[inaudible conversations] one [inaudible conversations] mr. Thune good morning. Welcome to todays hearing on oversight of the fcc. I should point out since this committee has jurisdiction over sports. Last night, the South Dakota State University jackrabbits plunged their ticket to the tournament by winning the Summer League tournament. I am getting gaveled down by someone. [laughter] last time we met, a lot exchanged since then with the new fcc chairman with several members of this committee. This is the first sec oversight hearing is that i hope to see changes how the commission operates. I urge them to treat each other fairly, to be willing to ask congress for guidance whenever possible. While still in the early days, they seem to heed the advice that actions under chairman pai to improve the of process of transparency. And those that seem to amass power the chairman office that they could instead empower the public and other commissioners. Chairman pai says purging the divide to gu