it has been refreshing to work with the fcc. our company joined the aca when it was not even the aca. it was a small cable tv providers association. we have kind of run hand-in-hand through this whole thing together. over the years, regulatorily, the fcc has had many regulations. with the chairman now, the fcc is reversing many of those and invoking this lighter touch that allows the industry to flex its muscles, utilize its own capital to build these networks. if there was ever a test passed with a straight a, it was the networks. we have scorecards now to prove that the tests and availability of capital to invest in our company and then the investment was made and now the products -- >> we have been in washington with our association since 1993. we have certainly learned a lot. we have been very privileged to be there on behalf of our members every day representing their independent voice. candidly, and i'm not just saying this, but we consider them all allies. we have worked with many fcc's over the years, we have worked with

we have worked with many fcc's over the years. we have worked with many congresses and we have worked with many members, both on the commission as well as upon capitol hill. there are plenty of times when we disagree and we disagree strongly, but we disagree with respect knowing that we're committed at aca connects to make sure that our members voices are heard and represented. frankly, what i've learned in most things whether it's a new congress or a new fcc, there are things are going to like as an association and maybe as a company, and i think you're going to dislike. but what i i found and what we have found for sure is that we have been privileged to work with washington to roll up our sleeves as we're doing now looking forward to how we can make broadband more available to increase adoption, to increase speech to meet the needs we look forward to working together in this public/private way to ensure that our members can stay viable, can recover their costs, can invest while at the same time we also work with washington on t

the fcc talked about that digital divide and they have to -- the digital divide. most rural providers are on the edge of that digital divide. the mark twain national forest, there might be a patch in the middle of the forest, private land, and somebody decides they want to live there. if they want it, we have to utilize lots of different technologies. we utilize wireless. multi point, point to point. electricr with a local cooperatives. things like that, also regional planning. the state of missouri has rolled out a wonderful plan, and nobody knows missouri better than the state of missouri. so, our governor has launched plan.onderful he is rolling it out where you can apply for pocket grants where you can get into these areas. with that kind of a partnership with the state of missouri, we are investing 50% of the money, they are investing 50% of the money, and we can reach some more of these folks that were unreachable monetarily. we would rather go to bed at night hungry than tired and hungry. pay our bills at the end of the day, provide a working wage for emplo

emily: at the same time, your fcc ended the most direct fcc regulation of rod bans networks which someermine their security. how does the fcc worked to ensure broadband networks remain secure under this new framework? ajit: i would argue to the contrary, the decision we made to remove regulations has been a fantastic end of it to the american people. since we made the decision in 2017 to remove the net neutrality regulations, the u.s. has doubled with respect to broadband, millions more have access to the internet, and in the last eight months. there is increased demand on the internet. the networks have been architected in such a way to sustain all that traffic. that would not have happened if we had utility style regulations. the best evidence of that is europe. europe has that which some net neutrality advocates love. they went to streaming services at the beginning of the pandemic, and asked him to change from hd, because they did not have the investment that made them confident they would hold up. i would argue there is a big benefit when it comes to security. companies have certa

do you consider the fcc to be an ally? >> guest: today? yes. in the past, not so much. go ahead,hough working had relationship and it has been reeshing toork with the fcc and our companies join the aca when cable tv providers association so we have r hand-in-ha and over the years regulatory you fcc has had [inaudle] but with the chairman n. [audio difficulties] invoking this [inaudible] that allows industry to flex its muscle get out there and utilize its ownapital to make its own invtment to build these networks [inaudible]t was the networks andhe providers [inaudible] we have a scorecard n. if the available of capital to invest in our couries and investments are where it is ma made. >> peter, we bee in washington with our association since 1993 and we've certainlyearned a lot and we been very privileged to be there on behalf of our members every day representin their independent voice. candidly, i'm not just saying this but we consider them all allies. we work with or we haveorked with many fcc's over the years and we worked with man congress d we worked with many mbe

