i don't know if that will move this year. >> paul kirby? >> the fcc is going to be asked whether verizon wireless should by spectrum from the ford cable companies, and why that spectrum wasn't built out so it's not a matter of the set competition in terms of those companies now not offering those services and verizon would. there are some marketing agreements that would allow the companies to offer each other services to market services and that has gotten concern from the public interest groups. they are looking at that. the doj will get the transaction as well as the sec. the implications for the verizon companies is part of what has been filed and then for a rise in communications will file application. so that's going to get some attention. we don't have the deals of all deals such as t-mobile and at&t but we have a small transaction that will still get focus of people and don't forget we still have the two commissioners that are pending in the senator. senator grassley of iowa has placed a hold on the energy pie issue he wants the docu

paul kirby is a senior editor with "telecommunications reports." juliana gruenwald is with "the national journal" where she is the tech and telecom staff writer, and gautham nagesh is with "the hill" and he's a technology reporter there. thank you for being on "the communicators" once again. gautham nagesh, second session of the 112th congress begins in just a couple of weeks. what's the biggest issue that the congress will be facing with regard to telecommunications issues? >> guest: well, i think right now the hottest issue is, obviously, online piracy. that's a new development, but as we've discussed in the past, there's two bills in front of the house right now and a bill in front of the senate that would take some rather significant steps to increase the government's authority to enforce online copyright. they've also drawn a very strong backlash from the technology community, and i think that's the hottest topic right now pause the fate of those bills is still very much in doubt. >> host: juliana gruenwald, who's on each side of these piracy

i don't know if that is one of the issues this year. >> paul kirby? >> the f.c.c. is going to be asked whether verizon wireless should be allowed to buy spectrum from four cable temperatures. -- companies. and why spectrum wasn't built out so it's not a matter of it wouldn't affect competition in terms of those companies will not be offering services and verizon would. there's marketing agreements that would allow the companies to offer each other's services, marketed the services, and that has gotten concern. d.o.j. will look at the transaction as well as the it's it is. the applications for the verizon deal with three companies as part of what's been filed, and verizon and cox applications will file applications. so that's going to get some attention. we don't have the megadeals such as t-mobile-at&t, but we have smaller transactions that will still get focused. we still have two f.c.c. commissioners pend in the senate. senator grass of iowa has placed a hold. he wants documents from the f.c.c. related to light square. and the f.c.c. says we only give the chairma

. >> the hill's gautham nagesh and telecommunications reports paul kirby. "the communicators," tonight at 8 eastern on c-span2. >> the first in the nation primary in new hampshire is tomorrow. next, a look at congressman ron paul's strategy in new hampshire following his third place finish in the iowa caucuses. senator rand paul, the congressman's son, was a guest on this morning's "washington journal." this is 20 minutes. >> host: senator rand paul, who is on the stump for his father, ron paul. in "the politico" today, senator, you say that independence could be the key to your father win anything new hampshire. can you expand on that? >> guest: well, you know, in iowa we doubled the independent vote from 2008 to 2012, and ron paul won it three to one. when you poll young people and you poll independents, ron paul does the best in that category. new hampshire's unique in the sense that independents are allowed to come and become republicans that day and vote in the republican primary. so our best chance for victory here would be a large independent turnout.

paul. >> >>> an alderman from annapolis gets and unwelcome visit from city police, based on a tip about drug activity. when police entered the second appointment, kentett kirbyt accused of any wrongdoing ang police are investigating the mix up. >>> a virginia man gunned down while visiting family in south baltimore. 34-year-old raymond, hit with multiple gunshots in a relative's home in brooklyn, this morning. he later died at shock trauma. right now, investigators have no suspects >>> a serial rapist is off the streets. investigators have linked the suspect could three separate attacks. bigi barnett explains there may be more victims. >> reporter: the list of charges against clifford is long. baltimore detectives say he is responsible for three different rape cases throughout the city. >> i don't know how to describe this individual other than a predator. >> reporter: place say the first rape happened in early november. in that attack, clifford climbed through a woman's window and raped her while her two children were in the neck room. it happened again a few days later, this time, detectives say in the 700 block of lennox street and the third time, last mo