our guest is fcc commissioner robert mcdowell. >> robert mcdowell is our guest this week on "the communicators ." we are about a month away from a national broadband plan being delivered. can you give us an update on what is in that plan, what you have seen, and how it is developing? >> we have had a team since the middle of last year that has been brought in some from outside and some are internal. we are soliciting opinions and backs and analyses on just about every possible angle of how broad ban might affect america and what can we do as a country to make broadband work available. our broadband team has given us a number of briefings over the past few months. it comes down to a matter of supply and demand, as simple as that. what can we do to make the existing pipes that serve the broadband connections fatter and faster for americans and more affordable? what can we do to help americans want to subscribe more to broadband? we have not yet seen the draft detailed plan. we have only seen

our guest is fcc commissioner robert mcdowell. >> host: fcc commissioner robert mcdowell is the senior republican on the federal communications commission, and he is our guest this week on "the communicators." commissioner mcdowell, we're about a month away from a national broadband plan being delivered -- >> guest: h 3 days. >> host: 43 days at this taping, being delivered from the fcc. can you give us an update on what is in that plan, what you've seen and how it's developing? >> >> guest: what we've had since the middle of the last year a team that have been brought in from the outside, others are internal. the commission has done a terrific job of having numerous hearings and workshops and issuing public notices to solicit opinion and facts and analyses on just about every possible angle you can think of regarding how broadband might affect america and what can we do as a country to make broadband more ubiquitous and more available for folks all throughout the country? so fatter and faster pipes for more americans. our broadband team has given us a number of briefings over the past

. >> our guest is robert mcdowell, the senior republican commissioner on the fcc. >> i would like to talk about net neutrality. you use that in the context of white spaces. you have said that you have agreed for the proceeding of the rulemaking process, but you have also said you don't think there is a need for a new policy. is there a net neutrality policy that you could be comfortable with, and what would that look like? >> we are about to how our initial round of comments due on january 14. the first thing we need to do is examine whether or not there is a systemic market share. in 2007, the government twice looked at this issue to examine the broadband market. the federal trade commission to get to a vote, which was 5-0, unanimous. net neutrality has been an undefined and blue, but now we have proposed rules that give us a framework for debate. i would like for potential commoners who might be watching right now to please give us hard evidence of systemic market failure. in other words, the concern for the proponents of net new trolley regulation is that network owners and operat

. >> today, republican fcc commissioner robert mcdowell on efforts to create a national broadband plan the wireless industry. it o'clock p.m. eastern on c- span2 -- 8:00 eastern. >> a unique journey through the iconic homes of the three branches of government. c. the exquisite detail of the supreme court, go beyond the velvet ropes and public tours of the white house, america's most famous home, and explore the history, art, and architecture of the capital. american icons, a three disk dvd set, one of the many items available at c-span.org/store. now available, "abraham lincoln ," a great read for any history buff. a unique contemporary perspective from 56 scholars, journalists, and writers. from lincoln's early years to rise to the white house. hardcover at your favorite bookseller and now digital audio available where downloads are sold. learn more at c-span.org/slink in book. >> "washington journal" continues. host: brian michael jenkins is a senior advisor at the rand corp., a former captain with army special forces and has testified numerous times on terrorism, international and h

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commissioner robert mcdowell on efforts to create a national broad band trade, in the wireless industry today on c-span. >> now, president obama calls for a program to help tens of thousands of new technology jobs. this comes following the announcement that the economy lost more jobs in december and the unemployment rate was changed. >> announce the significant new investment for making and clean energy. i want to give another update on a matter of concern to every american, that's our employment picture. the jobs numbers that were released by the labor department this morning are a reminder that the road to recovery is never straight. we have to work every single day to get our economy moving again. for most americans, and for me, that means jobs. it means whether we are putting people back to work. job losses were one tenth of what we were experiencing in the first quarter. in fact, in november, we saw the first gain in jobs in nearly two years. last month however we slipped back, losing more jobs than we gained. though the overall trend is still pointing in the right direction. what

commissioner robert mcdowell on efforts to create a national broad band plan, net neutrality and the wireless industry. saturday 6:30 p.m. eastern on c-span. >> next, an update on health care negotiations on capitol hill. democratic leaders spoke with reporters for 10 minutes about their efforts to pass a bill before the president's state of the union address. >> happy new i didn't remember. great to see you all. we just had a productive meeting. want to commend all of them. mr. miller, chairman waxman, chair of the energy and commerce committee, chairwoman slaughter, chair of the rules committee, for the imptant work they have done and that they are doing. we're very pleased that our conversations continue with our current parts in the senate at the leadership level, at the committee level, and at the staff level and are optimistic that there's much that we have in common in both of our bills and that we will reconcile this legislation in a way that is a triple-a rating. affordability for the middle class, accountability for the insurance companies, and accessibility to many more pe

