YOU. WELCOME. IT'S WONDERFUL TO HAVE YOU HERE. I'D LIKE TO DIRECT YOU TO THE SEPTEMBER 10th LETTER SIGNED BY MORE THAN 370 COMPANIES AND ORGANIZATIONS...

CHAIRMAN. AND FOR THIS CONGRESS, I EXPECT THIS TO BE MY LAST OFFICIAL BUSINESS AS YOUR VICE CHAIR. AND THE 113th AS THE COMMISSION RULES DOWN TO A...

MR. LADA. >> THANK

TENNESSEE,

THE GENTLEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA, MR. WHACKMAN, FOUR FIVE. >> THANK YOU VERY

GENTLEMAN YIELDS BACK THE BALANCE OF HIS TIME. WITH THAT, WE'LL PROCEED TO HEAR THE TESTIMONY OF OUR WITNESSES AND WE'LL START WITH THE CHAIRMAN OF...

UNLICENSED. IT'S A PLEASURE TO BE HERE AND YOU THIS FOR THE MANY OPPORTUNITIES BOTH TO TESTIFY HERE AND TO WORK WITH ALL MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE OUTSIDE...

YOU. IT'S TERRIFIC TO BE BACK HERE TODAY. I SHARE YOUR GOALS OF PUTTING MORE SPECTRUM INTO THE HANDS OF AMERICAN CONSUMERS WHILE RAISING FUNDS FOR THE...

YOU, CHAIRMAN WALDEN AND DISTINGUISHED REPRESENTATIVES. GOOD MORNING. THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO DISCUSS THE FCC'S EFFORTS AND IMPLEMENTING THE...

REALITIES REQUIRE THAT THE NATION PUT IN PLACE TARGETED YET NIMBLE LEGISLATIVE AND REGULATORY POLICIES IN ORDER TO KEEP PACE. IT'S SOMETIMES HARD TO...

THE SUBCOMMITTEE. IT IS AN HONOR TO APPEAR BEFORE ME THE PROVISIONS OF THE MIDDLE CLASS TAX RELIEF AND JOB CREATION ACT. THE COMMISSION EMBARKED THIS...

YOU. >> CHAIRMAN

COMMISSIONER, THANK YOU FOR YOUR TESTIMONY. THANKS TO ALL OF YOU FOR COMING TODAY TO TESTIFY BEFORE OUR SUBCOMMITTEE. I'D LIKE TO PUT ON THE RECORD THREE...

YES. >>

ABSOLUTELY SHOULD. >>

GENACHOWSKI? >> YES. >> I'D LIKE TO ASK FOR

ONE OF THE REASONS IN MY SEPARATE STATEMENT WHEN ADOPTED THE NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULE MAKING I EXPRESSED CONCERN THAT THE CLOSING COMMISSION DID NOT APPEAR...

CHAIRMAN, LOOKING THAT THE CHART FOR RIGHT NOW, THE ASSUMPTION IS ACTUALLY COULD BE VERY GENEROUS. ABOUT 55 MEGA HETS, THE ASSUMPTION THAT BROADCASTERS...

SHOWING? >> EXACTLY. >> COULD BE

16. SOMETHING LIKE THAT. >> THAT'S A LOT OF

I EVEN IN WASHINGTON. I THINK THAT'S THE ISSUE HERE AND I KNOW WE'RE HAVING A DEBATE OF HOW MUCH TO BE AVAILABLE FOR UNLICENSED AND 5 GIG LEVELS AND...

BRIEFLY DIVERSITY REMAINS A CORE OBLIGATION OF THE COMMISSION, SOMETHING THAT WE CARE ABOUT DEEPLY AND FOCUSED ON. WE HAVE OVERHAULED OUR DATA COLLECTION...

SAID, THE STATUTE CLEARLY GIVES THE COMMISSION THE AUTHORITY TO DO UNLICENSED IN GUARD BANDS AND I WOULD ADD ONE POINT TO THE ONE YOU MADE BEFORE WHICH...

