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COMMUNICATOR'S." YOU SPOKE TO CARNEGIE MELLON GET -- CARNEGIE MELLON. THE WAVY FCC DOES BUSINESS. I WANT YOU TO GET YOUR THOUGHTS ON THAT AND REFLECT...
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| 00:00:40 |
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FCC COULD ESTABLISH A REGULATORY FRAMEWORK IN THE COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY SECTOR. BE A LEADER IN THAT JOB CREATION AND ECONOMIC GROWTH. IT IS ONE OF...
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| 00:02:30 |
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IS A MORE CONSENSUAL NATURE. THAT IS THE -- TELEPHONE REGULATIONS WERE DEVELOPED
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| 00:02:37 |
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IN AN ERA WHERE COMMUNICATIONS WERE TRAVELING OVER COPPER WIRES. THOSE REGULATIONS WERE MONOPOLIZED. IT WAS A VERY DIFFERENT LANDSCAPE THAT YOU HAD TODAY....
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| 00:03:38 |
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SOME ISSUES WE AGREE AND SOME WE DID NOT. IT DOES NOT HAVE TO DEAL WITH THE
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| 00:03:43 |
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FCC DIRECTLY. GOVERNOR BROWN IN CALIFORNIA ASSIGNED -- MAKING SURE THAT INTERNET PROTOCOLS WOULD REMAIN FREE FROM REGULATION. THAT WAS A BIPARTISAN GROUP...
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| 00:04:24 |
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WERE JUST MENTIONING -- DO YOU THINK IN A
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| 00:04:29 |
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FEW YEARS TECH COMPANIES WILL BE COMPETITIVE WITH CABLE COMPANIES IN WIRE LINE ACCESS? >> I THINK SO. THERE HAS BEEN AN INCREASED AMOUNT OF COMPETITION....
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| 00:04:47 |
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OF INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS -- THAT IS A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT. ESPECIALLY IN THE CURRENT ECONOMIC CLIMATE. I CANNOT BELIEVE THEY WOULD NOT MAKE EIGHT...
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| 00:05:35 |
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SHOULD ONE ENTITY OR COMPANY BE ABLE TO PURCHASE ALL OF THE SPECTRUM MADE AVAILABLE THROUGH THIS OPTION? >> WE HAVE TO ENSURE ROBUST PARTICIPATION. THAT...
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| 00:05:55 |
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ON THE FORWARD OPTION, WHICH IS A WIRELESS BROADBAND PROVIDERS. I AM NOT IN THE VIEW THAT THE FCC SHOULD ARTIFICIALLY PARTICIPATE. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE...
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| 00:06:35 |
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BE TO ENSURE THAT THE SPECTRUM RECLAIM OUR RELINQUISHED BY THE PROVIDERS IS PUT TO THE HIGHEST VALUE. WHAT IS
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| 00:06:43 |
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THE FIGHT -- HIGHEST VALUE? IT IS TYPICALLY MEASURED BY WHO IS THE HIGHEST BIDDER. ONE OF THE ARTIFICIAL LIMITS WAS SETTING LIMIMTS -- LIMITS IN PARTICULAR...
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| 00:07:30 |
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ARE -- THE SPECTRUM THEY GET UP EARLIER HAS NOT BEEN PUT INTO USE. ARE THOSE THEIR CONCERNS? >> IT IS IMPORTANT FOR US TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THOSE CONCERNS....
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| 00:07:46 |
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WHATEVER ACTION THE COMMISSION TAKES HAS TO BE FAIR TO ALL STAKEHOLDERS. ONE OF THE PRINCIPAL STAKEHOLDERS ARE THE TELEVISION BROADCASTERS. WE NEED --...
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| 00:08:34 |
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THEF. --
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| 00:08:36 |
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FCC. WE NEED TO THINK CREATIVELY ABOUT WAYS OF CLEARING AND REALLOCATING THE FEDERAL SPECTRUM IN TERMS OF WHERE IT IS BEING USED AND NOT. I AM NOT OPPOSED...
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| 00:09:09 |
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IN PITTSBURGH, I HAVE TAKEN AND ALL OF THE ABOVE APPROACH. ONE CRITICAL PART OF THE
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| 00:09:17 |
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PUZZLE THAT COULD WORK TO THE BENEFIT OF CONSUMER -- IS NOT THE ONLY ONE. THERE ARE BANDS WERE THIS COMMISSION COULD TAKE ACTION. THE NATIONAL BROADBAND...