the regulatory agency like fcc but for online platforms.ave these companies that are so important to the public discourse. they are used every day by billions of people around the world. why is there not a regulatory agency that oversees whether they discriminate against smaller companies are not? that oversees some of the content moderation practices. in the united states, we have a first amendment. saygovernment cannot easily , we are making you take down this sort leave that up. democrats want platforms to take more down. republicans want them to leave more content up. but setting that aside, why don't we have a regulatory agency that oversees these incredible powerful companies? we used to have one that oversees at&t, verizon, media companies like fox and disney. caroline: when you look back your time at the fcc, do you think, we could have done some things differently? >> as far as this is concerned? no. the fcc was formed to regulate access to networks, things like the broadcast network, the cable industry, the broadband industry. it

his daughter served on the fcc two terms. she was acting chairwoman during the obama administration. she's got a lot of friends in the biden camp, obviously including her own father. [laughter] what we have been hearing for a while now is that if she wants the job, there is a pretty good chance she could get it. certainly she is at the top of the list. john: commissioner rosen with has a deep well of hill support. i think back to the obama years when it was 37 senators pushing to make her top commissioner at the time. i think that is something she will look to to make sure she is able to lead. i think she has been ready for a while. she has been pushing a pretty broad agenda, to for things she would want to take on if she were tapped as chair. it is an open question, given names the biden team might be looking at, and what they are hoping to accomplish. there is a debate among progressive and more moderate camps right now. that could affect how the biden team ultimately decides positions like this. you have forces in the part

s daughter mignon clyburn rved on fcc two terms. she was actinghairman or acting chairwoman rather during the obama administration. she's got a lot of friends in the biden camp, obviously including her father. i think what we've been hearing for a while now is that if she wants the job, there's a pretty good chance she could get it. t certainly jessica rosenworl is right at the top of the lt as well. >> guest: john hendel. >> guest: commissioner rosa were so as detai support. when i think back to the obama years when you saw believe it was 37 senators pushingo make commissioner rose or oversell commission at the time that was a push from her old boss, senator jay rockefeller. he led theommerce committee for many yrs. i think that's part of something she will also look to to try to make sure she is able to leave. she's bn ready for a while. she's been pushing a pretty brd agenda of different things should want to tak on if she were tapped as chair but like kaus and i think it's an open question given people like former commissioner c

even -- obama fcc.ven if it is embolic, we would not be surprised to see net neutrality rules brought back. we will see businesses as usual bethe fcc -- there will things that are not too terribly politicized. we will continue to see spectrum auctions and that wonky stuff that is normally the province of the fcc. host: a senior democrat on the fcc, could you see her in line for chairmanship? kyle: certainly. it is possible. john mentioned jim clyburn is a close ally of biden's. the fccghter served on two terms. she was acting chairwoman during the obama administration. she's got a lot of friends in the biden camp, obviously including her own father. [laughter] what we have been hearing for a while now is that if she wants the job, there is a pretty good chance she could get it. certainly she is at the top of the list. commissioner rosen with has a deep well of hill support. i think back to the obama years when it was 37 senators pushing top commissioner at the time. is something she will look to to make

. >> host: kyle dai, what you see happening at the fcc? >> so, you know, i think what john said is on point and that will be the top priority from the start and it will be, you know, universal broadband and particularly to address some of the inequalities that have been exposed or exacerbated by the pandemic. i think we will see a push to probably accelerate and expand some of the existing programs and you know, but the on that at this point the net neutrality fight is in the rearview but, you know, it was a signature initiative of the obama fcc and so even if it's purely symbolic i don't think we will be too terribly surprised to see that brought back. we will continue to see, you know, businesses as usual at the fcc heard there are that will be too terribly politicized and will see spectrum of options and all that sort of, you know, wonky stuff that is normally the priorities of the fcc unless [inaudible] >> host: jessica rosen senior democrat on the fcc, could you see her in line for chairmanship >> certainly. yeah, it's possibl john mt

