what the fcc did was to try to strike that balance. i do not think that you're going to end up with principles, no matter what the chairman came up with. in this instance, pragmatism prevails. that is a good thing. >> dean garfield, what do you think about the divide between wire and wireless? >> i think that the wireless and wired lines are very different. wireless is still in an early stage. we have gotten used to running a route with our mobile devices, but that was not even the case five years ago. those differences should be respected. do i think that the fcc could have handled them differently than they did? perhaps improve it in some way, certainly. i think that where they ended was a reasonable place and it is not the end. it is really the beginning. >> can we talk about pragmatism? that is an interesting word that is being used. we need to make sure that the tent was big enough to include public interest groups and internet providers and also wireless carriers and cable operators. the truth needs to be told that the main party

they have the duty to overse the fcc. to the extent that they want to revamp the loss, take a look at the rules and suggest amendments, they are elected representatives and we will work with them on that. >> will the next few weeks of your life be spent at the fcc? >> we will not be there, it but we will be engaging with commissioners. >> here is a little bit more from the commissioner earlier this week on regulating the internet. >> to this end, broadbent providers been meaningful flexibility -- broadband providers need meaningful flexibility to address the effects of digestion. this is an important part of the proposal, recognizing that what is reasonable will take into account network technology and architecture. our work has also demonstrated the importance of business innovation to promote investment and efficient use, including measures to match price, and usage based pricing. >> now joining us is a representative of the american cable association. in fact, he is the president and ceo. how strong is the support from

who want to have a voice at the fcc and on the hill occasionally. we work on these issues for clients and allies here in washington and also across the country. and it's nice to see people interested in these issues because, obviously, they do effect everyday americans in terms of their ability to access the internet and have the openness they've come to expect on it. as far as this proposal goes, i guess i would basically agree with markham and matt polka that this is a good first step. my organization thinks there are more than a few tweaks needed, but we applaud the chairman finally bringing this proceeding to something approaching a conclusion that will preserve the openness that we've come to expect and that we need going forward for freedom of expression and innovation online. >> host: but, now, when you sent out your first press release, it said you were very disappointed in the chairman's -- >> guest: right. we were disappointed in some of the reports. obviously, nobody has seen the text of the proposal. it's said to be based on the legislat

sunshine can help solve problems early, reducing the number of issues that even come to the fcc. second, consumers and innovators have a right to send and receive local internet traffic. to go where they want and say what they want online and use the devices of their choice, thus the proposed framework would prohibit the blocking of local content, at services and connection of non-harmful devices that work. third, consumers and innovators have a right to a level playing field. no central authority public or private should have the power to pick which ideas or companies win or lose on the internet. that's the role of the market and marketplace of ideas. and so the proposed framework includes a bar on unreasonable discrimination in transmitting lawful network traffic. >> representative marsha blackburn is a republican from tennessee and member of the house communications subcommittee. congresswoman blackburn, what's your reaction to julius genachowski's regulating the internet? >> i think what we are seeing come from the fcc chairman is basically a hysterical reaction to a hypotheti

the fcc is not congress. we cannot make laws. legislating is the sole domain of the directly elected representatives of the american people. if the majority is determined to ignore the growing chorus of voices emanating from capitol hill, in what appears to some as an obsessive quest to regulate at all costs. some are saying that instead of acting as a, on the beat, the fcc looks more like a regulatory vigilante. the agency is further angering congress by ignoring increasing calls for a cessation of its actions and choosing instead to move ahead just as members leave town. as a result, the fcc has provocatively chartered a collision course with the legislative branch. on the night of friday, december 10, two business days before the public would be prohibited by law from committing further with us about this proceeding, the commission dumped nearly 2000 pages of documents into the record. if that were not enough, the fcc unloaded an additional 1000 pages into the record less than 24 hours before the end of the public comment. . ef

it took a vote at the fcc last week. e reports will be along to help explain it for you and to answer questions about it. we'll be right back. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2010] >> c-span's original documentary on the supreme court has been updated and airs sunday, january 2. you will see the grand public places and those only available to the justices and their staff. and you'll hear about how the court works from all the supreme court justices including the newest justice. also, learn about some of the court's recent developments. the supreme court, home to america's highest court airing for the first time in high definition, sunday, january 2nd, at 6:30 p.m. eastern on c-span. "washington journal" continues. host: it was last tuesday at the federal communications commission where there was a vote that took place on rules that dealt with the internet, to deal specifically with the topic called net neutrality. we're going to talk about that for