SHOULD KEEP IN MIND AS WE CRAFT THESE RULES WHAT ONE OF THE CORE MISSIONS OF THIS AGENCY IS WHICH IS COMPETITION AND I BELIEVE THAT -- AND WE SHOULD,...

POSSIBLY TRUE BUT I THINK FUNDAMENTALLY WE NEED TO HOLD THESE AUCTIONS IN A WAY WHERE THERE ARE OPPORTUNITIES FOR EVERYONE. >> FOR

INCLUDE INCUMBENTS AND NEW ENTRANTS AND MAKE SURE THAT THE REVENUES WE RAISE ARE SUFFICIENT TO SUPPORT THE FIRST RESPONDER NETWORK AUTHORITY. >> SO, TWO

TIME EXPIRED. RECOGNIZE MR. TERRY OF NEBRASKA FOR FIVE MINUTES. >> THANK

CONGRESS ADDRESSED THIS ISSUE AND LAID OUT GUIDELINES THAT THE COMMISSION HAS TO FOLLOW IN REPACKING. THOSE ISSUES WERE TEED UP IN THE NOTICE OF PROPOSED...

DO. AND I EXPRESSED MY CONCERN WHEN WE LAUNCHED OUR SPECTRUM AGGREGATION RPRM ABOUT REVERTING BACK TO THE DAYS OF THE HARD SPECTRUM CAP. IT MIGHT BE...

THE THINGS THAT I KEEP IN MIND AND I GO BACK TO THE COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE WHICH IS OPTIMAL FOR US AND WE NEED TO KEEP THAT IN FRONT OF MIND AS WE CRAFT...

2003 SINCE THAT LAST REVIEW. >> AND THEN OUR

EXISTING SPECTRUM SCREEN HAS A CERTAIN LACK OF CLARITY TO IT. SO I THINK IT'S A GOOD THING THAT THE AGENCY HAS OPENED UP A PROCEEDING TO TALK ABOUT...

MY COLLEAGUES AND IN PARTICULAR WITH COMMISSIONER CLYBURN THE TIME IS RIGHT TO REVISIT THE FRAME WORK IN LIGHT OF SOME OF THE DEFICIENCIES I IDENTIFIED...

CHAIRMAN. WE HAD OUR DIFFERENCES ON THIS COMMITTEE AND SENATE AND FINALLY REACHED A COMPROMISE AND WE SETTLED BY AGREEING TO ALLOW THE FCC TO UTILIZE...

EXPRESSED CONCERN OF GUARD BANDS THAT ARE TOO BIG OR NOT TECHNICALLY REASONABLE. HOW WILL THE FCC DETERMINE THE APPROPRIATE SIZE FOR ANY GUARD BANDS?...

THAT START-UPS, INNOVATORS, TECHNOLOGY COMPANIES, MANY OF WHICH POPULATE MISS ESHOO'S DISTRICT AND MY DISTRICT CARE SO MUCH ABOUT UNLICENSED SPECTRUM?...

THE CABLE INDUSTRY SUPPORT THAT WHAT YOU'RE TRYING TO DO WITH REGARD TO MAKING SURE THERE'S AN UNLICENSED SPECTRUM AVAILABLE IN THE BROADCAST BAND? >>...

SEVERAL MONTHS AGO, WHARTON AND SUGGESTED THERE'S A WAR ON WI-FI. WHAT DID YOU MEAN BY THAT? >> WELL, I THINK

THAT CLARIFICATION. THIS IS IMPORTANT TO PEOPLE ON THIS COMMITTEE AND THE COMPROMISE I THOUGHT WAS A GOOD ONE TO ALLOW THIS KIND OF INNOVATION TO BE ABLE...

YOUR MIKE. >>

YOU. AND COMMISSIONER CLYBURN, IF I COULD SQUEEZE IN A QUESTION TO YOU, YOU HAVE BEEN AN ADVOCATE OF WIRELESS CONSUMERS AND THE IMPORTANCE OF COMPETITION...

