the fcc has zero authority to forebear from regulation in the video realm. and i think congress needs to help us put to with that or help the fcc -- [laughter] it's only been a week. but also in all areas. so we have these stove pipes if you're offering services over a twisted cup repair, there's one set of rules. if it's coaxial cable, there's another set of rules. over the air, yet another. and the marketplace has converged well beyond that. these are 80-year-old concept, and we need to move on. but congress really needs to initiate a rewrite as soon as possible. >> host: gentlemen, commissioner mcdowell, representative greg walden, subcommittee chair for internet and telecommunications recently said on this program, quote: that the fcc recently has been more concerned with expanding its authority rather than working with congress to embed better processes. >> guest: well, certainly in those cases where i've dissented, i agree with the chairman. [laughter] and so i do think there are times when the fcc has reached beyond its authority, and i've written stro

the fcc has 0 authority to fore bear regulation in the video realm, and i think congress has to help us out or help the fcc out, but also in all areas. we have stove pipes if we offering services. there's one cable e another set of rules, over the one way, over the air, yet another, and the marketplaces converge beyond that. these are 80-year-old con cements, and we have to move on. congress needs a rewrite as soon as possible. >> host: gentlemen, starting with you, commissioner mcdowell, representative greg walden, subcommittee chair for telecommunications recently said on this program, quote, the fcc recently has been more concerned with expanding its authority rather than working with congress to embed better processes. >> guest: well, certainly in those cases where i dissented, i agreed with the chairman. i do think there are times the fcc reached beyond its authority, and i've written strong dissents on that. sometimes i lost, but, you know, anyway -- >> guest: i was not going to mention that. [laughter] >> guest: bets off camera. i think this speaks, though, to the need for legi

. >> the fcc has proposed a new incentive option as a way to free up additional spectrum. how should that be structured and what are your expectations in terms of how it will go? >> i would hope that it is structured consistent to how it has been done in the past. when you had the type of success that we have had in this country, one would ask why you would change it too much. what we have intended to do in this country is the regulators have set -- welcome, senator. >> talk about a big entrance. we like that. >> how are you doing? good to see you. >> why don't you continue? >> just from a policy standpoint what we have done is the fcc, the regulator that oversees this set caps and terms of how-- sets caps in terms of how much spectrum should anyone carry or be allowed to hold. that has served very well over time but i will tell you over the last couple of years, there has been another policy -- policy is overstating it. i would say practice. the fcc has combined this with -- they have been far more efficient at dealing with the secondary market transactions inspector -- o

fcc. i want to ask you about net neutrality. ricin has sued to overturn the fcc net neutrality rules. if the court sides with verizon strikes down the rule and all are in part what you think the next step would be giving? >> guest: i will introduce legislation that will allow the fcc to keep the internet open, accessible and free. >> guest: i wonder whether your republican colleagues in the house are going to agree with you on that issue though. i'm wondering if either how you would get some sort of legislation or action past or if that fails whether you think tom wheeler should reclassify broadband in order to enact, reenact the net neutrality? >> guest: that is one of the options but to broaden this out beyond the subcommittee and the committee in congress which of course is important and what the composition is and who would do what, the american people are the ones that understand this and just as i think you saw during the sopa debate, once it was out there with that bill was, it was a prairie fire in this country. and so the internet is not something that the american people wan

fcc. i want to ask about net neutrality. verizon has sued to overturn the fcc's net neutrally rules. if the court sides with verizon and strikes down the rules in whole or in part, what do you think the next step would be? do you think that. >> guest: the next step will be that i will introduce legislation that will allow the fcc to keep the internet open, accessible and free. >> i wonder whether the republican, your republican colleagues in the house are going to agree with you on that issue though. i'm wondering, so if either how would get some sort of legislation or action passed or if that fails, whether you think tom wheeler should reclassify broadband in order to enact, reenact the net neutrality laws. >> guest: well, that is one of the options. but to broaden this out beyond a subcommittee and a committee in congress which, of course, is important in what the composition is and who would do what, the american people are the ones that understand this. and just as i think you saw during the sopa debate that once it was out there what that bill was, there was a prairie fire in th

