the f.c.c. could call that title 2 today, not have to be reclass fight and then build strong net neutrality rules. at the same time we supported reclassification to get title 2 net neutrality. our -- we wanted to make sure it wasn't strictly reclassification but to create more diversity. we felt we could keep it that way. congressman waxman came up with a proposal. we ended up being one of the first out of the indicate which created -- out of the gate which created a diversity of options here. >> what kind of feedback did you get, as far as free press? >> we had some supporters and some that were concerned. prime narle on the ground they were concerned with this being overturned in court. our proposal hinged on interpretation of certain terms within title 2 offered to the public for a fee. each of these sort of comes out of that, places where we made a call that its f.c.c. can address this in a specific way. these are things that will ams be testing points. so some of our allies felt that our pro

the f.c.c. has all the authority it needs to implement such rules and that congress has an important role to play as well, particularly in helping to address the litigation risk that will inevitably follow f.c.c. action. we welcome the opportunity to work with you to protect the open internet once and for all. >> mr. dickerson, thanks very much for your testimony. we'll go to paul misener, global policy advisor for amazon.com, a slightly larger platform for sales. mr. misener, go ahead. it's glad to have you back before the subcommittee. >> thank you, mr. chairman. thank you, ranking member eshoo, for this important hearing and for inviting me back. amazon has long supported maintaining the fundamental openness of the internet which has been so beneficial for consumers and for invasion. now there is widespread acceptance to ensure that internet openness, now policymakers need only to decide how to ensure that the internet openness of net neutrality is maintained and effective. amazon, it starts w

the f.c.c. is set to unveil its own net neutrality rules in weeks. talked to michael beckerman, president and c.e.o. of the internet lobbying group formed by google, facebook, yahoo! and other tech giants. here is what he had to say. >> the interesting thing from our conversation, maybe it was only two or three months ago. we were talking about are rules needed at all? today the conversation is how do you put those rules in place? now you have republicans and democrats agreeing that rules are needed. the question is what is the mechanism and the tools needed? >> who has changed their mind in where elected officials have gone on both sides of the fence. it wasn't too long ago they were saying no change was needed. >> the republicans have taken real steps forward but the f.c.c., chairman wheeler is five weeks away from voting on rules. i think we will have a chance to see what rules come out of the f.c.c. in five weeks. it is certainly heartening for all of us to hear republicans and democrats say enforceable rules are needed to protect an open internet

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. >> here on c-span, "the communicators" is next discussing net neutrality as the f.c.c. plans to vote on the plan this month. then talking about national security threats. and later, a discussion on how the media covers race issues in the u.s. >> this is "the mommunicators" on c-span from las vegas. >> now joining us on "the communicators" we will introduce you to chris riley. what is mozilla and how is it structured? >> we are most known for fire fox web browser and fire fobblings mobile phone. we are structured differently in that the corporation mozilla is owned by the 5013-c foundation. at the end of the day, we are driven by our mission, and our mission is to advance the open web. >> funed founded by netscape originally? >> yes. there was a donation of money that started the original mozilla foundation which was netscape navigator and later became fire fox. >> so this is the product you are best known for. how do you make your money? >> through licensing deals primarily, but the bulk of our money comes from search licensing deals. when you install fire fox for the fi

the announcement comes months after the chain asked the f.c.c. to allow it to use equipment to stop guests from turning their phones into a wi-fi hot spot. marriott now claims the f.c.c. request only includes mi-fi devices in conference spaces. critics say marriott wants to block hot spots so it can charge for wi-fi. new at 6:00, the former virginia governor will be sentenced tomorrow. live coverage from richmond is next. and some snow could affect your morning commute. important information about the stormwatch winter weather alert in steve's full forecast next. >> the wizards need to regroup and excel in new orleans and the ravens get ready to battle the patriots. and this play has conspiracy theorists crying foul. what the heck happened to the officials on this play? as abc 7 news at 6:00 continues! >> developing now, investigators are on the scene of a fatal train accident in gaithersburg. it happened just after 4:00 this afternoon at north summit avenue and east diamond avenue. montgomery county fire and rescue tells us a marc train hit and

the penalty plans to ask the f.c.c. to allow municipalities to expand local knelt works despite state laws that prevent them. one example chattanooga tennessee. >> it's 100 times faster than the national average. >> the fiber optic internet connection transfers data at one gigabyte per second, 40 times faster than new york and is on par with hong kong, which has the fastest in the world. it started more than four years ago, when the city owned utility company was looking to upgrade its power distribution center. with over $330 million in bonds and federal stimulus grants, engineers created a city wide fiber optic network. now for $70 a month customers no matter where they live have access to super fast internet. >> if you look at the united states versus the rest of the world when it comes to internet activity we're well behind. >> we need faster broad bond. >> the president will meet opposition not only from large telecommunication companies but even some at the very agency he hopes will enact his plan, f.c.c. staffer a

