>> that would be the fcc. >> why isn't the fcc punishing them the rest of their natural lives? >> i would be happy to look at the regulation that chairman simons is referring to. >> many of them are coming from foreign countries. even if they're coming from the united states, they're no more pleasant. in order for them to do it, they have to use carriers in the united states that for money are helping them do it. and you can stop them. >> absolutely. and that's one of the reasons why we have demanded that the phone companies implement caller identification that digital fingerprint for every single phone call so you have a validation before you even look at the phone to know that that phone call is coming from a legitimate source. >> i guess what i'm saying while we dither around in the senate trying to decide if we're going to pass a bill -- and i'm not suggesting you're not doing all you can, and it's not a complete answer, but let's go after the carriers. they have to be violating some rule. >> i would be happy to take a look the facts -- >> would you look at the facts and ge

we're going hear today from the fiscal year 2020 budget request from the fcc and the ftc. we have with us today our two chairmen from the fcc, chairman pi, who has served as chairman since january of 2017. he was a previously a commissioner on the federal

fcc's influence might be diminished. obviously you know a lot about this. could you kind of flesh that out a little bit. do you think that would have any impact on future innovation and technologies of the futures if there -- i guess if the waters were muddied here a little bit? >> just to reiterate, i think what stelar includes is a provision that creates a legally enforceable obligation to negotiate in good faith. so if parties who are attempting to negotiate retransmission consent, someone acts in a way that the other finds an abuse of either the law or negotiating position, they have a venue to take that complaint to, and theoretically have the fcc oversee and arbitrate some aspect of that dispute. we think that that backstop actually incentivizes more positive behavior than if that backstop didn't exist. >> so let's say the backstop didn't exist, that it was expired, and let's say there was a charge of not acting in good faith. would the fcc still continue to be the arbiter in that kind of a case? >> no. i don't thi

there is a catch which is that under the fcc's proposal.y low power indoor only use, in other words, where the incumbents could be shielded by the building around you, free from database control would be limited to the two smallest band segments and free up only one channel as wide as 160 megahertz. so if you're willing -- at this point in the process, the comment on whether there's going to be an effort to overcome that to see if we can't get at least continue door only use across the network. >> indoor low power use across all four segments. there are two reasons why, we have much greater economies of skill. that would really make this band more accessible. we can protect incumbents from interference with low power indoor uses across the band. so i hope the agency takes another look at this, and we can make that happen. >> as good as afc's are, there is a cost to having them, and that could could be driven into whatever technology is used. we want to try to reduce that if necessary. i'm sympathetic to having indoor use across the band. an

the cable industry led the charge to limit the fcc strong net neutrality rules that help ensure that consumers are guaranteed by rule to have unfettered access to new online video content. now the industry is asking the fcc to further eliminate its public interest obligations including those that could potentially force localities to change whether to keep public education and government access channels on the air. i hope all of these issues will be discussed this morning and again i think our witnesses for being here on this very important public policy debate. >> thank you very much senator cantwell. we will receive in their entirety, the statements submitted by all four of our witnesses and will ask, at the end of the table for five minute summaries begin with mr. powell. your recognize peer. >> thank you, sir. good morning chairman, i am pleased to be here to discuss the state of today's marketplace today in one word is extraordinary. it is the latest installment of a multi-episode story on the evolution of television. it is a really good story and it is only getting better. as w

i understand you have to look to be the fcc for health compliance standards.he fcc is doing you a disservice because they have not provided updated standards relevant to 4g technology. i reject the term frivolous used by verizon attorneys to characterize my valid and true spaced argument that the guide lins were established in 1996 before the development of 4g technology and there are no existing health protective fcc guidelines that pertain to 4g technology. in the department of public works brief they admitted the fcc standards are outdated. wireless antennas pose a non zero increase in radiation exposure and a non zero increase in cancer risk. that i they pose an increase in that risk. the size is not well understood. i'm pointing out to you that these 4g sighting determinations are made to health and safety standards that are not relevant to 4g technology. and the fact that as pointed out by the verizon attorneys, they have been applied to the facilities for many years and does not make them relevant or health pro peck tive. i will spend the majority of my

