, a laptop, or you will be able to get a netbook, a laptop or a desktop computer. so we hope by increasing the optionality here, um, and increasing the choices that customers have, um, that we'll be able to accommodate any demand that our customers have for the hardware. >> host: are you finding that most of these customers would prefer mobile? >> guest: so that's a very interesting question. um, obviously, all of the customers who we've signed up want to have a wire line connection, because that's what we're selling. and, but there's a lot of research out there that, um, that, in fact, mobile usage, um, is even higher among minority communities than it is among white communities. um, i've seen some pretty startling research, um, that in some of these minority communities 70 or 80% of the usage of the broadband is through mobile applications. now, i -- i'm not a critic of mobile, of mobile broadband in any way whatsoever. um, you know, after the verizon wireless transaction, we're in the business. so no reason for me to be critical. so my comment now is not a platf

we are worried because in the internet essentials 1.0 the hardware option was for a netbook computer, and for some people that's a great choice, but other people might prefer a desktop or a laptop to a netbook or flexible use. so we were very happy yesterday to announce a partnership with connect to compete which is the nonprofit that chairman genachowski announced last year in partnership with the cable industry including comcast. and so we have a partnership with them where internet essentials customers are going to have access to the redem tech computers that are going to be offered as part of connect to compete. those are going to be laptops and desktops. so now if you're an internet potentials customer and you want to buy a computer for the same $199 cost, you will be able to get a netbook, laptop or desktop computer. so we hope by increasing the optionality here and increasing the choices the customers have, that we'll be able to accommodate any demand that our customers have for the hardware. >> host: are you finding that most of these customers would prefer mobile? >> guest: s

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in minority communities in particular is via smart phone, i do not view that as a substitute for netbook, laptop or desktop. >> david cohen >> this week on "q&a," geoff colvin and allan sloan. >> allan sloan, you and geoff colvin did a piece that was transferred to "the washington post" and it had a headline on it, "enough already." >> we have been endlessly annoyed with no progress in washington. on anything. it was decided since there was not going to be any intelligent conversation, we proposed solutions. we sat down and wrote it. >> how did you go about it? >> it was simple. we decided a smart thing was to get off the premises. the two of us went a couple blocks down sixth avenue and were just by ourselves. we went to the big issues here. we found that even though we do not agree, and we come from opposite perspectives, we were able, in a short time, to reach general agreement on a few principles that were the biggest and most important ones. the larger point here is that within washington, there is broad agreement on what the financial problems of the country are, and on the solutio

in netbook subnine -- haidt shows how variations in moral intuition can help explain the american culturalar between the left and the right. he applied his research to rethink the way business ethics has studied and integrated into the creek and. big for coming to stern professor haidt taught for 16 years 16th at the university of virginia where he was given of what outstanding teacher including the faculty were. his first book was the happiness hypothesis biden -- finding modern truth and wisdom. his writings appear for a girl in "the new york times" and "the wall street journal" and one has to say writing up about him appears in the near nerve times in "the wall street journal." professor haidt welcome to cato. [applause] >> the thanks so much john and it's a pleasure and honor to be here at cato. i've never been here before but i've been reading and learning about libertarians for a long time. i studied politics. my jumping off point for the talk today, my jumping off point for the talk today is a little line in david emily's paper. david alluded to this in his talk. as is typical with

minority communities in particular is by smart phones, i don't view that as an acceptable substitute for netbookptop, or desk tops. >>> david cohne on the telecommunications issues tonight on 8 eastern on c-span2. >>> two rivals in the pharmaceutical industry came together to call for greater cooperation in combating counterfeit prescription drugs. john castellani is head of an organization that lobbies for brand name pharmaceuticals, and ralph neas runs an association that advocates for generic drugs. they spoke at a conference hosted by the partnership for safe medicines. this is about 45 minutes. >> you know, it was great, actually, this morning to hear from a wide variety in terms of the speaking discussions, everything from tim's dialogue with the online sellers, and, certainly, the market discussions between sally greenberg and dialogues about what patients and consumers face in the issues, and ultimately, you know, looking at this, as we move into the afternoon, we want to start to see not only about the relationship highlighted earlier, the relationship of industry with regulators, regul