. >> host: joining us at the table also is howard buskirk associate managing editor of "communications daily." commissioner i wanted to ask you as a follow-up question to what you just said, what role do you see the federal government and the fcc playing in trying to spur more wireless buildout in some of these rural areas? >> guest: some of the things i'm proud of that we are doing, we just did about a week or so ago in terms of a pole attachment order. i know that sounds a little boring to some but with that will do is provide for more access, provide for more opportunity for providers to attach the means to provide service to a pole to an existing pole and again that would provide for more communication opportunities. we are doing a lot of things by way of universal service reform through the joint lords and the like, and attempting to modernize the system in order to include a broadband as a part of the mix. the way we are communicating is changing and we are changing with it. so what we are attempting to do is encourage public-private partnerships. that works. we are doing that in

howard buskirk is the associate managing editor of "communications daily." he is our guest reporter. mr. buskirk. >> host: commissioner, you came to the fcc from somewhat an atypical background in that you were a state commissioner. can you talk to us a little bit about making that transition from going from, from working in a state to working at the federal level? how difficult a transition has that been? >> guest: i will affirm that it has not been the easiest coming from a relatively small, rural state in the southeast to the big city of washington, to the capital city dealing with major, significant organizations and persons that you read and hear about. so from that perspective it's been somewhat of a challenge. but what i think it's given me a very solid foundation to know and to affirm what people on the ground think. i spent 11 years on my state commission. i spoke with consumers. i took part in evidentiary hearings. i would hear them on the stand, i read, you know, testimonies, you know, testimonies and filings from companies. that gives you a very u

howard buskirk is the associate managing editor of "communications daily." , he is our guest reporter. >> commissioner, you came to the f.c.c. from a somewhat atypical background in that you were a state commissioner. can you talk to us a little bit with that transition from working from the state to the federal level, how difficult of a transition has it been? >> i will confirm it hasn't been the easiest coming from a relatively rural state in the south coming to the capital city dealing with major significant organizations and persons that you read and hear about. from that perspective, it's been somewhat of a challenge, but what i think it's given me, a very solid foundation to know and to affirm what people on the ground think. i spent 11 years on my state commission. i spoke with consumers. i took part in evidentiary hearings. i would hear them on the stand. i read testimonies and filings from companies. that gives you a very unique perspective that you cannot, especially after 11 years of service. and those types of experiences i bring to this post and it helps me in terms of de

host: mignon clyburn fcc commissioner, thanks as always for being on "the communicators" and howard buskirk thank you for being on "the communicators." >> guest: my pleasure. .. dhaka as he died last year in september but we are joined by his son who will probably need no introduction of anybody watching this. watching this. he grew up in new york. let's see if i know your resume, use to be my boss, harvard university, worked for william bennett in the education department and now it's a fine magazine where i used were called the weekly standard. >> guest: very well done. >> host: i thought we would start by talking about your dad's life because i think neoconservatism and a lot of american conservatism flows out his life and the first thing i want to ask you about is his upbringing, the social class he was raised in a and, but i guess your grandfather did and because i think that those routes and formed a lot of his writing later on. >> guest: i feel he says in this book he didn't realize he was poor in his neighborhood in brooklyn. the poor working class, his father, my grandfather was em

howard buskirk, "communications daily," thank you as well. >> guest: my pleasure. >> you've been watching "the communicators," c-span's weekly look at the issues and people affecting telecommunications policy. if you missed any of this program with fcc commissioner mignon clyburn, you can see "the communicators" again tonight and each monday night at 8 p.m. eastern here on c-span2. >> ahead on c-span2, a look at u.s. strategy in afghanistan, libya and the middle east with author and political commentator ann coulter and americans for tax reform president grover norquist. then members of the commission on wartime contracting in iraq and afghanistan hear from government officials on eliminating obstacles to changing contracting procedures. >> all week you can see -- all this week you can see booktv program anything prime time featuring replays from our "after words" series as well as selections from recent history, biography and political programs. it begins tonight at 8:30 eastern as author and columnist bill kristol discusses his late father's essays in the his book, the neoconservative p