FCC Open Commission Meeting, April 21, 2010

WELCOME, EVERYONE, TO THE
APRIL 2010 MEETING OF THE FCC.
APRIL 2010 MEETING OF THE FCC.
BEFORE WE BEGIN I HAVE AN
UNFORTUNATE ANNOUNCEMENT TO MAKE.
UNFORTUNATE ANNOUNCEMENT TO MAKE.
I AM SADDEN TO REPORT THAT
COMMISSIONER BAKER IS NOT WITH
US TODAY -- DUE TO THE UNEXPECTED
DEATH OF HER MOTHER.
NANCY ATWELL
THIS MONDAY AFTERNOON
SHE IS IN TEXAS TODAY.
THE THOUGHTS OF THE ENTIRE
COMMISSION ARE WITH COMMISSIONER
BAKER AT THIS TIME.
WE EXTEND OUR HEARTFELT
CONDOLENCES TO HER AND HER
FAMILY.
ALWAYS THINKING OF OTHERS FIRST,
COMMISSIONER BAKER WANTED TO
MAKE SURE THAT HER ABSENCE DID
NOT IMPEDE THE WORK OF THE
COMMISSION.
HER VOTES ON TODAY'S ITEMS WILL
BE REGISTERED THROUGH OUR
ELECTRONIC VOTING SYSTEM, AND
THE ITEMS WHEN FINAL WILL
REFLECT THE VOTES OF ALL FIVE
COMMISSIONERS.
WITH THAT, MADAM SECRETARY,
COULD YOU PLEASE INTRODUCE OUR
AGENDA?
THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN.
GOOD MORNING TO YOU AND
THE COMMISSIONERS.
TODAY'S AGENDA INCLUDES SIX
ITEMS FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION.
FIRST A NOTICE OF INQUIRY,
FIRST A NOTICE OF INQUIRY, NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULEMAKING,
NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULEMAKING, INITIATING SERVICE REFORMS AS
INITIATING SERVICE REFORMS AS OUTLINED IN THE NATIONAL BOARD
OUTLINED IN THE NATIONAL BOARD P.M. PLAN AND JOINT STATEMENT ON
P.M. PLAN AND JOINT STATEMENT ON BROADBAND.
BROADBAND. A SECOND TO CONSIDER AN ORDER ON
A SECOND TO CONSIDER AN ORDER ON A RECONSIDERATION REGARDING
A RECONSIDERATION REGARDING AUTOMATIC ROAMING REQUIREMENTS
AUTOMATIC ROAMING REQUIREMENTS AND SET AT NOTICE OF PROPOSED
AND SET AT NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULEMAKING REGARDING AUTOMATIC
RULEMAKING REGARDING AUTOMATIC ROAMING FOR MOBILE DATA
ROAMING FOR MOBILE DATA SERVICES.
SERVICES. 30 WILL CONSIDER A NOTICE OF
30 WILL CONSIDER A NOTICE OF INQUIRY SEEKING COMMENT ON BEST
INQUIRY SEEKING COMMENT ON BEST APPROACHES TO ASSURE THE
APPROACHES TO ASSURE THE COMMERCIAL AVAILABILITY OF SMART
COMMERCIAL AVAILABILITY OF SMART VIDEO DEVICES AND OTHER
VIDEO DEVICES AND OTHER EQUIPMENT USED TO ACCESS THE
EQUIPMENT USED TO ACCESS THE SERVICES OF MULTICHANNEL VIDEO
SERVICES OF MULTICHANNEL VIDEO PROGRAMMING DISTRIBUTORS.
PROGRAMMING DISTRIBUTORS. FOURTH, YOU WILL CONSIDER A
FOURTH, YOU WILL CONSIDER A FOURTH FURTHER NOTICE OF
FOURTH FURTHER NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULEMAKING THAT
PROPOSED RULEMAKING THAT PROPOSES CHANGES TO THE
PROPOSES CHANGES TO THE CABLECARD RULES FOR SET TOP
CABLECARD RULES FOR SET TOP BOXES USED WITH CABLE SERVICES,
BOXES USED WITH CABLE SERVICES, TO IMPROVE THE OPERATION OF THAT
TO IMPROVE THE OPERATION OF THAT FRAMEWORK PENDING THE
FRAMEWORK PENDING THE DEVELOPMENT OF A SUCCESSOR
DEVELOPMENT OF A SUCCESSOR FRAMEWORK.
FRAMEWORK. FIFTH, HE WILL CONSIDER A NOTICE
FIFTH, HE WILL CONSIDER A NOTICE OF AN INQUIRY THAT EXAMINES THE
OF AN INQUIRY THAT EXAMINES THE SURVIVABILITY OF BROADBAND
SURVIVABILITY OF BROADBAND INFRASTRUCTURE AND SEEKS COMMENT
INFRASTRUCTURE AND SEEKS COMMENT ON ABILITY OF EXISTING BROADBAND
ON ABILITY OF EXISTING BROADBAND NETWORKS TO EXPAND SIGNIFICANT
NETWORKS TO EXPAND SIGNIFICANT BEAR MUCH -- BUT IT'S BEEN
BEAR MUCH -- BUT IT'S BEEN DAMAGED OR OVERLOAD DUE TO
DAMAGED OR OVERLOAD DUE TO NATURAL DISASTERS, TERRORIST
NATURAL DISASTERS, TERRORIST ATTACKS, PANDEMICS OR OTHER
ATTACKS, PANDEMICS OR OTHER MAJOR PUBLIC EMERGENCIES.
MAJOR PUBLIC EMERGENCIES. FOR YOUR SIXTH AND FINAL ITEM HE
FOR YOUR SIXTH AND FINAL ITEM HE WILL CONSIDER A NOTICE OF
WILL CONSIDER A NOTICE OF INQUIRY WHETHER TO ESTABLISH A
INQUIRY WHETHER TO ESTABLISH A VOLUNTARY CYBER SECURITY
VOLUNTARY CYBER SECURITY CERTIFICATION PROGRAM.
CERTIFICATION PROGRAM. THIS IS YOUR AGENDA FOR TODAY.
THIS IS YOUR AGENDA FOR TODAY. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. OBVIOUSLY A FULL AGENDA.
OBVIOUSLY A FULL AGENDA. BEFORE WE BEGAN AND GO THROUGH
BEFORE WE BEGAN AND GO THROUGH EACH OF THE ITEMS, I WOULD LIKE
EACH OF THE ITEMS, I WOULD LIKE TO BRIEFLY INTRODUCE THE DAY'S
TO BRIEFLY INTRODUCE THE DAY'S AGENDA.
AGENDA. ON MARCH 16, AS EVERYONE KNOWS,
ON MARCH 16, AS EVERYONE KNOWS, THE COUNTRY'S FIRST NATIONAL
THE COUNTRY'S FIRST NATIONAL BROADBAND PLAN WAS ISSUED.
BROADBAND PLAN WAS ISSUED. TWO WEEKS AGO WE RELEASED THE
TWO WEEKS AGO WE RELEASED THE BROADBAND ACTION AGENDA THAT
BROADBAND ACTION AGENDA THAT SETS OUT A GAME PLAN FOR MORE
SETS OUT A GAME PLAN FOR MORE THAN 60 CONCRETE COMMISSION
THAN 60 CONCRETE COMMISSION PROCEEDINGS OF ACTIONS TO TAKE
PROCEEDINGS OF ACTIONS TO TAKE PLACE OVER THE NEXT YEAR.
PLACE OVER THE NEXT YEAR. IF THIS ACTION AGENDA IS
IF THIS ACTION AGENDA IS UNPRECEDENTED IN BOTH AMBITION
UNPRECEDENTED IN BOTH AMBITION AND TRANSPARENCY, AND THAT FITS
AND TRANSPARENCY, AND THAT FITS THE VITAL IMPORTANCE OF THE
THE VITAL IMPORTANCE OF THE BROADBAND PLANS GOALS.
BROADBAND PLANS GOALS. SUCH AS ENSURING THE U.S. AS A
SUCH AS ENSURING THE U.S. AS A BROADBAND INFRASTRUCTURE BUT
BROADBAND INFRASTRUCTURE BUT ALLOWS US TO COMPETE GLOBALLY
ALLOWS US TO COMPETE GLOBALLY AND REMAIN A WORLD LEADER IN
AND REMAIN A WORLD LEADER IN INNOVATION AND THE 21ST
INNOVATION AND THE 21ST CENTURY, ENSURING EVERY AMERICAN
CENTURY, ENSURING EVERY AMERICAN BENEFITS OF ECONOMIC PROMISE OF
BENEFITS OF ECONOMIC PROMISE OF SOCIAL ACTS -- OPPORTUNITY THAT
SOCIAL ACTS -- OPPORTUNITY THAT BROADBAND AFFORD, ENSURING
BROADBAND AFFORD, ENSURING CONSUMERS ARE PROTECTED AND
CONSUMERS ARE PROTECTED AND EMPOWERED AND COMPETITION
EMPOWERED AND COMPETITION PROMOTED IN BROADBAND
PROMOTED IN BROADBAND COMMUNICATION, ENSURING THAT IN
COMMUNICATION, ENSURING THAT IN A WORLD OF BROADBAND
A WORLD OF BROADBAND COMMUNICATION NETWORKS, PUBLIC
COMMUNICATION NETWORKS, PUBLIC SAFETY AND HOMELAND SECURITY IS
SAFETY AND HOMELAND SECURITY IS PROTECTED.
PROTECTED. BROADBAND IS ESSENTIAL ELEMENT
BROADBAND IS ESSENTIAL ELEMENT OF BROADBAND -- JOB CREATION AND
OF BROADBAND -- JOB CREATION AND ECONOMIC GROWTH AND PLEASE A
ECONOMIC GROWTH AND PLEASE A CRITICAL ROLE IN ADDRESSING SO
CRITICAL ROLE IN ADDRESSING SO MANY CHALLENGES, A PUBLIC
MANY CHALLENGES, A PUBLIC SAFETY, EDUCATION, HEALTH CARE,
SAFETY, EDUCATION, HEALTH CARE, AND, DID.
AND, DID. IF THAT IS WHY WE LAID OUT AN
IF THAT IS WHY WE LAID OUT AN AGGRESSIVE ROADMAP FOR EXECUTING
AGGRESSIVE ROADMAP FOR EXECUTING KEY RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE
KEY RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE NATIONAL BROADBAND PLAN AND THE
NATIONAL BROADBAND PLAN AND THE DAY AT OUR FIRST COMMISSION
DAY AT OUR FIRST COMMISSION MEETING OF THE DELIVERY OF THE
MEETING OF THE DELIVERY OF THE PLANT WE ADDRESS SIX MAJOR
PLANT WE ADDRESS SIX MAJOR PROCEEDINGS ACROSS FOUR BUREAUS
PROCEEDINGS ACROSS FOUR BUREAUS THAT MOVE US FORWARD ON A HARD
THAT MOVE US FORWARD ON A HARD WORK OF IMPLEMENTING THE PLAN.
WORK OF IMPLEMENTING THE PLAN. WE WILL HEAR MORE ABOUT THESE
WE WILL HEAR MORE ABOUT THESE PROCEEDINGS IN A MOMENT AND OVER
PROCEEDINGS IN A MOMENT AND OVER THE COURSE OF THIS MORNING'S
THE COURSE OF THIS MORNING'S MEETING.
MEETING. OF COURSE, THIS IS NOT OUR FIRST
OF COURSE, THIS IS NOT OUR FIRST SET OF ACTIONS ON
SET OF ACTIONS ON IMPLEMENTATION.
IMPLEMENTATION. EVEN BEFORE DELIVERING THE PLAN
EVEN BEFORE DELIVERING THE PLAN WOULD BEGIN ACTING ON A CONCRETE
WOULD BEGIN ACTING ON A CONCRETE IDEAS TO ADDRESS BROAD
IDEAS TO ADDRESS BROAD AVAILABILITY, AFFORDABILITY, AND
AVAILABILITY, AFFORDABILITY, AND ADOPTION, SUCH AS TOWER SITING
ADOPTION, SUCH AS TOWER SITING DECISION IN NOVEMBER TO
DECISION IN NOVEMBER TO ACCELERATE MOBILE DEPLOYMENT AND
ACCELERATE MOBILE DEPLOYMENT AND E-RATE AFTER OUR DECISION AND LA
E-RATE AFTER OUR DECISION AND LA RUE HEALTH CARE FUNDING -- WILL
RUE HEALTH CARE FUNDING -- WILL FUNDING EFFORTS.
FUNDING EFFORTS. AND THE CREATION OF A NEW MOBILE
AND THE CREATION OF A NEW MOBILE BROADBAND NETWORK, BILLIONS OF
BROADBAND NETWORK, BILLIONS OF DOLLARS OF INVESTMENT AND
DOLLARS OF INVESTMENT AND THOUSANDS OF NEW AMERICAN JOBS.
THOUSANDS OF NEW AMERICAN JOBS. WE PROPOSED RULES THAT WILL
WE PROPOSED RULES THAT WILL ALLOW MOBILE BROADBAND
ALLOW MOBILE BROADBAND OPERATIONS IN WCS AND LAWRENCE
OPERATIONS IN WCS AND LAWRENCE CONSUMER SURVEY AND THE SMALLER
CONSUMER SURVEY AND THE SMALLER AND MEDIUM-SIZED BUSINESS SURVEY
AND MEDIUM-SIZED BUSINESS SURVEY TO BEGIN TO COLLECT BETTER
TO BEGIN TO COLLECT BETTER BROADBAND DATA.
BROADBAND DATA. WE ALSO LAUNCHED A SUITE OF NEW
WE ALSO LAUNCHED A SUITE OF NEW MEDIA TOOLS TO INCREASE
MEDIA TOOLS TO INCREASE TRANSPARENCY, FOR EXAMPLE,
TRANSPARENCY, FOR EXAMPLE, ALLOWING CONSUMERS TO TEST SPEED
ALLOWING CONSUMERS TO TEST SPEED OF FIXED AND MOBILE BROADBAND
OF FIXED AND MOBILE BROADBAND CONNECTIONS AND SEE HOW SPECTRUM
CONNECTIONS AND SEE HOW SPECTRUM IS USED DURING THE NEW-BOARD.
IS USED DURING THE NEW-BOARD. AND IT HELPED DRIVE THE LAUNCH
AND IT HELPED DRIVE THE LAUNCH OF SEVERAL IMPORTANT PUBLIC OF
OF SEVERAL IMPORTANT PUBLIC OF PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS THAT WILL
PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS THAT WILL HELP BRING BROADBAND AND
HELP BRING BROADBAND AND BROADBAND TRADING TO SEVERAL
BROADBAND TRADING TO SEVERAL COMMUNITIES AT RISK OF BEING
COMMUNITIES AT RISK OF BEING LEFT BEHIND -- SENIORS, SMALL
LEFT BEHIND -- SENIORS, SMALL BUSINESSES, LOW-INCOME,
BUSINESSES, LOW-INCOME, MINORITY COMMUNITIES, SCHOOLS
MINORITY COMMUNITIES, SCHOOLS AND CLINICS.
AND CLINICS. WHAT LIKE THE PROFESSIONAL
WHAT LIKE THE PROFESSIONAL PROCESS LEADING UP TO THE PLANT
PROCESS LEADING UP TO THE PLANT PROCESSES TO IMPLEMENT THE PLAN
PROCESSES TO IMPLEMENT THE PLAN WILL BE CHARACTERIZED BY
WILL BE CHARACTERIZED BY TRANSPARENCY, AND CLOSE OF THIS,
TRANSPARENCY, AND CLOSE OF THIS, AND ACCOUNTABILITY.
AND ACCOUNTABILITY. FOR EXAMPLE, TO ENABLE THE
FOR EXAMPLE, TO ENABLE THE PUBLIC TO MONITOR AND TO BE SOME
PUBLIC TO MONITOR AND TO BE SOME PROGRESS WE OF THE REPORT OF THE
PROGRESS WE OF THE REPORT OF THE TRACKING TOOL ON BROADBAND.GOV
TRACKING TOOL ON BROADBAND.GOV WITH SEPARATE AND BELIEVE IT IS
WITH SEPARATE AND BELIEVE IT IS VITALLY IMPORTANT TO MOVE
VITALLY IMPORTANT TO MOVE FORWARD TO ACT, ROADMAP TO
FORWARD TO ACT, ROADMAP TO PROTECT AMERICA'S GLOBAL
PROTECT AMERICA'S GLOBAL COMPETITIVENESS AND SAFETIES --
COMPETITIVENESS AND SAFETIES -- SAY, HELP AVERT A STORE IN EVERY
SAY, HELP AVERT A STORE IN EVERY BENEFITS OF BROADBAND
BENEFITS OF BROADBAND COMMUNICATIONS TO ALL AMERICANS.
COMMUNICATIONS TO ALL AMERICANS.
WORKING TO MAKE SURE AMERICA HAS
WORKING TO MAKE SURE AMERICA HAS THE WORLD'S LEADING HIGH-SPEED
THE WORLD'S LEADING HIGH-SPEED BROADBAND NETWORKS LIES AT THE
BROADBAND NETWORKS LIES AT THE VERY CORE OF THE FCC'S MISSION
VERY CORE OF THE FCC'S MISSION IN THE 21ST CENTURY.
IN THE 21ST CENTURY. I BELIEVE THIS IS CENTRAL
I BELIEVE THIS IS CENTRAL MISSION IS COMPLETELY CONSISTENT
MISSION IS COMPLETELY CONSISTENT WITH THE COMMUNICATIONS ACT AND
WITH THE COMMUNICATIONS ACT AND I'M CONFIDENT THE COMMISSION
I'M CONFIDENT THE COMMISSION HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO IMPLEMENT
HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO IMPLEMENT THE BROADBAND PLAN.
THE BROADBAND PLAN. AS WE EVALUATE RECENT CONTEST
AS WE EVALUATE RECENT CONTEST DECISION I AM COMMITTED TO
DECISION I AM COMMITTED TO WORKING WITH MY COLLEAGUES TO
WORKING WITH MY COLLEAGUES TO ENSURE THAT OUR ACTIONS ARE
ENSURE THAT OUR ACTIONS ARE ROOTED IN A SOUND LEGAL
ROOTED IN A SOUND LEGAL FOUNDATION DESIGNED TO FOSTER
FOUNDATION DESIGNED TO FOSTER INVESTMENT IN INNOVATION,
INVESTMENT IN INNOVATION, PROMOTE COMPETITION, AND
PROMOTE COMPETITION, AND PROTECT AND EMPOWER CONSUMERS
PROTECT AND EMPOWER CONSUMERS AND ENSURE PUBLIC SAFETY.
AND ENSURE PUBLIC SAFETY. FINALLY I WANT TO THANK THE
FINALLY I WANT TO THANK THE MOMENT TO THANK THE CHEEKS AND
MOMENT TO THANK THE CHEEKS AND MANAGEMENT TEAMS OF THE BUREAUS
MANAGEMENT TEAMS OF THE BUREAUS AND OFFICES FOR THEIR OF SEVEN
AND OFFICES FOR THEIR OF SEVEN LEADERSHIP IN PUTTING TOGETHER
LEADERSHIP IN PUTTING TOGETHER THE IMPLEMENTATION AGENDA.
THE IMPLEMENTATION AGENDA. ALONG WITH YANG , WITHGARR AND
ALONG WITH YANG , WITHGARR AND OTHERS THAT HAVE PLAYED AND WILL
OTHERS THAT HAVE PLAYED AND WILL CONTINUE TO PLAY AN EXCELLENT
CONTINUE TO PLAY AN EXCELLENT ROLE IN MOVING THE BROADBAND
ROLE IN MOVING THE BROADBAND PLAN FOR.
PLAN FOR. THE MAGNITUDE AND IMPORTANCE OF
THE MAGNITUDE AND IMPORTANCE OF THIS AGENDA AND THE WORK LOAD IT
THIS AGENDA AND THE WORK LOAD IT CREATES REQUIRE A DISCIPLINED
CREATES REQUIRE A DISCIPLINED MANAGEMENT PROCESS.
MANAGEMENT PROCESS. DID YOU HAVE ALL EXEMPLIFY THE
DID YOU HAVE ALL EXEMPLIFY THE KIND OF STRENGTHS AND
KIND OF STRENGTHS AND LEADERSHIPS WE NEED TO
LEADERSHIPS WE NEED TO ACCOMPLISH THIS VITAL WORK OF
ACCOMPLISH THIS VITAL WORK OF THE COUNTRY.
THE COUNTRY. WE STAND READY TO SUPPORT YOU
WE STAND READY TO SUPPORT YOU AND YOUR WORK AND THE COUNTRY
AND YOUR WORK AND THE COUNTRY APPRECIATES YOUR EFFORTS.
APPRECIATES YOUR EFFORTS. MADAM SECRETARY, WOULD YOU
MADAM SECRETARY, WOULD YOU PLEASE AND TO USE OUR FIRST
PLEASE AND TO USE OUR FIRST PRESENTATION.
PRESENTATION. >> THE FIRST ITEM WILL BE
>> THE FIRST ITEM WILL BE PRESENTED BY THE WIRELINE
PRESENTED BY THE WIRELINE COMPETITION BUREAU, CAROL --
COMPETITION BUREAU, CAROL -- DEPUTY CHIEF WILL GIVE THE
DEPUTY CHIEF WILL GIVE THE INTRODUCTION.
