but the f.c.c. is going to be at all of those aspects and eventually coming out a proposed rule making that people will get to really get their teeth into later on. thend the larger issue of net neutrality, a potential ruling, when would you expect a ruling by the court? >> most of the people i've spoken with are putting it at or around april april, i believe. yeah. so it could be earlier, could be bit later. but most people think that the court wants to be expeditious with the ruling. >> kate, what could change? isi think that the timeline really interesting, because we've seen a lot of activity in congress again on net neutrality. this is something we've seen for the last year, as long as this has been an issue. been interested. but recently the committee actually started moving on net neutrality bills. so they moved a bill from makes permanent an exception for small businesses, that wouldved a bill prohibit the f.c.c. from using a rateeutrality rule for regulation. these are all kind of, you know,

wouldn't implor the f.c.c. to try to herd cats. and would satisfy the purpose of the original statute. > my question is i wanted to hear a little more about what your concerns were with notice of inquiry on the independent programmers issue. i think you mentioned that it looked like a regulatory push. i was hoping if you can expand. >> i think you've had a chance to read my statement in wole. what i said is the item was presented certainly had a tilt to it. the direction they thought the authors sought. i think that my colleague and i had very good effect in trying to bring language to make it more neutral and therefore get to basic questions. they will hopefully facilitate some type of record at some point whether some action or no action. but i was highlighting throughout my stafmente it's not -- the point was made this is beginning a conversation on, my colleague said we're starting a conversation. the truth is this has been going on for decades. it's not a new conversation. i highlighted five or six different exams of looking at

the f.c.c. is working on a deal that would bring your cable bill prices down. >> and we all know the new ghostbusters movie is coming out this summer. but another ghostbuster fan favorite may be returning to the store. see it coming up. >> "q": and look at this. kanye west, a cop? poster. see why he's on it later in the >> the way you get your cable could change. the f.c.c. voted to move ahead with a proposal that lets customers buy and rent cable boxes from companies like google, amazon and roku. the f.c.c. says it would help bring down costs and give customers more options. >>> apple will now reduce monthly payments on your new iphone if you trade in your old one. it's part of their trade up with installments program. in some cases payments will be as low as $15 bucks a month. how much you pay will depend on what model you trade. , the phone's condition, and which new iphone you are buying. >> "q": here's good news if you are a wal-mart worker. minimum pay goes from $9 bucks to $10 bucks an hou

recently he authored the opinion of city of arlington versus f.c.c. critical for those of us who think about the nuances whether agencies should decide whether they have jurisdiction. for me personally, my affinty for him came in law scule and i think most law students would agree with this. he was a delight to read. if we were reading tons obvious cases and some are sexeppingsly boring, to read a scalia opinion was something that made you think. for me one of the reasons why i became an anti-trust lawyer and started my career at the honors program he was funny, smart, and had a chance to tell him about that dissent in kodak. without missing a beat he launched into recapping the dissent and it was incredible. i also asked him how it was possible for a yankees fan to be married to a red sox fan. well. ged that divide as next i want to echo what everyone has said about roger and john. roger has been a terrific chief. the chance to meet him first on the hill and as chief here he really was at the center of so many of the critical issues we handle. it's ha

the f.c.c. voted to move forward with a proposal that would let cable customers buy and rent their cable boxes from companies other than their cable provider. for example, if you have brighthouse for your cable, you would be allowed to rent or purchase a box from google, amazon or roku. this will help bring down cable costs for everyone. something we all like to hear. >> good news. >> apple says it will reduce monthly payments on your new iphone if you trade in your old one as part of their trade up with installments programs. the company says what you pay will depend on which model you trade in. the phone's condition and which new phone you're getting. julie broughton just got a new iphone 6s and traded in a 4. i don't think she got too much money for that. it was cracked, too. >> you just outed julie. >> oh, it was a 5. do you always lose your car keys at the very bottom of your purse? >> one car company is coming up with new technology to help prevent that from happening. volvo is creating an

