closing, i would like to salute the work of acting chairman michael copps and the commissioner jonathan adelstein and robert mcdowell. i would like to congratulate commissioner mcdowell on his renomination. i would like to salute the commission for the hard work they've done in connection with the digital television transition. our country has benefited greatly for their service. thank you for the opportunity to appear before you. i look forward to answering your questions. >> thank you, mr. janikowski. i was governor back in 1981 and i appointed the first person to head the advocate division. i did not know what that was going to turn out to be. the person is still a force, and he has literally changed the face of west virginia, a single person. on a sometimes weak, sometimes strong commission. and in comparison, critics have argued that the fcc has become captured by industry. critics do say that. by statute, however, the purpose of the commission is to make available as much as possible to all the people of the united states of america efficient communications services within -- with adequate

before cloagz, i would like to salute the work of acting chairman michael copps and commissioner jonathan adelstein and robert mcdowell. i'd like to congratulate commissioner mcdowell on his renomination. i'd like to salute the commission for the hard work they've done in connection with the digital television transition. our country has benefited greatly from their service. thank you again, mr. chairman, for the opportunity to appear before you. i look forward to answering your questions. >> thank you very much, mr. genachowski. [laughter] i was governor, if you remember, back in 1981, and i appointed the first person to head the consumer advocate division of the west virginia public service commission. i did not know what that was going to turn out to be. the person is still a force, and he is literally changed the face of west virginia, a single person. on a sometimes weak, sometimes strong commission. in comparison, critics have argued that the fcc has become captured by industry. not everybody says that, but critics do say that. and more of a referee of corporate disputes than of what can help