MUCH. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. >> MR. SHIMKUS FOR FIVE

YOU AND WELCOME TO THE COMMISSIONERS. FIRST LET ME MENTION HOW PLEASED I AM THAT WE'RE WORKING COLLABORATEIVELY WITH THE INDUSTRY ON THE TEXT 911 ISSUE....

WAS TO MAKE SURE WE HAD THE FUNDS AVAILABLE, ALSO, TO DEPLOY. AND BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, PART OF THAT DEBATE WAS, YOU KNOW, SOME PEOPLE ARE SAYING, WELL,...

EXPECTING IT TO COME THROUGH THIS PROCESS. >> THERE'S ONE PIECE

INTERESTING PROCESS BECAUSE OF THE FULL DEPLOYMENT IN THAT CHANNEL AND WHAT IT DOES AND ALMOST LIKE MOVING MILITARY SPECTRUM. >>

QUESTION TO COMMISSIONER ROSENWORCEL AND COMMISSIONER PAI. THERE'S ALWAYS BEEN A LARGE DEBATE. WE'VE NEVER REALLY MOVED ON RETRUCK WHICH YOU ARING, REORGANIZING...

OR YOUR IDEAS. >>

IDEAS. I MEAN, HE

THE COMMISSION? WE KNOW THAT. I MEAN, SO HOW DO WE REFORM THE COMMISSION? >> I THINK PART OF

SECONDS FOR MR. PAI WITHOUT OBJECTION? >> I THINK THERE ARE

EXPIRED. WE RECOGNIZE THE HONORABLE GENTLEMAN OF MICHIGAN, MR.

IS THAT CORRECT? >> YES. >> MR.

YES. >> MR. CHAIRMAN,

THAT PROVISION BUT WE ARE COMMITTED TO WORKING WITH CANADA AND MEXICO? >> IS THAT A YES OR

AT THAT PROVISION. >>

WITH THE LAW. >> I HOPE

NO? >> YES. THAT'S PART OF OUR DECISION. >> MR.

YES. AS PART OF OUR DECISION. >> MR. CHAIRMAN, PARAGRAPH 49

YES. >> THAT'S

YES. THAT'S OUR PLAN. >> MR. CHAIRMAN,

YES. >> MR.

YES. >> MR. CHAIRMAN, OTHER

SPECTRUM THROUGH REMOVING REGULATORY BARRIERS LIKE WE DID JUST YESTERDAY AND A FEW WEEKS AGO WITH WCS, RECOVERING MORE SPECTRUM FROM THE GOVERNMENT...

THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, MR.

THANK YOU. MR. CHAIRMAN, I'M TEMPTED TO YIELD BACK TO MR. DINGELL JUST TO LET HIM CONTINUE ASKING HIS YES OR NO QUESTIONS. SOONER OR LATER HE'LL GET...

AGAIN, THE LOW POWERED TELEVISION STATIONS UNDERSTAND THAT THEY'RE SECONDARY. THEY UNDERSTAND UNDER CURRENT LAW THAT THEY PROVIDE SERVICE ONLY IF IT...

NEWEST COMMISSIONER, MR. PAI, DO YOU BELIEVE THAT THE CURRENT REVERSE AUCTION, FORWARD AUCTION, SIMULTANEOUS SYSTEM THAT'S BEEN OUTLINED IS REALLY...

ENCOURAGE THE COMMISSION AND THE STAFF AND THE MEMBERS OF THIS COMMITTEE TO KEEP AN OPEN MIND ON THIS BECAUSE WE HAVE CONFLICTING GOALS. WE WANT TO...

VERY MUCH. MR. CHAIRMAN, COULD YOU HELP US TO FRAME THIS TENSION THAT EXISTS UNDER EXISTING LAW? THAT IS, THAT WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO IS MAKE NEW...

