids for office.

together with that order, the president weighed in on a proceeding at the fcc and asked the fcc to openpset top boxes, something we all have sitting in our living room. 99% of us use the cable box we rent from our cable company. people pay average of $230 a year. after four years you have paid $1,000 and you still rented it. you don't own it. the price of cable boxes have gone up even while the components have gotten cheaper. that's why we asked the fcc to open up cable top boxes, to buy your own and have greater diversity and choice which we think would lead to inknow vision. that is an example. we've done many things like this before, whether cell phone unlocking, requiring airlines to free up slots at airports for competitors, or improving competition in defense procurement. agencies will have 60 days to report back with additional ideas along these lines. the reason we think this is important because of a range of evidence that the council of economic advisors collected in an issue brief last week but by a number of different measures there is less competition in the economy today t

and it's been clarified by the fcc there is no duty to connect calls. that prohibits them from adopting this technology. they can adopt the technology and make it available to the consumers that allows the consumers to opt out. without having to take these calls. and what we're really trying to do here, we're not trying to punish people with litigation. we're trying to put power in the hands of the consumer. and this may not be the most artful way to do it. but i will just speak for me. and i think probably for a whole lot of people who run for office that hang out around here, if you think i'm backing up on going after people who make robo calls, in light of what i encounter every day from people i meet, including my own family? i mean, my son can't get two companies to quit calling him on his cell phone. he handed the phone to me. you know, i said, i'm u.s. senator i'm going to sue you. guess what? they called him 15 minutes later. >> i think that those are really the bad actors that need to be targeted that have been getting targeted and continue wou

he comments on the political divide between the fcc. >> the direction from fcc leadership to take the most approach is little ground. when that becomes the primary goal of the id., when the policy direction becomes the first goal rather than any consideration of any collegiality to develop consensus, you wind up with the scenario we have today. you're going to find i'm less likely to be supportive and i'm going to express my views. >> watching the communities on c-span 2. asked, holocaust survivor sz recalls her family's experiences including their hometown and anti-semitic laws. the family was confined with other jews to a ghetto when nazi germany occupied hungary. they were transported to auschwitz and forced to perform hard labor. the event was part of the united states holocaust memorial museum's first-person series. it's a little over an hour. holocauste stories of survivors transcend decades. but you are about to hear from anna is one individual account of the holocaust. we have prepared a slide presentation to help with her introduction. she was born into a jewish transylvania,

the fcc looking into how the successful pitch man made an almost $1 million profit off a stock in one day. >> simply put mickelson made money that was not his to make. you shouldn't get to keep it. we have not charged him with insider trading. >> the fcc says it stemmed from a stock tip from friend and gambler billy walters. telling him to invest in a company called dean foods, but walters tip was allegedly from insider information from thomas davis, the former chairman of dean foods. >> mickelson agreed to pay back the full amount with interest. he feels vindicated but takes full responsibility to the decisions and associations that led him to be a part of this investigation. >>> scandal plagued volkswagon agreed to a pay raise for its workers, the industrial union agree the to the wage increase and could help the 19 country euro zone lift inflation from dangerously low levels. they receive a 3.2% on april 1st next year and then another 2% in august. >>> this is the latest concept car from aston martin. the design was inspired by racing cars and has a 6 liter v 12 engine and has a sl

so the fcc had a notice of proposed rule making.y want to do a rule to update these privacy rules for telephone providers. now what they call broadband service providers and our panel will explain that, and then debate the pros and cons. so we'll go through a lot of material very quickly. the rules governing privacy for broadband service providers they include folks that provide your cellular service, not the phone itself. but the service that i get here which is t-mobile. your -- over your laptop or desktop, which in my case at home is verizon fios but here house public wi-fi. so those are the types of services that we're talking about, and broadband service providers and these rules are covering them. let's go to the first question and jim arrived just in time for the people out there who, you know, the gnawing question is like that name sounds really familiar. jim halpert, where do i know that from? you're probably googling jim halpert and the first thing that comes up is that guy from "the office." jim, so we get this out of the

fcc commissioner michael o'rielly. the issue of net neutrality.e comments on the political divide within the fcc. >> to take the most aggressive leftist approach on policymaking. becomes the first primary goal. the policy becomes the goal rather than anything political. you wind up with the scenario we have today. you will find i'm less likely to be supportive. here the >> the next, -- >> next, a panel of scholars discusses influential thinkers of the 20th century, including writers t.s. eliot, russell kirk. it was part of a daylong at grand rapids state university in grand rapids, michigan. it's about an hour. host: we'll move forward in time now to the mid-20th century with a look at some of that era's most influential conservative thinkers as illuminated by the bradley,ip of been, and lisa. i use the word "influential" on purpose. the trajectory of post

net neutrality, set-top taxes, and the political divide in the fcc. editor.ined by a senior o'rielly: this approach to policymaking, when that becomes the first primary goal and the policy and direction becomes the first goal rather orn the end consideration collegiality or any attempt to bring or develop consensus. -- what up with we have we have today. you will find i have much more likely to support and express my ideas. announcer: watch the communicators on monday night at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span two. honoringt, representative john lewis followed by first lady michelle obama speaking to graduates at jackson's eight university. later, former secretary of state henry kissinger. >> this week, the u.s. holocaust memorial museum honors representative john lewis. he worked alongside martin luther king, junior, and other prominent leaders. this ceremony is 35 minutes. ♪ announcer: ladies and gentlemen, please welcome the museum vice chair, allan holt. >> good evening, everyone. it's an honor to be here, and i want to express my thanks to all of you f

