last may, president obama named tom wheeler to be fcc chairman. mr. wheeler had been one of obama's top bundlers of campaign cash, both in 2008 and again in 2012, when he raised at least half a million dollars for the president's re-election. like his proposed rules for the web, that put him at the front of the line. what's more, wheeler had been top gun for both the cable and wireless industries. and however we might try to imagine that he could quickly abandon old habits of service to his employers, that's simply not how washington works. business and government are so intertwined there that public officials and corporate retainers are interchangeable parts of what chief justice john roberts might call the gratitude machine. round and round they go, and where they stop. actually they never stop. they just flash their ez pass as they keep shuttling through that revolving door. consider daniel alvarez was a long-time member of a law firm that has advised comcast. he once wrote to the fcc on behalf of comcast arguing against net neutrality rules. he's b

not this internet for these folks and this internet for these folks. >> that was fcc chair tom wheeler speaking to protesters at the occupy fcc encampment. a letter was sent urging wheeler you see agencies authority to protect the open internet. meanwhile, the ceos of 28 u.s. broadband providers and trade groups also wrote a letter to the fcc asking it not to classify broadband as a utility. the ceos of at&t, comcast, verizon communications, and time warner cable were among the executives who argued that regulating broadband would " impose great costs, allowing unprecedented government micromanagement of all aspects of the internet economy." on more we host a debate now net neutrality. here in new york, we're joined by timothy karr, the senior director of strategy at free press, a media reform organization. joining us from hong kong is ,oshua steimle, the ceo of mwi an online marketing firm. he's a picture bitter to forbes who just wrote a piece called, "am i the only techie against net neutrality?" timothy karr and joshua steimle, welcome to democracy now! timothy karr, can you lay ou

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wheeler -- fccm tom wheeler has denied he is abandoning net neutrality. the idea of net neutrality may feel like a celebration is in order. >> reports that we are gutting the open internet are incorrect. i am here to say to you, wait a minute, put away the party hats. the open internet rules will be enforceable, and with the concurrence of my colleagues, will be in effect with dispatch. wheeleris fcc chair tom speaking at the cable industry's largest trade show. he is a former cable industry lobbyist. according to the proposal, these content deals could be done if they were commercially reasonable. what do you understand that to mean and do you trust the sec's vow that they will review these cases individually? >> one, i do not know what that means, so that's a problem. fcc's do not trust the ability to do this. they could do something very simple, they could categorize the internet as a telecommunications service, would give it the authority to enforce net neutrality and that would be as simple as that. they could just do that. there was a lot of pushbac

tom wheeler is emphasizing this is just a preliminary vote. it is not a rule, but a completely different direction. >> is interesting to see a guy who spends his entire career struggling to figure out how to deal with this. he is positioning a future in the fast lane. he is fundamentally saying in this proposal that there will be winners -- winners and losers. you can say you don't want it, but he is proposing an idea of a fast lane and slow lane and suggestion it could be government oversight but not government control. critics say even critics who believe this do not think the fcc should be involved at all. of ading the suggestion regulatory environment that is stifling to all. they wanted service that arrived to consumers at the same speed but that would be less profitable. >> how long until we see a final rule? >> we will have four month of public comment for lisa e a final rule. up byes to see it wrapped the end of the year. given the kind of criticism we already, the kind of interest in the issue, we have artie had members of congress sa

before smit, the chairman was tom wheeler. where is he now? obama named him the who willof the fcc, decide the fate of this proposed merger. for anyone thinking about their next job, michael powell is now the ceo of the ncta. and meredith baker, who approved to goal, she left the fcc to comcast. she is one of 167 lobbyists trying to get power, influence, and money. al franken has been one of the most outspoken opponents. he sent a letter to comcast's ceo, asking him to explain. of letter comes on the heels another proposed mega-telecom merger with at&t announcing a plan to buy directv for nearly $8 million. -- $50 million. he serves on the subcommittee of eight senate judiciary committee. he joins us from capitol hill. cory johnson is also with us. take you for joining us. have you gotten a response for your letter yet? >> not yet. they just got it. they have been going on tv and how theyhow -- touting are buying time warner cable and that will extend net neutrality to a greater number of consumers. but, that is because they are required to by