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| 00:10:13 |
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I HAVE SEEN A PROPOSAL ABOUT THAT PROPOSAL. I HAVE NOT HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO READ THAT. NOR ANY
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| 00:10:23 |
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COMMENTS ON THE FILING, BUT I CERTAINLY LOOK FORWARD TO LOOKING AT THE RECORD. >> GIVE US A SENSE OF THE FILLING OF THE COMMISSION ABOUT LIGHTSQUARE....
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| 00:10:40 |
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DISCUSSION OF SPECTRUM OVER THE PAST YEAR AND A HALF. ARE YOU OPTIMISTIC THAT IT COULD REACH IT IS THIS A LAST- DITCH ATTEMPT TO KEEP BIDDERS AWAY? >>...
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| 00:11:03 |
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DURING THE PREVIOUS PROCEEDING -- WE HAVE NOT HAD A CHANCE TO DISCUSS IT. >> ANOTHER SPECTRUM ISSUE, RIGHT NOW THERE IS TENSION BETWEEN THE ADMINISTRATION...
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| 00:11:20 |
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EXTENT -- IS A WISHFUL THINKING FOR INDUSTRY THAT THEY ARE GOING TO GET CLEAR AT THIS POINT? >> I AM NOT OPPOSED TO INNOVATIVE STRATEGY IN SHARING....
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| 00:11:38 |
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AS OUR ON WILLING TO RELINQUISH -- FEDERAL ESRES AREUN -- FEDERAL USERS ARE UN WILLING TO RELINQUISH. OUR PRINCIPAL COAL SHOULD BE TO REALLOCATE THE...
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| 00:12:34 |
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I AM OPTIMISTIC THAT WE CAN REACH CONSENSUS ON THIS. >> ANOTHER ISSUE THE FCC IS LOOKING
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| 00:12:47 |
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AT IS THE EXCLUSIVITY BAND. .
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| 00:12:52 |
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HERE IS WHAT DAVID COHEN SAID ABOUT THE EXCLUSIVITY BAN. >> IT IS THE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO TAKE. THAT HAS BEEN COMCAST'S POSITION.
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| 00:13:12 |
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OUR ORDER LASTS UNTIL 2018. WHATEVER IT APPLIES TO IN THAT PERIOD OF TIME -- AFTER THAT PERIOD, WE SHOULD BE TREATED LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE. AS PEOPLE BELIEVE...
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| 00:13:54 |
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THE FEARS HAVE BEEN OVERSTATED, BUT I DO NOT KNOW FOR SURE. >> YOUR REACTION
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| 00:14:03 |
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TO WHAT MR. KAELIN HAD TO SAY. >> STARTING FROM A GENERAL PREMISE, OUR REGULATIONS
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| 00:14:10 |
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SHOULD TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE CURRENT STATE OF THE MARKETPLACE.
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| 00:14:14 |
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AND SCHECK TO THE COMMISSION TO CONTINUE IT BASED UPON AN ASSESSMENT OF WHERE THINGS STOOD IN THE MARKET AT THAT POINT. WE ARE NOW AT THAT POINT BECAUSE...
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| 00:15:35 |
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AND LEAD TO HIGHER PRICES. >> THERE ARE PERSPECTIVES ON BOTH SIDES OF THE QUESTION. HE WAS ONE OF THE PEOPLE WHO HELPED AUTHORIZE
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| 00:15:47 |
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THIS -- AUTHOR THIS PROPOSAL. IT INCREASES THE INCENTIVE FOR COMPETITORS TO MAKE INVESTMENTS IN PROGRAMMING. YOU CAN USE COMPETITION TO KEEPING -- YOU...
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| 00:16:21 |
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THAT -- HE HAS A LAW DEGREE FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO. >> AN IMPRESSIVE BACKGROUND. HAVE YOU BEEN LOBBIED BY ANYONE
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| 00:16:36 |
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WHO YOU HAVE -- USED TO WORK WITH? >> NO I HAVE NOT. >> MOST OF THE PEOPLE WHO COMMENT ON THE PUBLIC
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| 00:16:51 |
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RECORD SPEND A LOT OF TIME --
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| 00:16:56 |
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WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO PERSONALLY THAT YOUR OPINION IS INFORMED WITH WHAT IS HAPPENING WITH THE AVERAGE CONSUMER? >> EVERY CONFIRMATION HEARING, I...