your term at the fcc has the potential to be pivotal for the communications history, and i invite you to share your ideas regarding statutory and agency modernization. chairman rockefeller, many members of the committee have had a chance to meet privately with mr. here and -- and i suspect there will not be enough time to address all the questions members have. i appreciate your desire to process mr. wheeler's nomination in a timely manner order to get the commission back to its full membership as soon as possible, especially given the many critical proceedings before the agency. so i await the president's additional nomination to felled the seat previously held by commissioner mcdowell, and i'm ready to work with you and our colleagues in both nominations in due course. thank you. i look forward to mr. wheeler's testimony. thank you, mr. chairman. >> please proceed. >> first we start with a technological challenge. turn the mic on. mr. chairman, ranking member, thank you very minute for the privilege of being before you today. it's an honor to be nominated by the president, and to be

has been tried. this committee and the congress have directed the fcc to do that in an expedited manner. a chairman has set the schedule for that. if i am fortunate enough to be confirmed, it is my intention to ve of theou agree the goal incentive auction ought to be to maximize net revenues in order to cover the cost of first ,et generation 9/11? >> senator the incentive auction has never been tried before. , liken it to a rubik's cube that over on this side of the cube, you have got to provide an incentive for broadcasters to want to auction their spectrum. youhis side of the cube, a producto provide structured in such a way it incentive i is the wireless characters -- carriers who want to bid for that spectrum. in the middle of this, on an almost real-time basis, you have to have a band plan constantly changing to reflect variables going on here. that is why this has never been tried before. this is a monumental undertaking. to create pieces value for the broadcasters and for the wireless industry, and to pay for first net and provide something for the american taxpayer all have to go

has a lot offcc power -- obviously, the fcc has a lot of power over our industry. because of that, i find myself about one on -- was a month spending time. the regulatory world is a part of who we are. a big part of our businesses are highly regulated. understande we those regulations. changes are being made. to make sure our point of view and customers point of view is it being understood. >> what issue right now are you most concerned about? >> and business in general is mark -- in general? is theam concerned about believe it will be a rewrite of the telecom act. it is a very complex business that is changing. it is probably change in the last 30 minutes. those who are making those decisions that will carry understand all of the issues in the business and the variables and the complexity of the business. and to make sure they understand how they are all interdependent. i do not worry but i spend time on it. i wanted them as well well informed as possible. >> would you like to see a rewrite? >> over time. more comprehensive and then piecemeal. we have to the world

obviously the fcc has a lot of other power over our industry and we spend a fair amount of time with the commissioners there. because of that i find myself once a month here spending time. i think it's important. the regulatory world is such part of who we are. big parts of our business are high he regulated. we need to make sure we are following the regulations and understand the regulations. if changes are being made, make sure our point of view, our customers' point of view is understood. so we spained a fair amount of time on that. >> host: what issue are you most concerned of right now. business in general? >> host: regulations. >> guest: regulations the issue i wouldn't say concerned but the issue probably occupy the rest of my career is the rewrite of the telecom act, and this business is changing -- changing every 30 minutes and i want to make sure those who are making the decisions, writing the laws, will carry for 10 to 20 years, understand all the issues in the business, the variables of the business next complexity of the business, and there are things that need to get ad

obviously, the fcc has a lot of regulatory power over our industry. we spend a fair amount of time with the commissioners there. so because of that, i find myself about once a month i'm up here spending time. i think it's important. regulatory world is, you know, it's a part of who we are. big parts of our business are highly regulated. we need to make sure we're following those regulations, we understand those regulations. as changes are being made to those, we need to insure that our point of view, our customer's point of view is understood. >> host: what issue right now are you most concerned with? >> guest: in business in general? >> host: in regulation. >> guest: in regulation probably the issue, i wouldn't say concerned, but the issue that will probably occupy the rest of my career is there's a belief there's going to be a rewrite of the telecom act, and this is a very complex business that's changing, literally, as i sat here, the business has probably changed in the last 30 minutes. and i want to make sure those who are writing the laws unders