INTRODUCTION. >> PLEASE PROCEED.
>> PLEASE PROCEED. >> GOOD MORNING, CHAIRMAN, AND
>> GOOD MORNING, CHAIRMAN, AND COMMISSIONERS.
COMMISSIONERS. TODAY THE WIRELINE COMPASS AND
TODAY THE WIRELINE COMPASS AND BUREAU IS VERY PLEASED TO
BUREAU IS VERY PLEASED TO PRESENT A NOTICE OF INQUIRY AND
PRESENT A NOTICE OF INQUIRY AND PROPOSED RULEMAKING TO TAKE THE
PROPOSED RULEMAKING TO TAKE THE FIRST STEPS TO TRANSFORM SUPPORT
FIRST STEPS TO TRANSFORM SUPPORT FOR 20 CENTER NETWORKS AND THE
FOR 20 CENTER NETWORKS AND THE 21ST CENTURY NETWORKS CAPABLE OF
21ST CENTURY NETWORKS CAPABLE OF PROVIDING BROADBAND
PROVIDING BROADBAND COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES AS WELL
COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES AS WELL AS VOICE.
AS VOICE. LAST MONTH, AS THE CHAIRMAN
LAST MONTH, AS THE CHAIRMAN NOTED, THE COMMISSION SENT TO
NOTED, THE COMMISSION SENT TO CONGRESS A NATIONAL BROADBAND
CONGRESS A NATIONAL BROADBAND PLAN WHICH IDENTIFIED A NEED TO
PLAN WHICH IDENTIFIED A NEED TO REFORM THE UNIVERSAL SERVICE
REFORM THE UNIVERSAL SERVICE FUND TO ACHIEVE THE VISION OF
FUND TO ACHIEVE THE VISION OF ENSURING ALL AMERICANS ACCESS TO
ENSURING ALL AMERICANS ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE, HIGH QUALITY
AFFORDABLE, HIGH QUALITY BROADBAND COMMUNICATIONS.
BROADBAND COMMUNICATIONS. IF THE PLAN RECOMMENDED MEASURES
IF THE PLAN RECOMMENDED MEASURES TO CUT COSTS FOR EXISTING VOICE
TO CUT COSTS FOR EXISTING VOICE SERVICE AND CREATE A NEW CONNECT
SERVICE AND CREATE A NEW CONNECT AMERICA FUND THAT DIRECTLY
AMERICA FUND THAT DIRECTLY SUPPORTS BROADBAND ABOUT
SUPPORTS BROADBAND ABOUT INCREASING OVERALL SIZE OF THE
INCREASING OVERALL SIZE OF THE FUND.
FUND. JUST LAST WEEK, I SPOKE OF A
JUST LAST WEEK, I SPOKE OF A CONFERENCE CALL IP POSSIBILITIES
CONFERENCE CALL IP POSSIBILITIES WERE ONE OF THE ATTENDEES BOOK
WERE ONE OF THE ATTENDEES BOOK ABOUT HOW ON FOR BROADBAND IS
ABOUT HOW ON FOR BROADBAND IS TOO LOW AMERICA.
TOO LOW AMERICA. HE HAD A SON, HIS SON WAS TAKING
HE HAD A SON, HIS SON WAS TAKING ALL MY CLASSES OF HIGH SCHOOL
ALL MY CLASSES OF HIGH SCHOOL THAT INVOLVED VIDEO.
THAT INVOLVED VIDEO. BUT IT PLAYED SPORTS AFTER
BUT IT PLAYED SPORTS AFTER SCHOOL AND HE WAS LAMENTING THE
SCHOOL AND HE WAS LAMENTING THE FACT THAT WHEN HE CAME HOME HE
FACT THAT WHEN HE CAME HOME HE WASN'T ABLE TO DO HIS HOMEWORK
WASN'T ABLE TO DO HIS HOMEWORK BECAUSE HE DID NOT HAVE
BECAUSE HE DID NOT HAVE BROADBAND AT HOME.
BROADBAND AT HOME. THAT IS WHY THIS MATTERS.
THAT IS WHY THIS MATTERS. UNIVERSAL SERVICE REFORMS IS
UNIVERSAL SERVICE REFORMS IS GOING TO BE A MARATHON, NOT A
GOING TO BE A MARATHON, NOT A SPRINT.
SPRINT. THEY'RE EXCITED TO PRESENT THE
THEY'RE EXCITED TO PRESENT THE FIRST ITEM IN A SERIES OF
FIRST ITEM IN A SERIES OF PROCEEDINGS TO IMPLEMENT A
PROCEEDINGS TO IMPLEMENT A NATIONAL BROADBAND WILLIAMS
NATIONAL BROADBAND WILLIAMS VISION FOR TRANSFORM UNIVERSAL
VISION FOR TRANSFORM UNIVERSAL SERVICE.
SERVICE. I WOULD LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE
I WOULD LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE HARD WORK OF NUMEROUS PEOPLE,
HARD WORK OF NUMEROUS PEOPLE, PARTICULARLY KATIE KING IN THE
PARTICULARLY KATIE KING IN THE WIRELINE BUREAU PREPARED TO SEND
WIRELINE BUREAU PREPARED TO SEND THIS ITEM TO BE BARELY A MONTH
THIS ITEM TO BE BARELY A MONTH AFTER THE RELEASE OF THE PLAN
AFTER THE RELEASE OF THE PLAN AND I ALSO WOULD LIKE TO THANK
AND I ALSO WOULD LIKE TO THANK DONALD STOCK SALE WILL CARRY THE
DONALD STOCK SALE WILL CARRY THE BALL SO FAR ON THIS ITEM, BUT
BALL SO FAR ON THIS ITEM, BUT WHEN I WAS STILL WORKING ON A
WHEN I WAS STILL WORKING ON A PLAN MYSELF AND ON THE ROAD
PLAN MYSELF AND ON THE ROAD EDUCATING KEY STAKEHOLDERS ABOUT
EDUCATING KEY STAKEHOLDERS ABOUT THE PLAN'S RECOMMENDATIONS.
THE PLAN'S RECOMMENDATIONS. SEATED WITH ME TODAY IS AMY
SEATED WITH ME TODAY IS AMY VENDOR, DEPUTY CHIEF OF
VENDOR, DEPUTY CHIEF OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACCESS POLICY
TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACCESS POLICY DIVISION WHO WILL PRESENT THE
DIVISION WHO WILL PRESENT THE ITEM ON BEHALF OF THE BUREAU.
ITEM ON BEHALF OF THE BUREAU. >> GOOD MORNING, MR. CHAIRMAN,
>> GOOD MORNING, MR. CHAIRMAN, AND COMMISSIONERS.
AND COMMISSIONERS. THIS PROPOSED NOTICE OF INQUIRY
THIS PROPOSED NOTICE OF INQUIRY OF PROPOSED RULEMAKING
OF PROPOSED RULEMAKING REPRESENTS THE FIRST UP TOWARD
REPRESENTS THE FIRST UP TOWARD ESTABLISHING A DETAILED AND A
ESTABLISHING A DETAILED AND A LEG BRACES FOR UNIVERSAL SERVICE
LEG BRACES FOR UNIVERSAL SERVICE FUND THAT WILL EFFICIENTLY
FUND THAT WILL EFFICIENTLY TARGET OF FUNDING TO SUPPORT
TARGET OF FUNDING TO SUPPORT BROADBAND AS WELL AS VOICE
BROADBAND AS WELL AS VOICE SERVICE WHILE CUTTING
SERVICE WHILE CUTTING INEFFICIENT FUNDING OF VOICE
INEFFICIENT FUNDING OF VOICE NETWORK IN THE LEGACY HIGH-COST
NETWORK IN THE LEGACY HIGH-COST SUPPORT PROGRAM.
SUPPORT PROGRAM. THE COMMISSION HAS IDENTIFIED
THE COMMISSION HAS IDENTIFIED COMPREHENSIVE UNIVERSAL SERVICE
COMPREHENSIVE UNIVERSAL SERVICE REFORMS, INCLUDING TARGETED AN
REFORMS, INCLUDING TARGETED AN INVESTMENT IN BROADBAND AND
INVESTMENT IN BROADBAND AND INFRASTRUCTURE AS ANY ESSENTIAL
INFRASTRUCTURE AS ANY ESSENTIAL GOAL.
GOAL. THE CURRENT HIGH-COST UNIVERSAL
THE CURRENT HIGH-COST UNIVERSAL SERVER SUPPORT MECHANISMS ARE
SERVER SUPPORT MECHANISMS ARE NOT DESIGNED TO UNIVERSALIZING
NOT DESIGNED TO UNIVERSALIZING BROADBAND COMMUNICATIONS
BROADBAND COMMUNICATIONS SERVICE.
SERVICE. THE ITEM BEFORE YOU INITIATE
THE ITEM BEFORE YOU INITIATE TRANSFORMATION OF THE HIGH CLASS
TRANSFORMATION OF THE HIGH CLASS -- HIGH-COST UNIVERSAL SERVICE
-- HIGH-COST UNIVERSAL SERVICE PROGRAM ENVISIONED THEM A
PROGRAM ENVISIONED THEM A NATIONAL BROADBAND PLAN.
NATIONAL BROADBAND PLAN. AS A FIRST STEP IN A
AS A FIRST STEP IN A COMPREHENSIVE HIGH COSTS
COMPREHENSIVE HIGH COSTS UNIVERSAL SERVICE REFORMS ITEM
UNIVERSAL SERVICE REFORMS ITEM 46 COMMENT ON THREE DISCRETE
46 COMMENT ON THREE DISCRETE GROUPS OF ISSUES.
GROUPS OF ISSUES. FIRST, THE PROPOSED NOI REQUEST,
FIRST, THE PROPOSED NOI REQUEST, ON USE OF A MODEL OF A
ON USE OF A MODEL OF A COMPARATIVELY NEW TOYOTA TOOL TO
COMPARATIVELY NEW TOYOTA TOOL TO HELP DETERMINE THE MINIMAL
HELP DETERMINE THE MINIMAL AMOUNT OF UNIVERSAL SERVICE
AMOUNT OF UNIVERSAL SERVICE SUPPORT FOR THE PROVISION OF
SUPPORT FOR THE PROVISION OF BROADBAND AND VOICE SERVICE IN
BROADBAND AND VOICE SERVICE IN AREAS THAT ARE CURRENTLY ON
AREAS THAT ARE CURRENTLY ON SERVED WITH BROADBAND AS WELL AS
SERVED WITH BROADBAND AS WELL AS THOSE WHO ARE CURRENTLY SERVED
THOSE WHO ARE CURRENTLY SERVED WITH THE AID OF LEGACY HIGH-COST
WITH THE AID OF LEGACY HIGH-COST SUPPORT.
SUPPORT. A MODEL THAT IDENTIFIED THE
A MODEL THAT IDENTIFIED THE EFFICIENT LEVELS OF SUPPORT
EFFICIENT LEVELS OF SUPPORT COULD BE AN IMPORTANT TOOL, EVEN
COULD BE AN IMPORTANT TOOL, EVEN IF THE COMMISSION ULTIMATELY
IF THE COMMISSION ULTIMATELY ADOPTS MARKET-BASED MECHANISMS
ADOPTS MARKET-BASED MECHANISMS TO OF THE FIS SUPPORTED
TO OF THE FIS SUPPORTED ENTITIES AND SUPPORT LEVELS.
ENTITIES AND SUPPORT LEVELS. FOR INSTANCE, A MODEL COULD BE
FOR INSTANCE, A MODEL COULD BE USED -- A PRICE AND A REVERSED
USED -- A PRICE AND A REVERSED ALL COMPARED THE PROPOSED NOI 6,
ALL COMPARED THE PROPOSED NOI 6, OF THRESHOLD DESIGN QUESTIONS,
OF THRESHOLD DESIGN QUESTIONS, SUCH AS WHAT TECHNOLOGY SHOULD
SUCH AS WHAT TECHNOLOGY SHOULD BE CONSIDERED A MODEL, WHETHER
BE CONSIDERED A MODEL, WHETHER TO USE FORWARD-LOOKING COST OF
TO USE FORWARD-LOOKING COST OF AN EFFICIENT PROVIDER RATHER
AN EFFICIENT PROVIDER RATHER THAN RELYING ON A PARTICULAR
THAN RELYING ON A PARTICULAR PROVIDER'S OWN COST FOR, AND
PROVIDER'S OWN COST FOR, AND SUPPORT LEVELS, WHETHER IMADA
SUPPORT LEVELS, WHETHER IMADA SHOULD REFLECT TOTAL COST RATHER
SHOULD REFLECT TOTAL COST RATHER THAN IN -- IN FROM OF THE COST
THAN IN -- IN FROM OF THE COST OF EXTENDING SERVICE TO
OF EXTENDING SERVICE TO UNSERVED AND WHERE A MODEL
UNSERVED AND WHERE A MODEL SHOULD TAKE INTO ACCOUNT
SHOULD TAKE INTO ACCOUNT REVENUES ARE AS WELL AS COSTS IN
REVENUES ARE AS WELL AS COSTS IN DETERMINING SUPPORT FOR
DETERMINING SUPPORT FOR BROADBAND COMMUNICATION SERVICE.
BROADBAND COMMUNICATION SERVICE.
IT SECOND, THE PROPOSED NOI
IT SECOND, THE PROPOSED NOI INVITES COMMENTS ON USING IN THE
INVITES COMMENTS ON USING IN THE ROOM COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT
ROOM COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT PROCESS TO PROVIDE FUNDING ON AN
PROCESS TO PROVIDE FUNDING ON AN ACCELERATED BASIS TO EXPAND
ACCELERATED BASIS TO EXPAND BROADBAND NETWORKS AND
BROADBAND NETWORKS AND UNDERSERVED AREAS.
UNDERSERVED AREAS. WHILE THE COMMISSION CONSIDERS
WHILE THE COMMISSION CONSIDERS WORLD TO REPLACE THE LEGACY
WORLD TO REPLACE THE LEGACY HIGH-COST FUNDING PROGRAM WITH
HIGH-COST FUNDING PROGRAM WITH THE NEW BROADBAND FUNDING
THE NEW BROADBAND FUNDING MECHANISM, CONNECT AMERICA FUND.
MECHANISM, CONNECT AMERICA FUND.
THIRD, THE PROPOSED NPRM SEEKS
THIRD, THE PROPOSED NPRM SEEKS COMMENT ON CONTROLLING GROWTH
COMMENT ON CONTROLLING GROWTH AND LEGACY HIGH-COST SUPPORT
AND LEGACY HIGH-COST SUPPORT PROGRAMS AND IDENTIFYING
PROGRAMS AND IDENTIFYING IMMEDIATE WAYS TO CUT
IMMEDIATE WAYS TO CUT INEFFICIENT FUNDING OF BOYS
INEFFICIENT FUNDING OF BOYS NETWORKS AND TO INTRODUCE
NETWORKS AND TO INTRODUCE EFFICIENT, TARGETED FUNDING
EFFICIENT, TARGETED FUNDING NETWORK THAT COME TO PROVIDE
NETWORK THAT COME TO PROVIDE BROADBAND AND A VOICE SERVICE.
BROADBAND AND A VOICE SERVICE. IS THIS OF A QUICK COMMENT ON
IS THIS OF A QUICK COMMENT ON CAPPING OVER IRA -- OVERALL SIZE
CAPPING OVER IRA -- OVERALL SIZE OF PROGRAMS AT 2010 LEVELS,
OF PROGRAMS AT 2010 LEVELS, IMPLEMENTING SPECIFIC REFORMS TO
IMPLEMENTING SPECIFIC REFORMS TO REDUCE SPENDING UNDER THE LEGACY
REDUCE SPENDING UNDER THE LEGACY HIGH-COST SUPPORT MECHANISM, AND
HIGH-COST SUPPORT MECHANISM, AND TARGETING ALL OF THOSE SAVINGS
TARGETING ALL OF THOSE SAVINGS TO A NEW CONNECT AMERICA FUND
TO A NEW CONNECT AMERICA FUND AND OTHER RECOMMENDATIONS IN THE
AND OTHER RECOMMENDATIONS IN THE NATIONAL BROADBAND PLAN.
NATIONAL BROADBAND PLAN. THE SPECIFIC REFORMS ARE, ONE,
THE SPECIFIC REFORMS ARE, ONE, MOVING WITH THE -- RATE OF
MOVING WITH THE -- RATE OF RETURN TO INCENTIVE REGULATION
RETURN TO INCENTIVE REGULATION AND CAPPING PROVIDE AMOUNT OF
AND CAPPING PROVIDE AMOUNT OF INTERSTATE SUPPORT.
INTERSTATE SUPPORT. TWO, RETURNING INTERSTATE ACCESS
TWO, RETURNING INTERSTATE ACCESS SUPPORT TO A NEW CONNECT AMERICA
SUPPORT TO A NEW CONNECT AMERICA FUND, AND, FREE, REDUCING
FUND, AND, FREE, REDUCING FUNDING FOR COMPETITIVE
FUNDING FOR COMPETITIVE ELIGIBLE TELECOMMUNICATIONS
ELIGIBLE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CARRIERS TO ZERO OVER A FIVE-
CARRIERS TO ZERO OVER A FIVE- YEAR PERIOD.
YEAR PERIOD. THE PROPOSED NPRM ALSO
THE PROPOSED NPRM ALSO ENCOURAGES COMMENT AS TO PROPOSE
ENCOURAGES COMMENT AS TO PROPOSE ALTERNATIVE WILL CHANGES TO
ALTERNATIVE WILL CHANGES TO ACHIEVE THE GOAL OF IDENTIFYING
ACHIEVE THE GOAL OF IDENTIFYING FUNDING THAT CAN BE USED TO
FUNDING THAT CAN BE USED TO EXTEND THE BROADBAND
EXTEND THE BROADBAND COMMUNICATIONS SERVICE.
COMMUNICATIONS SERVICE. THE BUREAU RECOMMENDS ADOPTION
THE BUREAU RECOMMENDS ADOPTION OF THIS ITEM AND REQUESTS
OF THIS ITEM AND REQUESTS EDITORIAL PRIVILEGES.
EDITORIAL PRIVILEGES. >> THE WHITE GOVERNMENT.
>> THE WHITE GOVERNMENT. WE WILL NOW YOUR COMMENTS FROM
WE WILL NOW YOUR COMMENTS FROM THE BENCH -- THANK YOU VERY
THE BENCH -- THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
MUCH. WE WILL NOW HEAR COMMENTS FROM
WE WILL NOW HEAR COMMENTS FROM THE BENCH.
THE BENCH. >> C, THANK YOU REFERS BOTH OF
>> C, THANK YOU REFERS BOTH OF YOU FOR A PRESENTATION TODAY AND
YOU FOR A PRESENTATION TODAY AND ESPECIALLY APPRECIATE YOUR
ESPECIALLY APPRECIATE YOUR ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF THE HARD WORK
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF THE HARD WORK IN THE FCC IN BEHIND-THE-SCENES.
IN THE FCC IN BEHIND-THE-SCENES.
WITHOUT ALONE WE WOULD BE
WITHOUT ALONE WE WOULD BE APPROXIMATELY NOWHERE SO WE
APPROXIMATELY NOWHERE SO WE APPRECIATE THAT.
APPRECIATE THAT. I AM PLEASED TO SUPPORT BOTH THE
I AM PLEASED TO SUPPORT BOTH THE NOI AND NPRM BEFORE US AS WE
NOI AND NPRM BEFORE US AS WE MAKE GOOD ON THE GERMANS PLEDGED
MAKE GOOD ON THE GERMANS PLEDGED TO BE FASTH OFF THE MARK IN
TO BE FASTH OFF THE MARK IN IMPLEMENTING THE NATIONAL
IMPLEMENTING THE NATIONAL BROADBAND PLAN.
BROADBAND PLAN. THE COMPREHENSIVE REFORM OF THE
THE COMPREHENSIVE REFORM OF THE UNIVERSAL SERVICE FUND IS, AS WE
UNIVERSAL SERVICE FUND IS, AS WE OF ALL KNOWN FOR A VERY LONG
OF ALL KNOWN FOR A VERY LONG TIME, INTEGRAL TO GIVING
TIME, INTEGRAL TO GIVING BROADBAND UBIQUITOUS LEE
BROADBAND UBIQUITOUS LEE DEPLOYED AND ADOPTED.
DEPLOYED AND ADOPTED. TODAY WE WILL BEGIN TO MOVE
TODAY WE WILL BEGIN TO MOVE INTEREST OF 21ST CENTURY
INTEREST OF 21ST CENTURY UNIVERSAL SERVICE PROGRAM THAT
UNIVERSAL SERVICE PROGRAM THAT THE LIBERALS FOR BROADBAND WHAT
THE LIBERALS FOR BROADBAND WHAT WHEN IT SENDS A UNIVERSAL
WHEN IT SENDS A UNIVERSAL SERVICE DELIVERED FOR VOICE
SERVICE DELIVERED FOR VOICE SERVICE IS MORE.
