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NOW FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS MEMBERS DISCUSSING MINORITY MEDIA OWNERSHIP ISSUES, THIS IS PART OF A CONFERENCE... |
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I THINK WE'LL GO AHEAD AND GET STARTED HERE. IT'S 8:00 IN TC TIME, SO I WANT TO WELCOME YOU ALL, MY... |
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SO MUCH -- THANK YOU SO MUCH. |
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I'D LIKE TO ALSO WELCOME C-SPAN, WHO IS TAPING THIS SESSION FOR SUBSEQUENT BROADCAST, WELCOME C-SPAN,... |
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OUR NEXT COMMISSIONER IS JONATHAN AID STEIN, SWORN IN AS MEMBER OF A COMMISSION ON DECEMBER 3RD, 2002... |
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COMMISSIONER TATE WAS NOMINATED TO THE F CRCH C BY PRESIDENT BUSH ON NOVEMBER 9TH, 2005 AND UNANIMOUSLY... |
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SO THE FIRST QUESTION I HAVE WILL GO TO COMMISSIONER COPPS. NEXT TUESDAY, COMMISSIONER, AT BARNARD... |
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WHAT I'D LIKE TO SEE IT PRODUCE, SOME REALLY MEANINGFUL ACTION, AND I THINK ACTION CAN BE REDUCE ... |
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COMMISSIONER TATE, I KNOW THAT YOU'VE BEEN VERY, VERY INTERESTED IN THIS CONFERENCE IN NEW YORK, AND... |
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CERTAINLY. THE FIRST THING OBVIOUSLY THAT I WANTED TO DO IS THANK ALL OF YOU ALL AND THANK DAVID,... |
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JONATHAN, DO YOU HAVE ANY THOUGHTS ABOUT THE CONFERENCE, THINGS YOU'D LIKE TO SEE COME OUT OF IT?... |
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I SURE DO AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR HOSTING THIS, COMMISSIONER RIVERA, I THINK THIS IS SUCH AN IMPORTANT... |
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COMMISSIONER MCDOWELL, DO YOU HAVE ANY THOUGHTS ON THE CONFERENCE IN NEW YORK? |
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ABSOLUTELY. FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU ALL AGAIN VERY MUCH FOR INVITING US FOR BREAKFAST, I THINK THIS... |
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I DO, TOO. |
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AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE SPOTLIGHT THAT OPPORTUNITY WHEN WE'RE UP THERE. |
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ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER COPPS, RECENT STUDIES BY FREE PRESS HAVE CONCLUDED THAT ONLY 3.4%... |
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WELL, I'LL GO BACK BASICALLY TO THE SAME ANSWER I GAVE TO YOUR FIRST QUESTION. I THINK THE WAY OF... |
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: A SALE FROM MINORITIES TO NONMINORITY-OWNED ENTERPRISES THAT MIGHT BE IN PART TO THE CAPS LIFTED... |
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THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER TATE, DO YOU HAVE ANY THOUGHTS ABOUT THE PROBLEM? |
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YES, AND ACTUALLY JUST FOLLOWING UP ON ONE ROB SAID ABOUT THE KIND OF CIRCULAR PROBLEM THAT GOES ON.... |
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THANK YOU. AT THAT POINT I'LL JUST PUT IN A PLUG FOR THE EMMA BOWEN FOUNDATION WHICH DOES GREAT JOB... |
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THE AIRWAVES DON'T LOOK LIKE AMERICA, AND IT'S A REAL TRAGEDY FOR THE COUNTRY. I THINK WE NEED TO... |
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THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER TATE, MANY PROPOSALS TO ADVANCE MINORITY BROADCAST OWNERSHIP USE WHAT'S CALLED... |
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WELL, I THINK YOU'RE EXACTLY RIGHT IN THAT, YOU KNOW, WE WANT TO DO ALL WE CAN TO ENCOURAGE, WHETHER... |
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COULD BE. [LAUGHTER] |
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SO WE NEED TO LOOK AT THAT AND I KNOW THAT MY COLLEAGUES ARE ALL COMMITTED TO, YOU KNOW, TAKING THIS... |
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ROB, DO YOU HAVE ANY |
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ABSOLUTELY. FIRST OF ALL, YOU KNOW, WITH AN INCUBATOR PROGRAM AND ALL THIS IS OUT FOR COMMENT, OF... |
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JONATHAN, DO YOU HAVE ANY THOUGHTS. |
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I'M ALWAYS HAPPY TO DECLARE VICTORY, ROB. WE ALMOST GOT VICTORY BECAUSE EVEN THOUGH THE ORDER WAS,... |
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MIKE, YOU WANT TO GET IN ON THIS? |
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YES, THREE QUICK COMMENTS. I THINK INCUBATOR IS AN IMPORTANT ENGINE OF INNOVATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP... |
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ROB, I'LL GIVE YOU THE LAST WORD ON THIS QUESTION |
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I KNOW WE WANT TO MOVE ON SO I'LL BE QUESTION. I DON'T THINK WHAT WE DID IN DECEMBER WAS A ZERO-SUM... |
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COMMISSIONER TATE, THE RADIO TELEVISION NEWS DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION REPORTS THAT MINORITY EMPLOYMENT... |
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WELL, AS YOU CAN IMAGINE, WHEN WE TALKED ABOUT SOME OF THESE ISSUES, YOU KNOW, I GUESS I DON'T WANT... |