. >> reporter: now, the collection industry is telling congress and the fcc that all businesses should be allowed to send robocalls without permission. arguing, "wireless phones are the public's preferred means of communication." so what can you do to fight robocalls? there's the federal do not call list, and new apps hitting the market including this one today. >> picking up an unknown call has become a roll of the dice until now. >> reporter: and robocall opponents are encouraging people to make few calls of their own. >> folks can lean on their telephone companies and lean on the fcc and lean on their congressmen and their senator. >> reporter: until then, expect a lot more of this. >> this is an important message. >> reporter: clayton sandell, abc news. >>> when we come back, new video believed to be the baby bison shivering before being put into the tourist's car. they'll try to explain why. >>> and the legal battle over this classic song. the rock legends that may be forced to face a judge. we'll be back. e with some bagga: opioid-induced constipation-oic. sooo awkward... you sou

. >> coming up on c-span2, next "the communicators" with fcc chair michael o'rielly. then a panel on cybersecurity. after that a look at america's water supply. at 11 a.m., a discussion on hate speech and campus speech codes. >> c-span, created by america's cable television companies and brought to you as a public service by your cable or satellite provider. >> host: and this week on "the communicators" fcc commissioner michael o'rielly, one of two republicans. thank you for being with us. >> guest: thank you so very much for having me. >> host: want to start with one of the issue that is the fcc recently worked on, that was the charter/time warner merger. why were conditions put on that merger? >> guest: so i should be careful here. that actually, that item is still before the com

racing the fcc like net neutrality. he also comments on the political divide within the fcc. he is joined by the communications daily executive senior editor. aggressivethe most approach to policymaking. when that becomes the first primary goal of the item, when the policy they want to go in becomes the first goal rather than any consideration of any collegiality or any attempt to develop consensus. you wind up with the scenario we have today. there is little interest in bringing other opinions on board. >> watch the communicators monday night at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span two. look at russia's of economy with the world bank economist. she talks about the effect of sanctions on russia and what the country needs to do to strengthen investment and productivity. the johns hopkins school of advanced international studies hosted the discussion. it is one hour and 15 minutes. mr. lipsky: good afternoon everyone. welcome. to those of you however not members of the community. i am john lipsky. i am senior fellow at the foreign

he's joined by "communications daily" executive senior actor. >> fcc leadership including the chairman to take the most aggressive, leftist approach to policymaking, little ground when that becomes the first primary goal -- the direction they want to go is the first goal than any collegiality or tempt to bring or develop consensus. you wind up with scenario we have today. when there's little interest in bringing my opinions on board then you're going to find that i'm less likely to be supportive and i'm going to express my views. >> watch "the communicators" tonight at 8:00 eastern on c-spa c-span2. >>> georgia congressman john lewis receives the 2016 elie wiesel award. during a speech at the museum's dinner last week, he mentioned the 2016 presidential ration and its campaign rhetoric. >> ladies and gentlemen, please welcome museum vice chair allan holt. >> good evening, everyone. it's an honor to be here and i want to express my thanks to all of you for being here. i want to especially thank this evening's chairs, beth, and the washington community, my home community for this fantast

you have folks from the fcc crashing these conferences or registering? >> mixing and mingling.ttending the very specific and wonky conferences. the crisis is all coming out of the more specialized. everyone was a generalist and a lawyer. >> a great line, to folks talked to them while they are there? not taking because they'll be against -- >> they are trying to create a dialogue. the agency's biggest criticism was that they do not fully understand. say, we wantng to to be knowledgeable about these markets and we cannot police things that we do not know about. if you have suspicion, let us know. something the agency never had before. if you help us spot bad behavior, there could be a big payout down the line. >> handing out whistles. what is the goal? what youlinger and see might hear and see what might be happening? questionnaire china to be more proactive. some people still say it still haunts the office and they want to make sure they are out in front on these kinds of things. legacyyou mentioned the of the crisis, the kinds of conferences are they going to? >> the financial

[inaudible conversations] >> the sunny -- we interviewed fcc chair tom wheeler. >> is a regulator and consumer, what is your view of the cable industry today? >> guest: so, you know, i was listening to pat and he was talking about four years ago. i was saying golly, four years ago i was working at ncta. so my relationship with the cable industry has been a long, long time. it was always a great privilege, i thought, to be associated with this industry at that particular point in history. and you know, michael powell was kind enough after i became chairman to ask me to come and meet with the ncta board. i sat down and i said, you know, folks, and everything that i believe about the relationship between government and industry was a philosophy developed while i was at ncta because that was a period of time when the cable industry was the voice of competition and innovation. those who did not want things to change, in those days it was the brought pastors and hollywood and the telephone company all working together to try and hold back the cable industry. those who did not want things to