SERVICE IS MORE. COMPREHENSIVE REFORM IS NEVER
COMPREHENSIVE REFORM IS NEVER PAINLESS AND WHEN IT COMES TO
PAINLESS AND WHEN IT COMES TO BUILDING A UNIVERSAL SERVICE
BUILDING A UNIVERSAL SERVICE SYSTEM SHARED SACRIFICE WILL BE
SYSTEM SHARED SACRIFICE WILL BE REQUIRED FROM JUST ABOUT EVERY
REQUIRED FROM JUST ABOUT EVERY STAKEHOLDER.
STAKEHOLDER. MAYBE -- PROBABLY THIS IS WHERE
MAYBE -- PROBABLY THIS IS WHERE THE COMMISSION HAVE NEVER
THE COMMISSION HAVE NEVER SUCCESSFULLY TACKLED
SUCCESSFULLY TACKLED COMPREHENSIVE UNIVERSAL SERVICE
COMPREHENSIVE UNIVERSAL SERVICE REFORMS BEFORE.
REFORMS BEFORE. PREVIOUS COMMISSIONS UNDER THE
PREVIOUS COMMISSIONS UNDER THE PARTIAL FIXES AND ADJUSTMENTS TO
PARTIAL FIXES AND ADJUSTMENTS TO EXISTING PROGRAMS TO ADDRESS
EXISTING PROGRAMS TO ADDRESS THIS FREE PROBLEMS OR TO CONTAIN
THIS FREE PROBLEMS OR TO CONTAIN COSTS.
COSTS. SOMETIMES WE'LL PROBLEMS WERE
SOMETIMES WE'LL PROBLEMS WERE SOLVED THE BUT OTHER TIMES OF
SOLVED THE BUT OTHER TIMES OF THIS APPROACH HAD THE
THIS APPROACH HAD THE UNFORTUNATE CONSEQUENCE OF
UNFORTUNATE CONSEQUENCE OF PUSHING INTERESTED PARTIES APART
PUSHING INTERESTED PARTIES APART RATHER THEM BRINGING THEM TO THE
RATHER THEM BRINGING THEM TO THE TABLE TO PURSUE WALKABLE, A
TABLE TO PURSUE WALKABLE, A VIABLE LONG-TERM SOLUTIONS --
VIABLE LONG-TERM SOLUTIONS -- WORKABLE SOLUTIONS.
WORKABLE SOLUTIONS. LEGACY VOICE SERVICES --
LEGACY VOICE SERVICES -- SOMETIMES NOT EVEN BET -- UNDER
SOMETIMES NOT EVEN BET -- UNDER THE PROGRAM, WHILE OTHERS HAVE
THE PROGRAM, WHILE OTHERS HAVE TRULY AMAZING BROADBAND CABLE
TRULY AMAZING BROADBAND CABLE NETWORKS FUNDED FOR REDUCING
NETWORKS FUNDED FOR REDUCING HIGH-COST PROGRAM.
HIGH-COST PROGRAM. WHILE WE OFTEN RIGHTLY COMPLAIN
WHILE WE OFTEN RIGHTLY COMPLAIN ABOUT THE LAPSES IN UNIVERSAL
ABOUT THE LAPSES IN UNIVERSAL SERVICE WE SHOULD ALSO RECOGNIZE
SERVICE WE SHOULD ALSO RECOGNIZE THE ACHIEVEMENTS.
THE ACHIEVEMENTS. REGARDLESS OF WHERE THE FUNDING
REGARDLESS OF WHERE THE FUNDING COMES FROM I COMMEND THOSE
COMES FROM I COMMEND THOSE PROVIDERS WHO MADE BROADBAND
PROVIDERS WHO MADE BROADBAND DEPLOYMENT A PRIORITY -- FOR
DEPLOYMENT A PRIORITY -- FOR EXAMPLE, A LOT OF SMALL RURAL
EXAMPLE, A LOT OF SMALL RURAL WENT WHERE OTHERS FEAR TO TREAD.
WENT WHERE OTHERS FEAR TO TREAD.
THEIR EFFORTS SHOULD BE NOT ONLY
THEIR EFFORTS SHOULD BE NOT ONLY RECOGNIZED FOR -- BUT APPLAUDED.
RECOGNIZED FOR -- BUT APPLAUDED.
MEMBER CHALLENGES TO RETOOL TO
MEMBER CHALLENGES TO RETOOL TO PROVIDE EFFICIENT AND TARGETED
PROVIDE EFFICIENT AND TARGETED SUPPORT TO BRING HIGH-SPEED
SUPPORT TO BRING HIGH-SPEED BROADBAND TO EVERYONE OF OUR
BROADBAND TO EVERYONE OF OUR CITIZENS.
CITIZENS. TODAY THIS COMMISSION TAKES
TODAY THIS COMMISSION TAKES OFFICIALS THAT WITH THE NOI AND
OFFICIALS THAT WITH THE NOI AND NPRM BEFORE A SPIRIT OF THE
NPRM BEFORE A SPIRIT OF THE RECOGNITION AND I HAVE EXPRESSED
RECOGNITION AND I HAVE EXPRESSED CONCERNS IN THE PAST ABOUT SOME
CONCERNS IN THE PAST ABOUT SOME OF THE SUGGESTIONS PUT FORWARD.
OF THE SUGGESTIONS PUT FORWARD. IN PARTICULAR, AS IT SEEKS TO
IN PARTICULAR, AS IT SEEKS TO DEVELOP A DETAILED A FOUNDATION
DEVELOP A DETAILED A FOUNDATION FOR DISTRIBUTION OF UNIVERSAL
FOR DISTRIBUTION OF UNIVERSAL SERVER SUPPORT -- NOI PLEASE A
SERVER SUPPORT -- NOI PLEASE A STRONG EMPHASIS ON THE REVERSE
STRONG EMPHASIS ON THE REVERSE AUCTIONS.
AUCTIONS. WHAT WAS SUPPORTED THE
WHAT WAS SUPPORTED THE PREDISPOSITIONS TO SEEK COMMENT
PREDISPOSITIONS TO SEEK COMMENT FOR DISTURBING UNIVERSAL SERVICE
FOR DISTURBING UNIVERSAL SERVICE FUND, I CAUTION THE BUT THE
FUND, I CAUTION THE BUT THE PROSPECT OF USING SUCH A
PROSPECT OF USING SUCH A MECHANISM RAISED MANY QUESTIONS
MECHANISM RAISED MANY QUESTIONS BEST OF REMAIN UNANSWERED.
BEST OF REMAIN UNANSWERED. FOR INSTANCE, HOW DO WE ENSURE
FOR INSTANCE, HOW DO WE ENSURE THE WINNING BIDDER PROVIDES THE
THE WINNING BIDDER PROVIDES THE SERVICES FOR WHICH SUPPORT IS
SERVICES FOR WHICH SUPPORT IS RECEIVED?
RECEIVED? WHAT HAPPENS OF THE AUCTION WHEN
WHAT HAPPENS OF THE AUCTION WHEN IT DECIDES TO DISCONTINUE WITH
IT DECIDES TO DISCONTINUE WITH OPERATIONS OF A SUPPORT AREA?
OPERATIONS OF A SUPPORT AREA? WHO WILL PICK UP THE PIECES AND
WHO WILL PICK UP THE PIECES AND HOW WILL IT BE DECIDED?
HOW WILL IT BE DECIDED? THE RULES OF THE ROAD, HOW WILL
THE RULES OF THE ROAD, HOW WILL THEY BE ESTABLISHED AND
THEY BE ESTABLISHED AND ENFORCED?
ENFORCED? NOT SAYING THAT THESE ARE NOT ON
NOT SAYING THAT THESE ARE NOT ON ITS RIVAL AND I HOPE WE WILL
ITS RIVAL AND I HOPE WE WILL DEVELOP A SENSE OF RECORD ON THE
DEVELOP A SENSE OF RECORD ON THE ISSUES BUT I DO EMPHASIZE AND
ISSUES BUT I DO EMPHASIZE AND ANSWERING ALL THE BEES AND I AM
ANSWERING ALL THE BEES AND I AM SURE MANY OTHER QUESTIONS AND
SURE MANY OTHER QUESTIONS AND LAYING IT ALL OUT, THE NECESSARY
LAYING IT ALL OUT, THE NECESSARY PREDICATES OF MY SUPPORT THE 14.
PREDICATES OF MY SUPPORT THE 14.
NPRM PROPOSALS HAVE OPTIONS FOR
NPRM PROPOSALS HAVE OPTIONS FOR GRANTED IN THE GROWTH OF HIGH
GRANTED IN THE GROWTH OF HIGH SCHOOLS -- I CALL IT UNIVERSAL
SCHOOLS -- I CALL IT UNIVERSAL SERVICE PROGRAM.
SERVICE PROGRAM. I HAVE BEEN WARY OF SOME OF
I HAVE BEEN WARY OF SOME OF EARLIER MAKESHIFT ATTEMPTS BY
EARLIER MAKESHIFT ATTEMPTS BY THE COMMISSION TO CURTAIL THE
THE COMMISSION TO CURTAIL THE OVER ALL SIDES OF THE UNIVERSAL
OVER ALL SIDES OF THE UNIVERSAL SERVICE FUND -- TO OFTEN SERVED
SERVICE FUND -- TO OFTEN SERVED AT THE AIPAC SUIT -- TACTICS TO
AT THE AIPAC SUIT -- TACTICS TO AVOID THE TOUGHER CHAIRMAN OF
AVOID THE TOUGHER CHAIRMAN OF COMPREHENSIVE REFORM.
COMPREHENSIVE REFORM. CLEARLY IT HAS CHANGED WITH THE
CLEARLY IT HAS CHANGED WITH THE NEW COMMISSION AND A RECOGNIZED
NEW COMMISSION AND A RECOGNIZED THE PROPOSALS AND NPRM SEEKS TO
THE PROPOSALS AND NPRM SEEKS TO FACE -- PHASE OUT LEGACY SUPPORT
FACE -- PHASE OUT LEGACY SUPPORT AS WE RAMP UP DIRECT FUNDING FOR
AS WE RAMP UP DIRECT FUNDING FOR BROADBAND THROUGH THE CONNECT
BROADBAND THROUGH THE CONNECT AMERICA FUND.
AMERICA FUND. WE CAN DO THIS, BUT MUST
WE CAN DO THIS, BUT MUST RECOGNIZE THE MANY PROPOSALS IN
RECOGNIZE THE MANY PROPOSALS IN THE NPRM WHICH VERY WELL MAY BE
THE NPRM WHICH VERY WELL MAY BE NECESSARY AND OVERDUE, REQUIRE
NECESSARY AND OVERDUE, REQUIRE MAJOR ACTIONS THAT MAY BE
MAJOR ACTIONS THAT MAY BE BURDENSOME FOR SOME, PERHAPS
BURDENSOME FOR SOME, PERHAPS MOST THE DISCIPLINES.
MOST THE DISCIPLINES. LET'S ALSO EMPHASIZED THAT WHILE
LET'S ALSO EMPHASIZED THAT WHILE WE ARE SHIFTING UNIVERSAL
WE ARE SHIFTING UNIVERSAL SERVICES SUPPORT -- AT THE SAME
SERVICES SUPPORT -- AT THE SAME TIME WE MUST MAKE SURE VOICE
TIME WE MUST MAKE SURE VOICE SERVICE IS AVAILABLE NATIONWIDE.
SERVICE IS AVAILABLE NATIONWIDE.
GO TO INDIAN COUNTRY TO SEE HOW
GO TO INDIAN COUNTRY TO SEE HOW MUCH REMAINS TO BE DONE ON THIS
MUCH REMAINS TO BE DONE ON THIS SCORE.
SCORE. I COMMEND THE CHAIRMAN FOR
I COMMEND THE CHAIRMAN FOR INITIATING THIS VERY IMPORTANT
INITIATING THIS VERY IMPORTANT PROCEEDING IN THIS MONTH
PROCEEDING IN THIS MONTH FOLLOWING THE BIRTH OF A
FOLLOWING THE BIRTH OF A NATIONAL BROADBAND PLAN.
NATIONAL BROADBAND PLAN. I THINK THE STAFF OF WIRELINE
I THINK THE STAFF OF WIRELINE COMPETITION BUREAU -- THIS IS
COMPETITION BUREAU -- THIS IS THE TIME, MORE THAN ANY TIME IN
THE TIME, MORE THAN ANY TIME IN NEARLY NINE YEARS I HAVE BEEN
NEARLY NINE YEARS I HAVE BEEN AROUND THIS PLACE TO TRULY AND
AROUND THIS PLACE TO TRULY AND COMPREHENSIVELY REFORM UNIVERSAL
COMPREHENSIVELY REFORM UNIVERSAL SERVICE.
SERVICE. WE HAVE THE COMMITMENT, WE OF
WE HAVE THE COMMITMENT, WE OF THE PLAN, AND NOW WE BEGIN TO
THE PLAN, AND NOW WE BEGIN TO IMPLEMENT IT AND I THINK THESE
IMPLEMENT IT AND I THINK THESE ITEMS MAKE A BULLET -- GREAT
ITEMS MAKE A BULLET -- GREAT START AND WE BEGIN TO GLIMPSE
START AND WE BEGIN TO GLIMPSE THE PRIVATE AND THE BOAT BROKE
THE PRIVATE AND THE BOAT BROKE WHICH IS THE FIRST RAID
WHICH IS THE FIRST RAID BROADBAND NETWORK COVERING THE
BROADBAND NETWORK COVERING THE LENGTH AND BREADTH OF THE
LENGTH AND BREADTH OF THE COUNTRY.
COUNTRY. >> G-8 THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> G-8 THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> TODAY WE TAKE THE FIRST BUT
>> TODAY WE TAKE THE FIRST BUT WERE BADLY NEEDED UNIVERSAL
WERE BADLY NEEDED UNIVERSAL SERVICE REFORMS.
SERVICE REFORMS. IT IS THE LARGEST
IT IS THE LARGEST TELECOMMUNICATIONS SUBSIDY
TELECOMMUNICATIONS SUBSIDY PROGRAM WHICH WE DISTRIBUTE
PROGRAM WHICH WE DISTRIBUTE NEARLY $9 BILLION PER YEAR.
NEARLY $9 BILLION PER YEAR. IF WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO AGREE ON
IF WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO AGREE ON ONLY ONE THING AT THE FCC -- AND
ONLY ONE THING AT THE FCC -- AND WE AGREE ON MANY THINGS, BUT IT
WE AGREE ON MANY THINGS, BUT IT ONLY ONE WE ALL AGREE THAT
ONLY ONE WE ALL AGREE THAT UNIVERSAL SERVICE SUBSIDY SYSTEM
UNIVERSAL SERVICE SUBSIDY SYSTEM IS ANTIQUATED, ARCANE,
IS ANTIQUATED, ARCANE, INEFFICIENT, AND DOWNRIGHT
INEFFICIENT, AND DOWNRIGHT BROKEN.
BROKEN. FOR INSTANCE, SINCE 1998 THE
FOR INSTANCE, SINCE 1998 THE CONTRIBUTION FACTOR HAS
CONTRIBUTION FACTOR HAS INCREASED FROM JUST OVER 5% TO
INCREASED FROM JUST OVER 5% TO MORE THAN 15% TODAY.
MORE THAN 15% TODAY. POSITIVE AND CONSTRUCTIVE CHANGE
POSITIVE AND CONSTRUCTIVE CHANGE MUST HAPPEN AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
MUST HAPPEN AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
IN NOVEMBER OF 2008 THE
IN NOVEMBER OF 2008 THE COMMISSION CAME VERY CLOSE TO A
COMMISSION CAME VERY CLOSE TO A BIPARTISAN GROUND-BREAKING
BIPARTISAN GROUND-BREAKING AGREEMENT TO RESOLVE MANY OF THE
AGREEMENT TO RESOLVE MANY OF THE MOST VEXING CHALLENGES FACING
MOST VEXING CHALLENGES FACING NOT ONLY UNIVERSAL SERVICE BUT
NOT ONLY UNIVERSAL SERVICE BUT INTO A CARRIER COMPENSATION AS
INTO A CARRIER COMPENSATION AS WELL UNFORTUNATELY, NEEDLESS
WELL UNFORTUNATELY, NEEDLESS ROADBLOCKS WERE THROWN IN OUR
ROADBLOCKS WERE THROWN IN OUR WAY.
WAY. BUT TODAY WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY
BUT TODAY WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO REGAIN THE MOMENTUM AND THE
TO REGAIN THE MOMENTUM AND THE PURSUIT HONEST, CONSTRUCTIVE,
PURSUIT HONEST, CONSTRUCTIVE, AND COMPREHENSIVE REFORM FOR
AND COMPREHENSIVE REFORM FOR THE BENEFIT OF AMERICAN
THE BENEFIT OF AMERICAN CONSUMERS.
CONSUMERS. I THEREFORE SUPPORT TODAY'S NPRM
I THEREFORE SUPPORT TODAY'S NPRM AND NOI.
AND NOI. FIRST THE NOI SEEKS COMMENT ON
FIRST THE NOI SEEKS COMMENT ON WHETHER THE COMMISSION TO USE A
WHETHER THE COMMISSION TO USE A COST MODEL FOR IN A SUPPORT
COST MODEL FOR IN A SUPPORT MECHANISM FOR BROADBAND AND IF
MECHANISM FOR BROADBAND AND IF SO NOI SEEK ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
SO NOI SEEK ADDITIONAL COMMENTS ON HOW THE MODELS SHOULD BE
ON HOW THE MODELS SHOULD BE STRUCTURED.
STRUCTURED. SECOND, NPRM SEEKS COMMENT ON
SECOND, NPRM SEEKS COMMENT ON WAYS TO CONTAIN THE GROWTH OF
WAYS TO CONTAIN THE GROWTH OF THE FUND THROUGH CUTS IN
THE FUND THROUGH CUTS IN EXISTING SYSTEMS, PUTTING OUT
EXISTING SYSTEMS, PUTTING OUT FOR COMMENT BUT CUT THEIR WORK
FOR COMMENT BUT CUT THEIR WORK OUTLINED IN BROADBAND PLAN AND
OUTLINED IN BROADBAND PLAN AND ALSO SOLICITING ADDITIONAL
ALSO SOLICITING ADDITIONAL IDEAS.
IDEAS. I AM ENCOURAGED THEM PLEASED
I AM ENCOURAGED THEM PLEASED THAT WE ARE SERIOUSLY EXAMINING
THAT WE ARE SERIOUSLY EXAMINING THE POSSIBLE BENEFITS OF A
THE POSSIBLE BENEFITS OF A REVERSE AUCTIONS.
REVERSE AUCTIONS. I MENTIONED SEVERAL TIMES OVER
I MENTIONED SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE YEARS, COMPREHENSIVE
THE YEARS, COMPREHENSIVE UNIVERSAL SERVICE REFORMS MUST
UNIVERSAL SERVICE REFORMS MUST ADHERE TO FIVE BASIC PRINCIPLES.
ADHERE TO FIVE BASIC PRINCIPLES.
I WILL SAY IT AGAIN.
I WILL SAY IT AGAIN. THE COMMISSION SHOULD, NUMBER
THE COMMISSION SHOULD, NUMBER ONE, CONTAIN THE GROWTH OF THE
ONE, CONTAIN THE GROWTH OF THE FUND.
FUND. NUMBER TWO, IN A LIMITED AND
NUMBER TWO, IN A LIMITED AND FISCALLY SOUND MAN, EXPLORE THE
FISCALLY SOUND MAN, EXPLORE THE POSSIBILITY OF BROADENING THE
POSSIBILITY OF BROADENING THE BASE OF CONTRIBUTORS.
BASE OF CONTRIBUTORS. NO. 3, REDUCED, REDUCED THE
NO. 3, REDUCED, REDUCED THE CONTRIBUTION OF BURDEN.
CONTRIBUTION OF BURDEN. FOUR, ENSURE COMPETITIVE
FOUR, ENSURE COMPETITIVE NEUTRALITY.
NEUTRALITY. 5 -- ELIMINATE WASTE, FRAUD, AND
5 -- ELIMINATE WASTE, FRAUD, AND OTHER ABUSES IN THE SYSTEM.
OTHER ABUSES IN THE SYSTEM. TO ACHIEVE EFFECTIVE AND
TO ACHIEVE EFFECTIVE AND MEANINGFUL UNIVERSAL SERVICE
MEANINGFUL UNIVERSAL SERVICE REFORM, THE COMMISSION WILL NEED
REFORM, THE COMMISSION WILL NEED TO ENGAGE IN A COMPLEX ANALYSIS
TO ENGAGE IN A COMPLEX ANALYSIS POTENTIAL COST SURROUNDING ANY
POTENTIAL COST SURROUNDING ANY CHANGES IN THE FUND.
CHANGES IN THE FUND. TODAY'S NPRM AND NOI START THE
TODAY'S NPRM AND NOI START THE PROCESS.
PROCESS. I THANK THE CHAIRMAN FOR HIS ANE
I THANK THE CHAIRMAN FOR HIS ANE AND THE DILIGENCE TEAM WORKING
AND THE DILIGENCE TEAM WORKING FOR YOUR TIRELESS WORK ON THESE
FOR YOUR TIRELESS WORK ON THESE ISSUES.
ISSUES. I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH
I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU AND MY COMMISSION
YOU AND MY COMMISSION COLLEAGUES ON THE PROCESS IN
COLLEAGUES ON THE PROCESS IN PURSUIT OF SENSIBLE REFORMS.