. >> this weekend republican fcc commissioner robert mcdowell on efforts to create a national broadband plan net neutrality and the wireless industry saturday at 6:30 p.m. eastern on c-span. preston obama's sending agriculture secretary tom vilsack to afghanistan to promote stability there through agriculture reforms. he will be joined by special representative richard holbrooke. they spoke with reporters thursday for about 40 minutes. >> good afternoon and welcome to the department of state. i think we have an unusual if not an unprecedented line up for you this afternoon. we are thrilled to welcome the secretary of agriculture, tom vilsack to the department of state. we are also thrilled to have on hand are newly minted administrator of the u.s. agency for national development, and of course our intrepid special representative for afghanistan and pakistan. we have travel plans for these gentlemen in terms of heading to the region in the very near future, but we thought it was a good time to talk a little bit about where we are in the civilian component of the strategy that the preside

. >> republican fcc commissioner robert mcdowell on efforts to create of national broad grand plan. that is at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span2. >> "american icons" -- three original documentaries from c- span now available on dvd. a unique journey through the iconic homes of the three branches of american government. see the exquisite detail of the supreme court through the eyes of the justices. go beyond the velvet ropes of public tours into those rarely seen spaces of "the white house -- america's most famous home." and explore the history, art, and architecture of "the capitol," one of america's most symbolic structures. "american icons" -- a three- disc dvd set. it is $24.95 plus shipping and handling. order online at c- span.org/store. >> as negotiations continue on a compromise on health care, have lawmakers made progress? >> there is a stage right now where they are working out the small things. the house has been meeting pretty extensively over the forum -- over the phone with their entire caucus. top senators like max baucus and chris dodd and harry reid had been meeting on th

. >> this weekend on the communicators, republican fcc commissioner robert mcdowell on an efforts to create broadband, newtrality on c-span. >> in just a moment, the state of the state address from new york governor david paterson. that speech today expected to focus on ethics issues including campaign finance law and term limits. we take you now to the state house in albany, new york, for live coverage on c-span2. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] >> looking live inside the state house in albany, new york, looking for the state of the state address for governor david paterson. he's expected to focus on eth

robert mcdowell of the fcc, cecilia kang of the "washington post." >> guest: thank you. >> thank you. ricrd trumka said today that the illustration should crack down on business executives in light of new reports that some wall street bonuses could be in the millions of dollars. speaking at the national club. he also said that democrats should not take union support for granted good this is an hour. >> good afternoon. welcome to the national press club for speakers luncheon. my name is donna leinwand and president of the national press club and a reporter for u.s.a. today. where the world's leading professional organization for journalists and we are committed to a future of journalism by providing informative programming and journalism education and fostering a free press worldwide here it are more information about the national press club, please visit our website at www.press.org. on behalf of our 3500 members worldwide i'd like to welcome our speaker and our guests in the audience today. i'd also like to welcome those of you who are watching us on c-span. we're looking forward to

republican commissioner robert mcdowell on efforts to create a national broadband plan.s 8 eastern on c-span too. "washington journal" continues. host: in states as a way to acclimate you on what's happening around the country. those states facing the top five budget deficil9ñ arizona with 2 billion. california at 6.3 billion. illinois five billion. new york almost 3 point 5 billion. scott, scott pattison is the director, good morning. thanks for being with us. these state haves a requirement to balance the budget. caller: that's correct. it's very difficult for them. they're not a national government. states don't have that option. they have to balance like we do in our family budgets. host: we heard from governor schwarzenegger in his statement and governor scott pattison but one of the things coming out of schwarzenegger's budget is expectations that the federal government with it's 12,000,000 overall debt will come to the rescue for states like california. how many states are counting on this? guest: california is asking for well over 6 million in additional funds an