wind" continues. ♪ >> facing criticism from the tech industry and congress, tom wheeler is tweaking hisn to allow for fast lanes on the internet. the changes come head of a critical vote on the proposal that were thursday. peter cook is here with me in new york with more on this story. >> we are talking about modifications tom wheeler is making because he faced intense criticism when he first put this proposal out there not only from the tech industry but democrats within the federal communications commission who worry his proposal for open internet rules would in fact put net neutrality in depth -- in jeopardy. there are others who would be in the slow lane and that is the kind of discrimination that should be allowed. our understanding is the chairman has tweaked his proposal that would still allow perhaps for the possibility of the content but the business test for allowing these kinds of deals to move forward would be a samehigher test and the time, competitors get the same short of deal. the proposal would put up the idea and ask for public comment on the notion of separately havin

>> that is one of the ideas that will be wrought forward by tom wheeler on thursday. there will be the separate question, changing the classification, making internet service a public utility? the isp's would fight that aggressively, but that would satisfy a lot of consumer groups. he wants to have more information on it and have it out there as a threat, if you will. as my rule does not satisfy you, maybe this is the next possibility. >> what about the whole trial balloon floating by -- it is fairly unusual for the fcc, no? >> it is unusual and be as -- the discord within the fcc gives you an impression that maybe he did not hit the -- have his ducks in a row. he has to give a deal that will not only satisfy his critics, but the courts as well. that is what he is shooting for. a very difficult balancing act. >> all right, peter cook, our chief washington correspondent. thanks very much. i want to turn to apple. with reports of apple turning in 3.2 billion dollar acquisition of beats electronics. dr. dre was seen in internet -- an internet video boasting that he was h

chairman tom wheeler at the house energy and commerce subcommittee. now the f.c.c. has made many headlines recently because of its new proposal on net neutrality rules this proposal has received a lot of public criticism because it would allow broadband providers to strike deals that would prioritize some internet traffic over others the deal is not yet finalized right now though it is in the comment phase but today f.c.c. chairman testified on the issue of net neutrality so tell me about the testimony what did we say and what was the tenor of the conversation that already is opening statements chairman wheeler said right now there are new rules in place there's no laws in congress nothing keeping in place a free and open internet you know for net neutrality back in january the court struck down what rules the f.c.c. had created he talks is though he is a supporter of net neutrality and he claims he is he says that he supports a free and open internet he supports one internet that when a consumer goes to the internet service provider and pays for internet they're ge

. >> reporter: what followed was a divided fcc debating new internet rules crafted by chairman tom wheeler. aimed at banning broad band providers from blocking or slowing down websites but opening the door for providers, striking deals with content companies despite misgivings from the chairman. >> there is one internet. it must be fast. it must be robust, and it must be open. the speed and quality of the connection that the consumer purchases must be unaffected by what content he or she is using. >> even the ardent supporters of neutrality recognize that some amount of traffic prioritization must be allowed or even encouraged, prioritization is not a bad word. it is a necessary component of reasonable network management. >> reporter: the commissioners voted along party lines to put out proposed rules that will be open for public comment for the next four months. today was net neutrality advocates, those who feel all internet traffic should be treated equally whose voices are the loudest. >> right now we're facing a frightening future where there could be internet for the rich, and compani

where the federal communications commission chairman tom wheeler based a host of bipartisan criticism from house members concerning proposed new rules governing internet traffic it's all part of the controversy regarding the f.c.c. these latest attempt to redefine the rules of an open internet artie's sam sachs has the story sharply divided house energy and commerce subcommittee grilled the chairman of the federal communications commission today tom wheeler a recent proposal regarding that neutrality that proposal was passed by the f.c.c. last week he concedes a number of questions that the public will now have a chance to comment on for the next. four months before any final vote on any final rule is hell the members of congress had their chance to comment today now one of the main questions regarding net neutrality is should the f.c.c. allow something called paid prioritization a sort of deal we've recently seen with internet service providers charging content creators like netflix more for faster internet access to consumers chairman really as proposal considers allowing paid pirat

