Podcast about books with current Nonfiction Book releases plus bestseller lists as well as Industry News and trends through insider interviews. You can find about books on cspan now our free mobile app or wherever you get your podcasts. Up next, part of the incompas policy summit in washington, d. C. Focusing on Telecommunications Issues beginning with the conversation with fcc commissioner Geoffrey Starks on federal investments in broadband and the impact the pandemic had on the need for highspeed Internet Access. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] good morning. Good morning. Thank you so much for attending the incompas is a son . Good morning. There we go. Thank you so much for attending the policy summit. Im and you could overcome the president of incompas just thrilled to see so many of you in the room. But to be more thrilled the introducing our next speaker, fcc commissioner geoffrey he is the biggest Kansas City Chiefs fan in the room. Wait, wait, wait wait. I g
Internet access. [inaudible conversations] good morning. Good morning. Thank you so much for attending the encompass [inaudible] [inaudible conversations] good morning. There we go. Thank you so much for attending the policy summit. Im the president of incompand thrilled to see so many of you in the room and thrilled to be introduce our next speaker, fcc commissioner geoffrey stark. He is the biggest kansas city chief fan in the room. Oh, wait. [laughter] no, i got that wrong. No, its true. I dont know. I think maybe we should have a little showdown between Chris Shipley and commissioner, what do you think . [laughter] nick is here too. So, you know, weve got a couple of men in the audience that are just as a proud as the commissioner about the Kansas City Chiefs win in the super bowl. You know, i know when you have three wins in such a short time frame, the haters are gonna hat [laughter] but with i am not one of them. Okay . All right, no. In all seriousness, we are just so happy to
Able to hear from you in advance of this hearing. The fcc has not been reauthorize since 1990 and its current appropriation is over 400 30 million. It is charged with the administration of the Communications Act and of the statutes by to the functioning of our key medications policy. We must reexamine the Core Functions of the commission and Research Culture of humility that was lacking under the regulatory cloud left by chairman wheeler picked the sec plays a vital role in our increasingly Technology Dependence society. The subcommittee has never released a discussion draft for consideration. I would be remiss in not discussing Net Neutrality, the commissions decision in 2153 reclassify internet as a public utility was a power grab laced with irony of suffocating the most innovative part of our economy with a 1930s era law. This gave been meaning to the term progressive. Reply comments to the commissions nprm argue august 18. Chairman pai, we hope you are keeping that handy because it
Tennessee. The subcommittee on communications and technology will now come to order. The chair now recognizes herself for five minutes for an Opening Statement. And i want to welcome you all to the subcommittees hearing titled oversight and reauthorization of the federal communications commission. I appreciate the commissioners appearing to offer their testimony today. And we appreciate that we have been able to hear from you in advance of this hearing. The fcc has not been rethorsoned since 1990 appear its current appropriation is over 430 million its charged with the administration of the Communications Act and other statutes vital to the functioning of the communications policy. We must reexamine the Core Functions of the commission and restore a culture of hul humility. The fcc plays a vital rode in the increasingly technologically dent society. The subcommittee released a draft for consideration. I would be remiss by not discussing net neutral the commissioning ins 2015 was a powe
Tennessee. The subcommittee on communications and technology will now come to order. The chair now recognizes herself for five minutes for an Opening Statement. And i want to welcome you all to the subcommittees hearing titled oversight and reauthorization of the federal communications commission. I appreciate the commissioners appearing to offer their testimony today. And we appreciate that we have been able to hear from you in advance of this hearing. The fcc has not been rethorsoned since 1990 appear its current appropriation is over 430 million its charged with the administration of the Communications Act and other statutes vital to the functioning of the communications policy. We must reexamine the Core Functions of the commission and restore a culture of hul humility. The fcc plays a vital rode in the increasingly technologically dent society. The subcommittee released a draft for consideration. I would be remiss by not discussing net neutral the commissioning ins 2015 was a powe