the fcc and the dma have to resolve. second we have to deal with what rights do different local broadcasters have. they are constrained or forced to live with. >> they give their station free over to the cable system and the indicated programming can all be blocked out, but the local news and weather and sports will be there. it seems to me there is a fix, senator smith, same question. >> we support your legislation. we would like to be carried locally. >> thank you, i appreciate that. one final question if i may, mr. chairman in this era of media globalization and consolidation, public educational and government television known as cable access tv gives information and offers an important platform for local voices. it would allow cable companies to shirk their obligations to the communities where they operate. under current law towns and cities across the country are committed as part of cable franchise agreements that cable operators set aside channels for p.e.g. stations. currently it would allow cable operators to as

there is a big if with giving access with unlicensed spectrum so today you hear why the fcc's efforts to open more unlicensed spectrum across the entire band is key to unlocking the potential with the most equitable 5g wireless networks. so next up we have an opening presentation with a clear picture of this trend. and then with a big leap and then that will be then i will introduce momentarily and then the commissioners will join me for fireside chat and then industry experts with public spaces to be included in our discussion. so along with your questions and comments so at this time let me make sure bj is right here. . >> and also we are catching up with each other. then to start us off is the vice president for wireless communications conductivity where he is responsible for the wi-fi at gn sf products in one of the world's wi-fi chip maker so they make the stuff that we need so now i will turn it over to bj. >> thank you make all. . >> hold on for a moment. are trying to get my presentation going. . >> so i will just get going it's a pleasure for me to be here with the next gener

constant as part of those deliberations is the claim from the appellants that the 1997, i believe, fcc ruling that everything is healthy and square with regard to these installations is something of contention. and so, we're not experts in that area. we are not scientist, we're not physicists or biologists. and so we received this feedback from the public and it comes in volumes, copuous volumes from scientists that the fcc is way out of bounds on health issues and this thing should be reviewed, given, especially, that it's over 20 years later. >> in 2010, they wrote an opinion on the exact subject that seems to be the great concern of many of appellants. so will the commission support a formal request to the department of health to update what is an existing document that was created in 2010 and update it to 2019, given in this world of technology, just maybe we might know more in 2019 than we did in 2010. so that's the subject at hand. >> if the department of public health finds something is horribly wrong with the fcc findings, i will call our attorney, mr. hererra, and maybe that's

powell, let me address your statement on the issue that the fcc, that you felt like the fcc's influence might be diminished. obviously you know a lot about this. that out ad of flesh little bit, and you think it will have any impact on the future of innovation and technology, i guess, if the waters were muddied a little bit? [indistinct conversations] just to reiterate -- mr. powell: just to reiterate, includes is an ability to renegotiate in good , someonee parties asked in a way that is of no abuse, either of the law, and they can have a venue to take the complaint to and theoretically have the sec arbitrate an aspect of that dispute. we think that incentivizes more popular behavior than it did not exist. sen. capito: let's say the backstop did not exist, it was expired, and let saying there was a charge of not acting in good faith, with the sec still continue to be the arbiter in that kind of a case? mr. powell: no, i do not think they would -- sen. capito: wouldn't be arbitrated in the court of law? thinkwell: frankly, i there would be more blackouts, because they would not have a n

do something about it. ♪ ♪ the fcc moved to crack down on robocalls.gency voted to block suspicious calls by default. they also let some companies to block the option to block any number that's not pre-approved. >> the one thing in the country today that unites republicans and democrat,al lib and conservatives, socialists and libertarians,ia veget and carnivore, ohio state and michigan fans it is that they are sick and tired of being bombarded by unwanted robocalls. my message to the american people today is simple. we hear you and we are on your. si >> the fcc chairman also said that today's vote will make it easier foronsumers to benefit from robocall blocking programs. >>> googl parental fabbet is buying a big data start-up called looker for more than $2.5 million. the deal willre ie its cloud services offerings. it is google's largest deal back in bought nes 2014. >> as we've been reporting apple s investing heavily in its services business, but that's also the very thing that government regulators could after as part of a potential antitrust probe

