>> linney challenge the premise of your question. >> as you said, broadband is not as big an issue as some in the fcc has said. any legal issues that might arise -- is that something you see congress being able to tackle in the next couple of months are in the next year? >> i challenge the premise that we need authority to do that. >> the back and forth between some who say you need authority and those who do not. what the fcc can do in this area, and what it does not. >> it takes a long time for legislation. the legislative process can be ugly. that can take a while, or it can be quick. i have to ask, what is the problem we are trying to solve? time and time again, the government has asked that question, and there is no evidence of systemic market failure. the majority voted yesterday that it will give another opportunity to bring evidence of systemic market failure and flesh out some of the new arguments about what the fcc has the authority to do. >> so the question is, should congress move ahead with some kind of update to the 1996 communications act, and what should look like? >>

if you look at the coastline at , that is a morea significant impact and then add the linney link wouldll you. ultimately, -- more significant impact than the linear link would tell you. we continue to work on that as it continues to evolve. know how farwe those beaches have been impacted? isn't it important to know what the back has been? > -- what the impact has been? >> it is, and i would be happy to follow up with after this. >> areas are being impacted and one of the criticisms local leaders have is that the federal response has been too busy looking at the big picture and not feeling the immediate sense of emergency. do you happen, -- do you have comments? >> sure. there were directly established 3 to the depositions, one for each state, to deal with each state and what the requirements are. in addition, after the discussions with gov. crist and the president in florida, we are putting out management team together in tallahassee, emergency operations center. there will be added to the at the command post and we will be able to -- there will be a deputy at the command post. >> well