the fcc should be getting on to do that. there is some legislation that has been introduced in a week or so all go -- in a week or so ago i testified in front of congress. they had favorable remarks on these ideas. if you missed it i tweeted out. hopefully he will look back and see that. with that, i think my filibuster is close to coming to an end. it was really great to get to join you again. i really enjoy these discussions and it elevates the discussions above the couple of characters that we are limited to on twitter and other forms. it is an opportunity to have more in-depth and more substantive issues. i look forward to hearing the remarks from our other speakers. [applause] >> thank you very much, commissioner carr. regarding your proposal to have big tech contribute in some way to addressing the shortage in support for universal service programs, it is something that i thought was really creative and interesting proposal. i have actually written about it as well. i would like to see the commission proceed as well. b

fcc, ntia, usda, and other agencies. i keep saying before we authorize more money for more broadband we ought to simplify and consolidate the programs that are there. we have not done that. and therefore the burden falls to you and others. [ inaudible ] quality broadband service. what can the fcc do about ensuring stabilizing and reflecting? i would be pleased to hear your thoughts in regard to the contribution factor and its modernization. >> sure. i spoke to senator fischer about this earlier. and i pointed out that the telecommunications act of 1996 is when the universal service contribution factor was developed, a long time ago. and 25 years later we might need to start having a discussion about what an update looks like. we already see with the funds and the way they're being distributed. the affordable connectivity program, the emergency connectivity fund, all of these existing outside the service system and the annual appropriations system. we'll have to figure out what the right mix of appropriations and adjustme

fcc and tia, usda and other agencies . i keep saying before we authorize more money for more broadband we want to simplify and consolidate programs that are there. we have not done that and therefore the burden falls to you and others. universal service fund continues to play animportant role in making certain that uncertain areas in kansas and other states received broadband service . what can the fcc do about ensuring usf contribution factors table eyes and reflect the view. you touched on this topic but i'd be pleased to hear about what your thoughts are in regard to the usf contribution factor and its modernization. >> i spoke to senator fisher about this and pointed out the tell communications act of 1996 is when the universal service contribution factor was developed and a long time ago and 25 years later we might need to start having a conversation about what an update looks like . we see that with the way they're being distributed. the affordable connectivity program and its predecessor the emergency conductivity f

so how is the fcc to working with communities to improve access and how can the fcc and prove it's tribalt process? >> thank you for the question. it can't be the native communities are the last to see the benefits of the digital age, but the numbers like you describe suggest that we have a real problem, and we have to take special action to address it. one thing the fcc has been doing is we have been issuing licenses in the band to tribes in rural areas across the country. we've issued more than 300 of them.is this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to show up, get a license and use that to serve your community. updating the policies to support tribal libraries not every tribal library canno apply for funds under the existing system. i'm working with my colleagues right now to fix that. we have to expand of the engagement and we are already starting to do that on mapping and then you mentioned the tribal colleges. i know we have close to three dozen of them in the country. many of them are in rural locations and punch above their weight when it comes to the service they provide to the s

, the trump fcc it on the plan and the biden fcc is in the process right now of cleaning up behind thats up next in california. caller: hello. host: you are on the air, go ahead. caller: and q, tom wheeler. i had a couple of questions. my understanding of the early development of the space program was publicly funded and i am wondering why we are having to deal with so many internet fees if we helped develop the system to begin with. and since it isn't out there, why are we using it for all the things that occupy our time? guest: yes, the internet was developed with public dollars and then it is appropriate and quite american and we turn it over to private industry to expand and exploit and that is about as american and capitalistic as it gets. but we also need to make sure that when these companies benefit from the largest of the taxpayers in the technology and the use of the airways, for instance, that they have expectations. one of the things that we did during my tenure as chairman was to adopt net neutrality rules. that was really simple concept. it said that these networks that we

