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michael copps, you were there during a presidential transition. what's the process like? what happens at this point? >> guest: well, i think the process is going to vary from incoming administration to incoming administration. you're in the middle of a transition now. we hear rumors about who's in and who's out, is there even a transition going on. i assume there is. i hope that the business of the commission will continue as we go between here and january. there are a lot of items teed up that republican commissions and democratic commissions both have worked on in recent years, and i think it's time to put some of those issues behind us. there'a whole negeraon ofelomnitis su o e,nd'rsm a co those what's the future of the internet going beyond network neutrality, what does it mean with artificialintelligence, what does it mean for jobs, what about the consolidation and commercialization? these are issues we haven't really even broached yet. so this is a time of transition. i hope we're going to focus more on issues rather than who's going to be the next chairman or who h

michael copps, you were there during a presidential transition. what is it like? michael: i think it will vary from incoming administration to incoming administration. rumors about who is in and who is out. i assume there is. i hope the business of the commission will continue. as we go between here and january. there are a lot of items teed up that democratic and republican commissions have worked on. i think it is time to put some of those issues behind us. there is a whole new generation of telecommunication issues out there. we will start to tackle those, the future of the internet going beyond network neutrality. what it means regarding artificial intelligence, jobs, commercialization. this is a time of transition. i hope we will focus more on issues rather than just on who will be the next chairman and who held the most fundraisers for a specific candidate. such an important part of our economy as individuals. we need to look fresh during this transition about what it is we will be doing. peter: robert mcdowell, you went from the majority to the minority. did

most difficult job the fcc has ever undertaken with the digital the era of the three amigos and michael copps and we agreed 100 percent of the time we had 50 votes of major items we voted together unanimously. the only divide was the tar heel and i am a blue devil but the transition is very important during the bush and obama entrances shinri worked with the transition team and we talk about ideas which is the fcc process reform reworked on those issues as well to be more transparent, and more public comment, all of these things are very important and the nets and bolts operation and you can disagree with the outcome but you should have a fair and open and transparent process. >> and the city has gotten a lot more partisan the last few years but with that spirit that we had a really hope we can keep that in mind as we move ahead. there is always division with the issues but you have to have that camaraderie and sometimes it seems that slips away and when it does is to the detriment and the credibility of the fcc. >> host: has it currently? >> i think with partisanship by think most votes that

michael copps, 2001- 2011, and served as acting chair for half a year.chael copps, you were there during a presidential transition. what is it like? michael: i think it will vary from incoming administration to incoming administration. rumors about who is in and who is out. i assume there is. i hope the business of the commission will continue. as we go between here and january. there are a lot of items teed up that democratic and republican commissions have worked on. i think it is time to put some of those issues behind us. there is a whole new generation of telecommunication issues out there. we will start to tackle those, the future of the internet going beyond network neutrality. what it

peter: robert mcdowell, michael copps, former fcc commissioners. brian fung. thank you all. >> thank you. >> c-span, where history unfolds daily. in 1979, c-span was created as a public service by america's cable television companies and is brought to you today by your cable or satellite provider. timothy, at now is staff writer for the hill newspaper. he is here to talk about the top regulations of the trump administration that could undo. strations could undo. thank you for joining us. guest: thank you for having us -- me. host: explain what donald trump said about regulation at the campaign trail. he was he was -- guest: strongly against the obama administration's regulation, president obama had a lot of regulations throughout his time that were a failure for congress to act. a lot of them work just priorities he had from his time on the campaign trail. trump had a lot of specific regulations he did not like that he wanted to repeal. for example, regulations in the dodd frank financial rules -- act, environmental regulations, specifically mentioned that the