. >> this weekend, republican fcc commissioner robert mcdowell. saturday at 6:30 p.m.astern on c-span. >> "washington journal" continues. host: kenneth timmerman is here to discuss what is happening in iran. secretary of state hillary clinton addressed the issue yesterday. here's what she said >>. >> we have avoided using the term deadline. we want to keep the door to dialogue open. we have also made it clear we cannot continue to wait. we cannot continue to stand by when the iranians talk about increasing their production of highly enriched uranium and additional facilities for nuclear power that very likely could be put to dual use. host: here is the headline in "the washington times." what is your reaction? guest: the iranians have been trying to play out the clock on this for many years. every opportunity that they did, they will continue to do that. their goal remains constant, and that is to develop nuclear weapons capability. whether or not they build nuclear weapons is another story. we know they want the capability. we know they have enough nuclear weapons mat

. >> the republican fcc commissioner robert mcdowell on efforts to create a national broadband plan,et neutrality, and the wireless industry. that is on c-span2. remarks now by afl-cio president richard trumka. he talks about the state of the economy and its impact on families as well as is opposition to portions of the health care legislation. from the national press club, this last about an hour. >> good afternoon. welcome to the national press club for speakers luncheon. i am president of the national press club and a reporter for "usa today." we're the leading organization for professional journalist and we provide it informative programming and journalism education and foster a free press worldwide. for more information about the national press club, please web at our website at press.org. on behalf of our members worldwide, how well -- i would like to welcome our speaker and the gas in the audience today. i would also like to welcome those of you watching on c-span. for those in our broadcast audience if you hear applause, it may be from the guests and members of the general pu

commissioner robert mcdowell on efforts to create a national broad band plan, net neutral di, saturday 6:30 p.m. eastern on c-span. >> up next on c-span, the white house releases a report on the christmas day attempted bombing of northwest airlines flight 253. we'll hear from president obecause mand -- obama and homeland security secretary janet in a poll ta noah. -- napolitano. later, we'll hear about the u.s.'s role in

is this weekend, republican commissioner robert mcdowell on efforts to create a national broadband plandate on health-care negotiations on capitol hill. democratic leaders spoke with reporters for 10 minutes about their efforts to pass a bill. >> have the new year. welcome back. -- happy new year. welcome back. it is great to see you all. we just had a successful meeting with our chairs. i want to commend all of them. we are very pleased that our conversations continued with our counterparts in the senate. we are optimistic that there is much that we have in common in both of our bills and that we will resolve or reconcile this legislation in a way that is a triple a rating. accountability, affordability, and accessibility to many more people and our country. with that i would like to yield to our distinguished majority leader. >> thank you very much, madam speaker. we have reached a very historic bill. it the senate has passed a healthcare reform bill. it is necessary for us to reconcile these two bills. there are significant differences. we will be discussing these over the next upcom

. >> republican fcc commissioner robert mcdowell on a net neutrality and the wireless industry, saturdayto a discussion on water issues in developing countries. we will hear about conflicts that arise due to water scarcity and efforts to develop water resources. speakers today include members of the group catholic relief services. live coverage from the woodrow wilson center for scholars and in washington. >> good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. i want to welcome you all to the woodrow wilson center. i have the good fortune and privilege today to welcome you all to the center as the director of the environmental change in security program, a program that has tried to grapple with the very issues that we are looking at today, water and conflict and the broader context of health in this foreign policy and security policy context. obviously, are really a tremendous effort by a catholic relief services to wrap their arms around what you will see, a highly complex set of issues are route water conflict, but also incorporating water development, not just the threat, but the opportunity to res

. >> in weekend on "the communicators," robert mcdowell, net neutrality and the wireless industry, 6: p.m. eastern saturday on c-span. >> "washington journal" continues. host: marilyn geewax, senior business editor for national public radio. ms. geewax, what is the economy in? guest: we've had job losses of two years. since december of 2007 we've been losing jobs and people are -- you can measure a recession all sorts of ways but for all americans, jobs is really what determines if the economy is good or not. so we're looking at this report that's about to be released in a little bit from the labor department, and it will tell us whether or not we're actually starting to gain jobs or if we're still losing. host: what is the prediction? guest: most economists are seeing it as a break even. we're not adding them but not losing them. some economists think we've lost another 10,000 jobs in december. others said, no, we probably gained 10,000 jobs. one thing that's important to remember, this is an economy with 131 million jobs. so 10,000 jobs either way, it's kind of a rounding error. it