, the trump fcc it on the plan and the biden fcc is in the process right now of cleaning up behind thatjohn is up next in california. caller: hello. host: you are on the air, go ahead. caller: and q, tom wheeler. i had a couple of questions. my understanding of the early development of the space program was publicly funded and i am wondering why we are having to deal with so many internet fees if we helped develop the system to begin with. and since it isn't out there, why are we using it for all the things that occupy our time? guest: yes, the internet was developed with public dollars and then it is appropriate and quite american and we turn it over to private industry to expand and exploit and that is about as american and capitalistic as it gets. but we also need to make sure that when these companies benefit from the largest of the taxpayers in the technology and the use of the airways, for instance, that they have expectations. one of the things that we did during my tenure as chairman was to adopt net neutrality rules. that was really simple concept. it said that these networks t

because isn't that the goal of the f c fcc? at this point they once are heard, it's business, they want to hurt the relationships they want to cut profit? absolutely right now the fcc is doing everything they can to try to put the squeeze on hallway. but the argument here that they're making is that firstly, the fcc has absolutely no evidence of the company being a national security or a law enforcement. it is very similar to argument that was actually used by show me at the start of the year when it requested to be removed from the official list of the cmc. it's cited that the ruling would cause immediate and irreparable harm to show me including cutting access to the u. s. capital market. now the u. s. corps eventually went on to will in favor of shaw me, setting precedent with the duty actually agreeing to move the designation and also allowing the company to operate in the us. so in this particular situation, china, telecom was given 16 days to stop, provide domestic and international services, basically out of nowhere. so

absolutely, right now the fcc is doing everything they can to try to put the squeeze on power. but the argument here that they're making is that firstly, the fcc has absolutely no evidence of the company being a national security or law enforcement. it is very similar to the argument that was actually used by show me at the start of the year when it requested to be removed from the d. o d officials list of cc. i'm excited that the ruling would cause immediate and irreparable harm to show me, including cutting as access to the u. s. capital market. now the u. s. course eventually went on to will in favor, show me setting precedent with the duty actually agreeing to move the designation and also allowing the company to operate in the u. s. so in this particular situation, china, telecom was given 60 days to stop providing domestic and international services, basically out of nowhere. so trying to telecom has previously provided telecommunication services for 20 years in the u. s. and serves more than 335000000 subscribers worldwide. it also provide service to the chinese governme

fcc.t an accomplishment. let me start off here, because i'm so excited about one of the first thing to have done at the fcc is to establish a climate change as one of your top priorities. and as chairman of our house agriculture committee, i've made climate change a very important part. we just had greta [inaudible] [inaudible] but my question is, that [inaudible] a newly proposed eye remover environmental social governance regulation. [inaudible] he's our financial and security system [inaudible] and monetarily, investment, equipment. the floods up north and new york, the fires burning [inaudible] in the west. what is the economic and financial impact in your everyday in terms of security? >> well, i thank you for asking that. i would note that on the second person to have the honor and the first [inaudible] of this great commission. the reason i'm asking is [inaudible] subsequent to being [inaudible] done a lot of work on climate risks disclosure. so we are trying to build upon the work

and the marshall a few decades ago and fundamentally, the fcc is here to help protect the public fromhe broad nice white congress face it with a broad brush to protected from fraud pretty. >> and fourthly congress did not create it, the courts did reducing with and frankly, the patchwork of regulations by enforcement obviously there are people who feel that a particular token like either is treated differently than one like xrt for example and so matter of before you right now because it's the same thing, centralized or is it decentralized in u.s. control. thank you so really gets to the issue, congress should clarify the bipartisan legislation called the token act and drafted since 2018. it would provide a status that would apply and in a 1950s law case law, to modern digital assets and provide some of that clarity we could you see generically speaking talking about the short comings of enforcement actions or even threatened the enforcement actions. versus the need for clarity. it may be a rule making process that would establish this on because what you refer to us come talk to us a

the fcc could do. boom, box co host the incomparable kristi. i thank you again and it's a big win for advocates for the right to repair movement, right, to repair, of course is the idea that you, as the owner of a product should have the right to fix your own device or take it to a 3rd party to fix a broken cell phone or computer screen, i know it seems crazy, crazy. i know you'd be fix the thing that you, bob. well now apple seems to have moved to the side of right to repair, announcing that it will begin a new self repair service program beginning on wednesday. the program will 1st allow, i thought owners to replace their screen, their battery, or the camera with more parts coming later, the service will be available for iphone 12 and i phone 13 in the u. s. later the company will sell part, so consumers can fix their max that run on the apple in one ship. essentially, customers can buy parts through apple, self service repair online store, and then orders will include a repair manual, hopefully suction cups as well. if you've ever tried to d

