later, film maker spike lee, who was the commencement speaker for johns hopkins niversity. this week the -- communicators goes to the intx show in boston, sponsored by the internet and television expo. we interviewed f.c.c. chairman tom wheeler. peter: as a regulator and consumer, what's your view of the cable industry today? >> you know, i was listening to pat and he was talking about roots 40 years ago and i was thinking, golly, 40 years ago i my orking at ncta, and so relationship with the cable industry goes back a long, long time. and it was always a great privilege, i thought, to be associated with this industry at that particular point in history. and you know, michael powell was kind enough after i became chairman to ask me to come and meet with the ncta board. d i sat down and i said, you know, folks, everything that i relationship he etween government and industry were -- was a philosophy that was developed while i was at ncta. because that was a period in time when the cable industry s the voice of competition and innovation. and those who did not want things to

later, film maker spike lee, who was the commencement speaker for johns hopkins niversity. this week the -- communicators goes to the intx show in boston, sponsored by the internet and television expo. we interviewed f.c.c. chairman tom wheeler. peter: as a regulator and consumer, what's your view of the cable industry today? >> you know, i was listening to pat and he was talking about roots 40 years ago and i was thinking, golly, 40 years ago i