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Those meetings but one . I dont know the details of those meetings. I cant recall the details of those meetings. I can assure you that there were no, nothing that would trigger an ex parte. So you meet with the white house multiple times during the open Comment Period after the Comment Period closes, and were supposed to believe that one of the most important things the fcc has ever done that this didnt come up and they didnt have any discussions and they didnt comment back to you. Is that what were supposed to believe . The administration was very scrupulous in making it clear that i was an independent agency and they were not telling i guess the point is chairman. You met with them multiple times. They came to visit you. You went to visit them. We invite you to come in an open and you refuse. We asked you to send us documents and you didnt send us a single one. Thats very t ....
July 17th. September 11th. September 30th. October 15th. October 28th. And then mr. Zinaz visiting with you on november 9th at the fcc. Does that sound accurate . If thats the list that we provided, sir. And you only provided an ex parte for one of those meetings. Why is that . First of all the rules are quite clear on what constitutes an ex parte. And that is an attempt to file specifically in a specific docket and to influence the outcome of that docket did you discuss this just and. Dids you discuss this matter during those meetings. And there are provisions long established going back to the Bush Administration also legislative council. I have five minutes. I need to ask very specific. You are asking about ex partes. And there is no requirement that there be an ex parte file. There was no need either. I dont understand that. You met with them. Youre telling me this proposed rule did not come up in any of those proposed me ....
Want to put too much credence in letters. I thought i would sneak that in. Is there, the chairman was suggesting in his time that you could have waived the role to bring the public in at an earlier date at a drafting of the rule. Your answer to that was a little bit to read a cold, yes i have that power, but it is not a power practice. Following up on the question why in looking at that did you not avail yourself . Wheeler there are many reasons why. You put out a draft, what do you do two days later when paragraph 345 gets changed . Do you put it out again and say, look at this . Had you deal with the back and forth between offices. How do you deal with ongoing research. Is it right to have this kind of an activity that can be very much affecting of capital markets, people misinterpreting this or that. Markets crashing or inflating whatever the case may be. It is for that reason, that foia and specific says that these kind of editorial negotiations are specifically works in progress. ....
Chairman, and thank you, mr. Wheeler for your long and dedicated role, and i know it is often thankless. While opinions differ, your dedication is appropriated. Chair wheeler sir, i recognize your badge, and thank you. Rep. Russell thank you. You stated earlier today that it you came to an evolutionary decision because you determined it was reasonable for isps, but not reasonable for consumers with this ruling. Is it not true that federal taxes could be applied to consumers where it was once prohibited . Chair wheeler that is in the hands of congress. The tax freedom act specifically, the freedom of information act prohibits specifically that and whether that has changed is outside rep. Russell but from an Informational Service to a communication service, does it not lay the foundation for consumers being taxed. Chair wheeler again, that is going to be your decision and not mine. Rep. Russell was it possible when it was jus ....
We normally ask for your testimony, but we are very forgiving on this and we would appreciate your verbal comments. Your entire written statement will be part of the written record. Mr. Wheeler. Chair wheeler thank you very much mr. Chairman. Members of the committee, i will take that hand as well as your forgiveness and try and skip through early paragraphs. Im proud of the process that the commission ran to develop the open Internet Order. It was one of the most open and transparent in commission history. And the Public Participation was unprecedented trade last april i circulated a draft, that included a set of open internet protections, and also asked questions about the best way to achieve an open internet. The open internet npr and adopted in may proposed a solution based on section 706 do the calculations act of 1996. Telecommunications act of seven and 1996. Whe ....