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>> guest: you could do it in increasing usf. usf is funded by all of us. well, i mean to get more funding than usf. essentially it is a tax to those whose telecom service. so we are hesitant in a recession to sort of tax ourselves or advocate increased taxes here at it i think the first thing is to map out where we need to go and then sorted do some version like the reverse spectrum that this is an option to get speed where we need and match up public resources and other incentives. again, that's where the tax expenditure that somehow people are more comfortable with tax expenditures and budget expenditures. but you could do accelerated depreciation to get that investment out faster. you know, we also need to get more creative demand. so what parts of our proposals have sort of digital masters in certain areas. it could be high school kids work with other kids. it could be working when it -- brazil has a project called pc conectado, to get commuters across brazil. part of the reason to drive up demand you also need to work in underserved areas to get peopl
>> guest: you could do it in increasing usf. usf is funded by all of us. well, i mean to get more funding than usf. essentially it is a tax to those whose telecom service. so we are hesitant in a recession to sort of tax ourselves or advocate increased taxes here at it i think the first thing is to map out where we need to go and then sorted do some version like the reverse spectrum that this is an option to get speed where we need and match up public resources and other incentives....
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well, to get more fund anything the usf, essentially it's an indirect tax on people who use services. i mean, we're in a recession, so i don't advocate increasing taxes, but i think the first thing is to map out where we need to go, and then do some version of an auction like they do for spectrum, but this is an auction to get speed where we need it. you can do can accelerated depreciation. again, that's really a tax expenditure that somehow people are more comfortable with than budget expenditures. you could do accelerated depreciation to get that investment out faster. you know, we also need to do more to create demand, so parts of our proposal are to have sort of digital ambassadors in underserved areas. it could be high school kids working with other kids, it could be working with -- brazil has a project called pc conectado to get computers across brazil. so to drive up demand, you also need to work in underserved areas, you know, to get people to, you know, get on the internet and to be using these services. so i think it's a whole approach. it's the nonprofit sector the, it's th
well, to get more fund anything the usf, essentially it's an indirect tax on people who use services. i mean, we're in a recession, so i don't advocate increasing taxes, but i think the first thing is to map out where we need to go, and then do some version of an auction like they do for spectrum, but this is an auction to get speed where we need it. you can do can accelerated depreciation. again, that's really a tax expenditure that somehow people are more comfortable with than budget...
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usf is funded by all of us. i think the first thing is to map out where we need to go and then get some sort of option to get speed where we need it. it is a tax expenditure that people are more comfortable with. you could do accelerated depreciation to get it out faster. we also need to do more to create demand. parts of our proposal is to have certain digital ambassadors in underserved areas. it could be high school kids working with other kids. brazil has a project to get computers across brazil. to drive up demand, you also need to work in underserved areas to get people to get on the internet and to be using these services. i think it is a whole approach. is the non-profit sector, the private sector, and the public sector. local government has played a key role in this. >> along with the broadband deployment, the fcc is also looking at net neutrality and adding rules to net neutrality. you recently sent a letter to julius genachowski and others. >> we support an open internet, but at the same time, we have
usf is funded by all of us. i think the first thing is to map out where we need to go and then get some sort of option to get speed where we need it. it is a tax expenditure that people are more comfortable with. you could do accelerated depreciation to get it out faster. we also need to do more to create demand. parts of our proposal is to have certain digital ambassadors in underserved areas. it could be high school kids working with other kids. brazil has a project to get computers across...
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by the way at usf, they play pretty good football but they have 10,000 veterans registered for schoolabout a population, right? i got to talk to about 20 of them and so we gathered in the room and while my primary interest was talking to them about the journey they were on, i said to them, you know, you're all carrying baggage. immediately i got this, you know, push-back at the table. great to see 20 years old react to a 60-year-old's comments like that. [laughter] >> yeah, you're all carrying baggage. again, that's the stiff arm, the heisman, you're carrying baggage and i'll tell you we all do. we all did. and you came from a very structured environment where there were first sergeants and company commanders and detachment supervisory people and now you're here and you're on your own. you're going to have to figure out how to take care of each other. while we're all celebrating you you being here on the first day of school, i'm looking at graduation rates. if you don't graduate, there's no payoff for this program. so i'm entirely interested in your graduation rates. and you are carry
by the way at usf, they play pretty good football but they have 10,000 veterans registered for schoolabout a population, right? i got to talk to about 20 of them and so we gathered in the room and while my primary interest was talking to them about the journey they were on, i said to them, you know, you're all carrying baggage. immediately i got this, you know, push-back at the table. great to see 20 years old react to a 60-year-old's comments like that. [laughter] >> yeah, you're all...