PURSUIT OF SENSIBLE REFORMS. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN.
THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. >> THANK YOU COMMISSIONER
>> THANK YOU COMMISSIONER MCDOWELL.
MCDOWELL. COMMISSIONER CLYBURN?
COMMISSIONER CLYBURN? >> WITH THIS ITEM WE EMBARK UPON
>> WITH THIS ITEM WE EMBARK UPON AN AMBITIOUS AND LONG OVERDUE
AN AMBITIOUS AND LONG OVERDUE MISSION.
MISSION. THE COMPREHENSIVE REFORM OF OUR
THE COMPREHENSIVE REFORM OF OUR UNIVERSAL SERVICE SYSTEM TO
UNIVERSAL SERVICE SYSTEM TO SUPPORT BROADBAND IN GEOGRAPHIC
SUPPORT BROADBAND IN GEOGRAPHIC AREAS WHERE THERE IS NO BUSINESS
AREAS WHERE THERE IS NO BUSINESS CASE TO OPERATE OR DEPLOY IT
CASE TO OPERATE OR DEPLOY IT BROADBAND.
BROADBAND. TO ACCOMPLISH THIS MISSION, WE
TO ACCOMPLISH THIS MISSION, WE MUST BEGIN WITH A GOOD ROAD MAP.
MUST BEGIN WITH A GOOD ROAD MAP. THE ITEM BEFORE US IDENTIFIES
THE ITEM BEFORE US IDENTIFIES THE ISSUES TO CONSIDER WHEN
THE ISSUES TO CONSIDER WHEN DEVISING OUR ROAD MAP.
DEVISING OUR ROAD MAP. I THANK THE STAFF FOR THEIR HARD
I THANK THE STAFF FOR THEIR HARD WORK.
WORK. I THINK YOU FOR YOUR EFFORT ON
I THINK YOU FOR YOUR EFFORT ON THIS ITEM.
THIS ITEM. WHILE THE START OF ANY JOURNEY
WHILE THE START OF ANY JOURNEY CAN BE EXCITING, IT CAN ALSO BE
CAN BE EXCITING, IT CAN ALSO BE FRAUGHT WITH ANXIETY.
FRAUGHT WITH ANXIETY. I RECOGNIZE THERE ARE MANY
I RECOGNIZE THERE ARE MANY REASONS FOR THE INDUSTRY TO BE
REASONS FOR THE INDUSTRY TO BE APPREHENSIVE.
APPREHENSIVE. HOWEVER, I HOPE THAT AS WE BEGIN
HOWEVER, I HOPE THAT AS WE BEGIN THE DISCUSSION OF HOW TO DESIGN
THE DISCUSSION OF HOW TO DESIGN THE NEW SUPPORT SYSTEM AND
THE NEW SUPPORT SYSTEM AND REALIZE COST SAVINGS IN OUR
REALIZE COST SAVINGS IN OUR CURRENT SYSTEM, WE REMAIN
CURRENT SYSTEM, WE REMAIN FOCUSED ON OUR ESSENTIAL GOAL OF
FOCUSED ON OUR ESSENTIAL GOAL OF CONNECTING ALL AMERICANS TO
CONNECTING ALL AMERICANS TO VOICE AND BROADBAND SERVICES.
VOICE AND BROADBAND SERVICES. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. >> COMMISSIONER CLYBURN, THANK
>> COMMISSIONER CLYBURN, THANK YOU.
YOU. LET ME JOIN MY COLLEAGUES IN
LET ME JOIN MY COLLEAGUES IN THINKING THE STAFF ON WORKING SO
THINKING THE STAFF ON WORKING SO HARD ON THIS MULTILAYER COMPLEX
HARD ON THIS MULTILAYER COMPLEX PROJECT THAT ALL OF MY
PROJECT THAT ALL OF MY COLLEAGUES HAVE NOTED AS
COLLEAGUES HAVE NOTED AS VIOLATVITALLY IMPORTANT.
VIOLATVITALLY IMPORTANT. THIS REFLECTS AN IMPORTANT
THIS REFLECTS AN IMPORTANT MILESTONE IN OUR DEEPLY
MILESTONE IN OUR DEEPLY IMPORTANT EFFORT TO ENSURE THAT
IMPORTANT EFFORT TO ENSURE THAT EVERY AMERICAN NO MATTER WHERE
EVERY AMERICAN NO MATTER WHERE THEY LIVE OR WHAT THEY EARN HAS
THEY LIVE OR WHAT THEY EARN HAS ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE, HIGH-
ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE, HIGH- QUALITY BROADBAND COMMUNICATIONS
QUALITY BROADBAND COMMUNICATIONS SERVICE.
SERVICE. IT WILL NOT BE EASY.
IT WILL NOT BE EASY. THAT IS THE CONSENSUS OF THIS
THAT IS THE CONSENSUS OF THIS GROUP.
GROUP. WE KNOW THAT TO BE TRUE.
WE KNOW THAT TO BE TRUE. BUT IT IS WHAT WE ARE COMMITTED
BUT IT IS WHAT WE ARE COMMITTED TO DO.
TO DO. IT IS NECESSARY THAT WE DO SO TO
IT IS NECESSARY THAT WE DO SO TO PROMOTE ECONOMIC GROWTH, JOB
PROMOTE ECONOMIC GROWTH, JOB CREATION, AND BROUGHT
CREATION, AND BROUGHT OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL AMERICANS IN
OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL AMERICANS IN THE 21ST CENTURY.
THE 21ST CENTURY. ONE OF THE KEY COMPONENTS OF THE
ONE OF THE KEY COMPONENTS OF THE NATIONAL BROADBAND PLAN AND THE
NATIONAL BROADBAND PLAN AND THE COMMISSION JOINT STATEMENT ON
COMMISSION JOINT STATEMENT ON BROADBAND IS COMPREHENSIVE
BROADBAND IS COMPREHENSIVE REFORM OF THE UNIVERSAL SERVICE
REFORM OF THE UNIVERSAL SERVICE PROGRAM.
PROGRAM. I AM VERY PLEASED THAT WE ARE
I AM VERY PLEASED THAT WE ARE OUT OF THE GATE, RUNNING, AS
OUT OF THE GATE, RUNNING, AS COMMISSIONER COPPS SAID, TO
COMMISSIONER COPPS SAID, TO IMPLEMENT THAT VISION.
IMPLEMENT THAT VISION. THIS PROVIDE THE SERVICE IN
THIS PROVIDE THE SERVICE IN EIGHT EFFICIENT AND TARGETED
EIGHT EFFICIENT AND TARGETED MATTER.
MATTER. TODAY'S NOTICE -- THEY MOVE
TODAY'S NOTICE -- THEY MOVE FORWARD WITH THE COMMENT ON THE
FORWARD WITH THE COMMENT ON THE USE OF THE MODEL TO ASSIST WITH
USE OF THE MODEL TO ASSIST WITH DETERMINING LEVELS OF UNIVERSAL
DETERMINING LEVELS OF UNIVERSAL SERVICE SUPPORT FOR BROADBAND
SERVICE SUPPORT FOR BROADBAND COMMUNICATIONS.
COMMUNICATIONS. SO THAT REAL AND OTHER CARRIERS
SO THAT REAL AND OTHER CARRIERS WHO HAVE DONE SO MUCH TO PROVIDE
WHO HAVE DONE SO MUCH TO PROVIDE BASIC TELEPHONE SERVICE TO
BASIC TELEPHONE SERVICE TO AMERICANS WHO OTHERWISE WOULD
AMERICANS WHO OTHERWISE WOULD NOT HAVE A BIIT CAN PROVIDE 21ST
NOT HAVE A BIIT CAN PROVIDE 21ST CENTURY COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES
CENTURY COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES TO THOSE AMERICANS.
TO THOSE AMERICANS. IT IS A VITAL MISSION OF THE
IT IS A VITAL MISSION OF THE FCC.
FCC. THAT SUPPORT MUST BE SUFFICIENT
THAT SUPPORT MUST BE SUFFICIENT TO ENSURE THAT BROADBAND SERVICE
TO ENSURE THAT BROADBAND SERVICE CAN BE PROVIDED TO HIGH-COST
CAN BE PROVIDED TO HIGH-COST AREAS.
AREAS. THE COMPREHENSIVE UNIVERSAL
THE COMPREHENSIVE UNIVERSAL SERVICE REFORMS THAT THE
SERVICE REFORMS THAT THE NATIONAL BROADBAND PLAN
NATIONAL BROADBAND PLAN ENVISIONS THAT THESE ITEMS SET
ENVISIONS THAT THESE ITEMS SET OUT WILL TAKE TIME, BUT CANNOT
OUT WILL TAKE TIME, BUT CANNOT TAKE TOO LONG.
TAKE TOO LONG. WE DO NOT WANT FLASH CUTS.
WE DO NOT WANT FLASH CUTS. WE WANT A REASONABLY PASTE BUT
WE WANT A REASONABLY PASTE BUT CERTAIN APPROACH TO CONVERTING
CERTAIN APPROACH TO CONVERTING YOU DO -- WE WANT A REASONABLY
YOU DO -- WE WANT A REASONABLY -- THAT IS WHY THE PLAN SETS OUT
-- THAT IS WHY THE PLAN SETS OUT A STEP-BY-STEP APPROACH THAT THE
A STEP-BY-STEP APPROACH THAT THE COMMISSION WOULD ACT STEADILY
COMMISSION WOULD ACT STEADILY INCONSISTENTLY AS WE WORK WITH
INCONSISTENTLY AS WE WORK WITH ALL STAKEHOLDERS TO GET THIS JOB
ALL STAKEHOLDERS TO GET THIS JOB DONE.
DONE. THIS BEGINS THE PROCESS BY
THIS BEGINS THE PROCESS BY SEEKING THE BEST WAY TO CREATE
SEEKING THE BEST WAY TO CREATE AND ACCELERATE AN ACCELERATED
AND ACCELERATE AN ACCELERATED PROCESS WHILE THE COMMISSION
PROCESS WHILE THE COMMISSION WORKS ON FULLY IMPLEMENTING THE
WORKS ON FULLY IMPLEMENTING THE CONNECT AMERICA FUND.
CONNECT AMERICA FUND. I THINK CAROL, I AMY, AND ALL
I THINK CAROL, I AMY, AND ALL THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE WORKED
THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE WORKED BEHIND YOU ON THIS IMPORTANT
BEHIND YOU ON THIS IMPORTANT PROJECT.
PROJECT. YOU APPRECIATE THE CHALLENGE IS
YOU APPRECIATE THE CHALLENGE IS MORE THAN ANYONE, AND WE ADMIRE
MORE THAN ANYONE, AND WE ADMIRE YOUR COMMITMENT TO STAYING AT IT
YOUR COMMITMENT TO STAYING AT IT UNTIL WE GET THIS DONE FOR OUR
UNTIL WE GET THIS DONE FOR OUR COUNTRY.
COUNTRY. THIS IS AN ISSUE WHERE THERE IS
THIS IS AN ISSUE WHERE THERE IS NO DISPUTE THAT WE NEED TO DO
NO DISPUTE THAT WE NEED TO DO THIS.
THIS. BUT FINDING THE PATH THROUGH SO
BUT FINDING THE PATH THROUGH SO WE CAN OPERATE EFFECTIVELY AND
WE CAN OPERATE EFFECTIVELY AND EFFICIENTLY AS A GOVERNMENT WHEN
EFFICIENTLY AS A GOVERNMENT WHEN IT COMES TO PROVIDING AND
IT COMES TO PROVIDING AND ENSURING THE SERVICE TO ALL
ENSURING THE SERVICE TO ALL AMERICANS IS A BIG CHALLENGE.
AMERICANS IS A BIG CHALLENGE. I THINK MY COLLEAGUES FOR THEIR
I THINK MY COLLEAGUES FOR THEIR COMMENTS AND HELP IN CONNECTION
COMMENTS AND HELP IN CONNECTION WITH THESE NOTICES, AND WITH
WITH THESE NOTICES, AND WITH THAT, LET ME HAVE US PROCEED TO
THAT, LET ME HAVE US PROCEED TO A VOTE.
A VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THESE
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THESE ITEMS, --
ITEMS, -- THE REQUEST FOR EDITORIAL
THE REQUEST FOR EDITORIAL PRIVILEGES IS GRANTED.
PRIVILEGES IS GRANTED. THANK YOU AGAIN VERY MUCH.
THANK YOU AGAIN VERY MUCH. MADAM SECRETARY, PLEASE ANNOUNCE
MADAM SECRETARY, PLEASE ANNOUNCE THE NEXT ITEM ON OUR AGENDA.
THE NEXT ITEM ON OUR AGENDA. >> THE NEXT ITEM ON YOUR AGENDA
>> THE NEXT ITEM ON YOUR AGENDA WILL BE PRESENTED BY THE
WILL BE PRESENTED BY THE WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS
WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUREAU.
BUREAU. IT IS ENTITLED RE-EXAMINATION OF
IT IS ENTITLED RE-EXAMINATION OF ROLLING OBLIGATIONS OF
ROLLING OBLIGATIONS OF COMMERCIAL SERVICE PROVIDERS AND
COMMERCIAL SERVICE PROVIDERS AND OTHER PROVIDERS OF MOBILE DATA
OTHER PROVIDERS OF MOBILE DATA SERVICES.
SERVICES. >> THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. PLEASE PROCEED.
PLEASE PROCEED. >> GOOD MORNING, MR. CHAIRMAN
>> GOOD MORNING, MR. CHAIRMAN AND COMMISSIONERS.
AND COMMISSIONERS. TODAY WE ARE DISCUSSING ROAMING
TODAY WE ARE DISCUSSING ROAMING -- FUNDAMENTALLY IT IS ABOUT
-- FUNDAMENTALLY IT IS ABOUT WIRELESS SERVICE WHEN THEY
WIRELESS SERVICE WHEN THEY TRAVEL OUTSIDE THE REEKS -- THE
TRAVEL OUTSIDE THE REEKS -- THE REACH OF NETWORKS.
REACH OF NETWORKS. I WOULD LIKE TO THANK MY DEPUTY
I WOULD LIKE TO THANK MY DEPUTY WHO PROVIDED A LOT OF THE
WHO PROVIDED A LOT OF THE THOUGHT BEHIND THIS ITEM.
THOUGHT BEHIND THIS ITEM. WITH ME AT THE TABLE ARE THE
WITH ME AT THE TABLE ARE THE DIVISION CHIEF OF THE SPECTRUM
DIVISION CHIEF OF THE SPECTRUM AND COMPETITION POLICY DIVISION.
AND COMPETITION POLICY DIVISION. PETER TRACHTENBERG, ASSOCIATE
PETER TRACHTENBERG, ASSOCIATE DIVISION CHIEF IN SCPD, AND TAI
DIVISION CHIEF IN SCPD, AND TAI BREEM.
BREEM. >> GOOD MORNING, MR. CHAIRMAN
>> GOOD MORNING, MR. CHAIRMAN AND COMMISSIONERS.
AND COMMISSIONERS. TODAY WE PRESENT TO YOU IN -- AN
TODAY WE PRESENT TO YOU IN -- AN ORDER ON CONSIDERATION ON VOICE
ORDER ON CONSIDERATION ON VOICE ROAMING AND THEY'RE ROLLING.
ROAMING AND THEY'RE ROLLING. THE ORDER ON RECONSIDERATION
THE ORDER ON RECONSIDERATION SEEKS TO ADJUST THE COMMISSION
SEEKS TO ADJUST THE COMMISSION POLICIES ON ROAMING TO PROMOTE
POLICIES ON ROAMING TO PROMOTE THE FOLLOWING GOALS PREFERS,
THE FOLLOWING GOALS PREFERS, ENSURING THAT CONSUMERS HAVE
ENSURING THAT CONSUMERS HAVE ACCESS TO SEAMLESS COVERAGE
ACCESS TO SEAMLESS COVERAGE NATIONWIDE.
NATIONWIDE. SECOND, PROMOTING COMPETITION
SECOND, PROMOTING COMPETITION AMONG MULTIPLE CARRIERS.
AMONG MULTIPLE CARRIERS. THIRD, PROVIDING INCENTIVES FOR
THIRD, PROVIDING INCENTIVES FOR ALL CARRIERS TO INVEST AND
ALL CARRIERS TO INVEST AND INNOVATE BY USING THE AVAILABLE
INNOVATE BY USING THE AVAILABLE SPECTRUM AND CONSTRUCTING
SPECTRUM AND CONSTRUCTING WIRELESS NETWORK FACILITIES.
WIRELESS NETWORK FACILITIES. AUTOMATIC ROAMING ARRANGEMENTS
AUTOMATIC ROAMING ARRANGEMENTS BETWEEN MOBILE WIRELESS CARRIERS
BETWEEN MOBILE WIRELESS CARRIERS ENABLED A CUSTOMER TO STAY
ENABLED A CUSTOMER TO STAY CONNECTED WHEN TRAVELING BEYOND
CONNECTED WHEN TRAVELING BEYOND THE REACH OF THEIR OWN
THE REACH OF THEIR OWN PROVIDER'S NETWORK.
PROVIDER'S NETWORK. THEY DO THIS BY ALLOWING THE
THEY DO THIS BY ALLOWING THE CUSTOMER'S HANDSET TO ACCESS
CUSTOMER'S HANDSET TO ACCESS AUTOMATICALLY THE NETWORK OF
AUTOMATICALLY THE NETWORK OF ANOTHER PROVIDER.
ANOTHER PROVIDER. THE ORDER ON RECONSIDERATION
THE ORDER ON RECONSIDERATION ELIMINATES THE HOME ROAMING
ELIMINATES THE HOME ROAMING EXCLUSION ADOPTED BY THE
EXCLUSION ADOPTED BY THE COMMISSION IN 2007.
COMMISSION IN 2007. UPON RECONSIDERATION, THE ORDER
UPON RECONSIDERATION, THE ORDER FINDS THAT AN UP FRONT
FINDS THAT AN UP FRONT CATEGORICAL EXCLUSION OF HOME
CATEGORICAL EXCLUSION OF HOME ROAMING FROM THE AUTOMATIC
ROAMING FROM THE AUTOMATIC ROAMING OBLIGATION IS NOT THE
ROAMING OBLIGATION IS NOT THE BEST WAY TO FURTHER ITS GOALS.
BEST WAY TO FURTHER ITS GOALS. AS A RESULT, HOME ROAMING WILL
AS A RESULT, HOME ROAMING WILL NOW BE SUBJECT TO THE AUTOMATIC
NOW BE SUBJECT TO THE AUTOMATIC ROAMING REQUIREMENTS AND AS A
ROAMING REQUIREMENTS AND AS A COMMON CARRIER SERVICE IS
COMMON CARRIER SERVICE IS SUBJECT TO SECTIONS 201 AND 202
SUBJECT TO SECTIONS 201 AND 202 OF THE ACT.
OF THE ACT. THE ORDER APPLIES THE SAME
THE ORDER APPLIES THE SAME GENERAL PRESUMPTION OF
GENERAL PRESUMPTION OF REASONABLENESS TO REQUEST FOR
REASONABLENESS TO REQUEST FOR HOMECOMING THAT APPLIED TO
HOMECOMING THAT APPLIED TO OTHER REQUESTS FOR AUTOMATIC
OTHER REQUESTS FOR AUTOMATIC ROAMING.
ROAMING. THE COMMISSION WILL ADDRESS
THE COMMISSION WILL ADDRESS INDIVIDUAL RUNNING DISPUTES ON A
INDIVIDUAL RUNNING DISPUTES ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS, TAKING INTO
CASE BY CASE BASIS, TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION THE TOTALITY OF
CONSIDERATION THE TOTALITY OF THE CIRCUMSTANCES.
THE CIRCUMSTANCES. THE ORDER INCLUDES A
THE ORDER INCLUDES A NONEXCLUSIVE LIST OF FACTORS FOR
NONEXCLUSIVE LIST OF FACTORS FOR CONSIDERATION IN THE EVENT THE
CONSIDERATION IN THE EVENT THE COMMISSION NEEDS TO ADDRESS A
COMMISSION NEEDS TO ADDRESS A DISPUTE RELATING TO THE
DISPUTE RELATING TO THE PROVISION OF AUTOMATIC ROAMING
PROVISION OF AUTOMATIC ROAMING SERVICES.
SERVICES. THE ORDER ALSO AFFIRMS THE PRIOR
THE ORDER ALSO AFFIRMS THE PRIOR DETERMINATION THAT CARRIERS MUST
DETERMINATION THAT CARRIERS MUST PROVIDE PUSH-TO-TALK ROAMING
PROVIDE PUSH-TO-TALK ROAMING UPON REASONABLE REQUEST.
UPON REASONABLE REQUEST. THE SECOND FURTHER NOTICE OF
THE SECOND FURTHER NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULEMAKING ADDRESSES
PROPOSED RULEMAKING ADDRESSES WHETHER TO EXTEND RULING
WHETHER TO EXTEND RULING OBLIGATIONS TO DATA SERVICES
OBLIGATIONS TO DATA SERVICES SUCH AS MOBILE BROADBAND
SUCH AS MOBILE BROADBAND INTERNET ACCESS SERVICES.
