Com. Mcsweeney the ftc is the primary Consumer Protection authority in the federal government so we have a very broad jurisdiction but we work closely with the fcc when it telecommunications issues. For a number of years, we shared some areas of Consumer Protection jurisdiction primarily. The ftc prevents us from having too much jurisdiction in this space and im sure we will get to that in our conversation because it exempts common carriers. Peter commissioner ohlhausen, one of the issues semisettled is the Net Neutrality issue, something the ftc had been involved in. How has your work changed, how has your role changed since the fcc decided on Net Neutrality . Com. Ohlhausen you are a true optimist if you think it is semisettled. I think theres still more to go in that story. The issue isnt the common carrier exemption. Now that the fcc has reclassified Broadband Internet service as title ii service, it is common carrier service. It creates a hurdle for the ftc to bring some of our tr
He needs at least to have a cup of coffee. With a northeasterly wind you can see spartanburg. It is now in the upper 20s. It is 19 in boone him a upper 20s in the mountains. Mainly stole from North Carolina at times mixed with that. It is in the 30s to northeastern georgia, and Holding Steady at 32 in downtown greenville. We have light reports where mike is, it continues to sleet. It will get mixed with snow. As the heavier precipitation moves in, think about this area there was a lot of cold air driving in from the surface from the northeast, but so much cold air when that is invitation get heavier, it will drive this down. Say you have rain or freezing weather, and the precipitation get heavier, it starts to change over to sleet and maybe wet snow. When it lightens up, it goes back to rain or freezing rain. The heaviest precipitation gives the cold air down, and it changes it to snow. It will only get worse as we go through the afternoon and also through tonight. I am really concerne
Codes people need to find a chair here in the room or go to the overflow room in room 408 so if we could fill in the empty seats approval for the minutes of the march 17. Motion to approve. Second. All in favor, say i. Opposed . The is have it. Item 5 directors please be advised no closed session at the end of today is agenda item 6 unfinished. Excuse me. Ladies and gentlemen, please okay. Go ahead. Item 6 introduction of new business by Board Members. Approved. Thank you just hearing from the Disability Community a few others around the communities have advised concerns about the private counterpart shuttles on charge i do not and thank yous some Movement Based name those contribute to people getting around town, however there are concerns about the lack of accessibility for people in wheelchairs and guide dogs perhaps get a report on what necessary deal with mta at all whether they use our stops to comply with concern laws would be really good for us to know. Director reiskin can you
So item 3 commissioner, back to you and may be acted upon by a single roll call vote of the commission. There will be no separate discussion of these items cell phones cause microphone interference so the board respectfully asked they be turned off and for people standing because of the fire codes people need to find a chair here in the room or go to the overflow room in room 408 so if we could fill in the empty seats approval for the minutes of the march 17. Motion to approve. Second. All in favor, say i. Opposed . The is have it. Item 5 directors please be advised no closed session at the end of today is agenda item 6 unfinished. Excuse me. Ladies and gentlemen, please okay. Go ahead. Item 6 introduction of new business by Board Members. Approved. Thank you just hearing from the Disability Community a few others around the communities have advised concerns about the private counterpart shuttles on charge i do not and thank yous some Movement Based name those contribute to people gett
Special recognize of employees i want to ask our director kate to come forward and as shes coming up a short trip i want to acknowledge on one of her presses williams and her team with the San Franciscopar trait they will be recognized for kworn the transportation cal act at having a Exemplar Program in california it is quite an honor its the program is being recognized for the Board Network ever service including the service par taxi service and the grocery shuttle and the debit card and the Escort Program which is a program for customers would go disabilities were in the process of developing association is the largest Transit Association in the state with more than 3 hundred members so its a pretty big deal their recognizing our paratransit folks so thank you to her staff and her team with that ill turn it over to kate to recognize other staff. Hi good afternoon kate happy to be here way to honor outstanding staff and theres a really fantastic team at the taxi and assessable service