both republicans and democrats on the fcc voted against him on this.going to stand and the way the d.c. district court works, they remanded it to the fcc for a ruling for a reason and now they got that ruling. we should point out, liz, fox business got this exclusively. this is not a public notice. but we have confirmed it, it was a 5-0 vote, i confirmed it with my sources close to the fcc. we should point out the fcc is not commenting although it will be made public in the next couple days. dish is not commenting, which we will tell you that they are trying to figure out what to do next. but again, big story. now, in the upshot, so he owes $1 billion. dish doesn't have a great balance sheet, to begin with. it's trying to be that other wireless 5g carrier, right. it needs the money to do that. this could put a little bit of a dent in that. it could be an issue for that. that's why this is affecting the stock and it's affecting people whashgs they thi , what they think about charlie ergen as well. i'm in awe of the guy. he's got what do they call it, br

fcc took a couple -- took five years but the fcc finally said they are part of your company. $3 billionon, you have to make good to the federal government. if the federal government can't make up that difference, and that's where this thing is going. so here's the thing that's fascinating about this story, i think, liz, is that ergen has basically convinced the analysts that cover dish that he's really going to owe nothing in the end, that what's going to happen is this. they're going to bid on that $3 billion. the government will re-bid that $3 billion. it will get probably the whole $3 billion. charlie at that point won't have to make the government whole for anything. remember, if it's all about a $3 billion portion of spectrum that he bid on that was improperly bid on, as a small business, thus he got a discount, okay. now, if you talk to enough people in the telecom business, they say not so fast. this is why charlie ergen is probably on the hook for a couple billion and the analysts are downplaying this. the reason why is because there's a spectrum auction next month. at & t, t-mo

i know that you sit on one of the fcc boards. what does regulation look like next year, assuming all goes how it looks like it will? back if we turn the clock during the obama administration, i think you had a constructive tone and tenor from the fcc about pushing innovation forward. i think about it administration will follow that path as well. the sitting commissioner was put in place in the obama administration. him, whichrump kept only signals how neutral the fcc is, all hard work that the volunteers are doing there now. the key trends are, how do we get broadband plumbing into rural areas, how do we connect all americans, not just the big cities? spectrum get that 5g into the hands of the carriers so that we can start building the networks and deploy that $1.1 trillion of capex that is so necessary to take this technology forward. vonnie: you have been unloading legacy assets, hotels, in order to complete the transition. how has it been unloading these assets at a time when they are definitely lower bid, is there any pressur

the fcc and the doj get confused about the case. it's beginning to do enforcement antitrust law and then there's the merger context to notify the agency's. then there's a certain amount of time that they have to look at the merger quickly and decide whether or not they are going to take a deeper look, which is called the second request and get more documents to investigate if they are going to let the deal go through. then they asked for more documents and do the interviews and whatnot and then they will decide whether or not to block the deal. fortunately they don't have the ability to say okay we've investigated this and determined its anti-competitiveness. they have to sue in court and win and the judges have bought into this ideology so strongly. we saw that recently with the lawsuits and the spread of the t-mobile merger. that is something that should have been straightforward when we talk about the merger and can competitors when they showed there would be millions of dollars of increases to consumers and still the judge decli

and beatings indeed and keeping americans connected with so some of our member steg up to adopt the fcc'sricans connected. but by the same token we have also recognize that are still continuing needs, needs to serve students, needs to work with schools, needs, i need to work with hospitals and medical facilities so we can improve telehealth, ways we can increase the broadband network speeds,, ways that we can serve unserved areas. >> watch "the communicators" tonight at eight eastern on c-span2. >> tonight former president barack obama on his new memoir a promised land reflecting on his life and political career. he's interviewed by "washington post" columnist michele norris and mellon foundation president elizabeth alexander. former president barack obama tonight at eight 8:30 p.m. on . >> you are watching booktv on wn c-span2, every weekend with the latest nonfiction books and authors. c-span2 created by america's cable-television companies as a public service and brought to you tod by your television provider. >> with joe biden is it like, stay with c-span for live coverage of the elec

