mr. kaelin had to say. >> starting from a general premise, our regulations should take into account the current state of the marketplace. and scheck to the commission to continue it based upon an assessment of where things stood in the market at that point. we are now at that point because the exclusivity abn is scheduled to expire on friday. does this prohibition continue to be necessary in the interest of competition? one of the things i have been working with my colleagues on is how do we think about competition in this marketplace? we have heard it from a variety of people and have had a variety of perspectives. with respect to this particular incident, we have to keep track -- keet -- keep track and stay consistent with that. that has been of what has been proposed and without giving too much of a forecast, there is a general consensus based in part of the dc circuit a few years ago that competition has changed compared to where it was back in the 1990's. >> a representative sent a letter to the fcc asking it to be retained because it will stifle competition and lead to higher prices. >> t