. >> juliana gruenwald. >> there is concerned that an industry transaction that is seeking approval right now between verizon and a group of cable companies -- there is some concern that if the deal goes through as proposed that it would undermine one of the chief goals of the 1996 telecom act, which is all these different companies would compete against each other. cable companies will offer internet, phone, video, and so will the phone companies. there is concern that a cross- marketing agreement could undermine that. critics say basically they are agreeing not to compete against each other. do you have concerns about this transaction? also, there have been calls for the house to hold hearings on it. do you plan hearings? >> we have not called for hearings, but we do always had a concern when there may be anti- competitive agreements reached by various combinations of companies because those are not in the best interest of the consumer, who i think benefits when there is the maximum amount of competition. that is clearly something that is the jurisdiction of the antitrust judiciary comm