if confirmed, the fcc -- fec would once again have a quorum to conduct business. this is an hour and a half. alf. [inaudible conversations] >> the committee on rules and administration will come to order, good morning i want to thank my colleagues for joining us today, i would like to welcome my nominees to today's hearing. shana broussard, sean cooksey and alan dickerson are the presidents nominees to be members of the federal elections commission, as our witnesses are joining us remotely, i also understand that their families and friends are watching today and so i welcome them as well. this is a big responsibility, is significant presidential nomination and significant to the work of this committee and i know you're proud, your family member as they have moved forward to this opportunity. let me say a little bit about the nominees and then i'll turn to another committee member senator cruz to talk about the third nominee, alan dickerson is not the nominee to be a member of the federal election commission for a term expiring on april the 30th 2025 and he has bee

somebody outside of these conferences that they get the question wish to prefer the fcc or the big ten. answer will be something like this. this reminds me of world war ii the battle. to each other safe close. [laughter]. analyses of the communist and that is a hard question. that is the vantage point of the rest of the america now. and this is an easy one. and of course the big ten. hello. the dc. of trying to think of a polite way to say this for inventive past being polite. i don't want to say the johnny-come-lately bit the big ten has been doing this for centuries. new mice have been doing this for decades so i guess the way that i would put it, you have been doing . well. i must acknowledge that . maybe the real like to put this, and i am a guest. [laughter]. i did hear a lot of ohio state coaches say over the last couple of decades. i am a very big fan. it will determine whether i am happier saturn a sunday. i watched a lot of ohio states coaches say things that are all about modeling the program after the fcc programs. so speed was an issue for a while. so that's a compliment. b

the fcc voted on that number to make it easier to connect struggling americans to some health. >> officials are expecting a 75% drop today compared to last year. across the country, many are traveling for thanksgiving this week despite the bc warning against it. sunday was the busiest day at u.s. airports since march 16. there is concern travelers may unknowingly infect your loved ones with the coronavirus despite their safety efforts. >> from pacs gates at phoenix sky harbor airport to long lines at lax, and this traffic at chicago o'hare, americans are on the move, covid-19 or not. more than 1 million people were screened at tsh at points on friday and nearly 1 million were on saturday despite the cdc urging americans not to travel for the thanksgiving holiday. aaa estimates of the 50 million americans will travel for thanksgiving down from last year. for some, that means getting covid-19 test before spending time with their loved ones. experts warned that testing could provide a false sense of security because of the 14 day incubation. 2 to 3 days after a negative test, you can become co

today t-mobile agreed to pay $200 million to settle an investigation brought by the fcc.he largest fine ever handed down by the agency. let me tell you what they did and you'll know why the fine is like that. regulators say sprint, which is now owned by t-mobile abused a federal program that subsidized phone and internet service for low income americans. now, according to investigators, sprint continued to collect subsidies for service it wasn't providing. as part of the settlement, sprint must agree to compliance plan to ensure adherence to all fcc rules. >>> now, in washington d.c. where uncertainty over the election and coronavirus pandemic are taking center stage at the federal reserve board's two-day policy meeting, analysts predict the fed will hold off on determining if the central bank needs to takection to help the ailing economy. they're likely to wait to see if congress will agree on another aid package, a move analysts say the fed is hoping will happen. >>> the irs is warning of a new tech scam that attempts to get banking information from consumers. here is h