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| 00:17:14 |
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I WOULD LIKE TO THINK THAT I HAVE HAD PRIVILEGED SERVING AT THE FCC AND HAS STAYED TRUE TO IT -- TRUE TO THAT. A NUMBER HAVE BEEN WITH PUBLIC INTEREST...
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| 00:18:17 |
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THAT -- WITH RESPECT TO THE GOOGLE FIBER PROJECT -- A SIDE FROM ITS APPELLATE HIS THAT ARE DENIED IT -- >> AT&T TRIED TO INTRODUCE UVERSE IN SAN FRANCISCO....
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| 00:18:45 |
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I MENTION THAT IN PARTICULAR BECAUSE VIDEO IS ONE AREA THAT HAS SEEN INCREASED COMPETITION. YOU HAVE THIS TELECOMMUNICATIONS PROVIDER TRYING TO PROVIDE...
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| 00:19:22 |
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DO YOU THINK THAT IS AN ISSUE THAT THERE IS NOT ENOUGH CAPITAL? >> I CANNOT SAY WHETHER THERE IS ENOUGH CAPITAL, BUT I CAN SAY COMPANIES HAVE TOLD ME...
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| 00:19:40 |
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BILLIONS OF DOLLARS ON THEIR BALANCE SHEET. THEY ARE GOING TO BE MORE HESITANT TO MAKE THOSE INVESTMENTS IN FIBER DEPLOYMENTS OR INTERNET INFRASTRUCTURE....
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| 00:20:08 |
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NOT DOING RIGHT? >> THERE ARE SEVERAL THINGS THE COMMISSION COULD DO. THE FIRST THING IS WHAT I MENTIONED EARLIER. MAKING SURE WE DO
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| 00:20:17 |
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NOT EXPAND OR EXTENDED THE BIGGEST IT -- REGULATION -- IS A SIMPLE CONCEPT THAT HAS BROUGHT APPLICATIONS ACROSS SEVERAL DIFFERENT AREAS. THE TITLE 2 REMAINS...
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| 00:21:16 |
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THE BROADBAND PLAN HAS IDENTIFIED A NUMBER OF WORTHWHILE GOALS. THE KEY IS FOR THE
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| 00:21:25 |
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FCC TO BE MORE EXPEDITIOUS AND TAKING THE STEPS TO MEETING THOSE GOALS. WHEN IT COMES TO SPECTRUM, WE SHOULD TARGET EACH OF THE AREAS THAT WERE IDENTIFIED...
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| 00:21:57 |
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FURTHERING THE BROADBAND PLAN IF THERE WERE A PROPOSAL? >> IT DEPENDS ON THE SPECIFICS OF THE PROPOSAL. I STAND WITH MY COLLEAGUES IN MAKING SURE WE
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| 00:22:09 |
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HAVE BROADBAND IMPLEMENTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. >> YOU MENTIONED A COUPLE OF TIMES YOU DO NOT WANT TO SEE A REGULATION IN THE COPPER WIRE ERA TODAY.
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| 00:22:20 |
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THERE HAS BEEN TALKED ABOUT REVISITING SOME OF THE MAJOR TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACTS. IS THERE A POINT OF VIEW THAT TELEPHONY AND CABLE AND BROADBAND AND...
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| 00:22:55 |
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WE HAVE CABLE COMPANIES PROVIDING TELEPHONE SERVICE. WE HAVE TELEPHONE COMPANIES PROVIDING CABLE SERVICES. WE HAVE SATELLITE COMPANIES PROVIDING BROADBAND...
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| 00:23:56 |
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SHOULD CONGRESS SEE FIT TO REVISIT THE ACT? I WOULD STAND TO BE A WILLING PARTNER IN THAT EFFORT. . >> ASIDE FROM THE BILLING REGULATION, WHERE SHOULD...
