it's smaller, and you're part of a larger team at ntia. it's fun because you're part of the trade trips, and you're part of the economic agenda. but you are kind of always answering as a team, not necessarily as what you think. when you go over to the expert agency of the fcc it's almost three times as large. the depth of the expertise there is incredible, and the fact that you are independent and it's communications all the time is really delightful. my second or third day of work i met this woman, and she was lovely, and she said, you know, i have been working on the universal service high-cost fund for the last 18 years. and so it's just terrific to be able to delve into, you know, have the expertise to really understand these issues in as much depth as we really need to to be able to make the decisions for the communications for the next generation. >> host: but you've gone from the presidential administration to a minority position on the fcc. >> guest: that's true, but we're five people. i think when people have analyzed it, we vote

>> having come from ntia, you are part of a larger team. it is fun because you are part of the economic agenda, but you are always answering as a team, not necessarily what you think. the depth of the expertise at the fcc is incredible. my third day of work i met a woman who said she had been working on the universal service fund for the last 18 years. it is terrific to be able to have the expertise to really understand these issues and be able to make decisions for communications for the next generation. >> you have gone from the presidential administration to a minority position on the f. cc >> that is true but when people have analyzed it, we boat together 90% of the time. >> what are some of the other priorities you have over your term that we have not talked about? broadband clearly takes a lot of the discussion these days. do you have other things? >> i think my experience with spectrum can add a lot to the fcc agenda. i want to work on the strategic plan, so we have a short-term, mid term, and long-term plan for the next generation o