INTERNET ACCESS SERVICES. DATA RULING ENABLES CUSTOMERS TO
DATA RULING ENABLES CUSTOMERS TO OBTAIN ACCESS TO E-MAIL, THE
OBTAIN ACCESS TO E-MAIL, THE INTERNET, AND OTHER MOBILE
INTERNET, AND OTHER MOBILE BROADBAND SERVICES OUTSIDE THE
BROADBAND SERVICES OUTSIDE THE GEOGRAPHIC REGIONS SERVED BY
GEOGRAPHIC REGIONS SERVED BY THEIR OWN PROVIDERS.
THEIR OWN PROVIDERS. THE NOTICE RECOGNIZES THE
THE NOTICE RECOGNIZES THE IMPORTANCE OF RESOLVING DATA
IMPORTANCE OF RESOLVING DATA ROAMING OBLIGATIONS TO BROADBAND
ROAMING OBLIGATIONS TO BROADBAND DEPLOYMENT, A KEY PRIORITY FOR
DEPLOYMENT, A KEY PRIORITY FOR THE COMMISSION.
THE COMMISSION. THE NOTICE SEEKS TO DEVELOP A
THE NOTICE SEEKS TO DEVELOP A RECORD TO PROMOTE THE SAME
RECORD TO PROMOTE THE SAME RECORD AS VOICE ROAMING.
RECORD AS VOICE ROAMING. IT SEEMS TO FIGHT -- IT SEEKS TO
IT SEEMS TO FIGHT -- IT SEEKS TO VOID TO ENABLE CONSUMERS TO HAVE
VOID TO ENABLE CONSUMERS TO HAVE SEAMLESS COVERAGE.
SEAMLESS COVERAGE. IT ROAMING IS BECOMING
IT ROAMING IS BECOMING INCREASINGLY IMPORTANT TO MARKET
INCREASINGLY IMPORTANT TO MARKET ENTRY AND FOR COMPETITION AMONG
ENTRY AND FOR COMPETITION AMONG PROVIDERS OF MOBILE BROADBAND
PROVIDERS OF MOBILE BROADBAND SERVICES.
SERVICES. AN UPDATED AND BROADER RECORD
AN UPDATED AND BROADER RECORD WILL HELP IDENTIFY POLICIES THAT
WILL HELP IDENTIFY POLICIES THAT BEST PROMOTE INVESTMENT,
BEST PROMOTE INVESTMENT, COMPETITION, AND BENEFIT TO
COMPETITION, AND BENEFIT TO CONSUMERS.
CONSUMERS. SINCE THE 2007 FURTHER NOTICE OF
SINCE THE 2007 FURTHER NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULEMAKING, THE
PROPOSED RULEMAKING, THE WIRELESS BROADBAND INDUSTRY HAS
WIRELESS BROADBAND INDUSTRY HAS EXPERIENCED A RAPID EVOLUTION.
EXPERIENCED A RAPID EVOLUTION. THE SECOND FURTHER NOTICE
THE SECOND FURTHER NOTICE EXPANDS THE SCOPE OF THE
EXPANDS THE SCOPE OF THE PROCEEDING BY SEEKING COMMENT ON
PROCEEDING BY SEEKING COMMENT ON OBLIGATIONS COVERING THE
OBLIGATIONS COVERING THE PROVISIONS OF IV DATA SERVICES
PROVISIONS OF IV DATA SERVICES OFFERED BY PROVIDERS THAT ARE
OFFERED BY PROVIDERS THAT ARE NOT CARRIERS AS WELL AS THOSE
NOT CARRIERS AS WELL AS THOSE OFFERED BY CARRIERS THAT OFFER
OFFERED BY CARRIERS THAT OFFER CMRS SERVICES PRINTING NOTICES
CMRS SERVICES PRINTING NOTICES COMMENT ON WHETHER THE
COMMENT ON WHETHER THE COMMISSION HAS THE LEGAL
COMMISSION HAS THE LEGAL AUTHORITY TO ADOPT A ROAMING
AUTHORITY TO ADOPT A ROAMING OBLIGATIONS AS WELL AS SPECIFIC
OBLIGATIONS AS WELL AS SPECIFIC CONCRETE PROPOSALS FROM THE 2007
CONCRETE PROPOSALS FROM THE 2007 NPRM AND OTHER ADDITIONAL
NPRM AND OTHER ADDITIONAL PROPOSALS.
PROPOSALS. THE BUREAU RECOMMENDS ADOPTION
THE BUREAU RECOMMENDS ADOPTION OF THE SECOND FURTHER NOTICE OF
OF THE SECOND FURTHER NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULEMAKING.
PROPOSED RULEMAKING. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. COMMISSIONER COPPS?
COMMISSIONER COPPS? >> THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. SAN AUGUSTINE WISELY TAUGHT US
SAN AUGUSTINE WISELY TAUGHT US THAT IT IS HUMAN TO ERR BUT
THAT IT IS HUMAN TO ERR BUT DEVILISH TO REMAIN WOEFULLY IN
DEVILISH TO REMAIN WOEFULLY IN ERROR.
ERROR. WE NOW PCORRECT THE ERROR
WE NOW PCORRECT THE ERROR MADE IN 2007.
MADE IN 2007. IN OUR DECISION AT THE TIME, WE
IN OUR DECISION AT THE TIME, WE CLARIFIED THAT TECHNOLOGICALLY
CLARIFIED THAT TECHNOLOGICALLY COMPATIBLE CARRIERS MUST DEAL
COMPATIBLE CARRIERS MUST DEAL WITH EACH OTHER IN GOOD FAITH
WITH EACH OTHER IN GOOD FAITH AND WITHOUT DISCRIMINATION WHEN
AND WITHOUT DISCRIMINATION WHEN NEGOTIATING VOICE ROAMING
NEGOTIATING VOICE ROAMING OUTSIDE THE REQUESTING CARRIER'S
OUTSIDE THE REQUESTING CARRIER'S HOME MARKET.
HOME MARKET. ALTHOUGH WE ENCOURAGE SIMILAR
ALTHOUGH WE ENCOURAGE SIMILAR ARRANGEMENTS FOR HOME MARKET
ARRANGEMENTS FOR HOME MARKET ROAMING, WE DID NOT REQUIRE IT
ROAMING, WE DID NOT REQUIRE IT IN THE BELIEF THAT NOT DOING SO
IN THE BELIEF THAT NOT DOING SO WOULD HELP PROMOTE FACILITIES
WOULD HELP PROMOTE FACILITIES BASED COMPETITION AND FOSTER
BASED COMPETITION AND FOSTER BILLED OUT IN THOSE MARKETS
BILLED OUT IN THOSE MARKETS WHERE THE REQUESTING CARRIER HAD
WHERE THE REQUESTING CARRIER HAD SPECTRUM RIGHTS.
SPECTRUM RIGHTS. WE WERE WRONG.
WE WERE WRONG. THE RECORD CLEARLY SHOWS THAT
THE RECORD CLEARLY SHOWS THAT THE 2007 HOME RECORD IN
THE 2007 HOME RECORD IN SECLUSION AND DISCOURAGE
SECLUSION AND DISCOURAGE COMPETITION, HAMPERED INNOVATION
COMPETITION, HAMPERED INNOVATION AND INVESTMENT AND HARM
AND INVESTMENT AND HARM CONSUMERS.
CONSUMERS. SO TODAY WE ESTABLISH A CLEAR
SO TODAY WE ESTABLISH A CLEAR AND STRONG PRESUMPTION IN FAVOR
AND STRONG PRESUMPTION IN FAVOR OF AUTOMATIC ROAMING, REGARDLESS
OF AUTOMATIC ROAMING, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER THE REQUEST IS FOR
OF WHETHER THE REQUEST IS FOR ERROR IS INSIDE OR OUTSIDE THE
ERROR IS INSIDE OR OUTSIDE THE REQUESTING CARRIER POTS HOME
REQUESTING CARRIER POTS HOME MARKET.
MARKET. WE CONTINUE TO ENCOURAGE
WE CONTINUE TO ENCOURAGE CARRIERS TO -- FOR THOSE CASES
CARRIERS TO -- FOR THOSE CASES WHERE COMMERCIAL NEGOTIATIONS
WHERE COMMERCIAL NEGOTIATIONS FAIL, WHERE ONLY REQUESTS FROM
FAIL, WHERE ONLY REQUESTS FROM CARRIERS AND SMALL AND LARGE
CARRIERS AND SMALL AND LARGE WILL BE VIEWED AS PRESUMPTIVELY
WILL BE VIEWED AS PRESUMPTIVELY REASONABLE AND ENJOY THE
REASONABLE AND ENJOY THE PREDICTIONS OF TITLE TO
PREDICTIONS OF TITLE TO READ THAT IS ALWAYS A GOOD PLACE
READ THAT IS ALWAYS A GOOD PLACE TO BE, ISN'T IT?
TO BE, ISN'T IT? THIS ITEM IS VERY GOOD NEWS
THIS ITEM IS VERY GOOD NEWS INDEED FOR CONSUMERS WHO WANT TO
INDEED FOR CONSUMERS WHO WANT TO USE MOBILE PHONES AS THEY TRAVEL
USE MOBILE PHONES AS THEY TRAVEL ACROSS THE COUNTY OR ACROSS THE
ACROSS THE COUNTY OR ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
COUNTRY. AFTER ALL, IT IS CONSUMERS TO
AFTER ALL, IT IS CONSUMERS TO PAY THE PRICE WENT CARRIERS HAVE
PAY THE PRICE WENT CARRIERS HAVE TO ACCEPT ROAMING RATES ARE
TO ACCEPT ROAMING RATES ARE CANNOT REACH AN AGREEMENT AT
CANNOT REACH AN AGREEMENT AT ALL.
ALL. WE ALSO MOVE FORWARD WITH A
WE ALSO MOVE FORWARD WITH A FURTHER EXAMINATION OF THE
FURTHER EXAMINATION OF THE CRITICAL ISSUE OF ACCESS TO
CRITICAL ISSUE OF ACCESS TO DATA ROAMING.
DATA ROAMING. NOT MANY OF US BUY DEVICES FOR
NOT MANY OF US BUY DEVICES FOR PHONE SERVICES.
PHONE SERVICES. THE NATIONAL BROADBAND PLAN
THE NATIONAL BROADBAND PLAN MAKES IT CLEAR THAT CONSUMER
MAKES IT CLEAR THAT CONSUMER DEMAND FOR MOBILE CONNECTIVITY
DEMAND FOR MOBILE CONNECTIVITY GROWS STRONGER BY THE DAY, SO
GROWS STRONGER BY THE DAY, SO WHAT GOOD IS YOUR SMART PHONE IF
WHAT GOOD IS YOUR SMART PHONE IF YOU CAN ROAM FOR VOICE BUT NOT
YOU CAN ROAM FOR VOICE BUT NOT ANY OF THE OTHER SERVICES YOU
ANY OF THE OTHER SERVICES YOU BOUGHT IT FOR?
BOUGHT IT FOR? WHAT KIND OF REAL COMPETITIVE
WHAT KIND OF REAL COMPETITIVE CHOICES THAT CAN GIVE CONSUMERS,
CHOICES THAT CAN GIVE CONSUMERS, ESPECIALLY TO THOSE WHO LIVE IN
ESPECIALLY TO THOSE WHO LIVE IN RURAL AMERICA.
RURAL AMERICA. CONSUMERS SHOULD NOT HAVE TO BE
CONSUMERS SHOULD NOT HAVE TO BE ENGINEERS OR INDUSTRY LOBBYISTS
ENGINEERS OR INDUSTRY LOBBYISTS TO FIGURE OUT WHICH MOBILE
TO FIGURE OUT WHICH MOBILE SERVICES THEY CAN EXPECT TO WORK
SERVICES THEY CAN EXPECT TO WORK WHEN THEY TRAVEL.
WHEN THEY TRAVEL. THEY SHOULD COUNT ON THEIR
THEY SHOULD COUNT ON THEIR PHONES WORKING TO THE FULLEST
PHONES WORKING TO THE FULLEST EXTENT THE TECHNOLOGY PERMITS
EXTENT THE TECHNOLOGY PERMITS WHEREVER THEY HAPPEN TO BE, AND
WHEREVER THEY HAPPEN TO BE, AND CARRIERS SHOULD HAVE ROOM IN IT
CARRIERS SHOULD HAVE ROOM IN IT AGREEMENTS ADJUST ALTHOUGH I
AGREEMENTS ADJUST ALTHOUGH I WOULD HAVE GONE FURTHER THAN I
WOULD HAVE GONE FURTHER THAN I DID WOULD HAVE HERE BECAUSE -- I
DID WOULD HAVE HERE BECAUSE -- I WELCOME THE FAIR REVIEW OF THE
WELCOME THE FAIR REVIEW OF THE WIRELESS DATA MARKET, PROVIDED
WIRELESS DATA MARKET, PROVIDED IS ACCOMPLISHED IN A TIMELY AND
IS ACCOMPLISHED IN A TIMELY AND EXPEDITIOUS MANNER.
EXPEDITIOUS MANNER. CONSUMERS WANT DATA NOW AND WE
CONSUMERS WANT DATA NOW AND WE NEED TO OPEN THIS DOOR FOR THEM
NEED TO OPEN THIS DOOR FOR THEM AS QUICKLY AS WE CAN.
AS QUICKLY AS WE CAN. LASTLY, LET ME SAY THAT AS WE
LASTLY, LET ME SAY THAT AS WE RAISE QUESTIONS ABOUT THE LEGAL
RAISE QUESTIONS ABOUT THE LEGAL FRAMEWORK FOR AN AUTOMATIC THE
FRAMEWORK FOR AN AUTOMATIC THE DATA REQUIREMENT, I AM
DATA REQUIREMENT, I AM CONFIDENT WE HAVE THE AUTHORITY
CONFIDENT WE HAVE THE AUTHORITY WE NEED TO PROTECT WIRELESS
WE NEED TO PROTECT WIRELESS CONSUMERS.
CONSUMERS. PREVIOUS COMMISSIONS HAVE TAKEN
PREVIOUS COMMISSIONS HAVE TAKEN CONSUMERS ON A DANGEROUS THE
CONSUMERS ON A DANGEROUS THE REGULATORY RIDE BY MOVING
REGULATORY RIDE BY MOVING BROADBAND, INCLUDING MOBIL
BROADBAND, INCLUDING MOBIL BROADBAND INTERNET ACCESS,
BROADBAND INTERNET ACCESS, OUTSIDE THE STATUTORY FRAMEWORK
OUTSIDE THE STATUTORY FRAMEWORK THAT APPLIES TO
THAT APPLIES TO TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES AND
TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES AND CARRIERS.
CARRIERS. THE COMMISSION ADVOCATED ITS
THE COMMISSION ADVOCATED ITS CONSUMER PROTECTION
CONSUMER PROTECTION RESPONSIBILITIES IN FAVOR OF A
RESPONSIBILITIES IN FAVOR OF A NO-TOUCH APPROACH THAT BENEFITED
NO-TOUCH APPROACH THAT BENEFITED PRIMARILY BIG COMPANIES.
PRIMARILY BIG COMPANIES. REMEMBER, WHEN WE USED TO TREAT
REMEMBER, WHEN WE USED TO TREAT TELEPHONES AS TELEPHONES AND THE
TELEPHONES AS TELEPHONES AND THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS THAT ENABLED
TELECOMMUNICATIONS THAT ENABLED THEM AS TELECOMMUNICATIONS
THEM AS TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES?
SERVICES? WE NEED TO DO THAT AGAIN.
WE NEED TO DO THAT AGAIN. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. >> COMMISSIONER COPPS, THANK
>> COMMISSIONER COPPS, THANK YOU.
YOU. COMMISSIONER MCDOWELL?
COMMISSIONER MCDOWELL? >> THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN.
>> THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. TODAY'S ORDER IS A PRODUCT OF
TODAY'S ORDER IS A PRODUCT OF YEARS OF HARD WORK BY COUNTLESS
YEARS OF HARD WORK BY COUNTLESS INDIVIDUALS.
INDIVIDUALS. FINALLY WE ARE WRITING AN
FINALLY WE ARE WRITING AN IMPORTANT CHAPTER IN THE FCC'S
IMPORTANT CHAPTER IN THE FCC'S HISTORY BY MAKING IT EASIER FOR
HISTORY BY MAKING IT EASIER FOR CONSUMERS TO ENJOY A SEAMLESS
CONSUMERS TO ENJOY A SEAMLESS NATIONWIDE WIRELESS COVERAGE
NATIONWIDE WIRELESS COVERAGE WHILE ALSO PRESERVING INCENTIVES
WHILE ALSO PRESERVING INCENTIVES FOR CARRIERS TO BUILD OUT THEIR
FOR CARRIERS TO BUILD OUT THEIR OWN FACILITIES, RESULTING IN
OWN FACILITIES, RESULTING IN MORE EFFICIENT USE OF OUR
MORE EFFICIENT USE OF OUR COUNTRY'S AIRWAVES.
COUNTRY'S AIRWAVES. WE ACHIEVE THIS ACCOMPLISHMENT
WE ACHIEVE THIS ACCOMPLISHMENT TODAY UNANIMOUSLY.
TODAY UNANIMOUSLY. IN SO DOING, I AM REMINDED OF
IN SO DOING, I AM REMINDED OF ONE OF THE GUIDING PRINCIPLES
ONE OF THE GUIDING PRINCIPLES ESPOUSED BY THAT GREAT
ESPOUSED BY THAT GREAT TELECOMMUNICATIONS POLICY
TELECOMMUNICATIONS POLICY PHILOSOPHER, COACH MIKE CHASSIS.
PHILOSOPHER, COACH MIKE CHASSIS. COACH K SAYS TWO CAN BE WON IF
COACH K SAYS TWO CAN BE WON IF THEY PLAY AS ONE.
THEY PLAY AS ONE. HE GOES ON TO SAY 5 CAN BE TWO
HE GOES ON TO SAY 5 CAN BE TWO IF THEY, TOO, PLAY AS ONE.
IF THEY, TOO, PLAY AS ONE. TODAY THE FIVE OF US ARE PLAYING
TODAY THE FIVE OF US ARE PLAYING AS ONE.
AS ONE. I VOTE TO SUPPORT TODAY'S
I VOTE TO SUPPORT TODAY'S DECISION BECAUSE IT BALANCES A
DECISION BECAUSE IT BALANCES A NUMBER OF COMPETING INTERESTS
NUMBER OF COMPETING INTERESTS SUCH AS PROMOTING COMPETITION
SUCH AS PROMOTING COMPETITION AMONG MULTIPLE WIRELESS
AMONG MULTIPLE WIRELESS CARRIERS, ENCOURAGING NEW ENTRY
CARRIERS, ENCOURAGING NEW ENTRY INTO THE WIRELESS MARKET, AND
INTO THE WIRELESS MARKET, AND PROVIDING INCENTIVES FOR ALL
PROVIDING INCENTIVES FOR ALL CARRIERS TO INVEST AND INNOVATE.
CARRIERS TO INVEST AND INNOVATE. IN AUGUST 2007 ORDER ON ROLLING,
IN AUGUST 2007 ORDER ON ROLLING, THE COMMISSION RULED THAT
THE COMMISSION RULED THAT AUTOMATIC VOICE ROAMING IS
AUTOMATIC VOICE ROAMING IS SUBJECT TO TITLE 2 OF THE ACT.
SUBJECT TO TITLE 2 OF THE ACT. AT THE SAME TIME, THE COMMISSION
AT THE SAME TIME, THE COMMISSION DID NOT EXTEND THAT DECISION TO
DID NOT EXTEND THAT DECISION TO THOSE CARRIERS THAT WERE
THOSE CARRIERS THAT WERE REQUESTING VOICE ROAMING IN
REQUESTING VOICE ROAMING IN GEOGRAPHIC AREAS WHERE THEY HELD
GEOGRAPHIC AREAS WHERE THEY HELD SPECTRUM LICENSES TO PROVIDE
SPECTRUM LICENSES TO PROVIDE WIRELESS SERVICES.
WIRELESS SERVICES. IN MAKING THIS EXCLUSION FOR
IN MAKING THIS EXCLUSION FOR HOME RUNNING, WE REASONED THAT
HOME RUNNING, WE REASONED THAT IMPOSING AN AUTOMATIC ROAMING
IMPOSING AN AUTOMATIC ROAMING OBLIGATION IN HOME MARKETS MIGHT
OBLIGATION IN HOME MARKETS MIGHT DISCOURAGE BUILD OUT IN THESE
DISCOURAGE BUILD OUT IN THESE MARKETS AND THEREFORE UNDERMINE
MARKETS AND THEREFORE UNDERMINE FACILITIES BASED COMPETITION.
FACILITIES BASED COMPETITION. WE ALSO RECOGNIZE THE IMPORTANCE
WE ALSO RECOGNIZE THE IMPORTANCE OF ROAMING AND ENCOURAGE
OF ROAMING AND ENCOURAGE WIRELESS CARRIERS TO NEGOTIATE
WIRELESS CARRIERS TO NEGOTIATE AND REACH AUTOMATIC ROAMING
AND REACH AUTOMATIC ROAMING CONTRACT IN THOSE HOME MARKETS.