guest: the fcc has the power to say don't do that any more. and it also has the power to impose forfeit turs. i don't believe there was anything changing this -- they couldn't change the amount of foreif i turs. that would have to come from congress and -- my memory is it's about $10,000 a day but that would be per incident. and probably any time you're doing this you're doing it to more than one. so they probably would never impose a fine that would hit the maximum of what you theoretically could make it be based every incident for every day that somebody does it. because griven the number of customers a provider has, that would become an astronomical number. ho: could anybody in congress overturn what the fcc just did? . . host: they were working on this effort this is what she had to say it. >> mr. ensign who is the ranking member of the subcommittee of commerce and i am the ranking member of the commerce committe to gather we are going to submit a resolution of disapproval under the congressional review act in an effort to overturn this tr

it was actually split at the fcc along party lines. the opposition to it and two of the republican appointees wrote... they both wrote op-ed pieces to explain their opposition. the notion is that these new regulations can hamper the development of on-line commerce, correct? >> that's right. it can hamper the development of on-line commerce. it can hamper the development of these networks, these networks providers will be reluctant to put more money into the networks. i think the fear is that a lot of the regulatory, the regulatory move here may be more hypothetical than it is real in that the fears may be hypothetical. commissioner meredith applebaker said in her speech today that she read that there were 60 uses of the word "could" which shows you that so many of this is projecting what possibly could happen in the future without there being enough examples of real... to justify this kind of regulation. and interestingly, that's why the fcc said that they do not want to impose the same kind of rules that they are for the cable companie

the fcc for the first time ever approves regulating the internet. why republicans in washington want to repeal them. >>> good morning. right now traffic is moving along pretty well. there is a dense fog advisory for some of them. the richmond bridge is foggy too. there is no advisory there. fog on the golden gate. no fog on the san mateo. >>> 6:24. rhythm and blues singer tina marie has died. she died in her sleep christmas night. she made musical history in 1979 by becoming the first white singer to be signed by mo town records. she was nominated for several grammy awards and had a long musical award. she had tour dates scheduled for next year. an official cause of death has not yet been determined. >>> 6:25. the fcc has approved the first ever regulations for the internet. already republicans in congress vow they will repeal them. ktvu alison burns reports the republicans are accusing the fcc and the obama administration of a power grab that will destroy the internet as we know it. >> the fcc goal sounds noble to protect consumer rights to access

as ktvu alison burns reports the gop is accusing the fcc and obama administration of power graph that destroy the internet as we know it. >> reporter: the fcc goal sounds noble to protect consumer rights to access anything online. >> to go where that want, say where what they want. >> reporter: new fcc rules ban internet service providers. companies like com cast, verizon, and at & t for blocking or limiting their syces. the companies will try to pick winners and loser online to maximize their own profits. >> what we are trying to head off are changes that would close the internet, stifle the incredible innovation and investment that we see. >> reporter: republicans are not buying it. they say nothing is broken. >> the interneat is an invaluable resource. >> reporter: and a republican on the fcc is issuing this warning about the potential of new government intervention. >> less investments, less innovation, increase business costs, increased prices for consumers. >> reporter: at the same time consumer groups say the rules should have gone further. providers have the green light to cha

the fcc will go ahead and regulate the interpret. this was rejected by congress. fcc chairman julius is his name, believes he has the legal authority to do so and set a vote on december 21st. but it is only about fairness and protecting you, about neutrality, nothing to worry about. not like we have a regulatory czar whether wants to dictate what you see open the internet. >> if you are reading a conservative side they would provide a link to a liberal site and vice versa to make it easy to get access to competing views or a popup on the scream that would show an advertisement or quick argument for competing view, or voluntary arrangements in that direction it would be great and if we can't maybe congress should hold hearings about mandates. >> they did and they rejected it and now the fcc is doing it and that is why we have a regulatory czar, he had a dream job and he is making his dreams come true and they will be our nightmare. also, president obama is losing ground on the bush tax cuts and if he cannot get this done, he will push the idea of a value-added tax.

