Host and Tara Jeffries is with bloomberg bna. Before we get into some of the issues, i want to ask you all just kind of an opening question and see where we go with this. Lydia beyoud, whats the influence today of some of the Larger Tech Companies and here in washington . Is it growing . Is it outsized . Guest thats a great question. I think one of the things that were really seeing right now is a pivot from the Obama Administration, and now in the Trump Administration away from such a wellrecognized influence by a lot of the Tech Companies toward a little bit more skepticism. So their former influence under the Previous Administration is definitely in a different light here. What do you guys think . Guest yeah, i would agree. I think the Trump Administration definitely hasnt shown the same focus on tech groups, Tech Companies that the Obama Administration did and, frankly, were seeing some changing conversations in congress about it as well given this nod toward antitrust and monopoly
You can i saw it as a positive step in the right direction. The new chairman is going to do a wonderful job. He is focused on closing the Digital Divide and extension of broadband and making certain that the internet is an open source and is not going to be under heavy government control. I think those are good steps, good things. Peter you call it a step in the right direction. What else would you like to see done . Rep. Blackburn it will be up to congress to take action following with the fcc does. This is what the chairman this is why what the chairman did was the right step to take, and i like seeing that. Peter in your subcommittee, what are some of the items you are working on that we have not seen in the news you can in the news . Rep. Blackburn looking at agencies, reshaping them, making certain fcc is focused on spectrum and Spectrum Management and media ownership. Hose are right things to do we are also working on first net and ourt nations emergency communication template. I
Host cspan, or history unfos daily. In 1979 cspan was created as a Public Service by americas cabletelevision companies and is brought to you today by your cable or satellite provider. Host fcc commissioner Michael Orielly as we enter into fall and you have the full complement over at the fcc, what are some of the agenda items we will be seeing . Guest still working to those issues. We have two new colleagues late last week and starting fresh and running ready to work this week. Well see how the chairman sets up the agenda for the next couple of months. Of a number of issues that weve talked about, spectrum is high on the list. Dealing with infrastructure high on the priority list and some others people spoken about as well. Host what is your take on the recent New York Times article linking media ownership rules with sinclair and ajit pai . Guest i completely disagree with the article. I dont find that the argument presented were valid for my purposes. The items they site in terms of
We have two new colleagues late last week and we are starting fresh and running rights to work this week so we will see how the chairman sets up the agenda for the next couple months. We have another and number of issues on our priority list infrastructure high on our priority list and some others that we have spoken about as well. Host what is your take on the recent New York Times article linking media ownership pools with sinclair and ajit pai. Guest i completely disagree with the article. I dont find the arguments presented were valid for my purposes. The items that they cite in terms of sinclair were generally available to all broadcast. Its more important or items he important or i can say that there were complying with the statute is written so when you talk about uhf discount is one of the three that they highlighted that certainly an issue that i believe in and talked about a number of times. I think our hands are tied by the statute so its a Previous Commission who in my tent
About thislked yesterday, wide trunk would get the mexicans to cancel the meeting. It is very confusing. We dont know why he decided to put mexico front and center. Questions about mexico and a 20 border tax is what everyone is talking about, and today again he doubled down, insulting mexico and talking about the need for the wall. Johnson, what will theresa may learn from this exchange about how to negotiate with donald trump . She will not be responding on twitter. Guy she has to try to make this a calm affair from the british point of view. She is here to do a number of things. Some of it is domestic politics, and that is maybe where we will talk about trade. Some of it as well is to come here and convince the white house, donald trump that he needs to engage with the international community, that he needs to establish a relationship with a traditional architecture for security, and that is really what the british Prime Minister is here for. It will help with brexit, but i think the