has been tried. this committee and the congress have directed the fcc to do that in an expedited manner. a chairman has set the schedule for that. if i am fortunate enough to be confirmed, it is my intention to move expeditiously to make spectrum available by auction in multiple bands. >> do you agree the goal of the incentive auction ought to be to maximize net revenues in order to cover the cost of first net generation 9/11? >> senator, the incentive auction has never been tried before. i liken it to a rubik's cube, that over on this side of the cube, you have got to provide an incentive for broadcasters to want to auction their pectrum. on this side of the cube, you have got to provide a product structured in such a way it incentive i is the wireless characters -- carriers who want to bid for that spectrum. in the middle of this, on an almost real-time basis, you have to have a band plan constantly changing to reflect variables going on here. that is why this has never been tried before. this is a monumental undertaking. all of the pieces to create value for the broadcasters and for th

broadband, and in his four-year tenure he brought a commission founded by fdr to the internet age, fcc has expanded internet access to millions of americans, it has over seen an explosion in mobile computing and passed legislation ensuring the openness of the internet, i am pleased to have him here at the table, welcome. >> thank you, charlie. >> rose: let me start with a quote from you. we have taken a system design from alexander graham bell and updating it for the internet future he imagined, how well are we doing at that? >> i think we have made real progress. you know, we were having this conversation, we were talking for example you would ask me about all of the mobile innovation that was happening in south korea and japan and where to the mobile innovation in the u.s. and europe is ahead of us on 3 g, on mobile. so four years later, u.s. is leading the world in mobile innovation,. >> rose: what do you mean by mobile innovation? >> well, these devices right here, you have one, i have one, mobile broadband is changing the world and the u.s. is leading. so the applications around the w

the fcc has been a great, great partner.called e-rate for the last 16, 17 years, it's helped to create access for schools and libraries across the country. but they haven't updated that program in a long time. i think there's some efficiencies we can take from the program and if we have a small increase in fees to fund this. this is a good initiative for kids around the country. >> a lot of basic investments still remain subjects of heated debate. whether or not there's a heated debate over connect ed. there's another heated debate over one of the president's signature education pieces, which is universal pre-k. paul ryan has called it another entitlement program. john boehner said getting the government involved in early childhood education is a good way to screw it up. education at one point was not a particularly heated partisan area of discussion. in the recent years and under this president, you found a congress that will fight him on seemingly everything. >> yeah well education should be absolutely nonpartisan, not ide

. >> as the incentive auctionshhii that are upon us now, i do think that the fcc has to steer this that is very small. media-size. big fish swallowiiiihiiiihihiii fish, i do not think is for our economy. they'll have a business plan. when you look at the markets in the country, 80% is owned. in terms of beachfront, the , thevaluable spectrum(((( spectrum is gold in our country. we have to do much more. >> the fcc spectrum option. monday night on the communicators on c-span 2. >> last week, arizona senator gave his first or more address from the senate floor. he was elected after serving in the house of representatives in 2001. it is about 10 minutes. i am learning to senate is an institution bound by presidents. one of the time-honored and worth while. the new senators for the first few months of their service are to be seen and not heard until they deliver their speeches. in the same vein of new senators, traditionally not being heard but seen, i may to avoid well advised the reporters that congregate outside of this chamber. can only heed so much. it has been my service to serve in th