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the food that they produce. >> order. point of order. >> fcc chairman genachowski warned that the growth of wireless phones is outpacing infrastructure and soon americans could face a spectrum crutch. the warning happened earlier at the fcc's public meeting in washington, d.c. federal regulators voted 5-0 to start writing the rules for reclaiming spectrum from broadcasters and auction it for wireless internet and smart phone usage. this meeting is about an hour 40 minutes. >> well, good morning, everyone and welcome to the november 2010 meeting of the federal communications commission. madam secretary, would you please introduce our agenda this morning. >> thank you, mr. chairman. good morning, to you. and good morning commissioners. today's agenda includes three items for your consideration and one presentation. first, you will consider a notice of proposed rulemaking seeking comment on rules to facilitate the most efficient use of the uhf and vhf tv bands. these proposals an important step to the agency spectrum goals as outlined in the natio

. >>> and the reverend al sharpton met with the fcc about the drugster and the racist hate speech that's that he's put out over the airs for a long time. >>> but this is the story that has me fired up tonight. president obama's tax compromise with the republicans has been on hold, been put on hold, knocked off track by house democrats who want to fight this thing. i love it. that's what this is all about. a fight. this bill was supposed to sail right on through. republican his champagne on ice and victory cigars ready to go but house democrats threw a monkey wrench into their plans all day long, and at this hour, house leadership is behind closed doors trying to hammer out a deal. folks, it is all about the estate tax. a vote could come as early as tonight or this thing could drag out until next week, where gosh, the republicans might have to work. now on wednesday, the senate version of the bill easily passed with a vote of 81-19. remember mitch mcconnell wanted the house to pass the senate version as is no changes. >> if this agreement is not subject to being reopened, in other words,

the fcc occupies the entire field. the public-works department cannot second-guess the fcc. [chime] those dimensions have been submitted the staff. t-mobile disagrees because the city would be giving an advantage to a competitor. there are some other issues related to discrimination that i am sure the other carriers will touch upon. supervisor maxwell: please come right on up, we have allowed to do. we distribute -- >> we distributed antenna systems. we are a competitive local carrier. our biggest request is what we provided with you, in quality. legislation that is motivated towards a certain type of technology violates both state and federal law. if knowledge is the city's right to legislate and to manage the right of way, reasonable control shall be applied to all entities in equivalent manner. the federal telecom after says that local governments may ms. the public right-of-way for use of the public right of way on a nondiscriminatory basis. if sx is the concern of the board, which we believe it is, it be expanded to all types of a clear and that is and the right of way e

all we need to do is look at our history at the fcc as a cautionary tale. it was not all that long ago that one network, at&t, ran at the whole show. at&t had the power to decide of the network would be used. when innovators showed up at the door with new technologies, they were greeted with a courteous but always quick "go away." for a long time, the sec supported this type of network. in fact, served as its protector. it was thought that only too comprehensive control by a single company could the quality and safety and the scale economies of the network be guaranteed. bigger was better, and uniformity and stability were thought to be worth the price -- worth the price. all of this began to change the late960' carter electronics corp. developed a device that connected mobile radiotelephone services to the network. this device called the carter phone had a cradle which handset was placed. it converted a voice signals to radio without the need for a direct electrical connection. but the entrenched would claim that allowing thisor iumbent did not build it, di

there were meetings facilitated by the fcc that we were not part of. verizon and google came out with their agreement. it was roundly criticized just about everywhere. those did not have as much impact. the waxman -- the power of henry waxman to bring people together in a room was what got it started. i wish it had not ended there. i wish it had gone further. >> the discussion continues here on "the communicator's" as well. thank you for being on here to discuss neutrality. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2010] >> next, our "washington journal" interview with juan williams. the president and first lady to deliver the weekly address. we get the opposition perspective on the british budget austerity measures. monday is day one of american university's annual campaign management institute, a training students to work on political campaigns. we will hear from political consultants and strategists from both parties. topics include the general political environment and the chicago mayo

