fcc chairman tom wheeler is here because he want tos change all that. ler. >> good morning. >> how does it work and what would you proposal do? >> when you go online, the network that takes you to the internet knows everything about you, what sites you're visiting, the e-mails you're getting, health information, financial information. they can paint an entire picture of you and turn around and sell that information. >> without me knowing it. >> without you knowing it. all we're saying is, wait a minute, it's my information. i ought to have control over whether it gets used or not. >> they've been doing it for a while. why now? why crack down now? >> because why not now i think is the threshold here. we have become so accustomed to the internet that we need to make sure that we're the ones who are in control of the internet, not those who run the internet. and it's, again, it's my information. there's no difficulty if the companies want to go ahead and do something with it, with that information, that's fine. but they ought to get my permission to do it.

. >> federal communication commissions tom wheeler and all of the commissioners were on capitol hill today for senate commerce committee hearing. they answer questions on the spectrum auction and broadband access to rural areas. this is this is two hours and 40 minutes. [inaudible] [inaudible] >> we come to order. welcome to to today's hearing on oversight of the federal communications

. >> federal communications commission chair tom wheeler and the rest of the commissioners were on capitolnate commerce committee hearing. they answered questions on the spectrum auction and broadband access in rural areas. this is just under two hours and 45 minutes. >> welcome to today's hearing on oversight of the federal communications commission. during our oversight hearing last march, i expressed my amazement that an agency as important as the federal communications commission has not been reauthorized by congress in 25 years, making it the oldest expired authorization within the commerce committee's expansive jurisdiction. reversing a

tom wheeler is here, the ftc chairman, because he wants to change that. how does it work now and what would your proposal do exactly? >> when with you go online, the network that takes you to the international knows everything they know what sites you're visiting, they know what kind of e-mails you're getting and they know your health information and your financial information. they can paint an entire picture of you. then they turn around and sell that information. >> without me knowing it? >> without you knowing it. all we are saying is, wait a minute, it's my information! i ought to have control over whether it gets used or not. >> they have been doing it for a while. why now? why crack down now? >> because why not now, i think, is the threshold here, that we have become so accustomed to the internet, that we need to make sure that we are the ones who are in control of the internet, not those who run the internet. and it's, again, it's my information. there's no difficulty if the companies want to go ahead and do something with it, with that informatio

i would love to get a little bit inside the mind of tom wheeler. you spoke -- i know, right? scary.ou spoke at length today about the set top box proposal before the vote. something that you've done in the past but not a ton. i saw -- you mentioned that you were disappointed in the stances from the republicans, i saw you shake your head a few times. given that this could have been just sort of a wonky proceeding to come out of a wonkier proceeding to come out of a wonkier bill, to be frank, you seem relatively frustrated with how this has all played out and a lot of the flak that you've gotten. tell me how you feel. >> i think you're reading things -- this is a simple question. we're trying to provide the choice for consumers that was mandated by congress. was i disappointed that folks didn't even want to ask the question? sure, i was. i mean, the purpose of a notice proposed rule making is to say let's build the record and then make a decision on that record. and when you say, no, no, i've already made up my mind, i don't even want a build a record, i guess i didn't know i was shak

i isn't an e-mail to tom foley, wheeler's attorney, to see if wheeler gets out of prison while he awaits a new trial. i have not heard back. the department of corrections website list is wheeler as an inmate. juts justices are saying some o the evidence gathering process might be unfair and he deserves another crack at the court system with another trial. we'll continue working the story. >> customers locked inside a bathroom during a robbery inside a barber shop. four men with masks went into razor cuts. the men put everyone in the bath rom and took their money. no one was hurt. >>> strong winds made it feel even colder outside. nbc 10 along west oak lane in philadelphia. we should see snow friday. >> nbc 10 chief meteorologist glenn "hurricane" schwartz joining us with his first alert forecast and changes coming. >> it's cold and going to stay cole through tomorrow when precipitation moves. cold enough for snow. temperatures in the 30s right now except 20s in the poconos. still windy. 20 to 30 mile an hour wind gusts but not quite as windy as it was a couple of hours ago. temperature c