OVER THE 200 MEGA HERTZ OUT OF THE COMMITTEE IN 1999, WE HAD A TWO-STAR GENERAL SAY YOU JUST CAN'T DO IT. IT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO DO. SO AGAIN, DO YOU HAVE...

HAVE A MEETING YOURSELF WITH THE ENGINEERS IN THE ROOM WITH THE OTHER, YOU KNOW, FROM ALL INDUSTRIES JUST SITTING THERE BE YOUR ENGINEERS HEARING...

THAT. LET ME JUST SAY, LAST YEAR THE ECONOMIST MAGAZINE PREDICTED, THIS IS HYPER BOLLICALLY, I THINK, PREDICTED THAT THE EXPECTED ECONOMIC BENEFITS...

HEARING IN THIS COMMITTEE JUST A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO WHERE ONE OF THE FCC'S TOP ENGINEERS TESTIFIED THAT ADVANCES IN TECHNOLOGY ARE NOT LIKELY TO...

THERE A PROCESS THAT GIVES PEOPLE DEADLINES IN TERMS OF RESOLVING THESE TECHNICAL ISSUES? BECAUSE WE ARE CONGRESSIONAL EXPERTS. WHICH IS AN OXYMORON...

FINAL EXAM, IT'S WIN-WIN FOR BROADCASTERS AND ENGINEERS AND MAKE SURE THAT WE JUST RESOLVE IN IT A TIMELY FASHION. >> THANK YOU, MR.

YOU. TITLE II PROCEEDINGS AND SO CHAIRMAN GENACHOWSKI, WHY IS THAT TITLE, TITLE II STILL OPEN? >> WELL, IT'S XHN TO

ANY DISCUSSIONS WITH THE OTHER COMMISSIONERS, CHAIRMAN -- COMMISSIONER McDOWELL? YOU WANT TO WEIGH IN ON THAT? >> I

TELL ME THIS WEEK THEY ARE DISTRESSED SO MANY FEDERAL AGENCIES ARE TRYING TO SOLVE PROBLEMS THAT DON'T EXIST. AND I THINK THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THAT....

DO YOU FEEL LIKE YOU HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO RECLASSIFY BROADBAND SERVICES UNDER THE TITLE II AND SUBJECT THEM TO TITLE II REGULATION? >> GENERAL COUNSEL

OKAY. WHEN DO YOU PLAN TO CLOSE THAT TITLE? >> WE

TO JUST LEAVE IT OPEN AS LONG AS YOU WANT TO? >> WE'VE BEEN -- IT'S

YES, SIR. I THINK YOU WILL HEAR A LOT OF PUBLIC COMMENT. I THINK PEOPLE ARE -- ARE GOING TO BE WEIGHING IN READILY WITH YOU ON THESE ISSUES, AND I THINK...

FOR A SECOND. DO YOU THINK IT'S NECESSARY FOR YOU TO DRIVE OR THE FREE MARKET DRIVES IT? >> I

LIST? >> -- ARE IN

PAI, FIVE SECONDS? >>

DONE. I'LL YIELD BACK, MR. CHAIRMAN. I HAVE ONE QUESTION I'M GOING TO SUBMIT FOR THE RECORD. >>

YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. I WANT TO WELCOME THE COMMISSIONERS BACK TO OUR COMMITTEE ROOM AND TELL YOU IT WAS GOOD TO SEE ALL OF YOU LAST WEEK IN OUR COMMITTEE...

ANNOUNCED. >> EXCELLENT. AND WHAT'S THE TIMING? SO ALL COMMISSIONERS HAVE VOTED? >>

VERY GOD. >> THE STAFF

OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MR. CHAIRMAN, I WANT TO ASK YOU ABOUT THE COMMISSION'S WORK ON THE DESIGNING THE FORWARD AUCTION PROCESS WITH REGARDS TO ...

THANK YOU. THERE SHOULD BE NO CONFUSION ON THIS POINT. THE LEGISLATION PASSED BY CONGRESS GIVES THE FCC FLEXIBILITY TO DESIGN AUCTIONS IN A WAY THAT...