CONTRACT IN THOSE HOME MARKETS. IN THE INTERVENING YEARS,
IN THE INTERVENING YEARS, THROUGH NUMEROUS MEETINGS WITH
THROUGH NUMEROUS MEETINGS WITH AN ARRAY OF INTERESTED PARTIES,
AN ARRAY OF INTERESTED PARTIES, I LEARNED THAT THE GREAT
I LEARNED THAT THE GREAT MAJORITY OF CARRIERS SEEKING
MAJORITY OF CARRIERS SEEKING REGULATORY RELIEF HERE WERE
REGULATORY RELIEF HERE WERE SUCCESSFULLY CONTINUING TO
SUCCESSFULLY CONTINUING TO STRIKE ROAMING DEALS IN THE
STRIKE ROAMING DEALS IN THE MARKETPLACE.
MARKETPLACE. ON THE OTHER HAND, I ALSO
ON THE OTHER HAND, I ALSO LEARNED THAT IN SOME INSTANCES
LEARNED THAT IN SOME INSTANCES THE HOME ROAMING EXCLUSION
THE HOME ROAMING EXCLUSION UNINTENTIONALLY CREATED
UNINTENTIONALLY CREATED CONFUSION.
CONFUSION. YES, ONCE AGAIN, A GOVERNMENT
YES, ONCE AGAIN, A GOVERNMENT RULE PRODUCED AN UNINTENDED
RULE PRODUCED AN UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCE.
CONSEQUENCE. THE RULE LED SOME TO CONCLUDE
THE RULE LED SOME TO CONCLUDE THAT A CARRIER EFFECTIVELY HAD
THAT A CARRIER EFFECTIVELY HAD NO RIGHT TO REQUEST ROAMING IN
NO RIGHT TO REQUEST ROAMING IN ANY MARKET WHERE IT HAD
ANY MARKET WHERE IT HAD SPECTRUM AND WHERE THE HOST
SPECTRUM AND WHERE THE HOST CARRIER HAD NO OBLIGATION TO
CARRIER HAD NO OBLIGATION TO NEGOTIATE ROAMING THE
NEGOTIATE ROAMING THE ARRANGEMENTS FOR THOSE MARKETS.
ARRANGEMENTS FOR THOSE MARKETS. CARRIERS ALSO COMPLAINED THEY
CARRIERS ALSO COMPLAINED THEY HAD NO RIGHTS UNDER TITLE TO TO
HAD NO RIGHTS UNDER TITLE TO TO SEEK RELIEF FROM THE COMMISSION
SEEK RELIEF FROM THE COMMISSION FOR THOSE DISPUTES ARISING FROM
FOR THOSE DISPUTES ARISING FROM ROAMING REQUESTS IN THEIR OWN
ROAMING REQUESTS IN THEIR OWN MARKETS.
MARKETS. AS A RESULT, FOR SEVERAL YEARS
AS A RESULT, FOR SEVERAL YEARS NOW, PARTIES HAVE SOUGHT TO
NOW, PARTIES HAVE SOUGHT TO MODIFY THE ROAMING EXCLUSION IN
MODIFY THE ROAMING EXCLUSION IN CUMBERSOME WAYS.
CUMBERSOME WAYS. THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT WE AGREE
THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT WE AGREE ON A NEW COURSE.
ON A NEW COURSE. SPECIFICALLY WE RECOGNIZE THAT
SPECIFICALLY WE RECOGNIZE THAT THE BETTER, SIMPLER PATH IS TO
THE BETTER, SIMPLER PATH IS TO ELIMINATE THE HOME MARKET
ELIMINATE THE HOME MARKET EXCLUSION COMPLETELY.
EXCLUSION COMPLETELY. WE ALSO CLARIFIED THAT WIRELESS
WE ALSO CLARIFIED THAT WIRELESS CARRIERS HAVE STATUTORY RIGHTS
CARRIERS HAVE STATUTORY RIGHTS TO COMPLAIN EVEN AS THEY SEEK
TO COMPLAIN EVEN AS THEY SEEK AUTOMATIC VOICE ROAMING
AUTOMATIC VOICE ROAMING ARRANGEMENTS WITHIN A MARKET.
ARRANGEMENTS WITHIN A MARKET. BY SETTING FORTH FACTORS THAT
BY SETTING FORTH FACTORS THAT THE COMMISSION WILL CONSIDER IN
THE COMMISSION WILL CONSIDER IN THE EVENT OF A COMPLAINT, WHICH
THE EVENT OF A COMPLAINT, WHICH PROVIDE A FRAMEWORK THAT WILL
PROVIDE A FRAMEWORK THAT WILL PROVIDE BOTH SIDES, THE HOST AND
PROVIDE BOTH SIDES, THE HOST AND REQUESTING CARRIERS, WITH
REQUESTING CARRIERS, WITH GREATER INCENTIVES TO SUCCEED IN
GREATER INCENTIVES TO SUCCEED IN NEGOTIATING ROOM IN AGREEMENTS
NEGOTIATING ROOM IN AGREEMENTS -- ROAMING AGREEMENTS.
-- ROAMING AGREEMENTS. WE ALLOW MARKET FORCES TO DRIVE
WE ALLOW MARKET FORCES TO DRIVE AND GIVE CONSUMERS THE BENEFIT
AND GIVE CONSUMERS THE BENEFIT OF SEAMLESS, NATIONWIDE VOICE
OF SEAMLESS, NATIONWIDE VOICE SERVICES.
SERVICES. WITH RESPECT TO THE FURTHER
WITH RESPECT TO THE FURTHER NOTICE ON DATA ROAMING, FOR SOME
NOTICE ON DATA ROAMING, FOR SOME TIME NOW I HAVE REQUESTED THE
TIME NOW I HAVE REQUESTED THE PARTIES SUBMIT FOR CONSIDERATION
PARTIES SUBMIT FOR CONSIDERATION A LEGAL ANALYSIS SETTING FORTH
A LEGAL ANALYSIS SETTING FORTH THE MEANS TO THIS END.
THE MEANS TO THIS END. THE QUESTION IS SIMPLE.
THE QUESTION IS SIMPLE. GIVEN THAT WIRELESS BROADBAND
GIVEN THAT WIRELESS BROADBAND SERVICES ARE CLASSIFIED AS TITLE
SERVICES ARE CLASSIFIED AS TITLE 1, WITHOUT DISSENT FROM THIS
1, WITHOUT DISSENT FROM THIS COMMISSION, IS THERE A LEGALLY
COMMISSION, IS THERE A LEGALLY SUSTAINABLE PATH TO MANDATE
SUSTAINABLE PATH TO MANDATE AUTOMATIC DATA ROAMING?
AUTOMATIC DATA ROAMING? I HAVE SOUGHT THIS ANALYSIS WILL
I HAVE SOUGHT THIS ANALYSIS WILL BEFORE THE D.C. CIRCUIT RECENT
BEFORE THE D.C. CIRCUIT RECENT CASE, WHICH ACCOUNTS -- WAS CAST
CASE, WHICH ACCOUNTS -- WAS CAST FOR DOUBT IN THIS AREA -- WHICH
FOR DOUBT IN THIS AREA -- WHICH CAST MORE DOUBT IN THIS AREA.
CAST MORE DOUBT IN THIS AREA. I THINK CHAIRMAN GENACHOWSKI FOR
I THINK CHAIRMAN GENACHOWSKI FOR PROVIDING ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY
PROVIDING ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY FOR COMMENT ON THIS ISSUE.
FOR COMMENT ON THIS ISSUE. I WILL CONTINUE TO ENCOURAGE
I WILL CONTINUE TO ENCOURAGE PARTIES TO CONTINUE TO ENTER
PARTIES TO CONTINUE TO ENTER INTO RULING DEALS COME INCLUDING
INTO RULING DEALS COME INCLUDING THOSE THAT INCLUDE DATA.
THOSE THAT INCLUDE DATA. AS A FURTHER NOTICE STATES, IN
AS A FURTHER NOTICE STATES, IN THE TWO YEARS SINCE OUR 2007
THE TWO YEARS SINCE OUR 2007 NOTICE ON DATA ROAMING, THE
NOTICE ON DATA ROAMING, THE WIRELESS BROADBAND INDUSTRY HAS
WIRELESS BROADBAND INDUSTRY HAS EXPERIENCED A RAPID EVOLUTION
EXPERIENCED A RAPID EVOLUTION WITH SIGNIFICANT ECONOMIC,
WITH SIGNIFICANT ECONOMIC, TECHNOLOGICAL, AND REGULATORY
TECHNOLOGICAL, AND REGULATORY DEVELOPMENTS, INCLUDING
DEVELOPMENTS, INCLUDING DEVELOPMENTS IN NETWORK AND
DEVELOPMENTS IN NETWORK AND DEVICE TECHNOLOGIES, MARKET
DEVICE TECHNOLOGIES, MARKET DEPLOYMENTS, AND CONSUMER
DEPLOYMENTS, AND CONSUMER DEMAND AND USAGE PATTERNS.
DEMAND AND USAGE PATTERNS. I HIGHLIGHT THESE POSITIVES TO
I HIGHLIGHT THESE POSITIVES TO POINT OUT THAT THEY HAVE
POINT OUT THAT THEY HAVE OCCURRED EVEN WITHOUT A FCC
OCCURRED EVEN WITHOUT A FCC MANDATE FOR AUTOMATIC DATA
MANDATE FOR AUTOMATIC DATA ROAMING.
ROAMING. I FURTHER THANK THE CHAIRMAN FOR
I FURTHER THANK THE CHAIRMAN FOR BRINGING THIS MATTER TO
BRINGING THIS MATTER TO COMPLETION AND FOR HANDLING THIS
COMPLETION AND FOR HANDLING THIS COMPLICATED ISSUE IN A
COMPLICATED ISSUE IN A COMPREHENSIVE MANNER.
COMPREHENSIVE MANNER. I ALSO THINK RUTH AND THE TEAM
I ALSO THINK RUTH AND THE TEAM AND THE BUREAU FOR THEIR LONG
AND THE BUREAU FOR THEIR LONG HOURS WORKING ON THE SPUR TO A
HOURS WORKING ON THE SPUR TO A PROJECT.
PROJECT. >> THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER
>> THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER MCDOWELL.
MCDOWELL. COMMISSIONER CLYBURN?
COMMISSIONER CLYBURN? >> THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. CONSUMERS NEED SEAMLESS
CONSUMERS NEED SEAMLESS NATIONWIDE COVERAGE.
NATIONWIDE COVERAGE. HOWEVER, WHEN THE COMMISSION
HOWEVER, WHEN THE COMMISSION ADOPTED IN 2007 AND A HOME
ADOPTED IN 2007 AND A HOME MARKET EXCLUSION, THAT IT
MARKET EXCLUSION, THAT IT ACTUALLY UNDERCUT THAT GOAL.
ACTUALLY UNDERCUT THAT GOAL. BY REPEALING THE HOME MARKET
BY REPEALING THE HOME MARKET EXCLUSION IN TODAY'S ORDER, WE
EXCLUSION IN TODAY'S ORDER, WE ARE SAFEGUARDING CONSUMERS''
ARE SAFEGUARDING CONSUMERS'' EXPECTATIONS OF SEAMLESS
EXPECTATIONS OF SEAMLESS COVERAGE, IN RESPECT OF OF
COVERAGE, IN RESPECT OF OF WHETHER THEY ARE CALLING FROM
WHETHER THEY ARE CALLING FROM THEIR CARRIERS HOME MARKET OR
THEIR CARRIERS HOME MARKET OR THE HOME MARKET OF ANOTHER.
THE HOME MARKET OF ANOTHER. I RECOGNIZE A NUMBER OF SMALLER
I RECOGNIZE A NUMBER OF SMALLER RURAL CARRIERS OPPOSED ANY
RURAL CARRIERS OPPOSED ANY MENTION OF THIS ORDER ABOUT
MENTION OF THIS ORDER ABOUT CONSIDERING A REQUESTING CARRIER
CONSIDERING A REQUESTING CARRIER POTS LACK OF BILLED OUT IN ITS
POTS LACK OF BILLED OUT IN ITS HOME MARKETS.
HOME MARKETS. ACCORDING TO THE SMALL
ACCORDING TO THE SMALL CARRIERS, LARGER NATIONWIDE
CARRIERS, LARGER NATIONWIDE CARRIERS WITH GREATER BARGAINING
CARRIERS WITH GREATER BARGAINING POSITIONS IN ROAMING
POSITIONS IN ROAMING NEGOTIATIONS MAY USE SUCH
NEGOTIATIONS MAY USE SUCH LANGUAGE TO PROPOSED
LANGUAGE TO PROPOSED UNREASONABLE ROAMING AND
UNREASONABLE ROAMING AND ARRANGEMENTS OR AGREEMENTS.
ARRANGEMENTS OR AGREEMENTS. I CAREFULLY CONSIDER THOSE
I CAREFULLY CONSIDER THOSE ARGUMENTS.
ARGUMENTS. I HAVE DECIDED TO SUPPORT
I HAVE DECIDED TO SUPPORT TODAY'S ORDER BECAUSE THE
TODAY'S ORDER BECAUSE THE RELEVANT LANGUAGE MAKES IT CLEAR
RELEVANT LANGUAGE MAKES IT CLEAR THAT ANY WOMAN REQUEST IS
THAT ANY WOMAN REQUEST IS ASSUMED TO BE REASONABLE AND NO
ASSUMED TO BE REASONABLE AND NO HOSTING CARRIER CAN USE A
HOSTING CARRIER CAN USE A REQUESTING CARRIER'S LACK OF
REQUESTING CARRIER'S LACK OF BUILD OUT AS THE SOLE FACTOR
BUILD OUT AS THE SOLE FACTOR FOR IMPOSING ONE JUST WARMING
FOR IMPOSING ONE JUST WARMING TERMS AND CONDITIONS.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS. I ALSO FULLY SUPPORT THE FURTHER
I ALSO FULLY SUPPORT THE FURTHER NOTICE OF RULEMAKING THAT SEIZE
NOTICE OF RULEMAKING THAT SEIZE ADDITIONAL COMMENT OF WHETHER A
ADDITIONAL COMMENT OF WHETHER A COMMISSION SHOULD EXTEND ROAMING
COMMISSION SHOULD EXTEND ROAMING REQUIREMENTS TO DATA SERVICES
REQUIREMENTS TO DATA SERVICES NOT CONNECTED TO THE PUBLIC
NOT CONNECTED TO THE PUBLIC SWITCHED TELEPHONE NETWORK.
SWITCHED TELEPHONE NETWORK. SUCH SERVICES WOULD INCLUDE
SUCH SERVICES WOULD INCLUDE WIRELESS BROADBAND INTERNET
WIRELESS BROADBAND INTERNET ACCESS SERVICES.
ACCESS SERVICES. THE NATIONAL BROADBAND PLAN
THE NATIONAL BROADBAND PLAN DISCUSSED HOW IMPORTANT THESE
DISCUSSED HOW IMPORTANT THESE GLOBAL BROADBAND SERVICES ARE TO
GLOBAL BROADBAND SERVICES ARE TO MAKING BROADBAND SERVICE
MAKING BROADBAND SERVICE AVAILABLE AND AFFORDABLE FOR OUT
AVAILABLE AND AFFORDABLE FOR OUT OUR NATION.
OUR NATION. THE DETAILED ANQUESTIONS WILL
THE DETAILED ANQUESTIONS WILL PROVIDE THE COMMISSION WITH A
PROVIDE THE COMMISSION WITH A COMPREHENSIVE RECORD ON ITS
COMPREHENSIVE RECORD ON ITS LEGAL AUTHORITY TO PROPOSE
LEGAL AUTHORITY TO PROPOSE ROAMING OBLIGATIONS ON SUCH
ROAMING OBLIGATIONS ON SUCH SERVICES IN THE MERIT FOR
SERVICES IN THE MERIT FOR IMPOSING SUCH OBLIGATIONS IF IT
IMPOSING SUCH OBLIGATIONS IF IT CHOOSES TO DO SO.
CHOOSES TO DO SO. I, TOO, ALSO THINK YOU FOR THIS
I, TOO, ALSO THINK YOU FOR THIS BID >> COMMISSIONER CLYBURN,
BID >> COMMISSIONER CLYBURN, THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. TODAY WE TAKE ACTION TO INCREASE
TODAY WE TAKE ACTION TO INCREASE AMERICAN CONSUMERS' ACCESS TO
AMERICAN CONSUMERS' ACCESS TO MOBILE VOICE SERVICES WHEREVER
MOBILE VOICE SERVICES WHEREVER AND WHENEVER THEY CHOOSE.
AND WHENEVER THEY CHOOSE. WE CREATE A FRAMEWORK FOR
WE CREATE A FRAMEWORK FOR SEAMLESS NATIONWIDE VOICE
SEAMLESS NATIONWIDE VOICE ROAMING, A FRAMEWORK THAT WILL
ROAMING, A FRAMEWORK THAT WILL INTEREST CARRIERS OF ALL SIZES
INTEREST CARRIERS OF ALL SIZES IN ALL MARKETS TO REACH
IN ALL MARKETS TO REACH REASONABLE COMMERCIAL AGREEMENTS
REASONABLE COMMERCIAL AGREEMENTS WITH EACH OTHER WHILE ALSO
WITH EACH OTHER WHILE ALSO ENCOURAGING THOSE CARRIERS TO
ENCOURAGING THOSE CARRIERS TO CONTINUE INVESTING IN THE
CONTINUE INVESTING IN THE COVERAGE AND CAPACITY OF
COVERAGE AND CAPACITY OF EXISTING VOICE NETWORKS.
EXISTING VOICE NETWORKS. THIS IS TO THE ULTIMATE BENEFIT
THIS IS TO THE ULTIMATE BENEFIT OF CONSUMERS WHO, AS WE ALL
OF CONSUMERS WHO, AS WE ALL KNOW, ARE INCREASINGLY RELYING
KNOW, ARE INCREASINGLY RELYING ON MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS.
ON MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS. CONSISTENT WITH THE
CONSISTENT WITH THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE NATIONAL
RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE NATIONAL BROADBAND PLAN, IT OPENS A BROAD
BROADBAND PLAN, IT OPENS A BROAD INQUIRY INTO THE CRITICAL ISSUE
INQUIRY INTO THE CRITICAL ISSUE OF DATA ROAMING.
OF DATA ROAMING. THERE ARE FEW AREAS IN
THERE ARE FEW AREAS IN COMMUNICATIONS THAT PRESENT
COMMUNICATIONS THAT PRESENT GREATER PROMISE FOR OUR COUNTRY
GREATER PROMISE FOR OUR COUNTRY THAN MOBILE.
THAN MOBILE. IN TERMS OF DRIVING OUR ECONOMY
IN TERMS OF DRIVING OUR ECONOMY AND DELIVERING BROAD OPPORTUNITY
AND DELIVERING BROAD OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL AMERICANS, OUR GOAL MUST
FOR ALL AMERICANS, OUR GOAL MUST BE TO LEAD THE WORLD IN MOBILE.
BE TO LEAD THE WORLD IN MOBILE. TO PROMOTE THIS GOAL, WE MUST
TO PROMOTE THIS GOAL, WE MUST ASSURE THE AMERICAN SUMERCONSUMS
ASSURE THE AMERICAN SUMERCONSUMS HAVE ACCESS TO COMPETITIVE
HAVE ACCESS TO COMPETITIVE BROADBAND DATA COMMUNICATIONS
BROADBAND DATA COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES WHEREVER THEY ARE,
SERVICES WHEREVER THEY ARE, WHILE ALSO SHOWING THE UNITED
WHILE ALSO SHOWING THE UNITED STATES HAS THE MOST EXTENSIVE
STATES HAS THE MOST EXTENSIVE AND FASTEST MOBILE NETWORKS IN
AND FASTEST MOBILE NETWORKS IN THE WORLD AND WE HAVE THE
THE WORLD AND WE HAVE THE INVESTMENT TO SUPPORT THAT.
INVESTMENT TO SUPPORT THAT. I THANK MY COLLEAGUES FOR THEIR
I THANK MY COLLEAGUES FOR THEIR INPUT ON THIS ITEM, AND I THINK
INPUT ON THIS ITEM, AND I THINK THE BUREAU FOR WORKING ON THIS
THE BUREAU FOR WORKING ON THIS ISSUE IN SUCH AN EXCELLENT
ISSUE IN SUCH AN EXCELLENT MANNER.
MANNER. IT IS IMPORTANT.
IT IS IMPORTANT. WE HAVE REACHED A MILESTONE
WE HAVE REACHED A MILESTONE TODAY AND WE HAVE IMPORTANT WORK
TODAY AND WE HAVE IMPORTANT WORK AHEAD.
AHEAD. I THINK EACH OF YOU VERY MUCH.
I THINK EACH OF YOU VERY MUCH. LET US PROCEED TO A VOTE.
LET US PROCEED TO A VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. >> AYE.
>> AYE. >> SO ORDERED, AND THE REQUEST
>> SO ORDERED, AND THE REQUEST FOR PRIVILEGES GREW IS GRANTED.
FOR PRIVILEGES GREW IS GRANTED. MADAM SECRETARY, PLEASE ANNOUNCE
MADAM SECRETARY, PLEASE ANNOUNCE THE NEXT ITEMS.
THE NEXT ITEMS. >> MR. CHAIRMAN AND
>> MR. CHAIRMAN AND COMMISSIONERS, THE NEXT TWO
COMMISSIONERS, THE NEXT TWO ITEMS ON THE AGENDA ARE
ITEMS ON THE AGENDA ARE PRESENTED BY THE MEDIA BUREAU.