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emily: when will the fcc make a final decision?there are a lot of lingering issues around huawei. >> this is interesting. the fcc chairman was in congress today and was asked, what will you do if mr. trump decides to resolve the huawei question as part of a trade deal. he said he would still be strong on national security, didn't tell us when there might be a decision or what it might be. delaying waiting for some things that are floating around here to resolve. emily: thanks so much. for that update. i want to continue this discussion on the security of five g networks. our next guest in new york, a principal at delight, and this just named the new leader of its u.s. cyber practice. in washington, ceo of national security services. i will start with you. what is your take on the ratcheting up of u.s. action on huawei while we are still waiting for the u.k. government to make a determination about whether to use huawei in its networks at all? the geopolitical underpinnings of 5g are pretty interesting. the reality is, the u.s. gove

the fcc is clear about this. it is a difference between paying and receiving something about the donation where there might be reciprocity. he's got the email saying we might have some dirt on hillary clinton and he responded, i love it. the issue is what might be exchanged from that. a british person then took it immediately to the intelligence -- >> harris: there was money exchanged, the clinton campaign didn't all of the russian government anything. but the fcc is clear about these investigations and the fcc came out yesterday and made that clear. >> dagen: this dossier is potentially russia disinformation that was pushed through and the clinton dnc campaign landed gently in the laps of the fbi, where andy mccabe was the number two at the time. and that -- that campaign, that's big and that's why it's so egregious that the democrats have no memory of this. they are so outraged, this manufactured outraged and they are cross eyed with anger about what president trump was footballing. and in this interview with g

also what we are watching is -- the fcc is voting on a plan to block more robo-calls. the power to decide what constitutes and unwanted call and blocks suspicious activity. now critics say that carriers wouldn't have to make call blocking defaults, they could cardinal customers for the service for caller i.d. and other extras. robo-calls have exploded in the u.s. launching to 10 billion per month or an average calls of 14 per person. >>> americans could see relief at the pump this summer, aaa says they will see a decline and expects gas prices to average $2.77 nationwide, which is 10 cents cheaper than current levels. they say trade and geopolitical tensions can cause oil and gas prices to move higher. >>> and self line taxis not set to take off. reports say that uber will begin service july 9th. it will only be available in new york city. award members achieved diamond or platinum status. they will travel from manhattan to jfk airport. the flight will cost average 222-225 per person. >> i might take the train in i was in new york. >>> coming up next, as is track forec

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kenneth: this is something the industry has wanted the fcc to act on.l that congress in the dodd frank act authorized them to do this back in 2010. it is something we had hoped had been done. frankly, most in the industry already operate with a best interest standard. brokersary regulator of already imposes that most claims brought are brought under a fiduciary claim. so this, in many respects, is updating where we are, but it is important to get a room put in place. we are very optimistic on what they are going to do here to really raise the standard. based upon what they propose, this is going to be a very tough standard that will ensure a big compliance for firms. vonnie: will broker-dealers need to make substantial changes? what will the cost of those changes be? kenneth: they certainly will need to make changes. most of our members believe they do operate in their clients' best interest, and most of the industry provides both sets of services. the proposal that the sec put forward, and we will have to see what the final rule is today if it is appro

