LOS ANGELES In an industry teeming with publicity-hungry executives, the late Frank Biondi stood apart. An architect of modern-day Hollywood, he quietly shaped media companies into creative powerhouses. Biondi
unequivocally that on line video will play an increasingly larger role in their media choices. thank you again for the opportunity to join you today. thank you, miss whiting. mr. paul misener, the vice president amazon.com, and i believe that you will speak about amazon s entry into the online streaming video business, following on the heels of effortses to digitize books and make them more available through its kindle service. i m going on a limb but i think you re going to stress the need for an open internet which is kibds of called network neutrality but which i support and which my colleague to my left does not. in order for amazon to compete against incumbent video service providers. we welcome you. thank you very much, chairman rockefeller. is that about right? yes, sir. absolutely right. my mom will be proud. thank you, mr. chairman, members of the committee. exactly a quarter century ago the fcc set out to establish rules for so called advanced television, wh
agencies. every single organization that represents boots on the ground supported sb-1070, and worked with me to make sure that we created the kind of exceptions they could make when doing their jobs doing their jobs when necessary. we did not regulate. that is an exclusive responsibility of the federal government. i agree with you, mr. chairman. he enforcement has never been exclusive responsibility. if we do not hear this about drug laws, gun laws, a bank robbery, or other federal crimes we and 4 cents a daily basis. if congress wanted to and force on a daily basis. congress has never done that. there has never been a pre- emption. it has always been a collaborative effort to secure this nation. that should always be our priority the rule of law, dignified, compassionate, respectful, but not apologetic for enforcing our laws, securing our borders. i appreciate that. i want to give you the opportunity to state your case, because obviously you are out- numbered here.
able to watch vastly more programming in the way they want to watch it and from having an alternative to subsidizing the current unwieldy marketplace. new technology can allow a more modern approach to receiving local broadcast programming. right now roughly 15% of americans rely solely on over the air television because it s difficult to install home antennas or because of problems with reception. this ought to be of concern to congress which appropriated $650 million to ensure that households could actually receive the signals when digital replaced analog broadcasting. areo, a company in which i ve invested, has invented technologies that allow consumers to get a clear, perfect picture over the internet and watch live, local broadcast television on any connected device an ipad, iphone or an internet ready television set. it provides its members with their own antenna capable of receiving high definition local broadcasts. properly understood, areo allows a consumer to outs