PRESENTED BY THE MEDIA BUREAU. THE FIRST IS ENTITLED VIDEO
THE FIRST IS ENTITLED VIDEO DEVICE COMPETITION
DEVICE COMPETITION IMPLEMENTATION OF SECTION 304 OF
IMPLEMENTATION OF SECTION 304 OF THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACT OF
THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACT OF 1996, COMMERCIAL AVAILABILITY OF
1996, COMMERCIAL AVAILABILITY OF NAVIGATION DEVICES,
NAVIGATION DEVICES, COMPATIBILITY BETWEEN TTHE
COMPATIBILITY BETWEEN TTHE SYSTEMS AND THE CONSUMER
SYSTEMS AND THE CONSUMER ELECTRONICS EQUIPMENT DID THE
ELECTRONICS EQUIPMENT DID THE SECOND IS ENTITLED
SECOND IS ENTITLED IMPLEMENTATION OF SECTION 304 OF
IMPLEMENTATION OF SECTION 304 OF THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACT OF
THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACT OF 1996 COMMERCIAL AVAILABILITY OF
1996 COMMERCIAL AVAILABILITY OF NAVIGATION DEVICES,
NAVIGATION DEVICES, COMPATIBILITY BETWEEN CABLE
COMPATIBILITY BETWEEN CABLE SYSTEMS AND CONSUMER ELECTRONICS
SYSTEMS AND CONSUMER ELECTRONICS EQUIPMENT.
EQUIPMENT. >> MR. LAKE, THE FLOOR IS YOURS.
>> MR. LAKE, THE FLOOR IS YOURS. THE MEDIA BUREAU PRESENTS TWO
THE MEDIA BUREAU PRESENTS TWO ITEMS TODAY THAT WERE
ITEMS TODAY THAT WERE RECOMMENDED IN THE NATIONAL
RECOMMENDED IN THE NATIONAL BROADBAND PLAN AND ANNOUNCED AS
BROADBAND PLAN AND ANNOUNCED AS PART OF THE 2010 BROADBAND
PART OF THE 2010 BROADBAND ACTION PLAN AGENDA.
ACTION PLAN AGENDA. THESE ITEMS ARE INTENDED TO
THESE ITEMS ARE INTENDED TO DRIVE COMPETITION AND INNOVATION
DRIVE COMPETITION AND INNOVATION IN SMART VIDEO DEVICES THAT
IN SMART VIDEO DEVICES THAT CONSUMERS CAN USE WITH THE
CONSUMERS CAN USE WITH THE SERVICES OF MULTICHANNEL VIDEO
SERVICES OF MULTICHANNEL VIDEO PROGRAMMING DISTRIBUTORS.
PROGRAMMING DISTRIBUTORS. SECTION 629 DIRECT THE
SECTION 629 DIRECT THE COMMISSION TO ENSURE THE
COMMISSION TO ENSURE THE COMMERCIAL AVAILABILITY OF HOME
COMMERCIAL AVAILABILITY OF HOME DEVICES USED TO ACCESS VIDEO
DEVICES USED TO ACCESS VIDEO PROGRAMMING AND OTHER SERVICES
PROGRAMMING AND OTHER SERVICES OFFERED BY MULTICHANNEL VIDEO
OFFERED BY MULTICHANNEL VIDEO PROVIDERS.
PROVIDERS. THE COMMISSION'S EFFORTS TO
THE COMMISSION'S EFFORTS TO ACHIEVE THAT GOAL TO DATE HAVE
ACHIEVE THAT GOAL TO DATE HAVE MET WITH LIMITED SUCCESS.
MET WITH LIMITED SUCCESS. THE CURRENT SOLUTION, CALLED THE
THE CURRENT SOLUTION, CALLED THE CABLE CARD, REACHES ONLY THE
CABLE CARD, REACHES ONLY THE CABLE INDTRY, NOT OTHERS.
CABLE INDTRY, NOT OTHERS. WE PROPOSE TODAY A NEW APPROACH
WE PROPOSE TODAY A NEW APPROACH THAT WILL APPLY TO ALL MVPS,
THAT WILL APPLY TO ALL MVPS, THUS PROVIDING FOR A LARGER
THUS PROVIDING FOR A LARGER CUSTOMER BASE AND ALLOW
CUSTOMER BASE AND ALLOW CONSUMERS TO BUY DEVICES THE
CONSUMERS TO BUY DEVICES THE CONTINUE TO FUNCTION EVEN IF THE
CONTINUE TO FUNCTION EVEN IF THE CONSUMER CHANGES SERVICE
CONSUMER CHANGES SERVICE PROVIDERS.
PROVIDERS. CONSUMERS TODAY INCREASINGLY
CONSUMERS TODAY INCREASINGLY ACCESS VIDEO FROM MULTIPLE
ACCESS VIDEO FROM MULTIPLE SOURCES INCLUDING MVPD SERVICES,
SOURCES INCLUDING MVPD SERVICES, THE INTERNET, A DVD'S, AND OVER
THE INTERNET, A DVD'S, AND OVER THE AIR BROADCASTING.
THE AIR BROADCASTING. THEY SEEK TO HAVE SMART VIDEO
THEY SEEK TO HAVE SMART VIDEO DEVICES THAT CAN BRING VIDEO
DEVICES THAT CAN BRING VIDEO CONTENT FROM ALL OF THESE
CONTENT FROM ALL OF THESE SOURCES TOGETHER FOR EASE OF
SOURCES TOGETHER FOR EASE OF SELECTION, RECORDING, AND
SELECTION, RECORDING, AND VIEWING.
VIEWING. WHAT WE PRESENTED IT PROPOSES TO
WHAT WE PRESENTED IT PROPOSES TO MAKE THIS POSSIBLE BEAR REQUIRE
MAKE THIS POSSIBLE BEAR REQUIRE THAT ALL SERVICES TERMINATE IN A
THAT ALL SERVICES TERMINATE IN A STANDARDIZED INTERFACE TO WHICH
STANDARDIZED INTERFACE TO WHICH ELECTRONICS FIRMS CAN DESIGN IN
ELECTRONICS FIRMS CAN DESIGN IN OFFERING SMART VIDEO DEVICES FOR
OFFERING SMART VIDEO DEVICES FOR THE HOME.
THE HOME. THE STANDARDIZED INTERFACE WOULD
THE STANDARDIZED INTERFACE WOULD BE IMPLEMENTED THROUGH AN
BE IMPLEMENTED THROUGH AN ADAPTER THAT WOULD ACT AS AN
ADAPTER THAT WOULD ACT AS AN INTERMEDIARY BETWEEN THE
INTERMEDIARY BETWEEN THE CONSUMER'S DEVICE IN THE MVPD'S
CONSUMER'S DEVICE IN THE MVPD'S SERVICE.
SERVICE. THE SERVICE PROVIDER WOULD BE
THE SERVICE PROVIDER WOULD BE FREE TO INNOVATE WITH ITS
FREE TO INNOVATE WITH ITS NETWORK TO IMPROVE SERVICES
NETWORK TO IMPROVE SERVICES WITHOUT REQUIRING A REPLACEMENT
WITHOUT REQUIRING A REPLACEMENT OF THE CONSUMER'S HOME DEVICES.
OF THE CONSUMER'S HOME DEVICES. AND A CONSUMER CAN SWITCH FROM
AND A CONSUMER CAN SWITCH FROM ONE MVPD TO ANOTHER AND USE THE
ONE MVPD TO ANOTHER AND USE THE SAME SMART VIDEO DEVICES.
SAME SMART VIDEO DEVICES. THE NOI ALSO INVITE SUGGESTIONS
THE NOI ALSO INVITE SUGGESTIONS ON ALTERNATIVE APPROACHES THAT
ON ALTERNATIVE APPROACHES THAT WOULD ACHIEVE THE SAME
WOULD ACHIEVE THE SAME OBJECTIVES.
OBJECTIVES. OUR SECOND ITEM A FOURTH FURTHER
OUR SECOND ITEM A FOURTH FURTHER NOTICE OF PROPOSAED MAKING WILL
NOTICE OF PROPOSAED MAKING WILL MAKE IT BETTER FOR CONSUMERS IN
MAKE IT BETTER FOR CONSUMERS IN THE INTERIM BEFORE THE NEW
THE INTERIM BEFORE THE NEW APPROACH IS IN PLACE.
APPROACH IS IN PLACE. JOINING ME AT THE TABLE THIS
JOINING ME AT THE TABLE THIS MORNING ARE NANCY MURPHY OF THE
MORNING ARE NANCY MURPHY OF THE MEDIA BUREAU FROM OFFICE, MARY
MEDIA BUREAU FROM OFFICE, MARY BETH DELPHI, STEVE WALKER ART,
BETH DELPHI, STEVE WALKER ART, OF THE BUREAU POLICY DIVISION,
OF THE BUREAU POLICY DIVISION, AND JOHN LOWONG.
AND JOHN LOWONG. ALICE WILL PRESENT THE NOTICE OF
ALICE WILL PRESENT THE NOTICE OF INQUIRY, AND BRENDAN WILL
INQUIRY, AND BRENDAN WILL PRESENT THE NOTICE OF
PRESENT THE NOTICE OF RULEMAKING.
RULEMAKING. >> GOOD MORNING.
>> GOOD MORNING. I AM EXCITED TO PRESENT THIS
I AM EXCITED TO PRESENT THIS NOTICE OF INQUIRY IN THE
NOTICE OF INQUIRY IN THE PROCEEDING PRETTY NATIONAL
PROCEEDING PRETTY NATIONAL BROADBAND PLAN NOTED THAT WHILE
BROADBAND PLAN NOTED THAT WHILE INNOVATIVE DEVICES FUNDAMENTALLY
INNOVATIVE DEVICES FUNDAMENTALLY CHANGE HOW PEOPLE USE BROADBAND,
CHANGE HOW PEOPLE USE BROADBAND, WE BELIEVE THAT A SMART VIDEO
WE BELIEVE THAT A SMART VIDEO DEVICE PLATFORM THAT WORKS WITH
DEVICE PLATFORM THAT WORKS WITH ALL MVPD'S WILL SPUR INNOVATION,
ALL MVPD'S WILL SPUR INNOVATION, A DRUG USERS TO BROADBAND, AND
A DRUG USERS TO BROADBAND, AND IN FACT CHANGE HOW PEOPLE
IN FACT CHANGE HOW PEOPLE PERCEIVE AND USE BROADBAND.
PERCEIVE AND USE BROADBAND. THE NATIONAL BROADBAND PLAN
THE NATIONAL BROADBAND PLAN RECOMMENDED A STANDARD TO HELP
RECOMMENDED A STANDARD TO HELP OPEN THE MARKET FOR DEVICES USED
OPEN THE MARKET FOR DEVICES USED TO IT ACCESS MVPD SERVICES.
TO IT ACCESS MVPD SERVICES. THIS NOTICE OF INCREASE SEEKS
THIS NOTICE OF INCREASE SEEKS COMMENT ON THE STEPS THE
COMMENT ON THE STEPS THE COMMISSION CAN TAKE TO DEVELOP
COMMISSION CAN TAKE TO DEVELOP SUCH A STANDARD TO UNLEASH
SUCH A STANDARD TO UNLEASH COMPETITION AND INNOVATION IN
COMPETITION AND INNOVATION IN THE RETAIL MARKET FOR SMART
THE RETAIL MARKET FOR SMART VIDEO DEVICES THAT ARE
VIDEO DEVICES THAT ARE COMPATIBLE WITH ALL MVPD'S AS
COMPATIBLE WITH ALL MVPD'S AS INTENDED BY SECTION 629 OF THE
INTENDED BY SECTION 629 OF THE COMMUNICATIONS ACT.
COMMUNICATIONS ACT. DEVELOPING THE STANDARD FOR ALL
DEVELOPING THE STANDARD FOR ALL VIDEO SERVICE WILL ACCOMPLISH
VIDEO SERVICE WILL ACCOMPLISH FOUR MAIN GOALS.
FOUR MAIN GOALS. FIRST, IT WILL SPUR INVESTMENT
FIRST, IT WILL SPUR INVESTMENT AND INNOVATION.
AND INNOVATION. DEVELOPING A COMMON PLATFORM FOR
DEVELOPING A COMMON PLATFORM FOR ACCESS TO MVPD SERVICES WILL
ACCESS TO MVPD SERVICES WILL CREATE NEW MARKET FOR RETAIL
CREATE NEW MARKET FOR RETAIL DEVICES THAT CAN ACCESS
DEVICES THAT CAN ACCESS CONSUMER'S FAVORITE VIDEO
CONSUMER'S FAVORITE VIDEO PROGRAMMING IN NEW AND
PROGRAMMING IN NEW AND INNOVATIVE WAYS TO THIS PLATFORM
INNOVATIVE WAYS TO THIS PLATFORM CAN ENABLE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW
CAN ENABLE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW FEATURES SUCH AS ENHANCED
FEATURES SUCH AS ENHANCED PARENTAL CONTROLS, INNOVATION AS
PARENTAL CONTROLS, INNOVATION AS VIDEO AND NON-VIDEO CONTACT FROM
VIDEO AND NON-VIDEO CONTACT FROM MULTIPLE SOURCES INCLUDING THE
MULTIPLE SOURCES INCLUDING THE IINTERNET.
IINTERNET. AND PLATFORMS SUCH AS THIS,
AND PLATFORMS SUCH AS THIS, TELEVISION MANUFACTURERS CAN
TELEVISION MANUFACTURERS CAN INTEGRATE FUNCTIONALITIES INTO
INTEGRATE FUNCTIONALITIES INTO THE TELEVISION SET, ALLOWING
THE TELEVISION SET, ALLOWING CONSUMERS TO SHED THE
CONSUMERS TO SHED THE INEFFICIENCY OF TOP BOXES THAT
INEFFICIENCY OF TOP BOXES THAT CLUTTER THE AREA.
CLUTTER THE AREA. SECOND IS INCREASED CONSUMER
SECOND IS INCREASED CONSUMER CHOICE BY ALLOWING CONSUMERS TO
CHOICE BY ALLOWING CONSUMERS TO BUY EQUIPMENT THAT WILL OPERATE
BUY EQUIPMENT THAT WILL OPERATE WITH ALL MVPD'S.
WITH ALL MVPD'S. THE COMMON INTERFACE WILL ALLOW
THE COMMON INTERFACE WILL ALLOW MOBILE CONTENT FROM MULTIPLE
MOBILE CONTENT FROM MULTIPLE DIVIDED.
DIVIDED. ADDITIONALLY, THE SMART VIDEO
ADDITIONALLY, THE SMART VIDEO DEVICES WILL ALLOW CONSUMERS TO
DEVICES WILL ALLOW CONSUMERS TO ENJOY A COMPETITIVE CHOICE OF
ENJOY A COMPETITIVE CHOICE OF PRICE, QUALITY, CONVENIENCE, AND
PRICE, QUALITY, CONVENIENCE, AND FEATURES TO ACCESS VIDEO CONTENT
FEATURES TO ACCESS VIDEO CONTENT AVAILABLE THROUGH TRADITIONAL
AVAILABLE THROUGH TRADITIONAL MVPD'S AND THROUGH THE INTERNET.
MVPD'S AND THROUGH THE INTERNET. SECTION 629 STATED THAT
SECTION 629 STATED THAT COMPETITION HAS ALWAYS LED TO
COMPETITION HAS ALWAYS LED TO INNOVATION, LOWER PRICES, AND
INNOVATION, LOWER PRICES, AND HIGHER QUALITY.
HIGHER QUALITY. THIRD, THE COMMON INTERFACE WILL
THIRD, THE COMMON INTERFACE WILL ALLOW UNFETTERED INNOVATION ALSO
ALLOW UNFETTERED INNOVATION ALSO IN MVPD DELIVERY PLATFORMS.
IN MVPD DELIVERY PLATFORMS. MVPD'S WILL INNOVATE ON THEIR
MVPD'S WILL INNOVATE ON THEIR OWN SCHEDULE WITHOUT WAITING
OWN SCHEDULE WITHOUT WAITING FOR -- MVPD'S WILL BE ABLE TO
FOR -- MVPD'S WILL BE ABLE TO DEPLOY NEW SERVICES AVAILABLE ON
DEPLOY NEW SERVICES AVAILABLE ON THEIR SMART VIDEO DEVICES.
THEIR SMART VIDEO DEVICES. THIS INITIATIVE WILL ALLOW WIDER
THIS INITIATIVE WILL ALLOW WIDER BROADBAND USAGE AND ADOPTION.
BROADBAND USAGE AND ADOPTION. TELEVISIONS ARE THE MOST
TELEVISIONS ARE THE MOST UBIQUITOUS SCREENS IN THE HOME.
UBIQUITOUS SCREENS IN THE HOME. BECAUSE TELEVISIONS WILL BE ABLE
BECAUSE TELEVISIONS WILL BE ABLE TO INTEGRATE FEATURES OF THE
TO INTEGRATE FEATURES OF THE INTERNET, INCLUDING INTERNET-
INTERNET, INCLUDING INTERNET- BASED VIDEO, ADDITIONAL
BASED VIDEO, ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RELEVANT TO THE
INFORMATION RELEVANT TO THE PROGRAM IS BEING WATCHED, OTHER
PROGRAM IS BEING WATCHED, OTHER GREAT NEW FEATURES THAT EVEN
GREAT NEW FEATURES THAT EVEN VIEWERS WITHOUT COMPUTERS WILL
VIEWERS WITHOUT COMPUTERS WILL TAKE ADVANTAGE OF IN THEIR
TAKE ADVANTAGE OF IN THEIR HOMES.
HOMES. THE NOTICE OF INQUIRY INTRODUCES
THE NOTICE OF INQUIRY INTRODUCES THE CONCEPT OF AN ADAPTER THAT
THE CONCEPT OF AN ADAPTER THAT WOULD ALLOW A SMART DID VIDEO
WOULD ALLOW A SMART DID VIDEO DEVICE TO ACCESS ALL PLATFORMS.
DEVICE TO ACCESS ALL PLATFORMS. THIS ADAPTER WILL TAKE THE FORM
THIS ADAPTER WILL TAKE THE FORM OF EITHER A SMALL DEVICE, THE
OF EITHER A SMALL DEVICE, THE CONNECTION OF A SINGLE SMART
CONNECTION OF A SINGLE SMART VIDEO DEVICE, OR A WHOLE HOME
VIDEO DEVICE, OR A WHOLE HOME GATEWAY ALLOWING MANY SMART
GATEWAY ALLOWING MANY SMART VIDEO DEVICES IN THE HOME TO
VIDEO DEVICES IN THE HOME TO ACCESS THE MVPD NETWORK.
ACCESS THE MVPD NETWORK. THE ADAPTER WILL --
THE ADAPTER WILL -- AND FOR MVPD'S TO PROTECT THE
AND FOR MVPD'S TO PROTECT THE NETWORKS PAY THE NATIONAL
NETWORKS PAY THE NATIONAL BROADBAND PLAN RECOMMENDED
BROADBAND PLAN RECOMMENDED TARGET DATE OF DECEMBER 31,
TARGET DATE OF DECEMBER 31, 2012, TO DEPLOY HOME GATEWAYS.
2012, TO DEPLOY HOME GATEWAYS. THIS REQUIRES THE
THIS REQUIRES THE STANDARDIZATION TO OCCUR
STANDARDIZATION TO OCCUR RAPIDLY.
RAPIDLY. TO THAT END, THIS NOTICE OF
TO THAT END, THIS NOTICE OF INQUIRY PROPOSE THE ADOPTION OF
INQUIRY PROPOSE THE ADOPTION OF A DISTINCT -- EXISTING STANDARDS
A DISTINCT -- EXISTING STANDARDS FOR MANY OF THE FEATURES THE
FOR MANY OF THE FEATURES THE DEVICE WILL NEED TO SUPPORT,
DEVICE WILL NEED TO SUPPORT, INCLUDING THE PHYSICAL
INCLUDING THE PHYSICAL CONNECTION, THE COMMUNICATIONS
CONNECTION, THE COMMUNICATIONS PROTOCOLS, ENCRYPTION AND
PROTOCOLS, ENCRYPTION AND AUTHENTICATION SCHEMES, AND
AUTHENTICATION SCHEMES, AND SERVICE DELIVERY SYSTEM.
SERVICE DELIVERY SYSTEM. WE ALSO RECOGNIZE THE NEED FOR
WE ALSO RECOGNIZE THE NEED FOR THE INTERSTATE INDUSTRIES TO
THE INTERSTATE INDUSTRIES TO COMPLY WITH ADDITIONAL
COMPLY WITH ADDITIONAL STANDARDS.
STANDARDS. THE NOTICE ALSO SEEKS COMMENT
THE NOTICE ALSO SEEKS COMMENT ON A VARIETY OF OTHER ISSUES
ON A VARIETY OF OTHER ISSUES INVOLVING INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
INVOLVING INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CONCERNS, AND THEN MVPD MEDIA
CONCERNS, AND THEN MVPD MEDIA DATA, AND ECONOMIC
DATA, AND ECONOMIC CONSIDERATIONS.