tom wheeler is doing an excellent job. and certainly his background here in washington gives him a very unique position in which ot fashion the fcc and make decisions. but i still believe that when withlators come up comprehensive reform, they need to be as direct and as plain as possible so that legislative intent is preserved. that is going to be my encouragement to them. host: what do you think you got wrong with the 1996 act? guest: i get asked that question, and i do not want to be repetitive but i come back and tell people i think we should have been much more prescriptive here and we made a conscious decision to leave latitude in the legislative language so that it would eve all with technology. -- evolve. i think that was a mistake. i would encourage people not to do that again. going back to what we did, we had a clear clut path -- clear cut path that we announced in 1995 that we were going to do hearings within a certain period that we would have our markups and be out of committee by may. it off the floor -- be

that is what our rules attempt to protect. >> tom wheeler making clear to the lawmakers he will hear lot of comments over the next four months before deciding along with other commissioners where to end up in the rules. it is still a work in progress. neither side is quite satisfied with what they are hearing. >> what about the directv and at&t deal? >> he was asked directly about it and the merger question about consolidation in the industry. he said he would review this deal as well as the comcast deal and would not weigh in. he is not tipping his hand at all. >> peter cook, thank you for that update. what impact will all of this have on the companies creating the content? we will hear more next on "bloomberg west." ♪ >> welcome back to "bloomberg west." i am emily chang. this company is giving programmers something to think about, including disney. we ask the disney cfo on the at&t and directv deal. >> whether it is that merger that might happen whether it is the comcast and time warner cable merger, it is no surprise to us there is some consolidation in that table space. we have

as far as tom wheeler, you mentioned that there is a revolving door.ell heads up the cable association. so, you know, i don't know what the fcc will do. they are the ones who make the decision on the comcast and time warner deal. i made my objections known right away when i first heard about that and i have sent. i will continue doing that. i try to raise those during our hearing. so, i don't want this to happen and i am doing everything i can to stop it. >> it sounds like your concerns are very strongly about business. and the business opportunities that would go away after the merger. >> exactly. that is why doj has to look at the antitrust aspects of this and why fcc has to look at if this is in the public interest. that is what they have to measure the spy and they have failed. >> all right, senator franken is joining us from washington. thank you so much. we will continue to follow both of these mergers as they play out. thank you so much for watching this edition of "bloomberg west." cory, have a wonderful day and we will see you later. ♪ >> welc

at&tshington, the proposed merger is just one of the hot topics facing tom wheeler today at the fcc.is also defending his net neutrality proposal. peter cook is on the hill with more. we hear it from all sides. >> he heard it from all sides britt democrats and republicans -- one republican said the chairman had kicked up a dust storm in his six brief months at the fcc and that was evident in the hearing today. he heard about the net neutrality issue. republicans worried you might consider regulating internet services like a public utility and democrats worry that he might allow for internet service providers to charge for a faster lane of traffic for some content. >> i don't want this to become an auction, selling off the best in bits and pieces. some will pay for faster lanes and others cannot pay come of a get stuck in the slow lane. >> the internet has indeed flourished under the current light touch regulatory scheme and subjecting it to burdensome regulations is a leap in the wrong direction. was notheeler satisfying either side in the course of the hearing. he dodged a lot of th

at the end of the day, despite criticisms and concerns, tom wheeler was able to move this forward. there were protests. or people had to be removed from the hearing room today. they were arguing that his proposal would destroy net neutrality. there would be a slow lane and a fast lane of traffic on the internet.eel or -- wheeler is insisting that will not be the case. his own plan would prevent internet service providers from blocking legal content and would allow certain fast lane agreements for businesses and internet providers but there would be a very high legal test for prioritization. hearately, very importantly, said he would put out for public comment the idea of reclassifying internet services altogether, a much more dramatic option that would expose service providers to more regulation. >> this proposal does not provide or mandate prioritization. there is nothing in this proposal that authorizes a fast lane. questions, but don't jump to conclusions. >> don't reach any conclusions yet, but at the end of a four-month public comment, there will be a final rule here. and agai

