Daily. This week on the communicators. Our guest is david cohen, comcast senior and that executive Vice President appears to talk about tell medications development and regulation competition et cetera. Mr. Cohen, what is including in your portfolio at comcast . I have a great portfolio especially someone with attention and to deficit disorder. I divide my job into three buckets. Administered up as hostilities, and ill put my role as chief diversity officer as the lead responsibility, one that i am mostproud of. Then i have an external affairs bucket where i have responsibilities for the way in which the Company Presents itself externally including corporate communications, government affairs, regulatory affairs, Public Policy and a bucket of strategic responsibilities that i share with Brian Roberts and mike cavanaugh, our cfo. That is enough to keep me busy for sure. It is also enough to make my job incredibly interesting because it is true that every day when i wake up i have no ide
Communications in technology will now come to order and the chair recogs ins herself for five minutes for an Opening Statement and i do want to welcome each and everyone of you obviously a hearing of interest as we have a full room in front of us. And it is our first hearing in 2017 with a fully formed federal Communications Commission as often seems to be the case, the senate takes their dear ever loving time to get things done but im pleased to see that the commission is back up to speed and ill tell you i am pleased that we have five members of this commission and they have different points of view to bring to the discussion on all things telecomrelated and i think thats healthy for the telecommunications and technology industry. And were here today to conduct oversight of the agency which is this subcommittees primary role. It is very important that we fulfill these obligations. Because we have given the fcc a Critical Mission and task to fulfill. From the commissionss Disaster Res
Im Francine Lacqua in london. Quickly, a check on data. This is where a lot of the story is. I think is probably one of the most significant trades entitys session in todays session. Europound. To touch yesterday. The pound strengthening a touch yesterday. Notable for the fed. We get onto the french president ial election this sunday. Lets get to first word news. U. S. Nordisk in the President Trump has tweeted the government needs a good shot down in september after Congress Agrees a budget deal that denies him his wish list. It includes no money for his although iter wall, is full funding for planned parenthood. Democrats call his threat to shut down the government after a successful bipartisan deal sour and shameful. Fell after reporting slumping iphone sales. 50. 8 milliont sold phones in the First Quarter. It highlights the need for apple to deliver blockbuster new features in the next addition of this device defend off samsung. Were seeing what we believe to be a pause in purchas
Secretary sean spicer. Incoming White House Press secretary sean spicer, how are you preparing to take on this job . It is an ongoing process, we have been doing it at 10 30 every day, hiding behind a phone when you do it but part of it is getting used to the battle of taking questions, rapidfire, wide range that exists in practice sessions, something my predecessors suggested, sitting down at a podium, lets pretend reporters ask you real questions to understand what is about to come your way on a daily basis but making sure you look at some hot button issues, sit down with key players who will play key roles in the administration and get a better understanding of the issues and getting used to taking the incoming questions the way they do at the podium. Josh ernest, White House Press secretary. Any advice, anything you touring the office in the Briefing Room and the west wing. The communications director, unbelievably generous with their time and counsel. They share with me the challe
As we speak to you in the heart of trump tower, you are prepared to move into the white house, what will your portfolio be . Guest it will include some communication, i have been in talks with the president elect about the strategy, something i have done over a number of decades. We have a number of means and opportunities in the white house. Everything from women and girls, office of public liaison, anyway to help with those efforts, i will. General strategy and advice, walking privileges, and the communications operation, donald trump is it is important to him. Host walking privileges. How important is that . Guest it is important to continue the relationship i have with the president elect, one of his trusted advisors am a someone who has the opportunity to speak with him on a regular basis. He would like me to be in the room when it happens and that is how it has been in transition and i expect it will continue to be as he sees appropriate to my service for him. I have found on beh