of partnership across agencies with the feya, obviously -- f.a.a., fcc, a partnership across our international partners. and having, you know, the -- an example and having soichi on the flight is just an amazing experience for us. but most of all, it's a partnership with spacex. and our commercial partners. and you know, leaving the team over there in the firing room, everybody is is so fired up. they're so excited about this mission. but we're not done yet. we need to keep going. that spacecraft is out there with those four precious grew members on them. and we're going to get them safely to the international space station tomorrow, right? but it was a beautiful launch today. and really excited and thank you. >> first of all, on behalf of jaxa, accept my appreciation to all staff who engaged in the launch operations during the covid-19 situations. the mission is still ongoing, but -- launch success first. i have seen lots of -- i haven't seen lots of launches, but it the first time to see the launch of falcon 9. it was very beautiful and it was even more impressive considering that full crew

he had inted her to serve on the fcc. the general election commission. she served as a l general coun for santa clara county. not as well known as david cortez he but the power dynamic betwn the more moderate, business friendly democrat and the more labeler friendly. and david cortez he seems to be winning that see. he will be going to sacramento, most likely. >>> six criminal justice refo measures look likely to prevail. if you look at this as a whole, what changes do expect to se >> this is in concert to what we've seen around criminal justice reform. local voters and even statewide voters with the defeat of prop 20. are willing to go further than state lawmakers are to take on police uusons and the st quo in law enforcement. these are all broad press strokes and accountability and oversight mefoures. san franciscexample, sheriff's department will have oversight for the first time ever. real win for justice advocates. it will put some pressure on state lawmakers to look more closely me of these reform issues of the governor has promised we will revisit

my question to all of youo you think that the fcc h a role to play limiting foreign interference in federal elections an if the question is yes what is that role? let me start with you. >> and the contribution is long-standing if confirmed i'm committed to enforcing that just as it has been a priory for the commission over the recent years. >> thank you. mr. dickerson. i entirely agree. i think the foreign contribution and expenditure prohibition has been an area of priority and i would plan to join that tradition. >> i noted [inaudible] working with fellow commissioners. >> thank you. i know looking at the federal campaign act of there really is not a lot of qualifications for the commissioners tha we have toook at other than that it commissioner shall be chosen on the basis of their experience and integrity, impartiality and good judgment. and i thi that is the questioninthat you are seeing here goes to thimpartiality ece of it. so i appreciate the answers that you gave senator highsmith on the recusal. the fact that the presumption also has an impact and that should be considered when yo

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energy, which are relevant to cutting emissions, but from the department of interior to the fed to the fcc: the other story that is making a big deal this week the climatejoining club, and you can only join if the united states is in paris. they are front running in saying we think widen will be in the paris agreement. akshat: indeed, and that is a big deal. we know monetary policy can play an important role in addressing climate change. group already has some 70 central banks around the world. the u.s. was the largest economy not party to it. this move from the fed which bloomberg news roque earlier this week can have huge ramifications in a full membership and the fed acts on the recommendations. annmarie: we also need to talk about at some point what is going on in the u.k. with companies no longer able to dodge climate risk. thank you so much for your time. you can catch more of our conversation on the new "bloomberg green" show that lunches this evening. -- launches this evening. the european open is up next. a quick check on where we trade, u.s. equity futures are pushing a little in

ramps up pressure on china as the fcc considers banning mainland companies from american exchanges.uld size the lack of access to official audits. we hear exclusively from the head of singapore bank, dbs. india asks the lender to rescue struggling banks. of the marketall action with sophie kamaruddin in hong kong as we have japan and south korea coming online. sophie: starting with japan, we had october trade data this morning showing the export picture improving with contraction coming in slower than anticipated. besides that, we have downside pressure for japanese stocks. the nikkei 225 falling below 26,000. topix under pressure. the yen trading near a one-week high. it could happen at treasury yields declined further. this amid caution on rising virus cases. local reports in japan saying tokyo is preparing to raise its virus alert to the highest level. let's turn to south korea. we are watching case counts, which have been on the rise area we are seeing upside moves of the kospi by .5 percent. keeping an eye on samsung biologics as well, but stopped gaining 2.6% this morning, and