at the end of the day, tom wheeler's proposal did prevail. it would bar internet service providers from blocking illegal contact and also separate isp's with some content and a faster lane of traffic, but wheeler said the steels must set a very high bar and must be commercially viable. he classified -- again, despite all these reservations out there on the part of some of his fellow democrats, they backed wheeler today, giving him the vote he needed. >> i strongly support an open internet. i look forward to engaging with the american people to finally enact to fill the void that exists today because there are no rules to finally enact open internet rules. >> that was chairman wheeler again defending his proposal, making the case that he is not that far removed from some of his critics out there, including some of the protesters in the room, but there is still a long way to go here. >> what i like about the way you have been covering this story is we have been so focused on business when some of the others are focused on consumers. what has bu

and then fcc chairman tom wheeler. and the vice president talks about the entertainment industry and chuck hagel on the military alliance. tomorrow night is the annual white house correspondents' association dinner and joel mckale of the nbc show "community" will be the entertainer. we talked to him about how he is preparing. >> you were on david letterman and he was asked to >> hoshost it. >> i have to assume it happens a lot. >> did he have any advice? >> he hasn't done it. i asked if he would join me. >> what did he say? >> no. i said i would pay him. i don't think i have come up with the right number. >> you mentioned you talk today other host? any good feedback? >> they tried to screw me. no kidding. i called many of the guy and thankfully i know them kind of. they were gracious to give me pointers on what the evening is like. and all of them kind of without speaking -- all separately they said it is the strangest most wonderful evening. it is like no other gig. it is bizarre but you are with the president and sit

the at&t-directv combination will be a hot topic facing fcc chairman tom wheeler on capitol hill thishe can expect a grilling over has just proposed new internet rules on net neutrality. peter cook on the hill with more. it is going to be a challenging morning for wheeler but he seems to be used to it. bracing for ae tough morning on capitol hill. he knows it is coming and he has offered a spirited defense of his actions at the sec over the last couple weeks. expect nothing different today from tom wheeler when he testifies in front of the house energy and commerce subcommittee that has jurisdiction over the fcc. his first trip to this subcommittee and six months. he will hear about the idea of consolidation within the media industry and more specifically on his proposal for net neutrality. the possibility that the fcc might allow fast lane for contact. the same time, the sec might regulate internet service providers more aggressively. this is what the chairman of the full committee had to say after the announcement of the vote from the fcc. fred upton said with so much at stake, chai

tom wheeler testifying before a house committee. proposed changes could create a faster net.t means that internet companies would charge companies like netflix and amazon more for their service and in turn they could charge you more. >> there is only one internet. there's not a fast internet and a slow internet. there's not special services internet, and non-. there is one internet. and the -- when the consumer buys access to the internet, they are buying access to the full internet. and that's what our rules attempt to protect. >> congress would have to agree to the new proposal in order for the fcc to implement changes. >> in thailand the military is denying that a coup is underway. the army chief saying the movement was needed to restore stability. >> reporter: as thais woke up on tuesday and headed out to school and work, most were just finding out that they now live under marshall law. >> translator: in order to keep peace and order efficiently and bring peace back to the people of every group quickly, i hereby exercise the right under the marshall law act, 1914, to invo

tom wheeler is testifying because a house committee and the lawmakers are asking the questions the proposed changes resulting in charging more money to deliver the products faster to consumers. >> at a time when the chinese relations are strained, china and russia are growing closer, this is a day after the united states accused chinese officers of spying. >> they are unlikely to be handed over the government but china is feeling angry and mu mill yated. the united states made up the facts of stealing secrets online. this seriously violated the basic principles of international relations and damaged chinese u.s. cooperation and trust. >> beijing accused washington of double standards saying that the united states is guilty of what they are achewing china of. a building in shanghai, a united states security company is satisfied it is the source of many of the cyber attacks. the u.s. is saying that the targets are including businesses in the steel industry, untrue says china. these latest indictments are coming at a time of growing friction between the united states and china, but as ties bet

chairman tom wheeler said the internet could remain open as long as broadband providers do not offers that is commercially unreasonable. >> as i said there is one internet it must be fast, it must be robust, and it must be open. the speed and quality of the connection the consumer purchases must be unaffected by what content he or she is using. the prospect of a gatekeeper choosing winners and losers on the internet is unacceptable. >> ifill: cecilia kang of the washington post was there today. and she's back with us to help explain the changes the f.c.c. has planned. explain the debate that was behind this 3-2 vote. >> well, the debate behind 39-2 vote is really what truly in the end will be best for consumers in terms what is the most open and neutral internet as you say. now unpacking some of that jargon, two of the commissioners the democratic commissioners that ultimately voted in favor of the chairman's proposal, they don't like the idea of what could become fast lanes on the internet and if i can back up a little bit the reason why is that consumers have taken for granted that