YOU. MR. CHAIRMAN, I WANT TO ASK YOU ABOUT MEDIA OWNERSHIP, TOO. YOU MIGHT REMEMBER I BROUGHT UP THIS ISSUE IN A PREVIOUS HEARING. AND I CONTINUE TO...

YEAH. I THINK SOME ARE JUST CONCERNED WE UNDERSTAND WHAT THESE IMPACTS ARE BEFORE WE MOVE FORWARD BECAUSE THE CONCERN IS, SOMETIMES AFTER RULING'S...

SKALESE. >> THANK YOU. AND APPRECIATE THE HEARING AND ESPECIALLY THE FIVE COMMISSIONERS FOR BEING HERE WITH US. WANT TO START BY LOOKING AT THE CONGRESSIONAL...

BIT MORE CAUTIOUS. I HOPE THAT I'M PROVEN WRONG AS TO HOW MUCH THAT WILL ACTUALLY RAISE AS WAS POINTED OUT EARLIER IN THE PIE CHART, 55 MEGA HERTZ...

QUESTION. I'LL TRY TO BE DIPLOMATIC WITH THE RESPONSE. THE ANSWER IS BOTH YES AND NO. YES IN THAT WE SAY INTERNATIONAL WE WANT TO KEEP GOVERNMENT...

AND ANSWERS. I YIELD BACK. >> GENTLEMAN'S TIME IS

YOU. I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR HOLDING THIS HEARING AND I WANT TO THANK THE COMMISSION FOR BEING HERE TODAY. YOU'RE GOING TO BE BE ARGUABLY UNDERTAKING...

IT DOESN'T WORK OUT THE WAY YOU EXPECT, DO YOU HAVE A NEXT PLAN AT ALL? I'M SURE YOU'RE NOT LOOKING AT THIS IN A LINEAR WAY. WHAT DO YOU SEE THE NEXT...

COMMISSIONER, SPECTRUM IS GOING TO BE A BIG PART OF THE BUDGET DEBATES IN THE COMING YEARS. WE'LL NEED TO GENERATE NEW REVENUES FOR THE TREASURY. DO...

THE AGENCIES AND TALKING WITH THEM, I THINK THEY UNDERSTAND THAT. THIS IDEA OF RELOCATING OUR MASS IS SOMETHING THEY CAN'T DO. NOT IN A SHORT TERM....

FOR CONDUCTING THE HEARING TODAY. I HAVE A CISCO AND I REQUESTING CONSENT TO SUBMIT IT BEFORE THE RECORD. >> WITHOUT

195 MEGAHERTZ FOR UNLICENSED USE. DOESN'T MAKE SENSE TO JEOPARDIZE THE AUCTION BY PULLING OUT UNLICENSED USE. >> THANK YOU FOR

THEIR BEHAVIOR MATCH THE RHETORIC AND HOW IMPORTANT IS THE SECONDARY MARK OF DEALING WITH THE SPECTRUM CRUNCH CRUNCH? >> I THINK THERE'S

A GEOGRAPHIC AREA. GROWING UP AS A KID WE GOT CANADIAN TELEVISION STATIONS IN OUR AREA AND VICE VERSA. HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE THAT AREA? WHAT IS...

MUCH. I YIELD BACK. >>

I ENCOURAGE THE FCC TO KEEP ON TRACK WITH IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS LAW BUT NOT OVERLOOK DETAILS FOR ALL STAKE HOLDERS. I'M INTERESTED IN DISCUSSING THE...

MOVE ON. IF THOSE FIELD HEARINGS HAVEN'T BEEN SCHEDULED, IS THERE SOME WAY TO COORDINATE IT WITH OUR SCHEDULE IN THE HOUSE. >> WE'LL WORK WITH YOU ON

PEOPLE, BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T HAVE POWER TURNED TO THE RADIO AND BROADCASTING. AUDIENCES WERE UP 247%. THESE ARE PART OF MY DISTRICT. HOW ARE YOU WORKING...