. >> should there be a cost-benefit requirement for the fcc rules?>> it worries me because we have research on how difficult it is. even in the way they respond. i think until we begin to craft that and what we mean by the cost-benefit analysis we could be facing some very difficult decisions. >> when we started doing this with environmental regulations, it was pretty primitive. .. >> we should have expanded the commentary of the nonprofit so anything under the administrative procedures act which on its terms does require some analysis if you articulate a problem you are trying to solve in your solution has a rational basis some of which may apply to the federal trade commission but commissioners have said is not just the policy choices and access and what we talked about a rather the should be set by the congress and the ftc should be will to fill in the blanks that would naturally occur and that rulemaking should be under the procedures act and the zito finally administrative procedures act. >> i think i'm on record from a previous proposed bill su

this as the fcc is set to push ahead plans that could lift chinese companies.y good morning to you. peter kinsella told us earlier this morning what the market is dealing with is this reality check. the notes have changed over the past 24 hours, and now it is so the vaccine and the bank of america survey really indicating where investors are in terms of bullishness. is it time to take some of that money off the table? thosell comes down to rising infection cases, particularly in europe and the united date. manus: -- united states. manus: it was almost like a sobriety meeting from powell and lagarde in terms of the v does not structurally change things in the near term. you have that awakening moment on the equity side and a market check. such a bullish moment. i love the title they gave. the dean of distress that, he says it is time to be cautious. my favorite start of the day comes on europe, actually, because up 17% on the stoxx 50, up 17% on the month, giving that some of that back. back ofs lower on the the covid cases in tokyo. the dollar is still somethin

will: do you think the fairness doctrine should be brought back by the fcc? mr. will: no. when there wasgh technological reason for it, the radio bands were scarce, television bands were scarce -- bans were scarce. do you think the government thinks it is good for you, i don't. we had maybe four, maybe five channels, now we have 400 channels, the internet, there is no scarcity. have a cornucopia of information. we hardly need the government to release it. >> john wants to know, what is your best guess as to the reason for president trump's strange relationship with russia? [laughter] think he just, i to ande to -- responds is drawn to it. with his obvious affection for erdogan and russia, it speaks for itself. at the time, others in new york looking into the presidents credentials -- into the president's credentials, after his fourth there were not a lot of lenders willing to lend to him. he might have we come depended andome russian oligarchs others. that is speculation. i think we should wait to see. but that would help explain the affection he has for things russian. >>

fcc yesterday just opened up the spectrum for us.itional spectrum we granted earlier this year all of those capabilities allow tous off load traffic on to our own network and make the cost of that data lower to customer. >> you mention the fcc, tom. a short amount of time left. it is going to change. biden administration coming in you've dealt with the last democratic, with wheeler when it was the obama administration any expectations what a regime will look like and how it affect your industry? >> i think it will look like previous democratic administrations which we've been able to work with. we've been here a long time. p emcome and go. we have a great product. we are doing great things with it i think we'll be successful in managing the regulatory environment and we'll be responsive to the needs of the community. >> it is going to change, i assume. >> it always changes >> finally, speaking of changes. you've been in this job for some is time. you've hit all or many of your targets. i've talked about your options . i will talk to

if confirmed, the fcc -- fec would once again have a quorum to conduct business. this is an hour and a half. alf. [inaudible conversations]

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beating the needs and keeping americans connected with so many of our member stepping up to adopt the fcc's pledge to keep americans connected. but by the same token we also recognize that there are still continuing needs, needs to serve students, needs to work with schools, needs to work with hospitals and medical facilities so that we can improve telehealth, ways that we can increase the broadband network speeds come ways that we can serve unserved areas. >> watch "the communicators" tonight at eight eastern on c-span2. >> good evening and welcome to tonight live online author event with greenlight bookstore. i am chelsea from green light and we're thrilled to host and nights event with perri klass, resenting her