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host: the images we see in the usf president obama out there several times talking about haiti -- in the u.s., of president clinton -- president obama out there several times talking about haiti, with president clinton and president bush. what is his contact like? guest: he has already had several meetings to organize french help, and he is following that day by day. just yesterday, as he was traveling in the indian ocean to some french territories, he made against the mets about haiti. so he is very much there, and the the some statements about haiti. -- he made again some statements about haiti. he is very much mobilized on that issue. host: can you speak to private donation to the cause? guest: as far as i can see from washington, from the information i gather from my own country, there has been a tremendous public emotion on that one, and a lot of donations are being given, just like in your country. donations are flowing into the different ngo's, and therefore we are sending more help in things to those donations. host: if you want to read more opinions about haiti, you can read
host: the images we see in the usf president obama out there several times talking about haiti -- in the u.s., of president clinton -- president obama out there several times talking about haiti, with president clinton and president bush. what is his contact like? guest: he has already had several meetings to organize french help, and he is following that day by day. just yesterday, as he was traveling in the indian ocean to some french territories, he made against the mets about haiti. so he...
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by the way, usf plays pretty good, but they have 10,000 veterans registered for school. i got to talk to about 20 of them and primary interest was talking to them about the journey they were on. i said to them, you know, you are all carrying baggage. immediately, i got this push back at the table. it is great to see 20-year-old set -- 20 year-olds react to a 60-year-old's comments. [laughter] icet, you are carrying baggage and i will tell you, we all do. we all did. you came from a very structured environment where there were first sergeants and company commanders and detachment supervisory people, and now you are here and you are on your own. you are going to have to figure out how to take care of each other because, you see, while we are all celebrating you being here on the first day of school, i am looking at graduation rates. if you do not graduate, there is no payout for this program. and you are carrying baggage and you're going to have to transition through this. how many of you do your best work after midnight? you come awake about 1:00 in the morning in your po
by the way, usf plays pretty good, but they have 10,000 veterans registered for school. i got to talk to about 20 of them and primary interest was talking to them about the journey they were on. i said to them, you know, you are all carrying baggage. immediately, i got this push back at the table. it is great to see 20-year-old set -- 20 year-olds react to a 60-year-old's comments. [laughter] icet, you are carrying baggage and i will tell you, we all do. we all did. you came from a very...
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by the way at usf they pray pretty good football, but they have 10,000 veterans registered for school. talk about a population. i got to talk to about 20 of them and we gathered in the room and while my primary interest was talking toey were on, i saio them, you know you're all carrying baggage. immediately i got this push back at the table. great to see 20-year-old react to a six-year-old comments like that. [laughter] i said yeah, you're all carrying baggage. i said, while you're carrying baggage and i'll tell you that we all do. we all did and you came from a very structured environment where there were first sergeants and company commanders and detachment supervisory people. and now you're here and you're on your own. you're going to have to figure out how to take care of each other because you see while we're all celebrating your being here on the first day of school, i'm looking at graduation rates. if you don't graduate, there's no payoff for this program. so i'm entirely interested in your graduation rates and you are carrying baggage and you're going to have to transition thr
by the way at usf they pray pretty good football, but they have 10,000 veterans registered for school. talk about a population. i got to talk to about 20 of them and we gathered in the room and while my primary interest was talking toey were on, i saio them, you know you're all carrying baggage. immediately i got this push back at the table. great to see 20-year-old react to a six-year-old comments like that. [laughter] i said yeah, you're all carrying baggage. i said, while you're carrying...