. >> i do think the fcc has to steer this in a way that very small and large companies be able to compete relative to spectrum, and the idea that big fish swallow up little fish i do not think is healthy for our e economy. we all have a business plan. we want to make money, but when you look at the markets, 80% is owned, in terms of each front, the most valuable spectrum -- spectrum is gold in this country. we have to do more to loosen it up. >> cyber and freedom of the monday night at eight 2.tern on c-span >> more than 80,000 people have died in syria since the start of road test against the assad government over two years ago. now defense department officials discuss syria's civil war. this is an hour and 25 minutes. [applause] >> thank you for that kind introduction. good morning. i want to thank the council for sponsoring this very important event. what i would like to do because i think it is more important, i want to keep my remark brief. i'm sure there will be many questions and comments but to talk a where we are now on syria and to focus on the regional spillover, which is becom

until >> is the incentive auctions, the voluntary auctions that are upon us now, i do think that the fcc has to steer this in a way that is very small, medium-sized and large companies to be able to compete relative to spectrum. and the idea that the big fish swallow up little fish i don't think it's healthy for our economy. now they'll have a business plan. obviously they want to make money but when you look at the markets in the country, 80% is owned in terms of the beachfront , the most valuable spectrum and spectrum is gold in our country. we have to do much more in order to free it up. >> mr. president when the senate judiciary committee held extensive markup sessions to contend to border opportunity and the immigration modernization act, we worked late into the evening to pay the bill. we actually considered hundreds of amendments. but what was interesting and what we heard the most about was the fact that the public would witness our consideration first-hand. we saw all preceding streamed live donned the committee's web site. we saw broadcast on c-span. in fact, about a week and a hal

auctions,incentive the voluntary auctions that are upon us now, i do think that the fcc has to steer this in a way that very small, medium-sized, and large companies are able to compete across the spectrum. and the idea that big fish swallow up little fish i do not think is healthy for our economy. they all have a business plan. obviously, they want to make money. when you look at the markets in the country, 80% is owned in terms of the beachfront. the most valuable spectrum. spectrum is golden in our country. we have to do much more in order to pollution free it up. >> monday night on "the communicators" on c-span2. >> next, political analysts discussed the issues in president obama's second term, including immigration and the irs targeting of conservative groups. panelists include rock claim -- claine, and chris niedermayer. this is a little over one hour. >> thank you so much, i want to thank the loyal georgetown alums for coming back, including members of our panel. i want to tell you as somebody who teaches here, the new generation of georgetown students is doing you proud. when

. >> the fcc has proposed a new incentive option as a way to free up additional spectrum. how should that be structured and what are your expectations in terms of how it will go? isi would hope that it structured consistent to how it has been done in the past. when you had the type of success that we have had in this country, one would ask why you would change it too much. what we have intended to do in this country is the regulators have set -- welcome, senator. entrance.out a big we like that. >> how are you doing? good to see you. >> why don't you continue? just from a policy standpoint what we have done is the fcc, the regulator that oversees this set caps and terms of how spectrum should anyone carry or be allowed to hold. well overerved very time but i will tell you over the last couple of years, there -- been another policy policy is overstating it. i would say practice. the fcc has combined this with -- they have been far more efficient at dealing with the secondary market transactions inspector -- of spectrum. .hey will not but it to work allowing companies to tra

as thelieve that voluntary options are upon us has tothink that the fcc that thes in a way very small, medium-sized, and large companies be able to compete relative to spectrum. the idea that the big fish swallow up little fish, it is not healthy for our economy. they all have a business plan. they want to make money. when you look at the markets in the country, 80% is owned and and the most valuable spectrum and that is gold in our country. we have to do much more to free it up. 80% is owned by the top companies. thatyone were to suggest it is acceptable, i do not think so. with each other sometimes. sometimes we do not. it keeps life interesting. the facts are compelling. >> do have a concern that if the that it mightap limit the revenue that the government would get it it has to pay for -- >> that is the hammer they are using. part of it has some bank and truth to it. that is that we need some theurces that flow from auction in order to fund an important goal -- a nationwide safety network which i was a great proponent of. recommendation of the 9/11 commission that the congress had