here, the doj and fcc have not done a great job.he attorney general and the fcc are worried about sprint and t-mobile merging. they see that as a threat. we have one company talking about creating one network across a population greater than the southern hemisphere which could reach 2.7 billion people with an encrypted back on of whatsapp, instagram, and messenger. a population greater than the southern hemisphere decided by the algorithms and controlled by one person cannot be removed from office. this is overdue, frankly. we have a long, proud tradition of antitrust. caroline: you are saying you think it will be unwound. i fail to see how perhaps that might be supported really by -- really in a bipartisan nature that widely. do you really think that we will see whatsapp, facebook, and instagram redistributed. and again, what is the answer for alphabet? google is the main priority. do they have to split that is this in some sort of way? exact i don't know the format but what i am comfortable predicting is that these four companies

at&t, sprint, and t-mobile say they're still trying to figure out how to respond to the fcc ruling. reporting from the newsroom ktvu fox 2 news. >>> later this morning, mornings on 2 is hitting the road for a zip trip to livermore. mike and gasia and sal's going to be there too we'll give you a taste of the town showing the city's great restaurants and wineries. plus we're playing zip trip trivia about all things livermore. make sure you join us for the full hour starting at 9:00 a.m. live from livermore here on mornings on 2. >> that's going to be fun to see all of that. sal, you're going to be joining them shortly as well. and frank mallicoat. i've been out there to the wine country. >> i had a real assignment. my little thing is always going to be taste of the town. so unfortunately the bosses here are holding, cracking the whip saying you've got to go out there and taste stuff. >> you're going to eat and drink? >> eat and drink. my goodness that's just terrible isn't it. i'll suffer through somehow. >> i know. >>> good morning everyone. let's go out and take a look at what we ha

the fcc now responding to what they say is their biggest consumer>> complaint f there is one thing in oudar country toy that unites republmoans and ats, vegetarians and carnivores is that they are sick and tiredf being bombarded by unwanted roboca ts. >> reporter: commission voting to allow cell phone carriers to automatically star automatically blocking many cell phone calls by default while letting numbers deemed safe ring through. >> in thiswe can take right thing by the customer. so this is a big deal. >> reporter: but trade organizations say calls from those like doctors or pharmacies might get screened out a lot of cell phone carriers already offer robocall blocking, but you have to manually opt in. this would flip that, giving it to you automatically, but you'd have to opt out. critics of the fcc say the plan lacks teeth because it's not mandatory. >> i think a good start would be requiring the phone companies to comply. >> reporter: as of now it doesn't prevent them from adding more fees to your call to stop robocalls before they ring >>> meanwhile, a deadly storm has swept ac

so i worked for the fcc as a regulator, i directed their department there. teach cmunications law. nd i don't have a facebook account. bmy i can't escape internet service provider, so if my internet service provider can sell my data including my location be a huge loophole if you only put privacy protection on facebook azon or some of -- ultimately what are the apps that ride on the platforms. so that's why it's important to also look at what the internet service providers are doing when we look at privacy because actually they have arguably f more data than any one of these other companies do. >> i don't see any legalis mechfor them saying you have to break up. >> so katherine s there alegal mechanism where they can break up the companies? >> meeting the legal standard is tough because you have to define the relevant market. e to find that there is monopoly power and there's abuse and monopoly power or they could change the laws and look at whethe law is more important -- is more appropriate for the shift in technology. >> and as you pointed out that nopoly

. >> the fcc voted to give phone carriers new powers to block suspected scam calls. >> susan hogan is for you with details on what this is so what this means really pretty simple, because basically you don't wantto get robocalls, you really don't have to do anything now. yo phone carrier was just given the green light to automatically block them from your phone. you can, right? you can opt out of the service if you want to. i don't know why you additionally the fcc also allowed major carriers to create new tools giving you the ability to block calls from anyone who is not in your contacts. but today's ruling may not block those spoofed calls. i know, pat, that's when a call appears to be from a number f you'reamiliar with, but it's really not. the fcc, though, is now asking for public input it i considering that require phone companies to authenticate calls to pmake sure they're really coming from theumber that pops up on your caller i.d. they asking for thenput from the public to say what do you think about these? this would help with the calls as well, butu know what? progress has b

