mr. wheeler as chairman. do you expect that to be a controvercontrover sial enterprise especially with republicans in congress opposing the expansion of the program? >> guest: i think everybody agrees that access to broadband communications on the part of schools and our nation's schoolchildren is an object that everyone shares. i think that the issue is how best to fund the need. today we are taught in about the initiative is one that is admirable. the object of his admirable. i don't know anybody who has any concern what so ever with the object if. keep in mind that the current usf fund is funded by a surcharge on voice telephone service so you are imposing a surcharge on a service that is going down, the down, down to fund broadband access and brought and it's a different service that offers many more capabilities and you want to expand funding for broadband. i think the big issue isn't what you fund. i think the big issue is how do you aggregate the money that is necessary to fund the object if? that is w

mr. wheeler's chairman. you expect it to be a controversial enterprise, especially with the republicans in congress opposing expansion of the program? >> i think everyone agrees that access to broadband communications on the parts of schools and our nation's schoolchildren is an objective that everyone shares. i think the issue is, how best to fund the need. they we are talking about the initial fd president's an initiative which is one that is admirable. the objective is admirable. i don't know anyone that has a concern with the objective. keep in mind that the current af fund is funded why surcharge on voice telephone service. a surcharge ong a service that is going down, down, down to fund rod band access. serviced is a different and you want to expand service for broadband. i think the big issue is not what you find. i think the big issue is how do you aggregate the money that is necessary to fund the objective? that is where there is going to need to be a discussion. over time, we'll continue to see --

mr. wheeler. i know you are voting on this mprm today.want to stress, it would be helpful if the public got to see that. that is one of the process issues i hope you will break through. maybe this will be the last mprm that is not public first. i want to follow-up and figure out how you are going to permit, as your testimony indicates, airlines to choose whether or not to allow voice calls. is the commission planning to waive either the common carrier obligation to complete calls or the net neutrality rules on blocking voip packets? both seem to be necessary to prevent voice calling from aircraft . >> thank you. first, to your point, the mprm we are considering today will be complete in listing the words of a rule we are considering. in light of the philosophy you and i share, let's get it out there. the purpose of this is to do just that, to put the language out so people can see it and give us their comments. to your specific question, the open internet order specifically provides what is called "premises exemption," and that means that

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mr. chairman. chairman wheeler, do you believe the commission should improve -- approve unlicensed use of the megahertz band before definitively establishing no risk of harmful interference with its systems? or practical strategies to mitigate such risks? >> no, and i repeat, we will do nothing that causes harmful interference. >> is the commission considering moving forward with rulemaking opening only the 5035 megahertz -- the 5350 megahertz band for unlicensed use? >> this is where i need to ask a question. the answer is yes, if it is we are considering. the answer is no, if we have decided. >> mr. chairman, i would like to commend you for your work in advancing the transition to ip- based networks. will the commission consider an order in 2014 that will adjust -- that will address geographic trials, as well as how to detect in the best way for consumers using ip-based networks? yes or no? >> yes. >> you have been most gracious. thank you for this. mr. chairman, your comments have been helpful. thank you to you and the members for your presence. >> thank you. the gentleman yield back. the chair reco

mr. waxman. >> thank you very much and i want to welcome the members of the commission, chairman wheeler, and all of commissioners. i also want to join commending commissioner clyburn for the incredible job she did is acting chairwoman of the industry agreement on interoperability and long-overdue reforms on prison phone rates. your brief chairmanship will be remembered for the remarkable amount your comp list. -- bmr marketable amount your compass. chairman wheeler congratulations on your confirmation we are pleased to have you here. you join the fcc at a time when our country is under going dramatic and perhaps fundamental transformations in communications networks and technologies, and the decisions you make at the commission will no doubt have a lasting impact on our nation's communications landscape. at the top of the agenda is the spectrum auctions authorized by the public safety inspector auction asked last year, and i'm pleased to see the fcc is moving ahead to conduct the h block auction in january in addition to allocating new wireless spectrum to address our nation's spectrum s

mr. kaplan. >> good afternoon. inviting me on behalf of the national association of broadcasters to testify before you today. chairmanike to commend wheeler on the decision to step back and take a deep breath, and appreciate the complexity of the incentive auction. he understands that there are a number of unresolved issues that are going to take more work before we can give ourselves the best chance for a successful auction. we believe there are at least three essential ingredients necessary to craft the auction. first, the sec should take public engagement to an all new level. providing new information to the outside world and this can tell plan, orn the new band a series of hearings. -- fcc must muchdirective is not as about broadcasters as it is about viewers. your constituency rely on us for essential news and information. the notion is simple. , they should can send audits. are many what are the effects of different policy decisions on the future of translators? this must be studied and understood by the fcc. recognizingdership how critical it is to secure agreements with ended up in mexico. the auction will raise hundreds of millio

mr. moore was born on march 25, 1942, in fort smith, arkansas, dellmer and arence golda moore. he graduated from wheeler county high school in fossil, oregon. he went on to serve in the united states navy in the vietnam war on board the aircraft carrier u.s.s. coral seas as well as duty in rhode island at the naval war college. in the spring of 1963, he married nancy healy and on march 29 of this year they celebrated their 50th anniversary. mr. vargas: mr. moore began working for united airlines in 1966 and spent decades in the field of de-icing until retiring in 2003 after 37 years. he held multiple patents for inventions in both information and system operation as well as software products used in the process of de-icing. his inventions and patents are still in use today in order to help determine time for de-icing fluids which aflours safe timing in inclement weather. my thoughts go out to his family including his wife, his son of chula vista, his daughter sond rah of aurora, colorado and his sister, carol of wimple. thank you, mr. speaker, i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does