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THIS WEEK ON THE COMMUREKTSCOMMUREKTS, WILLIAM KENNARD, FORMER F.C.C. CHAIRMAN, AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS... |
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MR. KENNARD, SENATOR OBAMA HAS PROPOSED CREATING THE OFFICE OF A CHIEF TECHNOLOGY ADVISOR OR CHIEF... |
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WELL, FIRST OF ALL, IT'S IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND THAT SENATOR OBAMA REALLY EMBRACES TECHNOLOGY. HE... |
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WHAT WOULD YOU SAY IS THE CENTERPIECE, THEN, OF THE OBAMA TECH PLAN? IS IT THIS IDEA OF TRANSPARENCY... |
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IT IS MUCH MORE THAN THAT. IT INVOLVES MAKING SURE THAT WE ARE REGAINING OR POSITION AGAIN AS A WORLD... |
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A NATIONAL BROADBAND POLICY HAS BEEN PROPOSED INCLUDING GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE. DOES SENATOR OBAMA... |
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ABSOLUTELY. THERE IS SOME GOVERNMENT ROLL. IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT SENATOR OBAMA EMBRACES PRIVATE... |
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BUT, I MEAN, ONE OF THE PROBLEMS, I THINK, THAT THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT AND ONE OF THE PROBLEMS THAT... |
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IT'S A GREAT QUESTION. CERTAINLY THE UNIVERSAL SERVICE FUND HAS GROWN MUCH BIGGER IN RECENT YEARS.... |
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SO IS THE IDEA THEN LIKE A KEVIN MARTIN REVERSE AUCTION IDEA? |
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THE OBAMA CAMPAIGN HAS NOT FORMALLY EMBRACED THAT. THAT'S ONE EXAMPLE OF UNIVERSAL SERVICE REFORMS... |
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ANOTHER THING THAT MAY NOT GET DONE WHEN KEVIN MARTIN HAS TO LEAVE IS THE IDEA OF USING A FUTURE OPTION... |
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ABSOLUTELY. IF YOU LOOK AT SENATOR OBAMA'S TECHNOLOGY PLAN, YOU'LL SEE THAT HE CALLS FOR RETHINKING... |
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SPEAKING OF BEING LEFT BEHIND IN BROADBAND, IS IT A PROBLEM THAT THE U.S. BROADBAND SPEEDS ARE NOT... |
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THAT'S ONE OF THE PROBLEMS. WE SHOULD HAVE A NATIONAL BROADBAND POLICY IN THIS COUNTRY AND IT SHOULD... |
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IN YOUR VIEW, HAS PRIVATE ENTERPRISE NOT KEPT UP? |
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THERE IS SOME REALLY GOOD INVESTMENT IN THIS COUNTRY GOING INTO BUILDING OUT HIGHER SPEED NETWORKS.... |
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OK. LET'S SWITCH GEARS A LITTLE BIT. THERE ARE SEVERAL DEMOCRATIC MEMBERS OF CONGRESS WHO HAVE EXPRESSED... |
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HE DOESN'T HAVE A POSITION ON THAT AS FAR AS I KNOW. |
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WHY NOT? |
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WELL, IT'S NOT AN ISSUE THAT HAS BEEN PRESENTED RECENTLY IN LEGISLATION AND HE HASN'T HAD TO ADDRESS... |
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BUT, I MEAN, IT HAS BEEN, ACTUALLY. THERE ARE SEVERAL MEMBERS OF CONGRESS WHO HAVE TALKED ABOUT IT... |
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FIRST OF ALL, I'M NOT SURE IF IT'S A CONCERN FOR A BIG CHUNK OF AMERICANS. BUT CERTAINLY IF THE OPPORTUNITY... |
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WHAT IS YOUR PERSONAL POSITION ON THE FAIRNESS DOCTRINE? |
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MY OWN PERSONAL OPINION, AGAIN, NOT SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF SENATOR OBAMA, MY VIEW IS THAT THE FAIRNESS... |
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CHAIRMAN KENNARD, HAVE YOU DISCUSSED WITH SENATOR OBAMA THE STRUCTURE OF THE F.C.C. AND WHETHER OR... |
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I HAVE NOT, NO. BUT SENATOR OBAMA HAS CLEARLY INDICATED THAT HE WANTS TO CHANGE THE WAY DECISIONMAKING... |
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OK. SO LET'S GO BACK TO YOUR PLAN A LITTLE BIT, WHICH IS REALLY AT BARACKOBAMA.COM IN THE ISSUES ... |
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WE HAVE TO RETHINK CONSOLIDATION. IN THE PAST EIGHT YEARS, WE HAVE SEEN LITERALLY A RUSH TO CONSOLIDATE... |
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YOU CAN'T LOOK AT MEDIA WEBSITES NOW AND NOT SEE HOW LITTLE CONSOLIDATION THERE IS RIGHT NOW. YOU'VE... |