to protest chairman tom wheeler as proposal to govern internet traffic you have c.c. pass the proposal today that would prohibit companies from blocking traffic but couldn't give them the freedom to offer faster service to internet companies like affleck's and h.b.o. if they choose to pay a fee but free internet activists are still demanding a better deal artie's lindsey france has the story after an appeals court in january throughout the f.c.c. is net neutrality regulations chairman tom wheeler drew up a new proposal released today on its website the f.c.c. says it seeks to develop and implement high level flexible rules of the road for broadband to ensure that no one of the government and other companies that provide broadband service can restrict innovation on the internet what we're seeing here outside the f.c.c. today is on the ground after as i'm vs well funded lobbying efforts by broadband providers we have legitimacy of democracy crisis united states because the money's really not the people and that's what's happening here to comcast is ruling out the people

in that neutrality tom wheeler the former top posters and. it's amazing patti to talk about seafood i read i think was the new york times sunday magazine about six months ago they had a bunch of photos of these just god awful pawns in china where they're growing other kinds of seafood you know the little awkward cultural things that were filled with weird chemicals and i mean it was him i remember in there right you know what's the story except you are so at this point to most americans i mean eat seafood are eating imported seafood and much of it is from culture facilities and we're very worried about the conditions you know in lots of countries but a lot of these countries are going to be signers to the eventual agreements that were are already importing a lot of culture seafood products from c.p.p. countries over five billion pounds a year already so if you have agreement that lets the companies that are doing those exports that are sending that product here we have an agreement that lets them challenge whatever rules we do have about what

>> there is someone in tom wheeler's plan for everyone to issue a and it will titanic battle. the future of the internet is at stake. we have protesters complaining about the plan before it was approved. a lot of the more it it would mean fast lanes for some internet traffic, slower lanes for others. wheeler pushed back, trying to satisfy critics saying the plan is trying to maintain an open internet, and he talked about a hypothetical -- what might happen under circumstances. take a listen. >> if the network operator slowed the speed below that which the consumer bought, it would be commercially unreasonable, and therefore prohibited. if a network operator block access to lawful content, it would violate our no-blocking rule and be commercially unreasonable, and therefore doubly prohibited. >> but the wheeler plan right now does not necessarily prevent some sort of paid privatization going forward and that has activist, public interest groups, upset. convinced it remains insufficient to guarantee a truly open and neutral internet. this will be the summer of net neutrality. th

it is a lot of mumbo-jumbo technical jargon but the biggest decision from tom wheeler of the fcc. >>o interest at all among viewers i talk to. tell me why i care? >> if they care about having their netflix delivered in the fastest possible way without having to spend that much more for it, they care. >> net neutrality, if you want to stream the netflix? >> it depends how these rules are corrected. you will hear two composing sides. there are compelling arguments. if netflix is clogging comcast's pipes, shouldn't comcast be able to charge them a little bit more for taking up a third of their pipes? that is the comcast argument. on the other side, google and the other players in the young startups who want to be the young -- next google, they wanted able to go out and compete toe to toe and not have their content slowed down. this just puts it out for proposal. watch to see. anythingare you doing in your forecast account for this? >> no indications for the forecast now. this is effectively what we do on the interstate highway system. you charge more for heavier vehicles with more axles

proposed at&t the and directv merger is one of the hot topics facing tom wheeler on capitol hill.eter cook is on the hill with more. we are hearing it from all sides. >> he was hearing it from all sides. they said that the chairman had picked up a dust storm in his brief months in the sec. he was hearing from all sides. -- both sides have worries. there are worrying that they might charge more for faster traffic. >> i don't want this to become an auction in selling off the best. some pay for faster lanes and others can pay get stuck in the slow lane. >> the internet has flourished under the current light touch regulatory scheme. >> wheeler is not satisfying either sides of the court. he weaved and dodged a lot of these questions. he made clear that he wants to make sure that internet stays open for everyone and he didn't rule out the possibility of the faster content deals. >> there is one internet. when the consumer buys access to the internet, they are buying access to the full internet. that is what our rules attempt to detect. -- protect. making clear to the lawmakers he will