a judge ordered the fcc, the fcc did not act, when they did not act, the judge said, you can sue them. and so now they have. this brand new lawsuit named the nra, but also specifically just halle's campaign, as well as the campaign of another republican-elect coordinated illegally with the nra, our spending that rawsonville, the loss is 2018 in montana to john custard. the democratic senator in montana. he also mentored the not name soon we, are the senate campaigns of north carolina, arkansas, and arkansas, and former colorado senator cory gardner. the suit alleges quote, the nra has engaged in an ongoing scheme to have a campaign financing regulations by using a series of storm corporations to illegally but certificate coordinate advertisement with at least seven candidates for office. through the scheme, to nra affiliates made up to $35 million in illegal acceptive and unreported campaign contributions, across the 2014, 2016, and 2018 elections. including, up to $25 million to the trump campaign in 2016. $25 million in illegal donations to the trump campaign in 2016? plus all those

i someone who understands the internet to run the fcc. i understand but the question is -- i understand many voters want to get rid of congress. i don't want to do that. others want to get of agencies because they are more removed but even the supreme court's original chevron decision believed there was a electro accountability for agency action, and ajit pai is right, presidents can control agencies if they want to. they are not good presidents if they can't figure that out. >> i am sympathetic to the question but if you think about it, it would be nice if the voters, instead of saying this is what the legislature has done, let's change them, would sometimes say what is the legislature doing? they've given all this power to unelected bureaucrats, let's throw those rascals out, the legislators who did that and unfortunately, the voters don't do that very often which is part of the reason why congress finds it so attractive to give the power to the bureaucrats. question in the back. >> having served in the house 2013-19, i think the concen

i want someone who understands the internet to run the fcc. [laughter] so, i understand, but the question is with the voters, i understand many voters probably want to get rid of congress. i don't want to do that. others want to give it of agencies who are more removed. even the supreme court in the original chevron decision believed that there was some electoral accountability in the constitution and i think the professor is right. presidents can control independent agencies if they want to. they are not very good presidents if they can't figure out how to pick up the phone. so. >> i mean i'm super that it to the question but of that would be nice if the voters who said look at the legislature and what they have done let's change them would sometimes say, my god, what has the legislature done, they have given all this power to unelected bureaucrats, throw those rascals out. unfortunately, the voters don't do that very often, which is part of the reason why congress finds it so attractive to give the power to the bureaucrats. >> question in th

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robocall abuse, criminal enforcement and deterrence act, known as the trace act, which directed the fcc to establish standards to protect consumers from unauthenticated numbers and to work with providers to verify the legitimacy of incoming calls. this law has worked in part not a ultimate answer, but now nearly 95% of high risk robocalls do not originate from the 6th largest carriers. -- largest carriers. unfortunately, smaller internet based providers, who have until 2023 to work within the fcc's requirements, now account for the majority of these robocalls. they continue to prey on our seniors. they do so, especially in these times of pandemic, when seniors and all of us are particularly vulnerable to these pitches. so let me ask you, miss williamson, how effective our are robo callers in reaching consumers, particularly older americans? >> thank you for your questions. scams aimed at older adults are primarily perpetrated over the telephone. so the protections that you mentioned are critical to helping older adults avoid these types of scams. and we certainly thank you for your effo

we have the fcc and fcc treasury, all the state regulators and all the money transmission, licensing plus lending, licensing, $53.00 regulators for one jurisdiction. that's insane. so it's only a matter of time before coin missed throw that the chance and gives up on the us altogether. and if you, because you know on friday of last week we had on former c f t c chair. i'd crypto dad if you will. christiane carlo and he basically made those same points which there is such a regulatory environment where there's so many regulars trying to get on this. and meanwhile, we've just been left behind on crypto as a whole here in the united states because we're not ready for it. and it's no surprise that congress doesn't know how to regulate tech in any way. meanwhile, on that mining side, why is trying to claiming it will clean up the crypto mining industry. when most of that industry in china is already gone or, or is it? well actually there's still a lot of miners left in china back in may, trying to crack down hard on mining and trading, but we called the great mining migrations. so they we

and so one of the big problems i think that we've seen with the fcc and we've seen with the treasury department for a long time in the space, is they want to take the old language and apply it to new technology in a way that absolutely does not fit, as the old adage was trying to fit, you know, a square peg into a round hole. it doesn't, it doesn't fit. and so i think this is a huge problem. and a lot of people in the crypto industry are upset about it. they're, they're very concerned about this because you're, you're really using very vague language. and then what kristi also said, which is critically important. so congress supposed to make the laws. right. and so that's what congress is doing here. they're creating a law. but by using this very unclear, vague language, you're now actually allowing the treasury department, the justice department, in some cases the, i arrest the fcc, you're allowing all these drop receives within the government to actually create the law. in the way they interpreted. congress actually defined something before you pass a bill about it that way. that w