TRUE. LET ME ASK ABOUT WI-FI. WHEN MANY CITIZENS LOST ACCESS TO WIRELESS AND INTERNET I UNDERSTAND WI-FI HOT SPOTS WERE OFFERED IN FREE AND PUBLIC...

THE QUESTIONS IN YOU NEEDED? >> YES, IT

THANK YOU. WE'LL LOOK FORWARD CHAIRMAN TO THE RESULTS OF YOUR HEARINGS OUT THERE AS WELL. I THINK THE COMMITTEE AND BOTH SIDES VERY CONCERNED ABOUT RESPONSE...

IN BOSTON. GREW UP IN NEW YORK. >> CAN YOU IMAGINE

WITH YOU ON THE ISSUES YOU'RE MENTIONING AND LEARN MORE. WITH RESPECT TO THE INCENTIVE AUCTION TRANSITION AND BORDER ISSUES THAT WILL COME UP WITH...

THE BEGINNING OF THE PROCESS. >> WHAT INCENTIVE

TO PUT IN PLACE SPECTRUM RELATED SERVICES IN THEIR COUNTRIES THAT HAVE COUNTER BALANCING EFFECTS ON PEOPLE WHO LIVE ON THE U.S. SIDE. IT'S IN BOTH...

BACK. I APPRECIATE THE CHAIRMAN'S WILLINGNESS TO WORK WITH OUR COLLEAGUE FROM CALIFORNIA IN THE FUTURE. I RECOGNIZE THE GENTLE LADY FROM THE VIRGIN

PROPOSAL. WE ARE SEEKING COMMENT. WE'VE LAID OUT THE COMMISSION'S PROPOSAL WHICH IS TO DO THAT. >>

ABOUT DIVERSITY. I THINK THE INCENTIVE AUCTION PROVIDES NEW ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY. IT CREATES OPPORTUNITIES TO RECEIVE ADDITIONAL CAPITAL FOR SPECTRUM...

A FOLLOW UP. WERE THERE SPECIFIC INCENTIVES THAT YOU HAD IN MIND? WE'RE DISCUSSING THESE WITH THE GOVERNMENT AGENCIES HOW THEY CAN REALLOCATE. DID...

OR ACHIEVERABLE DATE? >> I THINK IT WAS

2014, YES. >> 2014 IS WHEN WE'RE

IN. >> THANK YOU. >> GENTLE

OF QUESTIONS. ONE FOR THE SHARM. IN THE STATUTE THE LANGUAGE, COULD YOU TELL ME WHAT IT MEANS. >> I THINK THAT'S

PERSONAL INTERPRETATION ON THAT? >>

I WAS ON THE WORKING GROUP FOR A GOVERNMENT SPECTRUM. WE TOOK A DEEP DIVE INTO IT. ONE THING THAT WE'LL LOOK AROUND IS THE ISSUE OF SHARED SPECTRUM....

YOU. ALSO FROM THE GOVERNMENT SPECTRUM WORKING GROUP. THE GAO REPORTED THAT TOTAL PERCENTAGES USED BY FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS AS HIGH AS 57%. GIVEN...

MINUTE. ANYBODY ELSE WANT TO RESPOND. >> DEVELOP INCENTIVES

YIELDS BACK. >> CHAIR RECOGNIZES

TO THE COMMISSIONERS. HAPPY HOLIDAY AND I WELCOME YOU HERE TO THIS HEARING. YOU FIVE COMMISSIONERS ARE FIVE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT PEOPLE IN OUR NATION....

NO. >>

NO. >>

THE COMMISSION KNOW HOW MANY MINORITY EMPLOYEES ARE IN THE BROADCASTING OR NEWS MEDIA INDUSTRIES? DO YOU KNOW THE ANSWER TO THAT QUESTION? >>

HAVE THAT INFORMATION. >> NO I DON'T HAVE

NO. >> I'M ALSO GLAD THAT YOU

TAX CERTIFICATES AND ENCOURAGE THE ONGOING CONSIDERATION OF THAT. I'LL MENTION SEVERAL AREAS OF POTENTIAL. ONE IS THE LOW POWER FM ORDER THAT...