testimony from fcc chairman tom wheeler during this three-hour hearing. >> >> i called this meeting toank you for being here this morning. i want to start this morning with two points of personal privilege. join me in wishing commissioner clyburn a very joyous and happy birthday. [applause] not every day you turn 30. including today. but oh, well. we know you think of it as a present to be here with us today. [laughter] for your great service to the country and may you have many more wonderful birthdays ahead, not necessarily celebrated with us. today is the last hearing my good friend of daily 30 years, um, will serve as a member of our committee staff. [applause] >> ray and i won back the seats our fathers both held and had been defeated by democrats in when we were elected to the oregon legislature in 1988. he followed me as house majority leader and later served as a public utility commissioner. another democrat governor appointed him to serve as chairman of the utility commission. he served as the chair of the state-federal state joint board on universal service as well. exciting

tom wheeler is in our toyota green room and find out his effort to rein in the way the internet providers track you on the web. >>> pioneers in the cockpit. small, but growing number of women are piloting commercial airliners. how they are overcoming challenge in this male-dominated industry. time to show you some of the morning's headlines from around the globe. "forbes" reports that postage may become cheaper before tax day. a stamp now costs 49 cents for one-ounce letters. the price will likely drop to 47 expires on april 10th. the postal service is fighting the change and says it will worsen its financial condition. >>> "the washington post" reports on the first daughters enjoying their first white house state dinner. sasha sat with actress blake lively and it honored justice trudeau who grew up in the spotlight when his father was prime minister. president obama got emotional when speaking about his girls. >> when we first spoke on the phone after the election, we talked not only as president and prime minister, but also as fathers. when i was first elected to this office, malia was

we urged the chairman of the federal communications commission, tom wheeler, to not only make the exemption that they'd already had in their rules permanent, but also to raise that threshold for defining what a small business is, to bring it in line with the definitions previously blessed by the small business administration itself. well, the f.c.c. instead extended the exemption for just one year. that's hardly time enough from these very onerous reporting requirements to make a difference. one-year extension. despite the overwhelming support in the record for permanent extension, it was clearly congress needed to -- it was clear congress needed to act because the f.c.c. wouldn't. so i introduced a discussion draft, to get the conversation going, that would permanently extend the exception and would increase the threshold by defining a small business to match the definition used by the small business administration itself. well, we had a hearing in january on this draft, we heard from a small business, an internet service provider from a small community who shared the dilemma, that i think

. >>> cc chair tom wheeler and four other commissioners appear before a senate committee. they testify about the spectrum auction, broad band development and access in rural areas. >> this hearing will come to order. welcome to today's hearing on oversight of federal communication system. i expressed my amazement that an agency as important as the federal communication systems has not been reauthorized. reversing a quarter century of legislative inertia takes time. marking the first time this century the full fcc has appeared in this committee. another example is our unanimous approval last year of senator hellers, fcc reporting act, making marketplace examinations as well as more informative on congress. our responsibility's legislators and reverse constituencies with nearly half a billion dollar budget. it's time for this committee to get back to regularly authorizing the commission as part of its normal course of business. to that end, in the next few days, i will introduce the fcc reauthorization act of 2016. it's my intent to mark up the bill in the coming weeks. we h

charter to medications plan by --e warner cable is about to commission's chairman tom wheeler is expected to circulate a draft order this week approving the deal to that is according to "the wall street journal." the sec -- shares of sony climbed the most in a week after the company priced its virtual reality headset lower than rivals. it will cost $399. its virtuals priced atlity has site -- headset $599. china has finished up with a premier outlining plans to cut back over growth industries in china, sticking to the target of six point 5%. you know they love those targets. his optimistic speeches left some wondering how substantive these plans really are. here to break it down is morgan stanley's hagan of economic equities. what do these remarks set? i think they reveal what really has been the problem in china. there is a contradicted -- this has contradicted their growth target. why does china have a growth target of 6.5%? in 2010 they randomly decided they needed to double the gdp by the end of the decade. that has no basis in economic reality. the chinese economy is too large. for i

