i think the fcc probably is no different. >> senator gordon smith, >> senator gordon smith, president and ceo

our guest, gordon smith, president and ceo of the national association of broadcasters and paul kirby, senior editor of telecommunications reports is our senior -- is our guest reporter. last week, senator smith, we had michael powell, the head of national cable television and communications association on this program. he talked about the telecommunications act. we're going to show that, and then i want to get your response. >> guest: great. >> guest: we're still regulating in very balkanized buckets. you're entitled to telecommunication carrier, if you use coaxial cable, you're a title vi provider. but when you have industries being whole service communication providers of every type and stripe, almost all regulatory questions now are gray because the act doesn't provide clarity, and it creates a lot of litigation, the heavy inefficiency in the statute. so it's either going to die under its own weight, and it's certainly growing in irrelevancy, i would argue, and at one point i think, you know, congress has to migrate us out of it. >> host: telecommunications act, 996. 1996. >> gues

don't get that, they will be upset. >> host: c-span's communicator program, our guest, senator gordon smith, president and ceo of the national association of broadcasters, and paul kirby is our guest reporter. last week, senator smith, we had michael powell, head of the national cable television communications association on this program. he talked about the tele communications act. we'll show that, and then i want your response. >> guest: perfect. >> still regular -- regulating with copper wire, two-way voice service, and if you use coaxial cable, you're a title vi provider, but when you have industry, full service providers of every type and stripe, almost all regulatory questions now are gray because the act doesn't provide clarity developing disputes and litigation. it's either going to die under its own weight, and it's growing in relevancy i'd argue, and at one point, i think, you know, congress has to migrate us out of it. >> host: the telecommunications act of 1996. >> guest: i think michael is largely right. i think it would take a lot of work for congress to get done. that's my ex

we will also have historian and author richard gordon smith, -- richard norton smith. we'll finish the program with david becker. he will talk to us about the money spent to improve the electoral process through the help america vote act of 2002. thank you very much for being involved in this edition of the "washington journal." see you tomorrow morning at 7:00 a.m. eastern. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2011] ..

. >> host: senator gordon smith, president and ceo of the national association of broadcasters, paul kirby, senior ed dore at telecommunication reports. 24 -- this was the communicators. >> news corporation chairman and ceo rupert mudoch testified what he knew about phone hacking. he was joined by his son, james, who heads news international, his u.k. operation, and rebecca brooks, the former chief executive of news international. this hearing is a little more than four hours. [inaudible conversations] >> our understanding was that we would be afforded the opportunity to make an opening statement. we think, and we prepare it on that basis, and we would like the opportunity to make that statement. would you allow us? >> the committee discussed this earlier. we feel we have a lot of questions, and we wish all you have to say comes out in the course of questioning. if you feel that's not the case, then you can make a statement at the end. excuse me, could owe not have that, please? >> in this case, we would like to submit the statement in writing if that pleases you. >> that would be pe

. >> the national association of broadcasters head, gordon smith, on creating more spectrum. tonight at 8:00 on c-span2. >> "washington journal" continues. host: every monday at this time, we focus on how your tax dollars are being spent. this week, we look at the national transportation safety board. they have recommended that all states to ban testing while driving -- states ban texting while driving. why? guest: it is the culmination of 10 years of investigations. we have investigated accidents where destruction has been present. when it comes to highway accidents, we have made recommendations about novice drivers, young drivers, learner's permits, to restrict electronic devices. we have made recommendations banning bus drivers from a school bus drivers from a motor coach drivers. we have made recommendations for commercial driver's -- we have made recommendations banning bus drivers, school bus drivers, motor coach drivers. we have made recommendations for commercial drivers. host: when there is a crash from ntsb goes on the scene and looks at what has happened -- when th

. >> national association of broadcasters said gordon smith on current legislation to sell broadcast spectrum to create new mobile broadband and emerges a communications tonight that it:00 on the communicator's. >> the contenders looking back at 14 men who ran for president and lost but have a long-lasting impact on american politics. here is our lineup for this week. tonight, henry clay ran against in rejection. james g. blaine lost to grover cleveland and william jennings bryan. lifetime socialist party candidate. charles evans hughes, chief justice of the supreme court, and on saturday, then time governor of new york followed by a businessman and member of the liberal wing of the gop. every night at 10:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. >> i decided to take it. whether it is illusion are not i don't think it helps my concentration. it would keep me awake. a good conversation. get away with the whole thing. i do want to get to you. the truth this there would say, no, i would never touch the stuff because i did know. i decided, i would go away. i can make it come out in the other way. .

. >> national association of broadcasters head gordon smith on current legislation to sell broadcast sector to create new space for broke -- global broadband and emergency communications tonight at 8:00 p.m. on "the communicators" on c-span2. >> next month, the c-span series of the contenders look back at 14 men who ran and lost, but had a lasting effect on politics. tonight, henry clay, who ran against andrew jackson. tuesday, james g. blaine lost to grover cleveland wednesday, williams jenin brian. thursday, eugene debs. friday, charles hughes, chief justice of the supreme court. then three-time governor house met followed by linda will keep -- wendell willkie. every night at 10:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. >> the u.s. house is battling back in shortly. until then, remarks from the secretary of state clinton. this is from earlier today. >> good morning, everybody. we're pleased to announce secretary of state hillary rodham clinton. >> hi, i see we have some special guests here today. and i'm pleased to release the 10th edition of the united states government's annual report on the re

. >> national association of broadcasters head gordon smith on current legislation to sell broadcasto create new space for mobile broadband and emergency communications tonight at 8:00 on the communicators on c-span2. as part of "washington journal"'s weekly spotlight on magazine series, matt lazlo will talk about his recent campaigns magazines and he'll take your phone calls live wednesday morning at 9:15 eastern. >> i always knew there was a risk in the bohemian nationale and i decided to take it because whether it's an illusion or not, i don't think it is, it helped my concentration, it stopped me being bored, it stopped other people being boring to some extent. it would want me to have the evening go longer to enhance the conversation, if asked would i do it again, the answer's probably yes. i would have quit earlier if possible hoping to get away with the whole thing. easy for me to say, of course. it's not very nice for my children to hear. it sounds irresponsible if i say yeah, i'd do that all again to you but the truth is it would be hypocritical for me to say, no, i would ne