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c-span 3, also on c- c-span.org.ndi --as the voluntary optionshi)ii now i doare upon ushii think the fcc hasto steer this small,y that is very medium-sized, and large companies can be able to compete relative to spectrum. the idea that the big fish swallow up little fish, i do not think it is healthy for our economy. they all have a business plan, obviously. they want to make money. when you look at the markets in in country, 80% is owned terms of the beachfront, the most valuable spectrum. spectrum is gold in our country. we have to do much more in order to loosen it up. >> the fcc's spectrum auction. tonight on the "communicator's." a personnel announcement from president obama is coming at two o'clock 10 eastern. we will have live coverage when it did under way. right now, a look at the cost of operating overseas military bases from today's washington journal. >> we had joined by the assistant secretary of defense for international security affairs for discussion on u.s. defense policy. what is the office of international security affairs and what is its role in the pentagon? covers three

. >> president obama has nominated tom wheeler as the new head of the fcc. how do you expect the approach to change? >> many of us have known tom for a long time. .e is a progressive thinker he understands this industry. i suspect we do not agree on ,very policy issue, but i think i expected to be a fruitful fcc. he has spoken and written about things like the i.t. transition, for example. i.t. technology across the united states. ,ur objective is we will sunset to turn off our legacy with tdm technology -- tdedium technolog. voice should be ip voice or voice to be wireless, that there is no market base reason why the legacy services should be in place full stop --. there have to be rule changes that would accommodate us anding off old technology we sometimes talk about we cannot have the regulatory environment that locks us into old technology and that is what we have today. tom has written about this. i am energized by tom coming in. >> other questions from the audience? other people who have not asked a question yet? right there. >> thank you. thank you f

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. >> reporter: if your medical data has been breached, the fcc says ask your information company forch year. because as we found -- are you on insulin, it says here you are. >> yes. >> reporter: buyers and sellers in this medical information market are counting on you not to know. >> it makes me feel like i've been intruded upon. >> and now you're telling me i have to be more alert. >> we destroyed all of the medical information we obtained for this story. we also have more on our website including a link to a federal database which shows which medical facilities have had information breaches since 2009. just enter your hospital or insurance company name in the box and click search. vic vicky nguyne, nbc bay area news. >> vicky, thank you. send us an e-mail to the unit @nbcbayarea.com. >> we've got a little bit of everything in the next seven days. >> even including a few showers. we're going to detail that for you coming up. it's really all been about this wind here across the bay area. you can see the wind is turning more out of the north at the coastline at 14 miles per hour. that

and also, time for the fcc to stop being so foolish and prudish. it hasing a million dollar fine for seven seconds of bear derriere on nypd blue, and it lost. a new chairman coming in. speculation is the fcc may ease up. no more fines for profanity or nudity. cable has gone wild. why are they still lagging a finger? and there is this. this sudden death of james endo fini has the soprano's soaring. maybe you could have guessed that. cheryl: probably. a good point. well, coming up, las vegas san ceo coming out against gambling. online gambling. details ahead in the west coast minute. dennis: good news for air travellers and alec baldwin. why use in might be able to keep playing words with friends during take off. meanwhile, let's look and some of the day's winners on the nasdaq. i never rarity. ♪ ♪ cheryl: the time for your westcoast minute. the nsa is looking to recruit silicon valley tech. an analysis done by the new york times found that not only do they go after data and companies , they are also chasing the employees attending events such as job fairs

fcc now. and in general a great commissioner and in particular i like commissioner pai because he has realized the job at the fcc is not merely to cover telecom policy but areas like this one that intersect with telecom policy and what you will hear today is this is one example where government in some areas can actually reduce competition in markets that in other areas complain about not being dependent enough. my hats off to commissioner pai for realizing cell phone unlocking is one of those ways we can actually empower consumers to choose for themselves, that might be better than some of the regulatory proposals people i've made for governing wireless. let me just ask you to turn off your cell phones and again join us join us on the unlocking hashtag and i will turn it over to commissioner pai and we will introduce you to our panel. >> thank you barren for that kind introduction. i really appreciate the invitation and look forward to participating in this conversation this afternoon as well as the weeks and months to come. it's a little unusual in washington to discuss an issue where republ