TO CAPITAL. NUMBER TWO IN TERMS OF THE FCC'S JURISDICTION AT THIS TIME, WE DO NOT HAVE SUFFICIENT DATA IN ORDER TO HAVE A JUDICIALLY UPHELD STANDARD...

TO MAKE A QUICK COMMENT. >> IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING

A STUDY -- >> TO MEET THAT

FOR WHICH WE HAVE ALLOCATED SUBSTANTIAL FUNDS AND WE HAVE REQUEST FOR FUNDS IN OUR 2013 BUDGET THAT WILL ALLOW US TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE NEXT ROUND...

MONEY TO COMPLETE IT, YES. >> THANK

MR. STERN TO WRAP UP OUR HEARING. >>

SCORE, ROUGHLY THAT. >> BASED UPON WHAT

THE CHARACTERIZATION BEFORE THAT WE SHOULD BE CAUTIOUS BUT CERTAINLY MAXIMIZING, GENERATING A VERY SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF REVENUE TO COVER FIRST NET AND...

FCC OR SOME LANGUAGE ON HOW TO CALCULATE THAT. WE'RE NOW WORKING THE CONGRESSIONAL LANGUAGE. THIS IS PART OF OUR PROCEEDING AND TO THE POINT CONGRESSMAN...

HAVEN'T DECIDED HOW WE'LL DO IT. OUR JOB IS TO IMPLEMENT TESTIMONY PROVISION OF THE STATUTE THAT SETS SOME GUIDANCE FOR REPACKING. >> SHOULD PART

THIS ISSUE. THIS WILL BE AN ONGOING PROCESS INVOLVING ENGINEERS AT THE INDUSTRIES AND AT THE FCC TO MAXIMIZE THE ABILITY TO FREE UP SPECTRUM. >> WHAT...

60%. >> IS THERE

HAS BEEN THE WORLD LEADER IN SPECTRUM BUT WE HAVE TO HAVE SERIOUS CONCERNS ABOUT OUR COMPETITORS ABROAD, YES. IS THIS A FAILURE OF WHY WE'RE NOT...

TO CONGRESS FOR PASSING THE DIGITAL TV ACT OF 2005. THAT HELPS US LEAPFROG OTHER NATIONS. IN THE PAST FOUR OR FIVE YEARS WE HAVEN'T HAD MAJOR AUCTIONS....

AGREE. THAT'S WHY I THINK IT SHOULD BE OUR PRIORITY WHEN IT COMES TO SPECTRUM POLICY IN THE SPECTRUM AREA. >>

1755 BAND? >>

TREMENDOUS OPPORTUNITY TO MOVE AROUND TESTING. MY UNDERSTANDING IS D.O.D. AND THE WIRELESS INDUSTRY ARE WHAT IN THE FINAL STAGES OF NEGOTIATING THE...

IT'S NOT HALTING. THERE ARE NEGOTIATIONS BACK AND FORTH. >> THANK

THAT STATEMENT. HE'S DONE A TERRIFIC JOB. WE ARE GOING TO MISS YOU. >>

BE ABLE TO ASK ANOTHER QUESTION OR TWO. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR

BILL WE WERE WORKING ON TOGETHER WHEN YOU WERE CHAIRMAN. >> THAT

INTERCEDE. WOULD YOU AGREE THAT MR. RUSH SHOULD HAVE ANOTHER MINUTE TO ASK A QUESTION? >> FINE GENTLEMAN

SO. >> ONE ISSUE THAT DOESN'T

THAT QUESTION. THAT PROPOSAL I BELIEVE IS ON CIRCULATION AND IS BEING BASIC TIFF ACTIVELY CONSIDERED. >> IS THAT A YES OR A

AS POSSIBLE. >>

BACK. >> I THINK THAT