I want to welcome you to the subcommittee. 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. Beencc has not reauthorized since 1990 and its current appropriation is 430 million. It is charged with the administration of Communications Act. Reexamine the Core Functions and restore a culture of humility that was lacking under the regulatory class left by chairman wheeler. The fcc plays a vital role in our increasingly Technology Dependent society. The subcommittee has released a draft for consideration. I would be remiss by not discussing Net Neutrality. The commissions decision to classify the internet as a public utility was a power grab laced with the irony of suffocating the most innovative part of our economy with in 1930s era law. This gave new meaning to the term progressive. Reply comments to the commissions are due august 18. We hope you are keeping that wed whacker handy.
Lot of things. Host when you look at it they how much time do you focus on the fcc, how much time do you focus on congress and other agencies . Good question. Depends on what is going on. Sometimes we spend a lot of time on issues of state, there is a lot going on at the fcc, congress when it is in session. Depends what the issues are. Host what are the major issues facing verizon . Guest spectrum is a big issue for us. We are very focused on strategy. As a company we committed to be the first us company to rule out 5g, a new iteration of wireless technology, we are poised to a wave of innovation of 5g. We have a commercial pilot, commercial product. In order to do that we are able to roll it out. That is something we spend a lot of time on at the fcc and chairman wheeler announced the fcc will vote on an order in july and open up us and the rest of the industry to rollout 5g very quickly. Host can you give us a status report . Guest the incentive . That i cannot i cant because there a
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Have some legal responsibilities, antitrust, privacy. So how much time do you focus a lot of issues with a lot going on at the state, at the fcc. Congress when its in session. It depends on the issues and whats hot at the moment. What are some of the major issues facing verizon . Spectrum is always a big issue for us. Right now were very focused on 5g. As a company weve committed to be the first u. S. Company to roll out 5g. And 5g is essentially a new iteration of wireless technology. And now 4g l. T. E. The whole new wave of innovation commusing 5g. Weve committed to a commercial pilot and product in 2017. To do that we need spectrum to roll it out. That is actually something weve spent a lot of time on at the fcc. Chairman wheeler just last week actually announced that the fcc is going to vote on an order in july to open up a huge block of spectrum to enable us and the rest of the industry to roll out 5g very quickly. You mentioned the auctions. They began last march. Can you give u
Intoxicated when he was spotted throwing up on the motels steps a little after 3 00 in the morning. And police say that 15 minutes earlier miller attacked a 70 yearold man and his son at the Marriott Hotel across the street trying to enter their room. The 70yearold was knocked out cold and suffered broken bones to the face. He remains in the hospital right now, recovering. Under what is called a trauma name so it is protecting his identity. I did speak to his wife by phone today who said that the family wishes to remain anonymous because miller was so volatile and even threatened to kill them. Millers sports agent jack real told ktvu that there is two sides to every story and weight until more facts emerge before commenting. Miller is set to appear in court on friday on charges of aggravated assault, elder abuse, threats, and battery. In San Francisco Tara Moriarty ktvu fox 2 news. A federal judge ruled against caltrans today in a controversial winding project. Environmental groups sue