roku provides more intermeentert services. in addition to netflix users can enjoy tens of thousands of movies and television programming. roku is becoming available for distributors. we announced a partnership with dish network. customers of time warner cable, vz dish and others can now enjoy on demand movies and shows from hbo on roku. local broadcasters have even begun with reaching their audiences on roku. today you can watch local news on demand from broadcast stations in madison, wisconsin, las vegas, and indianapolis. roku is a means for content producers who do not have traditional distribution to reach the tv via is internet. for example, we have over 75 faith-based channels representing everything from individual congregations to catholic and mormon church broadcasts. we have a channel created by house oversight and video reform committee. we believe the devices like roku are part of the future of television because of what we saw. consumers like the new technology of internet streaming because it combines all the new

while we may never have imagined the benefits of internet-connected devices like roku and boxy, consumers continue to have limited options when it comes to finding devices with features equivalent to the cable company-issued set-top box. second, consumers should not be held hostage when the transmission disputes break down. since 2010, 10 different multi-channel video programming distributors have experienced at least 34 blackouts in at least 76 media markets. among the most high-profile disputes which i think all of us recall was a blackout that prevented millions of households from watching the first two games of the 2010 world series, and i would like to submit and ask for upan mouse consent to submit for the record, mr. chairman the broadcast of blackouts of the 2010 and 2012. >> without objection. >> third, i'm concerned about the potential impact of data caps on the growth of the streaming video market. just two weeks ago it was widely reported that the department of justice had begun looking into whether data caps unfairly limit online video competition. while we don't know the ext

i could tell you today what roku is and i listened to the president and they tried to explain what it is. so i think, mr. chairman, i know it's too late to do a major bill in this congress, but i hope in the next congress we take this up and use original principles to review the market, and we're better off having less regulation and more and more enterprise and more market competition and the role of government has had a level playing field if we can't prevent a monopoly to provide undue market share and i look forward in this committee and the next congress. the last thing i'll say is if we're going to do big things it has to be done on a bipartisan basis. this is not a partisan issue. it will go nowhere if it becomes r versus d and it has to be done in a bipartisan basis and the good news is with the leadership of both sides of this committee, that is a very doable deal. with that, i yield back, mr. chairman. i would agree. the gentle lady from california, you are now recognized for your five minutes. >> thank you very much, mr. chairman. first of all, i would like to welcome all o

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