before him, the chairman was the tom wheeler. where is he now?nt obama named him the chairman of the fcc. for anyone at the fcc thinking about their next job, one person is now the ceo. meredith baker, and fcc commissioner who helped approve the deal, she left the fcc to go work for comcast as their chief lobbyist. she is one of 107 lobbyists trying to use comcast's power and influence to encourage washington to accept this deal. >> that revolving door continues. we mentioned that meredith baker left the fcc to go to comcast. now she's leaving comcast and going to lobby for the wireless industry. >> it does sound a little like "house of cards." >> it is the same characters. they all work together and they are all thinking of their next employer. >> there is money changing hands. maybe some veiled threats. >> it is worth knowing who the players are. >> the house judiciary committee heard arguments over the deal today. congress does not have any control over the merger. the fcc and the justice department will make the final decision, answering the

. >> just two more things on a very crowded played for tom wheeler at the fcc. >> peter, thank you.icrosoft makes a move to gain share in the market for tablets. the company is introducing a larger surface screen tablet that is thinner and faster than the last one. 2012 and hasn grabbed just one percent of the global tablet market. in comparison, ipads make up 34%. cory johnson is flying across microsofty at the surface event in lower manhattan, and he joins us now. fly withnot actually others. >> [laughter] >> they suggest this device can do that and everything else. it is an interesting device. as you mentioned, faster, thinner, a little bit lighter than the last one. what is interesting is the marketing message about this device. listen to what he had to say when he introduced this to a packed room here in lower manhattan. >> today is a major milestone on the journey. it starts with dreaming the , of can we design and build a device that takes the best of the tablet and the laptop. >> they are really stressing the notion that this is a productivity tool and trying to emphasize th

less so for federal communications chairman tom wheeler. we will hear from him on thursday. more vocal when fcc commissioners plan to vote on whether to move forward with the chairman net neutrality open internet rules. his proposal would allow broadband copies to charge content providers for access to internet fast lanes, more than 100 tech companies including google, amazon, and facebook sent a letter to the fcc chairman opposing the proposed rules. we will be all over that one. nuclear talks in vienna. the possibility of more russian sanctions from the eu, and the global bitcoin summit in beijing. back to you. >> thank you. another check of the market movers is on the other side of this break. ♪ >> is sure to tune into bloomberg tonight at 9:30 p.m. new york time. we take a look at the next space race with an in-depth journey through the business of space exploration rate -- exploration. that does it for this edition of "bottom line." i'm mark crumpton. thanks so much for joining us right -- us. on the markets is next. have a great weekend, and happy mother's day. >> lumb

no proposal that allows fast lanes is net neutrality. >> tom wheeler says "there's not going to be slowes, just fast lanes." is that really possible? the fast lanes will certainly be faster than the not fast lanes, right? >> we keep upping the ante. speeds continue to improve. mostly because the technology is that her and cheaper to doing so, so the possibility of having the public internet be fast and still being able to offer specialized services and content by which all things we've had for the last 10 years -- that has worked, and i do not in this proposal that would take that away, and if he could, believe me, we would all suffer. >> i agree we would all suffer if we have fast lanes online. it is a slow lane for everyone else. i'm not so worried about whether the biggest companies in america would be able to afford a fast lan online. i am worried about whether alternative, independent, diverse, or dissenting voices will be able to afford priority access. all this is supposed to happen reasonable"cially basis, but what does that even mean? fromefinition might change one fcc chairman

chairman tom wheeler was constrained by that court case that you said that he sort of had to adapt thethe existing model into modern times i mean what do you say to that response he's a face up to the question of whether there's a common carrier or not there's no question it's a common carrier people want to get on the net and they go to the whole web it's all all comcast as divided carrier tool to get us on the net and that's how it should be treated so we need to face that question he's not facing the question because you're free to challenge comcast the industry doesn't want it or the party industry feels differently it's interesting comcast rising a.t.t. the carriers don't want it they want to keep it as a non common carrier but google facebook you tube all these other sort of big corporations wanted to be keep it comes with the corporation they're divided with the people are very clear we want a common carrier where there's no discrimination everyone gets on the air and equally and has equal access and that's always that's what net neutrality means to the carrier is neutral they d

