i want to yield the balance of my time to mr. doyle. >> thank you, mr. waxman. mr. chairman, thank you for holding this hearing and thank you to this distinguished panel. it's good to see all of you here in front of the committee. i just want to briefly concur with mr. waxman in light of yesterday's decision by the d.c. circuit, that i want to encourage chairman wheeler to work quickly to ensure that the internet remains an open platform for innovation, competition, and economic growth, which the fcc now clearly has the authority to do. i look forward to working with the commission and the stakeholders to put in place a robust framework that sustains an open internet. mr. waxman, i thank you for your courtesy, and i would yield back to you if someone else needs more time. >> -- a minute. if not i yield it back mr. chairman. >> gentleman yields back the balance of his time. we'll proceed now to our distinguished panel of witnesses and begin with chairman richard wiley who was nominated by president nixon and served as chairman of the federal communications commission

i want to yield the balance of my time to mr. doyle. >> thank you, mr. waxman. mr. chairman, thank you for holding this hearing and thank you to this distinguished panel. it's good to see all of you here in front of the committee. i just want to briefly concur with mr. waxman in light of yesterday's decision by the d.c. circuit, that i want to encourage chairman wheeler to work quickly to ensure that the internet remains an open platform for innovation, competition, and economic growth, which the fcc now clearly has the authority to do. i look forward to working with the commission and the stakeholders to put in place a robust framework that sustains an open internet. mr. waxman, i thank you for your courtesy, and i would yield back to you if someone else needs more time. >> -- a minute. if not i yield it back mr. chairman. >> gentleman yields back the balance of his time. we'll proceed now to our distinguished panel of witnesses and begin with chairman richard wiley who was nominated by president nixon and served as chairman of the federal communications commission

gentleman's time has expired and the chair recognizes for five minutes the gentleman from pennsylvania, mr. doyle. >> thank you, mr. chairman. once again, thank you to our witnesses for your testimony today. we've talked a lot about neutrality and the court decisions. i would like to maybe go to a couple of different topics and ask chairman hundt and chairman copps about special access. how can the fcc enhance competition in the special access marketplace? and is new statutory authority necessary or do you think the commission has the sufficient authority to ensure that the markets are competitive? >> on special access, yes, i think the commission has the authority to make up its mind. i was before this committee. i think you were here, too. perhaps it was mr. markey or somebody who asked us all back in 2007 to sign letters saying we would have this thing resolved since september and we all said whoopee, let's do that. and it hasn't been done. enormous amounts of money are at stake here. the availability of competitors to is at stake here. i am pleased at some signs now that the fcc is beginning

i want to yield the balance of my time to mr. doyle. >> thank you, mr. waxman. mr. chairman, thank you for holding this hearing and thank you to this distinguished panel. it's good to see all of you here in front of the committee. i just want to briefly concur with mr. waxman in light of yesterday's decision by the d.c. circuit, that i want to encourage chairman wheeler to work quickly to ensure that the internet remains an open platform for innovation, competition, and economic growth, which the fcc now clearly has the authority to do. i look forward to working with the commission and the stakeholders to put in place a robust framework that sustains an open internet. mr. waxman, i thank you for your courtesy, and i would yield back to you if someone else needs more time. >> -- a minute. if not i yield it back mr. chairman. >> gentleman yields back the balance of his time. we'll proceed now to our distinguished panel of witnesses and begin with chairman richard wiley who was nominated by president nixon and served as chairman of the federal communications commission