Take on some new challenge. Of what, i have no idea yet, ive been so busy, but its been a great run are, and weve gotten a lot done, so im pleased with it. Host well, speaking of that, youre regarded as one of the Telecommunications Experts in the congress because of your background in radio and being on the enc committee. Whats your legacy in telecommunications . Guest you know, thanks, peter. I dont spend a lot of time on that sort of stuff, but i would tell you together the committee did great work opening up spectrum. And really positioning the united states, i think, to have the spectrum when it needed it to advance the new technologies as they come along. And i remember when we passed some of these laws, there were parts of the band that nobody thought had any value that today is like the highest value real estate. Really Young American minds develop new technologies and innovation. I think making sure they have access to spectrum is kind of like, you know, build it and they will
You retiring. Why . Guest ive had a great run and i been at his 22 22 years n the u. S. House, eight in the Oregon Legislature and im not one of those members leaving cranky and grumpy. Some days its messy. Ive had a good run pickup enjoyed but is time for someone new to step in. My wife and i ready to go take on some new challenge but of what ive no idea yet. Ive been so busy but its been a great run. We have gotten a lot done so i please with it. Host speaking about you regard as one of the Telecommunications Experts in the congress because of your background in radio and being on the emc committee. What your legacy in telecom medications . Guest thanks. I dont spend a lot of time on that sort of stuff but i would tell you together with the committee did great work of putting up spectrum. And really positioning the United States i think to have the spectrum when it needed it to advance the new technologies that come along. I remember going clear back to when we passed some of these l
Communicators this week is a key member of congress when it comes to telecommunications policy. Mike doyle is a democrat from pennsylvania, chair of the energy and commerce subcommittee on communications and technology. Congressman doyle, the subcommittee is key to telecom policy, isnt it . Representative doyle it sure is. It is the Key Committee in congress that deals with telecommunication policy. A lot of interesting issues come before the committee, and more to come. Peter we are about to cover those in the next halfhour, but i want to start with news this week, the fcc declaring huawei zte corporations to be National Security threats. Representative doyle that is one of the reasons you saw the bill we passed in the energy committee. Now we are just waiting for appropriators to put money in it. It is going to take 1 million to 2 million to assist Smaller Companies that want that equipment, to make them whole so they can remove the equipment and put other equipment in. We have been
Television provider. Joining us on the communicators this week is representative greg walden, a republican from oregon, former chairman of the energy and commerce committee. Now, the Top Republican on that committee which sees a lot of telecommunications legislation. Our guest reporter, chris mills rodrigo of the hill. Congressman, youre retiring. Why . Rep. Walden i have had a great run. I have been at this 22 years in the u. S. House, the oregon legislature. Im not one of those members leaving cranky and angry. Democracy is built to be messy. Ive had a good run, ive enjoyed it, but it is time for somebody new to step in. My wife and i are ready to go take on some new challenge, of what i have no idea yet. I have been so busy, but it has been a great run. We got a lot done, so i am pleased with what weve done. Peter speaking of that, you are regarded as one of the Telecommunications Experts in the congress because of your background in radio and being on the enc committee. What is you
Type issues before the committee and more than two,. Host we will explore some of those in this next half hour i want to start with some news that came out this week, which is the fcc declaring huawei and zte corporations can be National Security threats. What is your view of that . Guest this there some validity to that. Its one of the reasons you saw the bill passed in the energy and Commerce Committee with greg walden and Bob Goodlatte and myself and mr. Pallone, which is now were just waiting for the appropriators to put some money in it because we estimate it will take about one, 2 million to assist the Somalia Companies that want that equipment to make them whole so they can remove the equipment and put other equipment in. We have been generally supportive of that and we are hopeful the appropriators will put the sufficient funds in the bill so that can happen. Host here to up help us explore some of the issues youre subcommittee facing is chris mills rodrigo, with the hill and h