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THAT'S NOT REALLY THE ISSUE, QUITE FRANKLY. I MEAN, PEOPLE OFTEN WILL FOCUS ON THE WOES THE TRADITIONAL... |
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DOES MINORITY OWNERSHIP OF TELEVISION STATIONS AND NEWSPAPERS, ETC., MEDIA OUTLETS, NEED TO BE INCREASED... |
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ABSOLUTELY. BUT THAT'S ONLY PART OF THE DISCUSSION. THE UNDERREPRESENTATION OF MINORITIES IN THE... |
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SO LET'S TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT NET NEUTRALITY, THEN. CAN YOU EXPLAIN TO US WHAT SENATOR OBAMA'S... |
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SENATOR OBAMA HAS ALWAYS BEEN A STRONG AND CONSISTENT SUPPORTER OF NET NEUTRALITY. YOU READ A LOT... |
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LET'S TALK ABOUT THE LEGISLATION, THEN. THERE ARE VARIOUS BILLS ON THE HILL THAT I'M ASSUMING WILL... |
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I BELIEVE THAT THE F.C.C. HAS ASSERTED AUTHORITY. I'VE READ THE ORDER ISSUED RECENTLY BY THE F.C.C.... |
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THIS IS COMMUREKTSCOMMUREKTS. BILLIKEN ARD IS OUR GUEST. HE'S FORMER CHAIRMAN OF THE F.C.C. AND A... |
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FIRST OF ALL, SENATOR OBAMA CARES DEEPLY ABOUT THIS ISSUE. AS YOU KNOW, HE HAS TWO YOUNG DAUGHTERS.... |
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WHAT ARE THESE TOOLS? |
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I HAVE AN 8-YEAR-OLD SON. I USE THE PARENTAL CONTROLS ON OUR COMPUTER AND ALSO ON CABLE. A BIG PART... |
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NO FURTHER GOVERNMENT REGULATION? |
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IT'S NOT RULED OUT. BUT CERTAINLY THE EMPHASIS NEEDS TO SHIFT AWAY FROM CENSORSHIP AND MORE TOWARD... |
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YOU KNOW, WE'VE HAD THIS V-CHIP FOR A LONG TIME AND PARENTAL CONTROLS. I THINK ONE OF THE BIG PROBLEMS... |
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LET'S NOT FORGET THAT THERE ARE SERIOUS FIRST AMENDMENT CONCERNS WHEN YOU TRY TO ATTACK THIS AREA... |
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A LA CARTE FOR CABLE COMPANIES? |
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SENATOR OBAMA IS AWARE OF THE ISSUE. I'M NOT SURE IF IT'S A PRESIDENTIAL ISSUE. |
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WELL, THIS F.C.C. OR KEVIN MARTIN HAS BEEN AN ADVOCATE OF |
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YES. SENATOR OBAMA HAS NOT TAKEN A POSITION ON A LA CARTE. HE IS VERY, VERY CURRENT ABOUT MAKING... |
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LET'S TALK ABOUT THAT A LITTLE BIT, THEN. CLEARLY IT SEEMS LIKE KEVIN MARTIN IS GOING TO BE LEAVING... |
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WELL, AGAIN, SENATOR OBAMA REALLY GETS TECHNOLOGY. IT'S IMPORTANT TO HIM. HE USES IT IN HIS PERSON... |
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ONE OF THE WELL-KNOWN SILICON VALLEY NAMES, CARLY FIO RINA, ARE SUPPORTING JOHN MCCAIN. WHO ARE THE... |
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I DON'T WANT TO GET INTO NAMES. I DON'T LIKE TO CHARACTER TRIES OTHER PEOPLE'S SUPPORT. BUT IN GENERAL... |
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HAS SENATOR OBAMA ADDRESSED TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION? |
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ABSOLUTELY. SENATOR OBAMA SUPPORTS THE PROGRAM CALLED THE E-RATE, WHICH WAS WRITTEN INTO THE 1996... |
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GRANTED. BUT HASN'T E-RATE HAD TERRIBLE PROBLEMS WITH CORRUPTION AND MONEY GOING PLACES IT SHOULDN'T... |
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FIRST OF ALL, I DON'T AGREE WITH THE PREMISE. I UNDERSTAND WHAT THEY HAVE SAID, WHY THEY OPPOSED IT.... |
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BILLIKEN ARD, WHAT IS YOUR PERSONAL AND/OR WORKING RELATIONSHIP FROM THE PAST WITH SENATOR MCCAIN?... |
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WITH SENATOR MCCAIN? |
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YES. |
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WELL, I WAS CHAIRMAN OF THE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION FROM 1997 TO EARLY 2001. SENATOR MCCAIN... |
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BILLIKEN ARD, FORMER CHAIRMAN OF THE F.C.C. HE IS A TELECOMMUNICATIONS ADVISOR FOR SENATOR OBAMA'S... |
NOTE: The transcript for this program was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.