and let back on madam secretary, would you please announce the date of the next fcc meeting. >> the next fcc meeting will be tuesday, december 21, 2010. >> thank you. we are adjourned. [inaudible conversations] stimac [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] >> all right. we're going to get started. all right, paul. >> re: the first ave. doublet today, as you know, it talks about a voluntary reallocation. they're still been a lot of skepticism amongst some broadcasters about whether this will work in practice, whether the technology will allow it. can you address their continued skepticism over this plan? >> well, the incentive options, voluntary incentive options are very important for the reasons i talked about a meeting today. we're facing a real spectrum crunch. you've heard me in the past talk about the numbers, the gap between the supply of spectrum we have coming online. about two and a half we have now as against the demand increase that we project over the next five years, 35 acts. and i feel very strongly that the incentive option idea is a very important policy inno

." >>> teens and texting, the fcc meeting on the issue today. and how much teens do text. >>> why november proved to be music to the ears of u.s. retailers. we'll be rightk. b >>> commerce analysts are seeing encouraging signs in the pre-holiday sales. retail sales rose for a fifth straight month in november. increasing just under 1%. the increase was fueled by department store sales, which rose nearly 3%. that's the highest jump in two years. while employment numbers are still low, retailers are thrilled to see any number which indicates that people are willing to spend. >>> are you wondering what's behind all those added text messaging charges on your teen's cell phone? a new survey shows that teenagers use text messaging more than most of us thought, averaging one text every ten minutes. one in three young people sends more than 100 texts per day. in washington, the fcc today hosted a forum on navigating the new high-tech reality, and its many pitfalls. such as cyber bullying and sexting. >> about 4% of american teens who have cell phones say

the fcc is also expected. we are watching that as well. dopt new rules on internet access with net neutrality. broadband providers wouldn't block websites. they wouldn't be allowed to play favorites by dividing the content delivery mechanisms into slow and fast lanes, but it lets them charge more for video or social networking services. if you are waiting until the seventh hour to find that gift, you may be out of luck. some of the hottest gifts like the amazon kindle and fleece-lined shirts from ll bean are apparently sold out. the national retail federation said this is not the year to be playing chicken with the stores. getting burned with way too much inventory, a lot of chain stores are getting more conservative when ordering the holiday merchandise. i hope when your mom comes in, she had already gone to the lrk l bean store to get your fleece-lined shirt. >> it's warmer here than it is here. >> everybody needs a fleece-lined shirt. >> the chevy volt goes on sale oeds, but the geek from berkeley has one. patrick yang is the first bay a

that's why the fcc is moving to preserve the open internet. it is a vital part of what we need to do to unleash a novation and protect free-speech, to foster broadband investment and promote a vibrant economy creating jobs for students like you. and that's why it is essential we move forward next week to adopt the first enforceable rules of the road to protect internet freedom, and why i'm so pleased to have broad support for the effort from across the spectrum including a the technical community leading venture and other investors, carriers, labor and civil-rights organizations it's very important we do it. we need to make sure also that all of our young people, no matter where they are from, have access to the internet and digital skills necessary to be full participants in the economy and the 21st century economy. and we need to drive broadband adoption and access everywhere. high-speed access with everyone connected so that we can compete in the 21st century drive innovation and investment. for the country to be competitive in the new worl

while constant exposure to one of vice might not offend, according to the fcc standards, how about this kind of density? who is asking these questions on our behalf? are they being asked? the more i research, the more i learn how my hands are tied -- how our hands are tied as residents and homeowners as far as what we can do about this, i understand that the new regulations will allow for an appeal in two years when the permit comes up for renewal. we have to live up to the monthly service crews, and the fear that this equipment might come down with a large storm for two years. i think that the public needs to be notified as part of the curve in the process for any size antenna. politics is personal, and so is aesthetics. we should have a chance to voice our concern and to learn about how our coverages provided. the placement of these facilities across the city needs to be made with more consideration and more equity. thank you. supervisor maxwell: all right. joan hopkins, why don't you come out? thank you. >> yes, i did not turn in a card, although my name is joan. i live in north beac

and let back on madam secretary, would you please announce the date of the next fcc meeting. >> the nextfcc meeting will be tuesday, december 21, 2010. >> thank you. we are adjourned. [inaudible conversations] stimac