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OKAY. THANK YOU. I'M SORRY. |
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I THINK THERE ARE SOME POSITIVE BITS OF NEWS AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I KEEP GOING BACK TO IS HOW... |
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I DON'T THINK WE HAVE DONE OUR JOB. THE COMMISSION OVER A LONG PERIOD OF TIME HAS NOT DONE ITS JOB.... |
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THANK YOU, MIKE. JOHN, DO YOU HAVE ANY THOUGHTS? |
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AS TO WHETHER WE'RE DOING OUR JOB, I THINK THOSE NUMBERS ARE SPEAKING LOUDLY THAT WE'RE NOT DOING... |
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ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE STANDING IN THE BACK, THERE ARE SOME SEATS UP HERE... |
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OKAY. THANKS SO MUCH. ALL RIGHT. COMMISSIONER COPPS, ON DECEMBER 18th, 2007, WHICH WAS COINCIDENTALLY... |
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I WOULD REALLY LOVE TO BE KNOWN AS A CIVIL RIGHTS CHAMPION AND AS SOMEBODY WHO DELIVERED AND EXPANDED... |
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ROB, DO YOU HAVE ANY THOUGHTS ON THIS? |
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WELL, I TEND TO BE FAIRLY OPTIMISTIC. AND I LIKE TO LOOK AT THE GLASS A LITTLE BIT MORE LIKE HALF... |
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THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER TATE, DO YOU HAVE ANY THOUGHTS? |
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I'M ALWAYS ONE FOR FINDING CONSENSUS I JUST WANTED TO GO BACK TO WHAT YOU SAID ORIGINALLY IN YOUR... |
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GREAT. JONATHAN? |
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WELL, YOU KNOW, I ALSO CON CONCONCURCON CONCURRED AND DISSENTED IN PART. IN TERMS OF THE CONSENSUS... |
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THANK YOU. IT'S TIME TO OPEN THE FLOOR UP TO QUESTIONS FROM THE AUDIENCE. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS... |
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I WANTED TO -- [INAUDIBLE] |
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HELLO, ONE OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE ROADMAP IS THIS BLUE RIBBON COMMISSION TO CONSIDER FCC REFORM... |
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I THINK BEFORE WE HAVE A CABINET LEVEL DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS, WE OUGHT TO HAVE A PRESIDENTIAL... |
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I THINK CERTAINLY THERE'S A NEED TO MAKE COMMUNICATIONS ISSUES A HIGHER PRIORITY IN THE NEXT ADMINISTRATION.... |
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SURE, JUST REAL BRIEFLY, JONATHAN. FIRST OF ALL, I THINK WE NEED TO BE AWARE OF DISCUSSIONS OF NATIONAL... |
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BEFORE. |
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AND EVEN BEFORE. [LAUGHTER] |
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AND, YOU KNOW, EVERYTHING WE DO IS PUBLIC IN TERMS OF THE CONTENT OF OUR DECISIONS AND APPEALABLE.... |
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TWO QUICK COMMENTS. I KNOW, JONATHAN, IT MIGHT BE HARD TO BELIEVE WHEN WE GO OTHER PLACES, THE FCC... |
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THANK YOU. WOULD YOU IDENTIFY YOURSELF, JOSE? THERE'S A MIC OVER THERE. WE NEED ONE. I'M SORRY,... |
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GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS JOSE RODRIGUEZ. I'M PRESIDENT OF HINT, THE FIRST SPANISH-LANGUAGE PUBLIC... |
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WHO WANTS TO ADDRESS THOSE TWO QUESTIONS? |
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WELL, ON THE DIGITAL TELEVISION TRANSITION, YOU KNOW, YOU CAN MAKE THE ARGUMENT, I GUESS, IF YOU LOOK... |
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ROB? |
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YOU KNOW, AS I UNDERSTAND IT, FIRST OF ALL, ALL OF OUR REGULATORY OBLIGATIONS APPLY TO THOSE MULTICAST... |
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DEBBIE? |
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I WAS JUST GOING TO SAY I CAN'T BELIEVE IT'S TAKEN US THIS LONG TO GET TO THE DTV TRANSITION BECAUSE... |
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I THINK THERE WAS A QUESTION IN THE BACK. YES, SIR. AND THIS HAS TO BE THE LAST QUESTION, I'M SORRY.... |
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GOOD MORNING, COMMISSIONERS. MY NAME IS EDWARDO, AND I'M A PARTNER WITH RABIN RADIO. THE BACKGROUND... |
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John? |
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yeah, I think it's critical that we move in that direction. HD radio opens up a whole array of opportunities... |
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did you want -- anyone want to get in on this? |
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I would just like multicast TV, I think HD television will help localism and diversity. I have some... |
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all right. I'm going to call a halt to this and remind you on a program note we're going to go right... |
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and thank you all for attending. [inaudible conversations] .. |
NOTE: The transcript for this program was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.
