i think any chairman has to also commit to being an aggressive manager. >> i think julius genachowski has done a great job. the fcc chair, in a sense, is a steward of the information and communications technology sector of the economy. he does not control or regulate all of it. he or she does not want to regulate all of it. in some sense, he is the steward of it. if there are problems in the sector, they need to be fixed. when the obama administration came in, we were in the middle of the worst recession since the great depression. we have had the inevitable and a tragic corollary, which is millions and millions of people have lost their jobs. construction sector unemployment is well more than 20%. we have st. information communication technology -- the tech companies have come back faster than any other companies. they have continued capital expenditure. wireless companies have moved into 4g. all of this in just the last 20 months. we have seen tremendous growth of social networking and a platform of constantly-upgraded broadband. we have, relative to every other sector, a much brigh

it is a great honor to be here where with chairman jon leibowitz, and chairman julius genachowski if to talk about the initiatives we all feel is one of the most important issues facing kids and families in the united states -- how to protect their privacy in this incredibly rapidly-evolving and changing digital media landscape that we are living in today. privacy is a cornerstone right in our society. it is something that all of us who have grown up, gone to school, and have gone to -- at become parents, we know it is important to our kids. with the evolution over the past 10, or 15 years, at issue is about privacy have come to the fore in ways that have not been true before. we want to address those of today, and talk about what this means for parents, kids, the industry, and schools across the country. at the end of the day, at common sense media, we have one very fundamental responsibility which is to speak out in an independent, non-partisan way on behalf of the best interest of kids around this country. all you will hear will be through that lens. we hear type -- we feel privac

now is our honor to head off to chairman julius genachowski. [applause] >> thank you, everyone. thank you both very much for your incredible work on spectrum and innovation issues and for leading our spectrum task force which is driving so much of our work in this area. thank you to the members of congressional staff who are here and will be participating in our panel. we appreciate the show interest in our work and our ongoing efforts to work together with congress to address these important issues for our country. thank you to brookings for helping organize and host today's lunch. we have a terrific group of moderators and participants today. i wanted to thank in particular jason firman and tom wheeler who will be moderating or two panels. arledge speaker -- over lunch speaker, my fellow commissioners who will be participating in this. commissioner baker delivered a terrific speech earlier this week. it is clear that all five members of our commission share a strong commitment to smart spectrum policy. let me thank the members of the team who worked so hard to bring today's su

i will first introduced jon leibowitz, who will then introduce julius genachowski, who will then introduce tony millller, the deputy secretary f the department of education. the three major agencies that have the ability to help us protect the privacy of kids and families. i would like to remind you that the best thing about all of these gentlemen is that they are parents, too. chairman leibovitz. >> thank you, jim. let me start by thanking you have an common sense media for inviting me ftc to be part of these events, and also for your thoughtful remarks and you're pulling results. last december, chairman genachowski and i unveiled a new guide for chatting with kids about being on line. it is now a multimedia toolkit, including new printed material, the video for kids, slides and discussion guides, and a video for parents. it is absolutely terrific. let me give you a preview. this video is called share with care. it is directed at kids. can we cue that up? [captioning performed by national captioning institute] ♪ >> being on line is a great way to share information. before you post anythin

we are honored to welcome the chairman of the fcc, julius genachowski to describe his agenda which embodies the doing what works philosophy by trying to take advantage of new technologies to do what works best for consumers in oak way that is increased his lead -- in a way that is increasingly practical. using tools and information so that they can make smart choices about their mobile home plants. the chairman and his team first launched this inquiry surrounding consumer empowerment a year ago by collecting data and asking questions about issues that directly affect consumers, such as early termination fees, the disclosure, and transparency. these rules and the chairman's agenda or a perfect example of doing what works. the problem is familiar of, but in a new technology form. consumers incur fees in significant measure because they do not understand what the consequences of their own actions will be. the solution is not more reams of impenetrable paper disclosures that no one ever reads. the solution draws on tools of the 21st century and reaches consumers at the teachable moment when the