which is known as retransmission consent or retransmit under a good faith standard to be decided by the fcc. this regulatory backstop was and is important because there have been allegations that these negotiations have at times not been carried out in good faith. when negotiations install or breakdown broadcasters may pull their signal from an mppd system channel lineup resulting in a blackout of that content. in the circumstances consumers suffer as a result of the two parties and ability to come to an agreement. while it is true that some customers have the ability to set up an antenna to get this content over the air when it gets pulled off their cable or satellite service for many this option is too complicated or they go without this broadcast content during the disputes. requiring the parties engaged in good faith negotiation was intended to reduce the number of blackouts in the resulting consumer harm. these were the major provisions of the bill that are now set to expire at the end of this year. some in the broadcast industry have argued that this legislation should sunset and that

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the companies got a big victory last month when the fcc endorsed the deal, after the companies agreedme concessions he it looks like it may be on the way to approval. now with the state suing, that is up in the air. it will not be up to a federal judge to decide whether to block it. meanwhile, we understand the justice department was already looking at concessions from the company's, was not going to follow the fcc brian -- blindly. is there something that would appease them in this? >> at this point, no. their view is this deal is essentially unfixable. by combining the number three and for carriers and just leaving three, that will raise prices and harm consumers, and that the market right now is essentially to consolidated as it is. trying to bring in a new player that might bring back competition, in the state to view, is difficult to do. so who would hurt the most if this deal does not go through? through, its not go will be seen as a challenge for sprint. t-mobile has been seen as a maverick, has been more successful. the companies together combine say that they will be able to

this is law enforcement this is not a regulatory process like i participated at the fcc. are law enforcement proceedings and they engage in an awful lot of process before they decide, can we bring a case in court, should we drop it? congress can pass legislation. i think there are certain areas, but to truly and privacy -- particularly in privacy, antitrust, where i wish they would act. emily: perhaps president trump or even the next president could be long gone by the times of s are investigation concluded. there have been talks about how some of the trumpet restoration -- the trump administration's tactics on china could be aimed more at slowing them down. sheryl sandberg made the case that breaking up facebook would make it much less competitive and perhaps at a disadvantage to chinese tech companies that are not facing potential breakup? is that a consideration here, competitive not just in the united states but with china? gigi: that doesn't concern me. i read that statement and frankly had to scratch my head. i didn't understand that at all. we have antitrust laws t

findings of the fcc. so go to work. i invite the public to go to work and get it changed if you feel like you need to get it changed. continuance. >> make a motion. >> there is no further comment to this point. >> so it's not going to be an issue. >> motion to continue. >> comments are finished at this point. >> i don't understand the process -- how to speak and for how long. >> our director will explain that. >> we'll address that. >> do we have a motion? >> i'll make a motion to continue to june 26, so that the department can clarify their position. >> okay, so we have a motion -- >> we'll ask it, thank you. >> we're going to ask. we'll cover that after. >> bring a box? size of the box? >> sir? sir? >> we have a motion from commissioner honda to continue this matter to june 26 so the planning department can confirm whether or not the steps report appropriately fold and the permit was disapproved. for the benefit of the person who spoke out of order, that will include the equipment that was to be placed on the pole, th

