well, this week on "the communicators" we want to introduce you to phil mckinney who is the new president, ceo of cable labs. mr. mckinney, what is labs? >> guest: cable lab is the the r&d innovation labs for the cable industry, and we're the force that really enable the cable operators to deliver the services such as broadband, video and now even voice over cable. >> host: you are not a cable guy. [laughter] >> guest: no. i'm new to the cable industry. i came from the consumer electronics, but earlier in my career i was primarily in telecommunications, so i am new to cable. >> host: well, chief technology officer at hewlett-packard? >> guest: correct. >> host: what do you think you bring to cablelabs? >> guest: from my standpoint is that perspective of not just the core technology, but how that actually gets used by the consumers. and my role at hp we focus a lot on what do people actually do with the technology in their home, the technology in their hands on or their desk? what does that derive from a benefit and productivity perspective? so being able to look at that from end to end. i

phil mckinney has been our guest >> host: hello, this is "the communicators" on c-span. we are at ces in las vegas and here here's more of our coverage. joining us now on "the communicators" is charla rath. she is the vice president for verizon. charla rath, is there a shortage at this moment? >> guest: that is a really important question at this time. it's a very lengthy process and there is a concern that in three to five or 10 years time frame, there won't be enough spectrum to support the kind of development that we actually see here at ces. it's a very valid concern. there is incredible growth in mobile video and all sorts of different mobile users. i think if you see a large portion of this, it would in fact be portable or whatever. three years ago, there were not even tablets, there are so many issues we are seeing incredible growth in. no amount of innovation is going to account for this. >> host: what is the best policy of verizon. >> guest: in our view? well, in our view there are multiple approaches to solving the spectrum crisis, if you will. it actually allo