. >> commissioners clyburn rosenworcel pai my colleagues are here to. [inaudible] that would establish rules for implementing the broadcast television incentive option. thank you for your continuing oversight and support of the process. today's item is the product of an extraordinary piece of work done by my colleagues throughout the commission. i want to thank each and every one of them. joining me at the table today are julie knapp chief of engineering and technology bill lake chief of the media bureau roger sherman chief of the wireless telecommunications bureau rob porter did the chief of the international bureau and how words simons pfister incentive auction task force. our presenters today will be bill scher who serves as a legal counsel to the incentive auction and test scores and is truly the architect of the report in order and edward smith who has provided invaluable substantive process to the entire venture to this point. bill and smitty will discuss the report and order. >> good morning mr. chairman and commissioners. ace on the extensive re

i agree with my colleagues, commission rosenworcel, we have roushed into the rulemaking by holding this vote today, and when there's any bipartisan agreement on nut knee centrality, that's -- net neutrality, that's something. we have seen over the past months what happens when the american people feel excluded from the fcr's deliberations 'on several recent issues many say the commission has spent too much time speak at the american people and not enough time listening to them. going forward, we need to give the public a full and fair opportunity to participate in this process, and we must ensure that our decisions are built and based on a robust record. so, what is the way forward? here's one suggestion. just as we commissioned a series of economic studies in past media ownership proceedings, we should ask ten distinguished economists from across the country to study the impact of proposed regulations and alternative proo'sals on the internet. let each commissioner pick two authors to ensure accuracy, each study should be peer reviewed, and to ensure public oversight, we should host a

so i find myself channeling commissioner rosenworcel who said of the open internet mprm that the quote process more. all significant stated in your written testimony you're eager to build on pro-sefs the last six months going forward and i hope working together we can move forward in a direction that protects a sector the economy enjoyed and facilitates its continued job and job creation unencumbered by over regulatory overreach i yield back and recognize my friend and colleague from california miss eshoo the ranking member of the subcommittee for her opening statement. >> 45u, mr. chairman. and good morning to all of my colleagues and welcome back to the committee. chairman wheeler. before we do a deep dive into the specifics of the chairman's proposal, as well as so many other major issues that are before the fcc, i think that it would be well for us to step back and appreciate what i believe is one of the most consequential inventions in human history. this was dreamed up and built by disrupters. it's an american story. it's a product of american genius. the internet. one word. but

so i find myself channeling commissioner rosenworcel who said of the open internet mprm that the quote process more. all significant stated in your written testimony you're eager to build on pro-sefs the last six months going forward and i hope working together we can move forward in a direction that protects a sector the economy enjoyed and facilitates its continued job and job creation unencumbered by over regulatory overreach i yield back and recognize my friend and colleague from california, miss eshoo the ranking member of the subcommittee for her opening statement. >> 45u, mr. chairman. and good morning to all of my colleagues and welcome back to the committee. chairman wheeler. before we do a deep dive into the specifics of the chairman's proposal, as well as so many other major issues that are before the fcc, i think that it would be well for us to step back and appreciate what i believe is one of the most consequential inventions in human history. this was dreamed up and built by disrupters. it's an american story. it's a product of american genius. the internet. one word. but