david: this is a terribly important point for people who are not necessarily -- the sherman act and the fccct. there's been a lot of talk about the fact that courts have adopted the chicago school of analysis based on prices to consumers, and then may be a roadblock out of big tech. enforcinges not just -- it has is -- it has its own accurate that might be a different way to get a different approach. >> that is right. it has not been utilized at the ftc. it is one of those things they've not used. they intended use authority much after they have tended to use their authority much -- they have tended to use their authority much more to stop mergers. it is of particular attraction, not only because of the resistance in judiciary, but also because many people have asked the question of how effective would a breakup be in and of itself. might you just have come as we saw in telecommunications, the restructuring of an industry which leads to a tight oligopoly rather than a monopoly? the ftc act might provide a way for the government to define what are acceptable and unacceptable practices by a t

here's an interesting ruling that has not been made public by the fcc that handed a huge blow to dishnight. they essentially said dish and ergen in 2015 improperly bid on $3 billion worth of spectrum and that improper bid means that charlie ergen and dish could be on the hook for something like $3 billion, have to give that back to the government depending on how all this sorts out, because charlie ergen and dish bid on that spectrum as a small company, it got a small company discount through two related entities that he controlled, when it was really owned by dish which as you know, is not a small company. we should point out, this sounds very in the weeds. it's really not. charlie ergen, dish need spectrum to be that additional carrier, 5g carrier that the government wants. the government wants more 5g. it is the future for communications, for national security. this is a big thing, if charlie ergen and dish owe a chunk of money to the government which it appears it does by this ruling. that's why after i first reported this about an hour ago, the stock dropped precipitously, someth

the ftc, take the regulatory agencies, the ftc, the fcc, you name it. they are basically gnats swarming on a very large animal that is indifferent. and this president is trying to reintroduce that along with william barr. the only possible countervailing influence against such power, and that is regulation and the ability to define markets in the actors within it, which has not been done for a very long time. you had to go back to microsoft, which was a failed antitrust action, but it nonetheless was the last one that was even attempted. after this election i think you are going to see a highly energetic donald trump administration taking on these vertically important issues because the nation depends on it, absolutely depends on it. >> host: one of the things i'm not sure if your readers will agree or disagree but you dwell a lot of focus on interest rates and the federal reserve as the donald trump. maybe you could clarify some of the confusion i have that when i started farming, my great, great grandmother built, i thought we're good production credi

with the fcc route that could bust them up, right or wrong, is that right? >> not only can bust them up. what they're claiming the consumer gets. you trade your personal information, your access, they monetize that but they don't deliver what they say. they are actually manipulating what you see and how you see it. if you go to follow a particular person, say a mike lee or a ted cruz, you may not actually get to see that content. and so that is deceptive and on its face and i think the ftc will be the clearest, easiest, most difficult route for the tech companies to deal with because they have been deceiving people and they view it all and the guise well it is a algorithm. elizabeth: yeah. we're just a platform. we're just a town square when they're acting like editors making political choices and decisions on what is seen. you know, we've got senator josh hawley saying they're all talking to each other on facebook's task tool. we'll dig into that later. ostensibly they say we're not in cahoots with each other but you know we keep seeing that facebook and tw

the fcc says that users were given a false sense of security.es for the company. zoom has addresses problems in the security of its uses is his top priority. >>> san francisco international airport has construction process as a result of revenues caused by the courts pandemic. the project been postponed include a new checking area in terminal one. a courtyard connector project between terminal two and terminal three. and over 20 smaller projects. sfo, says it will do for about $550 million, by postponing the projects. >>> oakland will soon have a view new mural that celebrates inequity, and inclusion. work as getaway on a mirror outside of kaiser hospital, downtown oakland. it is being painted by two local black artist in a partnership by kaiser and agr art group. it will take about two weeks to create. it will be temporarily intact in oakland for several months before it is from the mood to the black culture zone at oakland's new liberation park. >>> public health officials issued warnings about an increase in coronavirus cases in the bay area.