robert -- mcdowell of the fcc, cecilia kang of "the washington post." >> guest: thanks for having me.>> host: thank you. >> secretary of state hillary clinton recently commemorated the conference on women's health issues. she now talks about the goals reached on a -- these issues will be part of her agenda during a three-nation pacific trip that begins this week to australia, new zealand, and new guinea. from the state department, this is about half an hour. >> thank you all very much. my goodness, thank you. wow, this is a wonderful occasion. several of us were quite nervous when we saw the snow start last night, so i'm delighted the sun is out and shining on all of you here as we gather for this the commemoration of the 15th anniversary of the ground-breaking gathering and agreement in cairo. when i think about that and the thousands of people who were part of it who came together to declare with one voice that reproductive health care is critical to the health of women and that women's health is essential to the prosperity and opportunity of all, to the stability of families and co

. >> robert mcdowell on efforts to create a national broadband planned, and net neutrality, and the wireless industry. >> the house will gather in on tuesday and the senate will resume debate on january 20. they plan to consider a judicial nomination and an increase of the federal debt ceiling brita . the senate passed its bill on christmas eve. it is done include the public option that is in the house a bill. they have to agree on the same version before sending it to the president. the aim is to get a final bill to president obama's desk before the stated the union address in early february. live coverage of the house on c- span. you can see the senate on c- span2. >> over 157,000 hours of c-span video now available to you. if his past and free. -- it is fast and free. >> $50,000 in prizes for middle and high school students. the top prize is $5,000. create a five minute video. it must incorporate sees their programming in show varying points of view. injured before midnight january 20. the winning video could be shown on c-span. go to c-span.org 4 contest rules. >> earlier today, presiden

. >> today, republican and sec commissioner robert mcdowell on efforts to create a national broadbandan, neutrality, and the wireless industry at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span2. >> earlier today, a highway end of a safety advocacy group released a report. it covers areas including text messaging and distracted driving, a child car seats, interlock was for truckdrivers. joining in the discussion with state and federal officials. this is just over 90 minutes. >> good morning and welcome. i am president of advocates for highway and auto safety. we are the sponsor of the 2010 highway map to safety laws. we are with in alliance with groups working together and it was passed in congress and state legislatures and have been doing that since 1989 when we were founded. i wish to welcome those of you who have joined us here at the national press club. also to those of you who are watching via our web cast at www.saferoads.org and to those doing through the internet, i would like to say you can access our electronic press kit and the -- at the home page of the same web address. if people could tur

commissioner robert mcdowell on the effort to create a national broad band plan, net neutrality and other issues. saturday, president obama's ambassador at large for women's issue talks about supreme court justice ruth bader ginsburg and the role of women and the law on "america and the courts." >> next, a discussion on last year's afghanistan's elections. they talk about their fraud investigation and eventual victory by hamid karzai. they discuss the presidential elections for this may. it was held at the u.s. institute of peace in washington, d.c. >> good morning, everyone. we can proceed. thank everyone for coming. my name is john dempsey with the u.s. institute of peace, based in afghanistan. i have the privilege of actually being here in washington this week for this, our first public event on afghanistan of 2010. i'm so happy we have such a good turnout, i recognize some faces here, see a lot of people i haven't seen around before and i look forward to a frank discussion with our distinguished panelist today on a subject that clearly has been getting a lot of attention over the last

commissioner robert mcdowell on efforts to create a national broad band plan, net neutrality and the wireless industry, saturday at 6:30 p.m. eastern on c-span. >> over the next half-hour, new york governor david paterson's state of the state address he spoke in albany. >> thank you. before we begin, i would like to thank speaker silver and all his staff members who arranged wonderful accommodations for us and the cooperation of the staff of leader sampson's staff and his cooperation as well. it's become customary on occasions of this significance to recognize each and every public official in the room with congratulatory pronouncements and self-reflected praise. but my colleagues, the times are measured, and i would ask, with your understanding that we dispense with the flourishes and formalities and i would like to address all of you today just as fellow citizens of our great state. all equal under the eyes of god, all responsible to the people of the state of new york. whether our service be short-lived or long-remembered, this is a winter of reckoning. i come before you today not