they heard testimony from fcc chair tom wheeler during this three-hour hearing. >> if people could take their seats, we'll get started on this hearing. call the sub committee on communications and technology to order and welcome our distinguished panel of chairman and federal communication commission commissioners. thank you for being here this morning. good morning, chairman wheeler. commissioners, thank you for joining us. i want to start with two points of personal privilege. first would you join me in wishing commissioner cliburn a very joyous and happy birthday. [ applause ] >> it's not every dayí[b.x you 30, including today, but oh, well. >> we know you think of it as a present to be here with us today. thank you for your great service to the country and may you have many, many more wonderful birthdays ahead, not necessarily celebrated with us. second, today is the last hearing my good friend of nearly 30 years, extraordinary counselor ray baum will serve as a member of our committee staff as fate would have it, our parents were friends back in the '30s. ray and i won back the sea

. >> federal communications commission chair tom wheeler and the rest of the commissioners were on capitol hill for a senate commerce committee hearing. they answered questions on the spectrum auction and broadband access in rural areas. this is just under two hours and 45 minutes. >> welcome to today's hearing on oversight of the federal communications commission. during our oversight hearing last march, i expressed my amazement that an agency as important as the federal communications commission has not been reauthorized by congress in 25 years, making it the oldest expired authorization within the commerce committee's expansive jurisdiction. reversing a quarter century of legislative inertia takes time, but together we're beginning to make progress. for example, this hearing marks the first time in a century the full fcc has reported to this committee. before was the examination of fcc consolidating reporting act which would make marketplace examinations less burdensome on the agency, as well as more informative to congress. reauthorizing the fcc is our duty. it's time for this committe

. >>> fcc chair tom wheeler and his fellow commissioners appear before the senate commerce committee for an oversight hearing looking at the spectrum auction and broadband development as well as access in rural areas. senator john thune chairs the committee. senator bill nelson is ranking member. >> this hear willing come to order. welcome to today's hearing on oversight of the federal communications commission. during our oversight hearing last march i expressed my amazement that an agency as important as the federal communications commission has not been reauthorized by congress in 25 years making it the oldest expired authorization within the commerce committee's expansive jurisdiction. together we're beginning to make progress. today's hearing marks the first time this century the full fcc has appeared before the this committee twice during a single congress. another example is our unanimous approval last year of senator heller's fcc consolidated reporting act which would make the commissions various marketplace examinations less burdensome on the agency as well as more informati

testimony from fcc chair tom wheeler during this three-hour hearing. >> if people could take their seats we will get started on this hearing. call the subcommittee on communications and technology order, and welcome our distinguished panel of chairmen of the federal communications commission commissioners. thank you for being a this pointer good morning, chairman wheeler. commissioners, thank you for joining us. i want to start this morning with two points of personal privilege. first, would you all join me in wishing commissioner clyburn a very joyous and happy birthday today. [applause] it's not every day you turn 30. [laughter] including today. but oh, well. we know you think of it as they present to be here with us today. thank you for your great service to the country and they have many, many more wonderful birthdays ahead. not necessarily celebrated with us. second, today is the last hearing that my good friend of nearly 30 years, and extraordinary counselor, ray baum will serve as member of our committee staff. [applause] our parents were friends back in 30s, ray and i won back th

. >> federal communication commissions tom wheeler and all of the commissioners were on capitol hill today for senate commerce committee hearing. they answer questions on the spectrum auction and broadband access to rural areas. this is this is two hours and 40 minutes. [inaudible] [inaudible] >> we come to order. welcome to to today's hearing on oversight of the federal communications commission. during our oversight last march i expressed my mates men on an agency like this has not been reauthorized by congress in 25 years, making it the oldest expired authorization in the commerce committee's expansive jurisdiction. rivers and a quarter century legislation takes time but together we are beginning to make progress. for example, today's hearing marks the first time in a century the full fcc has appeared before the committees twice or anything of congress. another another example is our unanimous approval last year senators fcc consolidated reporting act should make market place examinations less burdensome on the agency and more informative to congress. reauthorizing the fcc is our