the f.c.c. is set to have its own rules in weeks. >> the interesting thing from our conversation, maybe it was only two or three months ago. we were talking about are rules needed at all? today the conversation is how do you put those rules in place? >> who has changed their mind in where elected officials have gone on both sides of the fence. it wasn't too long ago they were saying no change was needed. >> the republicans have taken real steps forward but the fcc, chairman wheeler is five weeks away from voting on rules. i think we will have to -- a chance to see what will come out in five weeks. it is certainly heartening for all of us to hear republicans and democrats say enforceable rules are needed to protect an open internet. >> so what is it that made the republicans who were against this change their mind and decide there for some sort of regulation on the internet? >> the one piece you were talking about in the previous segment is should the fcc reclassify broadband providers as a teleco

the f.c.c. is waiting -- is debating whether to lift its ban on in flight cell phoner is vess.uld decide whether to allow in-flight voice calls. meanwhile, airlines are racing to bring wi-fi to their flights. several do have wi-fi but how fast and how useful is wi-fi? you have launched a satellite service and have the fastest internet connections happening in the sky on jetblue and elsewhere coming from your satellites. >> we're excited about that. we saw bloomberg did a story on that. now it's not just ranking do you have why nigh at all it's how good is it and we're excited to see that. >> i tend to fly virgin america and i get go-go with that, i love virgin america but can't stand go-go because the connections are so slow. they're trying to follow your footstep. trying to provide satellite access rather than terrestrial access. >> there's a lot of confusion about what makes wi-fi good. it's not just going by satellite it's the kind of satellite you have and the thing we did is, we talk about this before launched the satellite about three years ago, had more band width than t

because today, the president was actually talking about cyber security and ways to increase it at the f.c.c. meantime, u.s. central command was being hacked into. islamic radicals breaking into both u.s. central command's twitter feeds and their you tube sites. leon, they posted a series of taunts and threats saying things like while the u.s. and the satellites kill our brothers in syria, iraq and afghanistan, we broke into your networks and personal devices and know everything about you. they said things like "you'll see no mercy infidels" and that isis is already here. we're in your p.c.s and in each of your military bases and we are in centcom now and we won't stop. leon, in addition to posting ive information about countries like korea and china, the most troubling breach today, these hackers posted sensitive context information about senior retired generals. now, that prompted a quick response here in our area. many of the retired generals still living in the washington region and we'll talk about that in a moment. but first, i want to show you the white house response today as they tr

we have on net neutrality taken the position through our association that it is something the f.c.c. needs to address and preserve. i agree with matthew that latency is a huge issue for users, particularly in the developed world where most people have access. they are to the next stage of wanting access as fast as possible. other parts of the world, that is not the issue. only about 1/3 of the world has internet connection. the bigger challenge in huge parts of the world is to get to the first step, which is access, to get them online at all. that is something we are focused on. >> how do you think through the natural possibility that when you get them online, you will get them online in a mode that says we will give you facebook wikipedia, a few other things we curate? anything else, let's wait until you can pay for it. how do you think through that form of what i gather is a non-neutral net you are providing at no cost? how do you think through what that would look like to somebody? is it a good thing if somebody thinks the internet is wikipedia? >> about 85% of the people in the wo

. >> i'm expecting the f.c.c. will come out with some final rules. esident obama came out in support of reclassifying broad band service under title 2 of the communications act which would treat it like a utility. of course the groups are fiercely opposed to this. so a lot of pressure on chairman wheeler to go that route. we'll see what happens there. and then the rules once are oncht book the fight isn't over. there will be lawsuits from industry groups like verizon and comcast especially if chairman wheeler does what the president wants. >> we're talking about neutrality, a big multiyear effort which republicans in congress have undertaken. they kind of have that working as well. the republicans in the house said they want to get pen to paper starting in january. that's a tool for the congressional republicans to use to kind of push back on any net neutrality rules they think are an overreach. >> coming up, a conversation with supreme court justice elena kagen. then q&a. live at 7:00 a.m. your calls and comments on "washington journal." [captioning

the f.c.c. is going to promulgate announce probably the beginning of the promulgation of new regulations in february. we're on the first anniversary right now of the rules having been struck down. there's nothing. so from my perspective this goes right to the heart of the new generation of companies. yes, we have google and ebay and amazon and google and youtube and all the rest of these first generation companies but there are new companies like duala and etsy that at the heart of the new generation and we have to make sure that they and others like them are not denied access. in both of these issues -- net neutrality and on the pipeline issue coming down from canada -- it's all about job creation. it's all about making sure that if america is going to get -- if america is going to take the risk america should get the benefit. and it's not going to on the pipeline issue. it is not. this is the dirtiest oil in the world. this is going to contribute to dangerous global warming. and yet the oil com

. >> monday night, the f.c.c. commissioner on net neutrality, reclassifying broadband as a utility, and other key issues facing the commission in 2015. >> i believe the bipartisan consensus that has been in place for almost two decades has served us well. the clinton f.c.c. decided the information -- internet would be an information service. it was the chairman of both political parties who recognized the regulation was the best way for broadband deployment. light touch regulation is the best way to go. as you know, the debate has taken a turn starting with the president's announcement in december. we now stand poised to consider what is called title ii or common carrier regulations. in my view, that kind of heavy-handed regulation would be a tremendous mistake for the american consumer. >> monday night at 8:00 on c-span2. >> up next on american history tv, robyn muncy, author of "relentless reformer, josephine roche and progressivism." she talks about roche's advocacy for social welfare. one of her many jobs was a