going back to the 18th fifty's long before the fcc long before the c a. p. c came around on the washington. see, we've got, we've had self regulation and we continue to have self regulation today in our markets, and it works very well. so my answer to those who say, well, let's not have self regulation crypto. and i, my answer is, well, what, what is it about a, we're leading equity markets? what is it about our world leading derivative markets that we're self regulation is somehow but the down. why wouldn't we, in fact, if you or an advocate for bringing this industry into well regulated environments, why would you advocate for self regulation, alongside federal regulation as the practice in our most successful world leading workers lawyer and i got one more point i want to head on because there's also talk about the future of the federal reserve recently and central bank digital currency could be a big winner if layer brainard were to actually be nominated over current fed chair jerome pal. if the fed were to have someone in place who actually sees the imp

have a national policy, of course, in consumer an investor protection, which is a big role that the fcc place. but we also have a role, a national interest in making sure that these markets are well balanced, deep liquid and free affordability elation which is the mandate of my former agency . and if we're lucky to make sure that the price is set in dollars in the us market, as it is for so many of the world's major commodities, which is one of the underpinnings of the us dollar. so our, or the national interest in crypto is broad and multifaceted, fashion that number for this, this bill only focuses on one that is getting as much of cash out of it or taxes out of it as you can well, right? because of course, the question always becomes when you pass any sort of huge, $1.00 trillion dollar bill, somebody's going to ask you, how do we pay for it? and they said, well, we don't like crypto as it is. why don't we just tack this and figure it out? but i guess the question to the point i was trying to make there, at the end of the intro there, which is that, you know, a lot of critics are goi

actually allowing the treasury department, the justice department, in some cases the, i arrest the fcc, you're allowing all of these drop proceeds within the government to actually create the law in the way they interpret it. congress actually defined something before you pass the bill about it that way. that way everyone is clear on what this is and then the enforcement agencies should be enforcing the law that's been written. not some vague terminology that no one really understands. so that then these different bureaucracies can make up the law and that's what they're actually doing here. those your offices are the ones who will write the law because it's, it's too vague for anyone to understand what it me. there certainly is a lot of here and it will definitely be interesting to see how they go about trying to enforce those laws. moving forward. boom bus, christy i and ben swan, thank you both for your time today. thank you. thank you. and that's it for this time you can catch boom by the on demand on the portable tv app available on smartphones and tablets. google play in the appl

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the current chairman of the fcc is gary gensler. he is a former partner at goldman sachs, former professor at m.i.t., and a well recognized expert in financial markets. i talked with him recently about some of the issues facing the sec and how to deal with new technologies affecting our markets. your main principle is fairness and disclosure and equity. everyone is treated the same. that is the principal. gary: we talk about a three-part mission. investor protection. facilitating capital formation. companies that are raising money. we are issuers as well. we are raising money. david: since the great market recession of 2008 and 2009, you would then head of the cftc, the markets have changed dramatically because of technology developments. do you think you have been able to keep up? gary: it is a real challenge. to stay up with the remarkable innovations. the last time we updated our rules for the stock markets was in 2000 five. 16 years later, those rules, are they really ready for the 20 20's -- 2020s? they are a dark hole. i have

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rutes _ credits outside the strict un fcc rules.s. more importantly, africa's red line on the share of proceeds has been — red line on the share of proceeds has been wrapped up with no compromise. we have a text that is weater— compromise. we have a text that is weaker than— compromise. we have a text that is weaker than the compromise that we had in _ weaker than the compromise that we had in madrid. we feared that the discrepancy between 6.4 and 6.2 will result— discrepancy between 6.4 and 6.2 will result in— discrepancy between 6.4 and 6.2 will result in leakage from 6.4 to 6.2, and that— result in leakage from 6.4 to 6.2, and that the — result in leakage from 6.4 to 6.2, and that the 5% that we have gained on a 6fi— and that the 5% that we have gained on a 64 witi— and that the 5% that we have gained on a 6.4 will come to nothing. but the reat— on a 6.4 will come to nothing. but the real issue for africa is scaled up the real issue for africa is scaled up predictable funding for adaptation, and loss and damage in africa _ adapta