fcc chairman tom wheeler said he has proposed rules to create internet fast lanes will not gut net neutrality. he promised to use every power at his disposal if somebody tries to divide the internet into haves and have-nots, after wheeler says he does not believe there is enough competition between broadband providers. the lead story, move fast with stable infrastructure. facebook is trying to become an even bigger player in mobile. that is why today was all about monetizing mobile apps and making users feel more secure. an anonymous login feature lets users try apps without forking over personal information. take a listen. >> if people don't have the tools they need to feel comfortable using your apps, that's bad for them and you. it prevents people from having good personalized experiences and trying out new things, but it also might hurt you and prevent you from getting new potential customers. we need to do everything we can to put people first and give people the tools they need to be up to sign in and trust your apps. >> zuckerberg announced plans to make facebook the cross-platform pla

the fcc chair tom wheeler could have it as soon as today.hey charge content companies to deliver faster access into u.s. homes. he is tweaking the proposal by ensuring if telecom firms like verizon and at&t abuse this there will be harsh penalties. making a neutral net is companies like netflix and google will pass the costs along to sub skrieshs. netflix already raised prices for first time subscribers. they are paying a premium for something that is already supposed to be high quality. then there's the issue of fair competition and the result of segregating it to fast and slow links. bloggers start-ups nonprofits on an open internet sustain the way like netflix and google. the revised proposal goes for a vote on thursday and becomes open to public comment after that. heather and ainsley back to you. >> i think i would rather be in the fast lane. >> it is 46 minutes after the top of the hour. it is not 46 minutes to the top. 15 minutes to the top. 14, actually. we all say it will not happen to us. what if you are car jacked and thrown into

liz: let me quote tom wheeler. an open internet should absolutely be protected. he says he absolutely gets that. you look at people who have invested in the internet, the cable guys of the world, verizon, they pay to invest in the piping of all of this. shouldn't they be able to charge if certain websites are sucking up so much of the space? >> in fact we have a network over $14 billion to capital was invested to build, and what we encourage is a competitive market where netflix can go out and shop for the best band width at the lowest costs. what companies like comcast or verizon are trying to do is create an environment with no competition and the only place to buy bandwidth is from them at arbitrary prices. they restrict the quality of the internet forcing a degradation in service and therefore the need to create fast lanes. liz: are you saying if this rule goes through and net college disappears and they get to charge your business could be in danger of going under? >> no, our business is a diversified business. 52% of our revenues come from competing with th

the chairman of the fcc tom wheeler, we said this week, you have to create an environment that encourages people to invest in the new infrastructure. case in point, israel. they are building out the first digital nation. end-to-end structure. a lot of it cisco. it was inclusion of. smart cities if you will. so the infrastructure of the last 15 years which, maria, you and i watched occur, which create a lot of jobs, can be the infrastructure which is the economic engine for this next decade as well and address the issues that you and your colleagues talked about earlier on the earlier show. >> let me move to the nsa. people are unsure what's happening with regard to the government spying on them. there's a new book out basically suggesting that cisco is helping the nsa spy on people. can you tell us if you had outreach from the nsa and what people should understand about this new world where there is simply no privacy. >> well, maria, first in this new world there has to be privacy. customers have to understand when they get equipment from us or other bankers they can trust that. let me be

tom wheeler. [applause] >> thank-you, ron. it is great to be here, and i also want to let the accident indicate and i'm not here alone. that joining us this gathering are all of the members of the fcc, and you will be hearing from commissioner cliburn, rosen was so, pi, and commissioner who what they have to share with you , both insightful and helpful . asher am grateful to be allowed to work with the. i did intended to of this with someone been to about being back it is a serious issue that i want to address red wine, and that is the future of the internet. i want to specifically direct these remarks in you, the principal providers to the nation's broad band and connectivity. and we and circulated a notice of proposed rulemaking to my fellow commission in the that would protect and promote the two things that it's important to understand. first, this is a notice which asks and sikhs in put on the best ways to protect and promote the of the inner. second, all options are on the table. our goal is to put in place real protecti