our employees are the fcc's greatest asset. each of our retirees have made enormous contributions to this agency. together, the individuals retiring represent many centuries of service, advancing the agency's mission of promoting opportunity and prosperity for communications technology. i am not going to acknowledge all of them individually, but i want to mention that thanks to mary beth and steve, we had a wonderful even bang that honored -- event that honored all of the 30-plessy -- 30-plus year employees, 150-year, and 145- year -- one 50-year and one 45- year employee who was honored. we need to get the incredible histories of people to have seen these technologies advance year after year, decade after decade, while the commission, our predecessors, wrestled with a she's a lot like those we wrestle with -- issues a lot like those that we wrestle with to date. i'm glad commission room was packed that day. president kennedy said that our success depends on the quality of our career public servants. it is often fashionable to s

steven has been a very good host for the fcc may times. i guess we will get right into it, if that is okay with everyone. if anybody in the audience has questions like to sublet, jordan or roger are here somewhere and you can get -- like to submit, jordan or roger are here somewhere and you can get your question to them. alan, when i have a young child, how do i know when to give my child a cellphone? how do i know they are ready? what should be part of that decision-making process? what do you suggest? the fcc is not in the business of telling parents what to do. we just provide information. we would like to get thought from all of you. >> there are a lot of factors that go into it. the earlier discussion included a lot of aspects of things that can go wrong with mobile phones and mobile technology. but one of the first reasons parents think about getting a mobile phone for their kids is safety. it is an increasingly necessary tool in our lives today to keep track of our kids to make sure they can respond to parents and stay in touch. our

the fcc is decades beyond any public justification. politician would go near that proposal with a 10 foot pole. i would not say that the regulatory area is as fast as the irs. it is easier to summarize and characterize what the purposes of reform. there are several proposals that are springing up to change the institution of regulation. one proposal from senator mark warner up virginia is to take account of the problem of off- budget costs. he would like to put regulations on a pay-as-you-go basis. if there is a rule that costs $50 billion per year, you would have to go back and clean up all the regulations that have been imposed in the past to the tune of $50 billion in savings to add more regulations. and even more audacious proposal is that from senator jim demint and jeff davis of kentucky. it is the act that says no major regulation, regulation costing more than $100 billion or more, may take effect until it has been approved by a joint resolution of congress with the president's signature. it has the advantage of going back to th

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he does not have to the right to do it on publicly regulated airways, the fcc has the responsibility to set standards to say the public cannot be offended based on their race or their gender in this country and you federally regulate the airways that they give licenses to that are very competitive and the fcc is very selective, based on standards. >> may i ask you two questions? do you think it's reasonable that you are going to spend your whole life not being offended? twho deems what is offensive and what is not? government? if you don't wake up your friends and family and your neighbors, we are in for tough, tough times because a lot has changed while we were all sleeping. they were not sleeping. the left has been preparing and indoctrinating. i will show you what you are up against. this is a new video from a 15-year-old kid in london. watch this. >> we know what they are up to. they think we don't come and demonstrate ever again. let the word go out about next tuesday, let the word go out about next week and next month and next year that they can't stop us demonstrators. they ca

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because so many of the approvals are outside of our jurisdiction, whether it is the coast guard or the fcce city does not oversee or controlled these. we had to demonstrate to the team that we would be able to secure this in a timely fashion with the level of confidence. we have set up the organizing committee with all levels of government included to make sure that we could get this state and federal cooperation where necessary delivered on time. additionally, the third principle was corporate

because so many of the approvals are outside of our jurisdiction, whether it is the coast guard or the fcce city does not oversee or controlled these. we had to demonstrate to the team that we would be able to secure this in a timely fashion with the level o

the fcc wants to regulate speech in fairness. i understand that. ecause we're in a democracy and because broad ideas percolate there are people who come forward to don't pass the smell test. it's very good for america. people like sharon and bill and christina o'donnell did not win the election. i will tell you, if you have a large percentage of the electorate responding as people have to the two-party, far more important than there are a few candidates who are arguably outside the mainstream and not acceptable to people in this room, the fact that we have a real problem in our politics. but the questioner had an important point. a lot of the tea party supporters are genuinely attracted by libertarian rhetoric and the real concern about fiscal responsibility. concerned about a generation of that and what it means to have this to be the american people are smart. you can't be the world's sole superpower. it's worth pointing out there was a fundamental fault line, a contradiction between many of the candidates put forth who are not libertarian in the