i do have concerns where you see the f.c.c. trying to get more involved in writing technology policy. that should be the role of congress. i do think when you look at this debate that's going on nationally on privacy, it's an important one that congress is being drug into and i think in some ways we've got to address some of the problems where you have threats to privacy. and then the balance is always, how do you make sure to protect national security and privacy at the same time? that's probably the biggest debate we have in congress. and i do think there are always ways to strike that fair balance. there are cases that pop up from time to time like we see right now, with apple, that challenge that and force everybody to really revisit are laws adequate and what is the proper role of government? sure don't want the federal government being able to tell a company how to write an operating system or how to develop hardware. so you've got to balance privacy with national security and find the proper balance. questioner: to be cle

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the f.c.c. a few years ago provided its recommendations to congress on how to update the law to keep pace with technology and the use of it by criminals. and so senator fischer and i have filed a bill today that responds to the f.a.a. reports, recommendations and their requests, and it builds on the 2010 act on phone scams to keep up with the new kind of spoofing, because they are now much more sophisticated and we need to make sure that there are the consumer protections and the tools for law enforcement to keep up, and that's why this legislation that we have filed today is important. it's called the spoofing prevention act of 2016. it would extend the current prohibition in law on caller i.d. spoofing, extend that to tax messages, and it would extend it to calls coming from outside the united states, and from all forms of voice over the internet protocol services. and this bill additionally for the first time would ensure consumers to have access to the information to go after these criminals

i do have concerns where you see the f.c.c. trying to get more involved in writing technology policy. that should be the role of congress. i do think when you look at this debate that's going on nationally on privacy, it's an important one that congress is being drug into and i think in some ways we've got to address some of the problems where you have threats to privacy. and then the balance is always, how do you make sure to protect national security and privacy at the same time? that's probably the biggest debate we have in congress. and i do think there are always ways to strike that fair balance. there are cases that pop up from time to time like we see right now, with apple, that challenge that and force everybody to really revisit our laws -- are laws adequate and what is the proper role of government think? sure don't want the federal government being able to tell a company how to write an operating system or how to develop hardware. so you've got to balance privacy with national security and find the proper balance. que

obamacare.peal of the f.c.c. rolled out 400 pages internet.ver the that ain't helping us, folks.ogy moves like that. move like...cies this... the e.p.a. now controls 99% of in this nation. we saw how well that worked out for flint, michigan. andpoint is, ladies gentlemen, we have to start right away. it's urgent work. possibilitiestore for every american. we have to cut this government down to size and hold it accountable. we have to lead again in the world. we have to put citizens back in charge. one,hat work starts on day but it must continue every day. gentlemen,ladies and starts on tuesday. actually, it starts right now. this room. talk to your friends and neighbors. new hampshire picks presidents. pick a president. your work begins in earnest on tuesday. you know. you feel it in your bones. this nation is at a pivotal crossroads. this is an exceptional nation, not perfect. but exceptional. we are exceptional, because we believe in the value of every individual and every life. we are exceptional, because we know that each of us are gifted by god. are exceptional also, because

f.c.c. disclosure issues but it's printed right on the envelope there. very self-explanatory so shouldn't have any problems with that. ok. so, again, we do want to encourage our caucus attendees to fill out those absentee ballot request forms. we have a ton of people in iowa who vote by mail. so that's something we want to make available. a receipt does have to be issued to people who are requesting a ballot. those receipts will have preprinted information on there for the democratic party. but you will have to fill out their name, who the ballot was requested by and the date and time the request was received by you which obviously will be 7:00 on february 1. so you'll want to collect all of those forms as soon as they're completed and just make sure they're filled out correctly and ledgeably. and place them in envelope c. that goes back to the county auditor. and, again, we'll go through all of that. ok. income tax checkoff. so you'll want to remind attendees that they can help the i.d.p. by using the iowa income tax checkoff. again, vail a poster on th