rosenworcel: this pandemic has exposed a hard truth. got millions of students who can't go to class because they can't get online. we've got folks who can't continue with their jobs because they don't have internet access. we've got parking lot wi-fi in this country right now because people don't have access at home and they sit in their cars and go online to connect to schools, education, and health care. we've got to fix our digital divide, and i think the fcc has a lot of work to do to make that happen. emily: the fcc is reassigning airways for 5g service. how smoothly is that going, and is it the right path? comm. rosenworcel: we lead in the deployment of 4g, and the rest of the world took note on how the application's economy and the internet economy grew up here, so there is a world ride rush -- worldwide rush to do well in 5g. this administration has been slow out of the gate. we don't have an nongovernment approach to 5g, and we have made slow choices on spectrum policy, infrastructure deployment, and i think there are going --

jessica rosenworcel: please do. there are several arizona that are facing higher outbreaks in than others in the entire country. so the need for them to have additional flex ability during this very dangerous things to the community is important. we need to consider expending time for indian tribal communities to have access. >> yes, it's a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for tribes to promote wireless broadband services. there from the least connected communities in the country. i think we should give an extension of that august deadline because tribal communities have been more affected by this virus than others. i think the extension of 180 days warranted. >> thank you. i will follow-up with you directly. on the specific needs of these tribal communities in arizona and i would ask you again very strongly to consider granting them an extension. find out there communities are entirely focused on issues of life and death during this pandemic. sen. roger wicker: thank you so much. limited about some loose ends in a do

my first question is for the commissioner rosenworcel for. i'm sorry. >> no problem. >> now more than ever, communities across the area need reliable access to emergency services. i heard from arizona is lacking self-service including some seniors living at the sundance rv resort and the fairways community in county, many of whom can't reach 9-1-1 in about an emergency. in fact, during a recent 30 minute call between my staff and a resident discussing this poor cell service, the call was dropped three times. so the fcc mobile mobility fun failed to reach committees a need because a mass for just plain wrong. i'm concerned the fcc might return the mistakes in the past and again spend money without ensuring commuters and need it like in panel, county. how do you are macomb and we invest to help arizonian's live with a reliable service? >> thank you senator for the question. not like -- it could be a matter of life or death. you can call 9-1-1, you can't get health care and for a long time, the fcc has been trying to figure out with propagation

commission rosenworcel said she fears were turned fcc into the president's speech police but you also saw former commissioner mcdowell. his word was unconstitutional when he saw this. commissioner carr enthusiastic. you are reforming chairman of the agency of course. how have you been looking at this and you think the fcc is the right agency about your general reaction to seeing an order like this? >> guest: going to journey with me and i will transport myself back 15 years and walk the halls of the condition and target what i would worry about and what i know that all must be worrying about. the first is we always forget, there is a massive ceiling here on anything you can do. that massive ceiling is constitutionally mandated. the first amendment is a major and winning restriction on the range of action of government can take. whether congress or the fcc. sometimes the writer, no matter what political end of the spectrum you bring it from, is not tempered by that recognition of the barrier and the parameters that live around it. quietly, or openly, and commissioner mcdowell is voicin

. >> host: your democratic colleagues on the commission, jessica rosenworcel -- said that an executive order would turn the federal communications commission into the president'st speech place is not the answer. >> guest: her,, i would agree with that but i don't know this does that. i'm going to dratted to do the heavy lifting before making, such as that. as it turns, if that were the effect, and i can see her point. i don't think we could make that assertion now. i don't think anyone can rightfully especially since we don't have a recommendation from the administration to ntia of what the petition would look like. i will advocate to the chairman whatever if so comes forward and whatever document comes sword that would put up for public notice and that all comers take shots and applaud what use is appropriate in the document, and from there we can see if there's something we should do or not do and will explore all the issues we need to, the thorny issues that are so important in our democracy. >> host: margaret harding mcgill of axios. >> one issue that's come up with executive order

joining us, fcc commissioner jessica rosenworcel.is basically a final step after a decision that you made unanimously last year to ban huawei and zte from getting federal funds that were meant to expand capabilities across the united states. how critically step is this today in your view? jessica: this is really important. national security at network security now go hand-in-hand. the fcc has said that these companies, which are a big part of the worldwide equipment market, they are not going to pay. this decision makes it final and clear. emily: huawei and zte have unanimously denied that they are threats to u.s. national security. what is the evidence you have seen that makes you believe that they are? record: our evidentiary is real strong here palm -- strong here. it is consistent with findings from the executive branch and congress. these are companies with deep ties to the chinese government and obligations under national security laws to make sure they share intelligence with the government when asked. we do not want to have t