i m randy may, president of the free state foundation and i m pleased to welcome you to the free state foundation s ninth annual telecom policy conference i want to extend an especially warm welcome to our c-span audience. i m going to self-confessed, i may c-span junkie. some of you may have heard me say that before. my mom may she rest in peace she always worried a told her that i was a c-span junkie never really knowing what i meant by that. i m always pleased and grateful when c-span is here. welcome, to the c-span audience. this years annual conference follows on the heels of the 10th anniversary gala last december, so next year annual conference will be in double digits for this event, also. it confirms the old adage that time flies when you re having fun and i might add it when you busy as well. almost every year i say some of you know this i say our annual telecom policy conference just keeps getting bigger, better and more impactful. well, as long as it remains t