. >> the fcc ruling does not provide blocking for free. >> that opens the possibility that they will charge fees for the privilege of having your number protected from robo colors. if that happens, we may end up with a two-tier system. >> it is unclear how the major phone companies will react, verizon said that their landline customers can sign up for third-party blocking immediately, but didn't mention the mobile customers, at&t, sprint, and t-mobile say they are still trying to figure out how to respond to the fcc ruling. reporting from the newsroom, ktvu fox 2 news . >>> health officials in fiji investigating the death of a texas couple who diode died while vacationing on the island. they have ruled out the flu as a potential cause, david and michelle paul died within two days. the relatives said their hands went numb, and they have been throwing up. they were suffering from extreme weakness and shortness of breath. health officials say the investigation is ongoing but they do not believe the public is at risk. >>> r kelly's former manager has been indicted in georgia for allegedl

at&t, sprint, and t-mobile say they're still trying to figure out how to respond to the fcc ruling. reporting from the newsroom ktvu fox 2 news. >>> still no agreement for teachers in the new haven school district are back at the bargaining table today. an up tick in the negotiations as the teacher strike is now approaching its fourth week. >> today pg & e executives have to get a first-hand look the at damage. they are so completely in the dark about this visit. >>> contract talks are under way for striking teachers in the new haven unified school district after teachers rejected what the district said what is its final offer yesterday. the district offered a 3% pay raise here and a one time 3% raise next school year. the second option proposed was a 1.5% bonus raise this year and 6% over two years and back pay for each day of the strike. the teachers have now been on strike for 14 days. >>> three bay area cities top a new list of the least affordable places for 14 days. >>> three bay area cities top a new list of the least affordable places for teachers. santa cruz is ranked numbe

david: it is interesting, the fcc reportedly said we will let this by with modifications.have not decided if they're going to do anything. is there anyway to stop the state lawsuit? >> there is nothing they can do to stop the lawsuit. since 1990, a unanimous supreme court held that the state had the right to challenge mergers and they have the right to get an injunction or they do not have to agree with the federal government. there's nothing they can do, but they can come in with a fairly strong consent. the judge within be considering nothing versus the states claim but the consent versus the state's claim. >> as a litigator, how much more difficult is it to get a deal with nine states as opposed to one attorney general? >> a lot more difficult. normally the states are investigating, but they will usually fall in line. to get a while we say more concessions, a few more commitments. to be honest, i thought that is how this would go. it might be aggressive and hold out. they would file their own suit. this makes it very difficult. it is unpredictable for businesses. we thi

the fcc had ownship of managing of phase one. we agreed with fcc, why don't you let d.o.t. lead the next one. we're moving quickly because we care a lot. >> thank you very much. >> thank you, mr. chairman. really appreciate you doing this hearing. in 201,710,874 people died of drunk driving that's nearly 30% of all traffic facilities. that's thousands of lives lost and families destroyed. i've been working to bring down the number since i was attorney general of new mexico in the 1990s. there is now a technology that could bring this number closer to zero than we have ever seen. my legislation, the road safe act, authorized and funded the testing of driver alcohol detection for safety. it detects when a driver is intoxicated and prevents the car from moving. on april 12th of this year, i wrote to all car manufacturers that they have represented that they have an interest in making the technology available to their customers. i ask whether they are working with a national highway traffic safety administration to test the technology and if they are not planning to use this te

being inundated with robocalls every day, help may be on the way thanks to a new initiative from the fccbut could scammers and bogus callers still find a way to get with robocalls every day, help through? first, to our top story. big tech is mounting its defense against u.s. antitrust scrutiny. long before the department of justice and federal trade commission divided oversight of the biggest tech companies. the big four have been spending big on lobbying and continue to their in-house legal teams with numerous antitrust lawyers who served in the government. in the first quarter of this year alone, amazon, google, netflix, and facebook spent a combined $11 million on lobbying. six david, is there a sense that these companies foresaw what could happen here, possibly given what was happening in europe, and started to prepare years ago? david: you definitely get a sense talking to people in here to the companies down in washington, outside lawyers in their policy shops, that something like this was almost inevitable. there was sort of a feeling that some of these companies were resigned to

