paul kirby at telecommunications reports senior editor is also here.is took her become the next question. >> it's been a debate and will continue to be as how to treat public safety. the plan is going to recommend that the fcc we optioned ten megahertz of other spec drum and leave public safety with ten megahertz nationwide or at the public safety community, a lot of them say we need 20 megahertz, twice as much spectrum as were going to get for broadband purposes. we talk about pectoral efficiency and how it's being used, public safety will say, we may not always be used in the spectrum we have, but when we needed to have to be there for us. how do you view the public safety spectrum vis-À-vis spec aero efficiency. can those same techniques apply or is there a different way of looking at kind of like raiders for instance for the government >> guest: first of all i have to mention the public safety segment of our industry has in the past been very pictorially visioned. and there's no question that they ought to have the highest

paul kirby of "telecommunications reports," senior editor, is also here. next question. >> host: another big debate is how to treat public safety. the plan is going to recommend that the fcc reauction 10 megahertz of other spectrum and leave public safety with the 10 it already has nationwide. the public safety community, a lot of them, say we need 20 megahertz, we need twice as much spectrum as we're going to get for broadband purposes. we talk about spectral efficiency and how spectrum's being used, public safety people historically will say we may not always be using the spectrum we have, but when we need it, it's got to be there are for us. how do you view the public safety spectrum? can those same techniques apply? or is there another way of looking at it, kind of like radars, for instance, for the government? >> guest: well, first, i ought to mention that the public safety section of our industry has always adopted the newest technologies. and there's no question in any of our minds that they ought to have the highest priority. the solution to that p

paul kirby, telecommunication. >> homeland security secretary, janet napolitano, announced the administration nominee to head the transportation security administration. robert harding, formerly served as the director of operations at the defense intelligence agency. the president original nominee withdrew his name following objections by senate republicans. secretary napolitano spoke for about five minutes. >> this is a critical leadership position for the security of our nation. by nominating general harding for this very important job, the administration is calling on an individual with more than 35 years of experience as an army commander, a senior military intelligence officer, a high-level manager of intelligence operation and a successful business manager ceo in the security field. the general believed all of these talents as he takes the home of this vital agency. tsa's mandate is a broad one. they're responsible not only for u.s. aviation security, but also for safeguarding our rail, bus, mass transit and tracking systems as well. the general will be a tremendous asset in our current

paul kirby, "telecommunications reports." >> you've been watching "the communicators," c-span's weekly look at the issues shaping the digital age. if you missed any of this program, you can see "the communicators" again tonight in its prime time slot at 8 eastern right here on c-span2. >> this weekend booktv is heading west with live coverage from the tucson festival of books. starting saturday, hear from authors about their experiences living on the mexican border, timothy egan on teddy roosevelt's legacy. sunday, panels on writing about history, the war in afghanistan, world war ii and the military and leadership. the tucson festival of books this weekend on c-span2's booktv. for more information go to booktv.org. >> and now a panel looks as counterinsurgency operations in afghanistan. part of an all-day conference examining the history of counterinsurgency from vietnam to present day warfare. speakers include ronald newman, former u.s. ambassador to afghanistan. co-hosted by johns hopkins and texas tech universities, this is about two hours. >> thank you very much. my maim is steve,