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fcc in the spring. >>> still hahead in the program obesity is declared a disease, doctors, people that struggle with their weight. first a look at the market. >>> microsoft says it has taken down a global cybercrime ring freeing up millions of computers from a virus believed to have ripped off a billion million from infected pcs before it was discovered. the digital crimes unit worked with authorities in more than 80 countries to track down what affected 2 million units most in the u.s., europe and hong kong and today microsoft announced plans to recruit computer experts to identify and fix major security flaws in the latest windows operating software. it's offering rewards of up to $150,000 for these hacker wackers. to qualify you have to be 14 or older. >>> there is apparently no bonus for george zimmer, the founder executive chairman and chief pitchman of mens warehouse. you know him from his commercials where he says "you're going to like the way you look, the guarantee it." he was fired today by the bored of directors. in a statement zimmer said he and the bored had been at odds for months about the direction of the company and that quote, instead of fostering

. >> the government has to prove beyond a reasonable doubt the fcc could come in and fine and take away to operate a hedge fund? >> yes. >> could that be a possible scenario if the government can't get further? >> yeah, what you are saying is exactly what's reported which is that the government's considering maybe entering a deferred prosecution agreement, get a big fine, and back to the reseemings issue, this is interesting. the reason that that -- the redemption issue squares into this. the reason people pull money out because it's rumored that part of the deferred prosecution agreement is going to be converting funds to manage only steve cohep's money and not taking investors. it's not a surprise, therefore, that -- let's get the heck out. if they convert to a fund, we don't -- >> you know, if he's just managing his money, where does he make money on the fund because fees are charged to himself. >> yeah, but at this point, obviously, he just wants to avoid criminal prosecution and do what he can, you know, to escape that. you know, they talked about using the racketeering lawyer, rem

at the end of the day someone has to make that decision and be the referee. it's probably going to be the fcc with a lot of congressional input. >> this is interesting to listen to because i think you are spot on the and we were making comparisons about the u.s. forces europe on the spectrum policy and i think you nailed it and that is what do you want to accomplish the will dictate what you do with spectrum policy it's what you want to accomplish is maximize the revenue to the u.s. treasury. that may be very different spectrum option than one that says we want the absolute lowest price possible. those can be different answers and if you want an answer that says what important to us is the u.s. not only maintains that extends the lead in terms of innovation, development and exploitation of the resources that leads you down a different path. so i think the senator is right we have to ask the question what is it you want to accomplish and structure. >> it is a hybrid competitive world there are ways and a lot of those are judgment calls. >> there's been a lot of attention to the national securi

fcc now. and in general and in particular i like commissioner pai because he has realized the job of the fcc is not merely, the commissioners not merely to cover telecom policy that areas light this one on telecom policy. what you were will hear today is this is one example where government in some areas can actually reduce competition in markets that in other areas people complain about not being competitive enough so my hats off to commissioner pai for realizing that cell phone unlocking is one of those ways we can actually empower consumers to choose for themselves that might be better than some of the other regulatory proposals people have made for governing wireless. let me just ask you to turn off your cell phones and again join us on on the unlocking hashtag and on the unlocking hashtag and i will turn it over to commissioner pai and then we will introduce our panel. >> thank you berin for that kind introduction. i really appreciate the invitation and look forward to participating in this conversation this afternoon as well as in the weeks and months to come. it's a little unusual in was

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as the incentive options, voluntary options are upon us has i do think that the fcc to steer this in a way that is and small, medium-size large companies are able to compete to spectrum. up ideas that a fish swallow little fish is not healthy for our economy. they'll have a business plan. obviously, they want to make money. but when you look at the markets in the country, 80% is owned, in terms of the beachfront, the most valuable spectrum -- and spectrum is golden our country and we have to do much more in order to loosen it up and free it up. >> cybersecurity and feet amid the internet monday night on " the communicators" at 8 p.m. eastern on c-span two. tom bill sack -- tom vilsack. he served two terms as i was governor before heading the usda in 2009. this is one hour. >> we are the world's leading professional organization for journalists committed to our future through events such as this while fostering a free press worldwide. for more information, please visit our website at www. press.org. to donate to programs offered to the public, please visit press.org\institute. on beha