so it does this by creating incentives to go to the fcc if you are the first person to report, you maybe in the line for a very substantial bounty. the retaliation provisions were strengthened if there is retaliation, you can now get two times your back pay and so on. so in the request for comments in the rule proposal that the fcc issued last month on these whistleblower issues, it requested comments as to whether a whistleblower should be required to make reasonable use of internal compliance procedures before getting in line for a tip in the pay off from the fcc and for very practical reasons the committee believes that the answer to that request should be in the affirmative. >> we have time for questions from the audience. some microphones that will be circulated. if you state your name and identification and direct your question to a particular person, that ought to speed things up. yes, sir, right over here. >> thank you. i think 20% down payment is a terrific idea. could the commission do this for the consumer protection agency or whatever board, whatever you want to call it? they

because so many of the approvals are outside of our jurisdiction, whether it is the coast guard or the fcc, the city does not oversee or controlled these. we had to demonstrate to the team that we would be able to secure this in a timely fashion with the level of confidence. we have set up the organizing committee with all levels of government included to make sure that we could get this state and federal cooperation where necessary delivered on time. additionally, the third principle was corporate and community sponsorship. since we are local government facing a significant deficit, the host city agreement would protect general funds. this has been a key tenet of the agreement as further clarified today. we want to make sure that there are no undue obligations placed on the city. the city has partnered with the america's cup committee to secure the necessary commitments in ways that we would be able to help them fulfill their obligations. it will give you a feeling of the level of caliber people already engaged in that effort. it is no longer a paper effort. they are fully functioning and

reverend sharpton's crusade against his hate speech is heading to the fcc. l get rapid-fire response. >>> plus, the righties are going gaga over president obama's health care law, and michael steele, well, he just might hang around. financial independence? >>> welcome back to "the ed nce? show." the "battleground" story tonight, don't cry for him, folks, don't do it. too many questions need to be answered. interesting how john boehner always seems to cry when the subject turns to him. as he did multiple times during his "60 minutes" profile last night. >> i used to go to a lot of schools. i used to see all of these little kids running around, kooent talk about it. >> why? >> making sure that these kids have a shot at the american dream like i did, it's important. >> now, let's talk about this. was he crying when federal funding didn't go to local school districts across america for no child left behind? how many tears were shed on that one, johnny? boehner got so worked up that he had to stop the tape and then came back for a sit-down at his family bar with m

with the dimensions of antennas and radios, that is all regulated by the fcc. how do you allow for facilities that don't have backup? it argues much better than i can. it includes st. anthony's and others. supervisor maxwell: public comment is closed. i believe you have some pictures. you had some photos they wanted to show us. do they show what people are doing in other jurisdictions? you mentioned n.y., i believe? supervisor avalos. -- avalos: essentially, we are talking about a much smaller box, perhaps it would be in greater number. i am not sure if you have to build more of these boxes, but it is much less conspicuous in the public right of way than the boxes we have seen that our actual telecommunications equipment. i think about the times we have actually regulated industry and a look at regulations, cars, and there was a resistance. this is not regulatory, but we are trying to put standards in place. the auto-industry resisted. the telecommunications industry has the capacity to build smaller boxes and will resist this as well. we need to make sure that

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. >> the fcc is set to pass net neutrality rules. news before the bell, we are at cnbc world headquarters. good morning. >> futures are still higher this morning since the last time we spoke. possibly adding more fuel to santa's rally and the year end rally. stocks closed mixed on monday with no real economic news for investors to chew on or react to. the nasdaq closing at a two-year high. relief over the korea crisis. no big news today, but we will be watching capitol hill as the senate votes on a bill to keep the government actually running through early march. as you mentioned elsewhere in washington, the fcc is expected to adopt new rules affecting internet access over the regulations where broadband providers would be able to let the internet be free and clear to everybody and they could not block websites that offer rival services. they wouldn't be allowed to play favorites so they wouldn't provide delivery of contents into the slow or fast lanes. it would let them charge more for applications like video or social networking se