. >> the fcc looked at google as before and conclude back in 2013, essentially not to take serious action. do you think things have changed in the six years since then that might change. have things changed in a way that could result in a different outcome? >> i think possibly. i think it understanding about how net -- these network effects work. we have a better understanding of that, the way in which the internet interacts with every day consumers and the economy has grown exponentially. things have changed. significantly, i think since 2013. >> the political climate. one of the more unusual circumstance is where you seem to have bipartisan agreement that something need to be done. >> that's absolutely true. in 2013, arguably the tech industry had a sort glow of a positive glow, and real why it' not a partisan issue but across the isle you see people are -- across the aisle, you have people concerned. >> michael, stay with us. we'll take a short break. in our next segment we'll talk about what might be the outcome and what possible remedies there might be. stay with us. we'll be right b

only that there harm from this merger but that that harm can't be fixed by these two remedies, the fccnd doj remedy, that federal regulators have been ready to accept. that is an additional hurdle. vonnie: sprint and t-mobile have promised that consumer prices won't go up. is that not enough, if that was written in the constitution of the combined company -- would that be enough to satisfy the states' attorneys general? they are after all only worried about the consumer. jennifer: i think it wouldn't because that promise would only last so long. it will not be ad nauseam. seven years or three years or 10 years. what happens after that when you only have three competitors rather than four, and the two that where the big price cutters cutters and competitive against each other have combined? that would be one thing. the second thing is it's not just about lower price. they have also alleged there could be lower quality for certain consumers, particularly prepaid subscribers. when you have three companies instead of four, even with the prices, it doesn't create incentives to put money int

emma: that was actually one of the things the fcc gained a concession on when it came to 5g.y said the buildout would cover two thirds of all rural areas in the u.s. and that was a concern that the less well-off customers would lose out. they said we will cover those and we will not raise prices until that buildout is complete, which will take time. the states do not think that is enough and we will wait to see what the doj says. david: thanks so much to emma chandra. up next, competing for airtime in iowa. president trump and vice president biden are both in the hawkeye state. we asked her political roundtable -- we asked her political roundtable with those candidates can do to win voters in february. this is bloomberg. ♪ we're the slowskys. we like drip coffee, layovers- -and waiting on hold. what we don't like is relying on fancy technology for help. snail mail! we were invited to a y2k party... uh, didn't that happen, like, 20 years ago? oh, look, karolyn, we've got a mathematician on our hands! check it out! now you can schedule a callback or reschedule an appointment, e

i know we have seen the chairman of the fcc support the deal. >> right. is almost unheard of, for the states to move ahead of federal regulators. the company got a big victory last month, when the fcc endorsed the deal after the companies agreed to some concessions. it looked like this may be on the way to approval, so now with the states suing, it is all up in the air. it is now going to be up to a federal judge to decide whether to block it. >> renault's 20 year marriage of -- marriage with nissan may be in trouble. the implosion of the french carmaker's merger plans with fiat chrysler has brought the tension out in the open. the japanese carmaker's reluctance to endorse the deal is one reason for failure and , france's finance minister spoke in tokyo this morning, saying he still sees the merger as a great opportunity. >> the role of the state as the shareholder is to make sure we respect our priorities, and our priority is to strengthen the alliance between renault and nissan. >> on one side, clearly fiat is blaming the french government for the withd

. >> how about this, the fcc approving new rules gives phone companies more power to block unwanted robo calls. giving the green light to auto enroll customers this is going to be important in call blocking services instead of you waiting for you to sign up on your own you can block any calls not on a contact list that could backfire. >> which is why i'm very mixed about this whole decision and this vote today. going from the new york stock exchange to out here in new jersey i had two spam calls, one of which was in chinese mind you on the way here i love to see some of those robo calls go away? yes. if you're picking up the phone and you're having a hard time getting ahold of them because of that >> or your kid is borrowing someone else's phone >> they have to be pretty specific with how these programs are going to work. >> there's another thing they approve. that the fcc is making these phone companies employed shaken and stirred which will force them to verify where a call is coming from, so you can't spoof it any more. >> am i a robot. click all the pictures with a taxi in it, and ma

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