joe kennedy say 1934, 35 is heading up the fcc in washington, heading up an important new government entity and yet he pins these long hand written letters to jack who is in his last year at the prep school. he sends these long hand written letters who's already at harvard and the younger children. it strikes me that this is a guy that somehow managing important government policy is nevertheless constructing his children, trying to mold his children, particularly the sons. it's clear that he's more concerned about them and the two older ones. .. >> he is actually more like his mother in many ways than his father. his international responsibility comes from her that i suggest in the book. >> she is emotionally withdrawn and leads a separate wife through all of his illnesses at canterbury, she never pays a visit maybe comes once meanwhile she takes extended vacations by herself including to europe. i think that was hard for him as you suggested. >> you also said at one point what you expect from a woman whose husband flagrantly cheating on her throughout their marriage and humiliated h

beating the needs and keeping americans connected with so many of our member stepping up to adopt the fcc's pledge to keep americans connected. but by the same token we also recognize that there are still continuing needs, needs to serve students, needs to work with schools, needs to work with hospitals and medical facilities so that we can improve telehealth, ways that we can increase the broadband network speeds come ways that we can serve unserved areas. >> watch "the communicators" tonight at eight eastern on c-span2. >> good evening and welcome to tonight live online author event with greenlight bookstore. i am chelsea from green light and we're thrilled to host and nights event with perri klass, resenting her new book, "a good time to be born: how science and public health gave children a future." she will be talking with andrew solomon so you're in for an excellent time. before we start i just want to say a huge thanks to perri klass, andrew solomon, and the team at noon for making this happen, and to all of you for showing up. though we are not able to host events in our store space

in july,fcc voted to make 988 the phone number for the national suici prevention lifeline.-mobile says it has ensured all calls will now connect to the lifeline and any texts to the number will get a response promptingcall. t-mobile will not charge for the calls. all mobile carries will have to connect to the lifeline by july 2022. the lifeline is also availonline number. >>> thanksgiving dinner will be smaller this year and a lot of ways, not just crowds of family gatherings but also its price tag. the american farm burro, says the cost of the average thanksgiving dinner has gone down 4% since last year. so a meal for ten with turkey, four sides, pumpkin pies and other fixings will run $46.90. that's $2 cheaper than last year. >>> also down this holiday season, spending in general. nearly half of us are planning to spend year, about a quarter say they plan to spend a lot less. another quarter say a littl oth spectrum, 10% say they'll spend a lot more and the remaining, approximately 40% say they will spend about the same as last year. this is a per if he can time to hand i

post on january 20th the same day president-elect joe biden is set to be sworn into office >>> the fcc also says the ban on using mobile phones in flight will continue since 2013 the commission has been considering allowing calls above 10,000 feet but they face strong opposition from pilots and also flight attendants >>> rhode island is warning its residents that hospitals are now at capacity due to the rise in covid-19 patients. this on the same day that state begins two weeks of tighter coronavirus restrictions >>> and in france, the government has dropped a controversial bill that would have limited the right to film police officers in action. over the weekend, tens of thousands of people across france marched against the proposed law >>> you are up to date that is the news update this hour jon, back to you >> all right sue, thank you >>> and our exclusive with ibm's cloud chief and president jim whitehurst is next don't go anywhere. hi, my name is sam davis and i'm going to tell you about exciting plans available to anyone with medicare. many plans provide broad coverage and still

news late at night to fulfill the sec requirements for public service programming did anyone at the fcctake notice that they were doing comedy rests on current events rather than straight news connect. >> i never noticed anything that suggested that and then maybe if someone out there knows but there are no records from that station and everything i found was cobbled together from people personals archives so no, i've never found anything. part of that is part and parcel of the fact that nobody really cared but no one was really paying that close attention and the station manager apparently is a gust and austere on premises and he basically took issue with it and bill said nobody ever said there is a rule that it has to be serious so they managed to get away with it. >> there was not that much oversight of the stations that time because so many people went out of business with them and ted picked up another one and a fire sale in charlotte because the man started that just couldn't make it add up so they were really the lunatic fringe. >> there was a serious nest involved, he's a journa

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