has 1.5 trillion in assets under management. shares trading higher today after this announcement, but, again, people have their money in money market funds believing it is safe. the fccif there were another gyration in the global markets, it might not be. jpmorgan making sure the information is out there for all to see. let's get back to home building, a good story. as we said, the home builders feel optimistic. you saw the data today, 2006 highs, very good. it's positive data requests too coming out attributing to the recovery climate. we sent jeff flock to chicago to check out new home building trends. what do peoppe want today when you are building from the ground up, jeff? >> they want an open floor plan like this one, and they want that -- they want space even in the city, liz, and we are in the middle of the city, right, jeff? with the builder. >> close to downtown, yes. >> this is the bridgeport neighborhood, liz, it used to be a lot of single family homes, but bungalows. there was a lot of industry. this is an area that was factories, now developed for homes. that went away for awhile in the recession; right? >> oh, yeah, oh, yeah. -> back in a big way now. h

which has funded a lot of that over the past 15, 17 years. we think there are some deficiency there. the fcc will take a close look and if we need to make small additional investments as we move forward, the right thing to do for children, for our country and economic competitiveness. no stone unterned and get this right as phat fast fast as we c. are we going to be a lead every or laggard? country like south korea ahead of us, we need to catch up, catch up as fast as we can. >> when you talk about the economics of this and ask that question, where are we going to prioritize? prioritize education, you mentioned one place where money will come from. but certainly that can't cover the cost? >> we think it could. real efficiencies with the e-rate program, and slight increase in fees for a short period of time, we're prepared to look at that. but this is the best investment we can make. we want to keep good jobs in the country and we think our children are smart, talented, and creative as children anywhere in the world. we need to level the playing field for student and teachers as well. >> hopi

an agency that has most challenging and complicated issues pending since the telephone communications act -- telecommunications act of 1934. i don't say this lightly. the decisions the fcc makes under your leadership, should you be confirmed. the future of the nation's telephone network, public safety, the wireless industry, broadcast, the internet, and consumer protection are at stake for years to come. of all the penning

has been fulfilled. a classic case of a government solving a problem that doesn't exits. the free market was working just fine before the librarian's decision. for instance, i a bipartisan fcc record issues earlier this year found that prices in the wireless market place were down. and that investment had gone up. similarly, more manufacturers are developing innovative mobile devices and consumers, all of us, are reaping the benefit of that. and wireless carriers don't need the federal government's help. they already have contract law rights. such as early termination fees to ensure that customers live up to the terms of those contracts. ... >> we should fix this problem permanently. we need to have the exact same debate three years from now, and three years after that like the movie "groundhog day." and to criminalize cellphone unlocking will get stronger overtime. second, we don't need to give the fcc any additional authority. recognize it is not ordinary for the commissioner to asked not to add to its power but they did not to -- create the mess and we're not in a position to clean it up it is of copyright law in congress should fix that problem directly. third, we shoul

he has increased the value of the spectrum, but perhaps he can argue that the time line on the spectrum, and hey, i tried this and that and give me more time fccto put it to use. >> i see a price for develop in. that is something. let's shift to the bonds and the dollar. rick santelli with some great points this morning on the durable goods in chicago. go ahead, rick. >> thank you, jim. since you brought up the durable goods. durable goods was from the expectations standpoint much better than expected. many of the traders have been e-mailing me talking about the sequential weakness and the transportation, and of course, something to consider, and of course, kay schiller, the anxieties up, and maybe -- case-shiller, and maybe the rush is on. and out to 5s and 7s by thursday and these are important auctions to watch. we will be handicapping it. and now for the 24 chart, what you want to notice is that as you look at the 5s and the 10z and the 30s and the further down the curve you go, unruly, and some of it is erratic upside yield and downside price behavior continuing to resurface. keep an eye on 250 and 150. and we know that europe has many is