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| 00:24:16 |
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SUBSTANCE OR PROCEDURAL -- >> LET ME TAKE THE FIRST ONE FIRST. THERE ARE A NUMBER
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| 00:24:29 |
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OF DIFFERENT PROPOSALS THAT WOULD ALLOW THE AGENCY TO RESPOND MORE QUICKLY TO PEOPLE ON THE OUTSIDE WHO HAVE ASKED FOR OUR GUIDANCE. A VERY SIMPLE ONE...
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| 00:25:59 |
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APPROVING OR DENYING TECHNOLOGY. HAS THAT GOT ANY TRACTION? >> IT IS AN INTER-ORGANIZATIONAL PROPOSAL. WE COULD DO IT IF WE WISHED. I GET A FAVORABLE...
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| 00:26:21 |
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IN GENERAL, THEY SHARE MY VIEW THAT WE SHOULD DO EVERYTHING WE CAN TO PROMOTE INNOVATION. IF THIS OFFICE CAN SHINE A SPOTLIGHT ON THIS, WHAT I'D LIKE...
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| 00:27:06 |
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EXISTING OFFICE THAT COULD BE REPURCHASED ON WHAT EXPERTS STAFF FROM THE WIRELESS
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| 00:27:11 |
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BUREAU AND ENGINEERING OFFICE. WE WOULD NOT NEED ANY ADDITIONAL PERSONNEL AND MONEY. >> AS WE TAPE THIS, IT WAS ANNOUNCED THAT THERE IS A POTENTIAL MERGER...
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| 00:27:27 |
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TROPCS AND DEUTSCHE TELECOMM. WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON SUCH A MERGER? >> I AM HESITANT TO EXPRESS AN OPINION. I HAVE NOT HAD AT THE BENEFIT OF MEETING...
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| 00:27:54 |
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I DID NOT HAVE A CHANCE FROM A COMMISSIONER STANDPOINT TO DIG INTO THE ISSUE. THE PROPOSED MERGER -- THAT IS SOMETHING WE SHOULD LOOK AT VERY CAREFULLY....
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| 00:28:33 |
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OR FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION HAS EXPRESSED CONCERN ABOUT A PARTICULAR TRANSACTION.
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| 00:28:38 |
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I SUPPOSE THAT IS SOMETHING THAT COULD HAPPEN IN THE CONTEXT OF ANY TRANSACTION. MY HELP AS SIX MONTHS SHOULD BE ENOUGH. >> ACCORDING TO YOUR TWITTER...
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| 00:28:59 |
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WITH METROPCS. DID THEY TALK TO YOU ABOUT THE PLAN FOR THE MERGER? >> NO, THEY DID NOT. >> REALLY? [LAUGHTER] >> THEY TALKED
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| 00:29:16 |
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ABOUT HOW THEY GOT OFF THE
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| 00:29:17 |
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GROUND. IT STARTED WITH TWO FRIENDS IN A ROOM AND IT HAS
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| 00:29:23 |
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GROWN INTO ONE OF THE NATION'S BIGGEST WIRELESS COMPANIES. >> YOU HAVE ALSO BEEN OUT IN THE SILICON VALLEY. RECENT ARTICLE IN "THE WALL
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| 00:29:37 |
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STREET JOURNAL," -- WHAT DOES THAT PORTEND? >> I HOPE IT DOES NOT PORTEND THAT INNOVATION IS SLOWING DOWN. THAT IS THE LIFEBLOOD OF THIS INDUSTRY.
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| 00:29:59 |
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THERE ARE A LOT OF INTERESTING THINGS TO MAKE SURE THAT DOES NOT HAPPEN. IT WOULD TAKE A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT MEASURES TO INCENTIVIZE GREATER INVESTMENTS...
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| 00:30:36 |
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AND SILICON VALLEY DO NOT THINK OF EACH
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| 00:30:40 |
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OTHER ALL THAT MUCH. WHEN I WAS IN SILICON VALLEY, PEOPLE EXPRESSED CONCERN ABOUT SPECTRUM, BUT THEY DID NOT THINK THE FCC WAS GOING TO DO MUCH ABOUT...
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| 00:31:50 |
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THAT. IT IS REMARKABLE HOW WELL WE WORK TOGETHER. THE VAST MAJORITY OF OUR WORK IS DONE ON A BIPARTISAN BASIS AND WIND -- WHEN WE DO HAVE CONCERNS, WE...
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NOTE: The transcript for this program was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.