chairman tom wheeler chaired a task force inside the fcc before he was chairman. it's their technical advisory task force and in that role he produced a report that recommended that by the end of this decade the old circuit switched telephone network sunset and there were important reasons for that to happen. that network today is wearing out. it's so so old and fact that people have moved on beyond that to such a great extent that the telecommunications equipment manufacturers in many cases are not even making replacement parts for that old network. the result is that the cost of maintaining it are just soaring. under current law telephone companies must maintain the old network as if it was the core communications medium used by everyone. but in point it's only used exclusively by 5% of the public and its use by another 29% in combination with a wireless service so in total about 33% of the public is using that old network and two-thirds have abandoned it altogether. but under current law that has to be maintained as if it served everyone. the cost of maintainin

chair tom wheeler one of the letters say and who was involved in the draft we're so lucky we worked forfourteen years with a lot of really great musicians from bands as big as pearl jam all the way down to you know developing artists and it's a really powerful thing when you've got folks like eddie vedder from michael stipe formally of r.e.m. i mean through gazi the legendary. united just signed this letter how cool is that so we feel that the you know the artist speaking for themselves from a place of conviction is the most important thing lot of the future of music coalition or independent artists label owners and so on and so forth so we know what it's like to be having to compete with these big companies because in the old days it was hard to get a record into a record store it's hard to get a record on radio we know what it's like when there's a bottlenecks in gate keepers so an online level online playing field is crucial to the independence it indeed is and you talked earlier about spotify how this might affect some streaming services such as that of course major streaming servic

fcc chairman tom wheeler testified today before a congressional panel. he specifically mentioned that 50% of all robberies in san francisco involve a cell phone, and that a quarter of those robberies involve guns and knives. cull switches on cell phones would give users the ability to remotely disable their phone if it is stolen. palo alto congresswoman agrees they should be required by law. >> this is something that american consumers support. it makes sense. it's something they can't do for themselves. >> critics of kill switch legislation say consumers should be able to decide what client of anti theft technology goes on their smart phones. lawmakers here in california are expected to pass kill switch legislation later on this month. >>> a woman trapped in her car for almost a week following a crash off a colorado highway is telling her story of survival. kristin hopkins was rescued earlier this month after her car plunged 120 feet down at the cliff and she ended up stranded under a blanket of broken glass with no food or water. >> the back window was

the ban has been in place since 1991 about the fcc chairman tom wheeler is supporting the lust of the rule because it no longer applies. fcc 'stachers will review the comments whether or not to draft an order to put out the vote. expert says that's could take months. but congress and the transportation department are mulling their own regulations to block calls on planes. for now, i'll went with joann who writes. i if you really think that anyone in the american public wants people talking, texting, or anything else with their cell phones on a plane, crammed with hundreds of people, you're complete idiot. back to you. >> i wouldn't mind it so much but some people -- i'm sure you're not -- field compelled to shout. >> that's not me. i'm not a talker, not on a plane. >> i'm just thinking like a regular phone but they say, hello? hello? if they spoke normally, wouldn't be a big deal but they feel compelled to shout. >> they do. >> kate, thank you very much. remember how the president addressed all those other washington scandals, republican congressman michelle bachmann wonders if he is

the fcc chair tom wheeler spoke before the vote. >> the potential for the potential for there to be some kind of a fast lane available to only a few has many people concern. personally, i don't like the idea the internet can be divided into haves and have-nots. i will work to see that that does not happen. in this item, we specifically ask whether and how to prevent the kind of pay per organization that could result in fast lanes. >> in a statement, the group free press said -- thursday's hearing was repeatedly disrupted by protesters, including caiman kai of code pink, who called for the fcc to classify internet providers as common carriers to barbara and them from providing unequal access. >> i speak on behalf of the internet generation. >> we are trying to move ahead. >> a common carrier -- >> we are trying to move ahead. >> [indiscernible] early results in india show nationalist opposition leader narendra modi is set to become the new prime minister. the priebus lasered grizzlies served in. steelworkers have reportedly taken control of the eastern ukrainian city from pro-russian forc