CONSIDERATIONS. THIS NOTICE ANTICIPATES ALL THIS
THIS NOTICE ANTICIPATES ALL THIS WILL REPLACE CABLE AND SEEKS HOW
WILL REPLACE CABLE AND SEEKS HOW BEST TO ACCOMPLISH THE
BEST TO ACCOMPLISH THE TRANSITION.
TRANSITION. FINALLY, ALTERNATIVE PROPOSALS
FINALLY, ALTERNATIVE PROPOSALS WILL ACHIEVE EJECTED IN THE SAME
WILL ACHIEVE EJECTED IN THE SAME TIME FRIEND.
TIME FRIEND. WE RECOMMEND THE -- WILL ACHIEVE
WE RECOMMEND THE -- WILL ACHIEVE THE OBJECTIVES IN THE SAME TIME
THE OBJECTIVES IN THE SAME TIME FRAME.
FRAME. >> COMMISSIONER COPPS?
>> COMMISSIONER COPPS? >> DO YOU HAVE ANOTHER ONE?
>> DO YOU HAVE ANOTHER ONE? >> I AM SORRY, I APOLOGIZE.
>> I AM SORRY, I APOLOGIZE. >> MR. CHAIRMAN AND
>> MR. CHAIRMAN AND COMMISSIONERS, I AM PLEASED TO
COMMISSIONERS, I AM PLEASED TO PRESENT THE FOURTH NOTICE.
PRESENT THE FOURTH NOTICE. AS DISCUSSED, THE COMMISSION HAS
AS DISCUSSED, THE COMMISSION HAS NOT BEEN FULLY SUCCESSFUL IN
NOT BEEN FULLY SUCCESSFUL IN INTIMATE IN THE COMMAND 629 TO
INTIMATE IN THE COMMAND 629 TO ASSURE THE COMMERCIAL
ASSURE THE COMMERCIAL AVAILABILITY OF EQUIPMENT USED
AVAILABILITY OF EQUIPMENT USED TO ACCESS VIDEO PROGRAMMING AND
TO ACCESS VIDEO PROGRAMMING AND OTHER SERVICES OFFERED BY
OTHER SERVICES OFFERED BY MULTICHANNEL VIDEO PROGRAMMING
MULTICHANNEL VIDEO PROGRAMMING DISTRIBUTORS WHEREAS THE NOI
DISTRIBUTORS WHEREAS THE NOI BEGINS THE PROCESS OF
BEGINS THE PROCESS OF INSTITUTING A SUCCESSOR TO THE
INSTITUTING A SUCCESSOR TO THE CABLE CARD REGIME, THE GOAL OF
CABLE CARD REGIME, THE GOAL OF THIS NPRM IS TO IMPROVE THE
THIS NPRM IS TO IMPROVE THE OPERATION OF THE CABLE CARD
OPERATION OF THE CABLE CARD REGIME IN THE INTERIM UNTIL THIS
REGIME IN THE INTERIM UNTIL THIS SOLUTION BECOMES AVAILABLE.
SOLUTION BECOMES AVAILABLE. IN 1998, THE FCC ADOPTED RULES
IN 1998, THE FCC ADOPTED RULES PURSUANT TO SECTION 629 THAT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 629 THAT REQUIRED MVPD'S TO MAKE
REQUIRED MVPD'S TO MAKE AVAILABLE EQUIPMENT TO PROVIDE
AVAILABLE EQUIPMENT TO PROVIDE SECURITY FUNCTION.
SECURITY FUNCTION. THIS REQUIREMENT IS INTENDED TO
THIS REQUIREMENT IS INTENDED TO ENABLE ENTITIES UNAFFILIATED
ENABLE ENTITIES UNAFFILIATED WITH AN MVPD TO MANUFACTURE
WITH AN MVPD TO MANUFACTURE DEVICES WHILE ALLOWING MVPD COST
DEVICES WHILE ALLOWING MVPD COST TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OVER THEIR
TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OVER THEIR SYSTEMS SECURITY.
SYSTEMS SECURITY. THE RULE REQUIRES SEPARATE
THE RULE REQUIRES SEPARATE SECURITY IN THE DEVICES THEY
SECURITY IN THE DEVICES THEY DEPLOY.
DEPLOY. THE COMMON RELIANCE IS INTENDED
THE COMMON RELIANCE IS INTENDED TO REDUCE THE COST OF THE
TO REDUCE THE COST OF THE SECURITY ELEMENT AND TO GIVE
SECURITY ELEMENT AND TO GIVE MVPD'S INCENTIVES TO CONTINUE
MVPD'S INCENTIVES TO CONTINUE THE SECURITY ELEMENTS.
THE SECURITY ELEMENTS. THE AGREEMENT ESTABLISHED THE
THE AGREEMENT ESTABLISHED THE TECHNICAL DETAILS OF THE
TECHNICAL DETAILS OF THE CONDITIONAL ACCESS ELEMENT
CONDITIONAL ACCESS ELEMENT REBUILD IN THE CREATION OF THE
REBUILD IN THE CREATION OF THE CABLE CAR.
CABLE CAR. THE CABLE CARD INSERTED INTO A
THE CABLE CARD INSERTED INTO A NAVIGATION DEVICE PURCHASED AT
NAVIGATION DEVICE PURCHASED AT RETAIL WERE THE TOP BOX PURCHASE
RETAIL WERE THE TOP BOX PURCHASE BY THE CABLE PROVIDER --
BY THE CABLE PROVIDER -- UNFORTUNATELY, A CABLE CONSUMERS
UNFORTUNATELY, A CABLE CONSUMERS HAVE BEEN RELUCTANT TO BUY THE
HAVE BEEN RELUCTANT TO BUY THE DEVICES.
DEVICES. THE NATIONAL BROADBAND PLAN
THE NATIONAL BROADBAND PLAN NOTES FOUR FACTORS THAT HAVE
NOTES FOUR FACTORS THAT HAVE HINDERED CONSUMER DEMAND FOR
HINDERED CONSUMER DEMAND FOR RETAIL EQUIPMENT.
RETAIL EQUIPMENT. FIRST, RETAIL DEVICES CANNOT
FIRST, RETAIL DEVICES CANNOT ACCESS SWITCHED DIGITAL VIDEO,
ACCESS SWITCHED DIGITAL VIDEO, THAT -- CONTENT WITHOUT A
THAT -- CONTENT WITHOUT A SEPARATE TUNING ADAPTER.
SEPARATE TUNING ADAPTER. SECOND, CONSUMERS PAY HIGHER
SECOND, CONSUMERS PAY HIGHER PRICES THAN THOSE AT LEAST THE
PRICES THAN THOSE AT LEAST THE TOP BOXES FROM THEIR CABLE
TOP BOXES FROM THEIR CABLE COMPANY.
COMPANY. THIRD, INSTALLATION AND SUPPORT
THIRD, INSTALLATION AND SUPPORT PROCEDURES FOR RETAIL CABLE CAR
PROCEDURES FOR RETAIL CABLE CAR DEVICES ARE MORE INCONVENIENT
DEVICES ARE MORE INCONVENIENT AND FOR THESE DEVICES.
AND FOR THESE DEVICES. FINALLY, THE CABLE CARD THE
FINALLY, THE CABLE CARD THE VICDEVICE SECURITY DEVICES IS ME
VICDEVICE SECURITY DEVICES IS ME EXPENSIVE.
EXPENSIVE. THE FURTHER NOTICE ADDRESSES
THE FURTHER NOTICE ADDRESSES THOSE DEFICIENCIES IN ORDER TO
THOSE DEFICIENCIES IN ORDER TO REVERT BACK TO REMOVE --
REVERT BACK TO REMOVE -- ADDRESSES THOSE DEFICIENCIES.
ADDRESSES THOSE DEFICIENCIES. THE PROPOSED RULES WOULD ENSURE
THE PROPOSED RULES WOULD ENSURE THAT RETELL DEVICES HAVE
THAT RETELL DEVICES HAVE COMPARABLE ACCESS TO VIDEO
COMPARABLE ACCESS TO VIDEO PROGRAM THAT IS PRE SCHEDULED BY
PROGRAM THAT IS PRE SCHEDULED BY THE PROGRAMMING PROVIDER, MAKE
THE PROGRAMMING PROVIDER, MAKE PROCESSING AND BILLING MORE
PROCESSING AND BILLING MORE TRANSPARENT, STREAMLINE TABLE
TRANSPARENT, STREAMLINE TABLE CARD INSTALLATIONS, AND KATE
CARD INSTALLATIONS, AND KATE THOUGHT CLARIFY THAT
THOUGHT CLARIFY THAT CERTIFICATION IS LIMITED TO
CERTIFICATION IS LIMITED TO CERTAIN PERFORMANCE TESTS.
CERTAIN PERFORMANCE TESTS. BEFOTHERE ARE MODIFICATIONS TO E
BEFOTHERE ARE MODIFICATIONS TO E RULE THAT PROVIDES A SPECIFIC
RULE THAT PROVIDES A SPECIFIC -- THAT REQUIRES A SPECIFIC
-- THAT REQUIRES A SPECIFIC INTERFACE 2 ALLOWS RECORDING ON
INTERFACE 2 ALLOWS RECORDING ON DIGITAL RECORDING DEVICES.
DIGITAL RECORDING DEVICES. MULTIPLE PARTIES HAVE RAISED
MULTIPLE PARTIES HAVE RAISED CONCERNS ABOUT THE ROLE WHICH
CONCERNS ABOUT THE ROLE WHICH REQUIRES A FUNCTIONAL IEEE
REQUIRES A FUNCTIONAL IEEE INTERFACE.
INTERFACE. THE RULE IS NOT SPECIFIC ENOUGH
THE RULE IS NOT SPECIFIC ENOUGH TO BE EFFECTIVE, AND EVEN IF IT
TO BE EFFECTIVE, AND EVEN IF IT WERE SPECIFIC ENOUGH, OTHER
WERE SPECIFIC ENOUGH, OTHER INTERFACES COULD ACHIEVE THE
INTERFACES COULD ACHIEVE THE PURPOSE OF THE RULE.
PURPOSE OF THE RULE. THE COMMISSION PROPOSES TO
THE COMMISSION PROPOSES TO MODIFY THE RULE TO SPECIFY THE
MODIFY THE RULE TO SPECIFY THE FUNCTIONALITY OF THE INTERFACE
FUNCTIONALITY OF THE INTERFACE FULLY AND GET THE OPERATIVES THE
FULLY AND GET THE OPERATIVES THE OPTION TO CONTINUE THE IEEE 139
OPTION TO CONTINUE THE IEEE 139 4 INTERFACE.
4 INTERFACE. FINALLY, IN ORDER TO ENCOURAGE
FINALLY, IN ORDER TO ENCOURAGE CABLE OPERATORS TO USE THEIR
CABLE OPERATORS TO USE THEIR LIMITED CAPACITY MORE
LIMITED CAPACITY MORE EFFICIENTLY BY TRANSITIONING TO
EFFICIENTLY BY TRANSITIONING TO ALL DIGITAL, WE PROPOSE TO ALLOW
ALL DIGITAL, WE PROPOSE TO ALLOW THEM TO PLACE INTO SERVICE NEW
THEM TO PLACE INTO SERVICE NEW 1-WAY HIGH-DEFINITION NAVIGATION
1-WAY HIGH-DEFINITION NAVIGATION DEVICES WITH INTEGRATED
DEVICES WITH INTEGRATED SECURITY.
SECURITY. WE BELIEVE THESE PROPOSED RULES
WE BELIEVE THESE PROPOSED RULES WILL IMPROVE THE CABLE CARD
WILL IMPROVE THE CABLE CARD REGIME AND FURTHER THE GOALS OF
REGIME AND FURTHER THE GOALS OF SECTION 629 WHILE THE COMMISSION
SECTION 629 WHILE THE COMMISSION TAKES ACTION TO ESTABLISH A NEW
TAKES ACTION TO ESTABLISH A NEW SOLUTION TO ENSURE THE
SOLUTION TO ENSURE THE COMMERCIAL AVAILABILITY OF VIDEO
COMMERCIAL AVAILABILITY OF VIDEO NAVIGATION DEVICES AS PROPOSED
NAVIGATION DEVICES AS PROPOSED IN THE ACCOMPANYING AN ALLY.
IN THE ACCOMPANYING AN ALLY. MEDIA BUREAU RECOMMENDS THE
MEDIA BUREAU RECOMMENDS THE COMMISSION ADOPT THE FOURTH
COMMISSION ADOPT THE FOURTH FURTHER NOTICE AND REQUESTS
FURTHER NOTICE AND REQUESTS EDITORIAL PRIVILEGES.
EDITORIAL PRIVILEGES. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER COPPS?
COMMISSIONER COPPS? >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH HERE WE
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH HERE WE CONTINUE WITH STILL MORE STEPS
CONTINUE WITH STILL MORE STEPS TO IMPLEMENT THE NATIONAL
TO IMPLEMENT THE NATIONAL BROADBAND PLAN, AND THAT IS GOOD
BROADBAND PLAN, AND THAT IS GOOD NEWS.
NEWS. I WANT TO THANK THE BUREAU FOR
I WANT TO THANK THE BUREAU FOR BRINGING US THESE ITEMS.
BRINGING US THESE ITEMS. I KNOW IT IS AN INCREDIBLY
I KNOW IT IS AN INCREDIBLY COMPLEX, COMPLICATED, CONVOLUTED
COMPLEX, COMPLICATED, CONVOLUTED TOPIC, SO YOU ARE OUR NAVIGATION
TOPIC, SO YOU ARE OUR NAVIGATION DEVICE TO GET THROUGH THIS AND
DEVICE TO GET THROUGH THIS AND WE APPRECIATE THAT.
WE APPRECIATE THAT. ONE LESSON WE LEARN FROM THE
ONE LESSON WE LEARN FROM THE INCREDIBLE RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS
INCREDIBLE RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS THAT WENT INTO THE NATIONAL
THAT WENT INTO THE NATIONAL BROADBAND PLAN IS THAT VIDEO
BROADBAND PLAN IS THAT VIDEO CONTENT WILL CLEARLY BE AN
CONTENT WILL CLEARLY BE AN IMPORTANT DRIVER OF BROADBAND
IMPORTANT DRIVER OF BROADBAND ADOPTION.
ADOPTION. THE PLAN ALSO SUGGESTED SOME
THE PLAN ALSO SUGGESTED SOME CREATIVE PATHWAYS OR, DARE I
CREATIVE PATHWAYS OR, DARE I SAY, GATEWAYS TO HELP GET US
SAY, GATEWAYS TO HELP GET US THERE.
THERE. ONE OF THESE IS A DYNAMIC
ONE OF THESE IS A DYNAMIC INTEGRATED USER INTERFACE SO
INTEGRATED USER INTERFACE SO THAT CONSUMERS WILL HAVE
THAT CONSUMERS WILL HAVE UNLIMITED CHOICE IN CONTENT.
UNLIMITED CHOICE IN CONTENT. THAT TERM "INTEGRATED USER
THAT TERM "INTEGRATED USER INTERFACE" IS AS ABOUT AS USER-
INTERFACE" IS AS ABOUT AS USER- FRIENDLY AS NETWORK NEUTRALITY.
FRIENDLY AS NETWORK NEUTRALITY. WE'RE MOVING TO A WORLD WHERE
WE'RE MOVING TO A WORLD WHERE CONSUMERS WILL BE ABLE TO WATCH
CONSUMERS WILL BE ABLE TO WATCH THE CONTENT OF THEIR CHOICE ON
THE CONTENT OF THEIR CHOICE ON THE PLATFORM OF THEIR CHOICE.
THE PLATFORM OF THEIR CHOICE. A LOT OF FOLKS HAVE WORKED ON
A LOT OF FOLKS HAVE WORKED ON THIS, AND I THANK THEM ALL.
THIS, AND I THANK THEM ALL. I WANT TO TAKE SPECIAL NOTE OF
I WANT TO TAKE SPECIAL NOTE OF THE PUBLIC INTEREST GROUPS AND
THE PUBLIC INTEREST GROUPS AND THEIR COMMENT FOR THE NATIONAL
THEIR COMMENT FOR THE NATIONAL BROADBAND PLAN TO IT ENCOURAGED
BROADBAND PLAN TO IT ENCOURAGED US.
US. THEY HAD A FRONT SEAT TO THE
THEY HAD A FRONT SEAT TO THE TABLE CARD SAGA.
TABLE CARD SAGA. THUS FAR THE CABLE CARD ENDEAVOR
THUS FAR THE CABLE CARD ENDEAVOR HAS PRODUCED MORE CONSUMER
HAS PRODUCED MORE CONSUMER FRUSTRATION, NOT TO MENTION
FRUSTRATION, NOT TO MENTION AGENCY NEXT, THEN IT HAS
AGENCY NEXT, THEN IT HAS COMPETITION.
COMPETITION. THE INTENT, WE ALL RECALL, WAS
THE INTENT, WE ALL RECALL, WAS TO SPUR ON THE COMPETITIVE
TO SPUR ON THE COMPETITIVE RETAIL MARKET TO PROVIDE
RETAIL MARKET TO PROVIDE CONSUMERS WITH MORE CHOICE.
CONSUMERS WITH MORE CHOICE. BUT IT DID NOT HAPPEN.
BUT IT DID NOT HAPPEN. THE OUTCOME OF OUR PURSUIT HAS
THE OUTCOME OF OUR PURSUIT HAS BEEN THE OPPOSITE IN MANY WAYS
BEEN THE OPPOSITE IN MANY WAYS OF WHAT WAS INTENDED.
OF WHAT WAS INTENDED. THE PATH TO THE RETAIL MARKET
THE PATH TO THE RETAIL MARKET HAS BEEN OBSTRUCTED AT NEARLY
HAS BEEN OBSTRUCTED AT NEARLY EVERY TURN, NOW WORKING AS
EVERY TURN, NOW WORKING AS INTENDED WHEN CONSUMERS IN
INTENDED WHEN CONSUMERS IN COUNTER SUCH DISPARITIES FROM
COUNTER SUCH DISPARITIES FROM THOSE WHO PCHASE A DEVICE FROM
THOSE WHO PCHASE A DEVICE FROM THOSE WHO LEASE THE BOX.
THOSE WHO LEASE THE BOX. THIS WILL SPUR REAL COMPETITION
THIS WILL SPUR REAL COMPETITION TO BRING AMAZING NEW TECHNOLOGY
TO BRING AMAZING NEW TECHNOLOGY TO THE MARKETPLACE.
TO THE MARKETPLACE. WHILE THE COMMISSION WAS
WHILE THE COMMISSION WAS THINKING CREATIVELY ABOUT THE
THINKING CREATIVELY ABOUT THE EXCITING NEW GATEWAY AND OTHER
EXCITING NEW GATEWAY AND OTHER IDEAS AND GATHERING IN RECORD TO
IDEAS AND GATHERING IN RECORD TO ENCOURAGE THEM, WHICH ARE ALSO
ENCOURAGE THEM, WHICH ARE ALSO LOOKING TO CORRECTING SOME OF
LOOKING TO CORRECTING SOME OF THE SHORT-TERM PROBLEMS AND AND
THE SHORT-TERM PROBLEMS AND AND DISPARITIES PROBLEMS AND SHORT-
DISPARITIES PROBLEMS AND SHORT- TERM DISPARITIES.
TERM DISPARITIES. THIS WOULD BE GREATER
THIS WOULD BE GREATER TRANSPARENCY IN MAKING SURE THAT
TRANSPARENCY IN MAKING SURE THAT CONSUMERS UNDERSTAND THE COST
CONSUMERS UNDERSTAND THE COST ASSOCIATED WITH RETAIL AND LEAST
ASSOCIATED WITH RETAIL AND LEAST DEVICES.
DEVICES. COMPANIES WOULD BE REQUIRED TO
COMPANIES WOULD BE REQUIRED TO LIST THEIR FEES IN THE LINE ITEM
LIST THEIR FEES IN THE LINE ITEM OF THE BILL.
OF THE BILL. WE OPEN THE DOOR TO MORE
WE OPEN THE DOOR TO MORE INNOVATION BY ALLOWING
INNOVATION BY ALLOWING CONNECTIVITY IN VARYING
CONNECTIVITY IN VARYING INTERFACES.
INTERFACES. THERE WOULD BE MORE OPTIONS IN
THERE WOULD BE MORE OPTIONS IN TERMS OF SPECIFIC INTERFACES
TERMS OF SPECIFIC INTERFACES ALLOWING PEOPLE TO CONNECT TO
ALLOWING PEOPLE TO CONNECT TO THE INTERNET IN THEIR HOMES.
THE INTERNET IN THEIR HOMES. WE UNDERSTAND THAT AS THE CABLE
WE UNDERSTAND THAT AS THE CABLE COMPANIES TRANSITION TO ALL
COMPANIES TRANSITION TO ALL DIGITAL.
DIGITAL. WHETHER WE ARE TALKING NEW
WHETHER WE ARE TALKING NEW GATEWAY TECHNOLOGIES OR SHORT
GATEWAY TECHNOLOGIES OR SHORT TERM FIXES FOR SHORT-TERM
TERM FIXES FOR SHORT-TERM ISSUES, WE WANT TO AT ALL COSTS
ISSUES, WE WANT TO AT ALL COSTS AVOID ANOTHER CYCLE OF DELAY
AVOID ANOTHER CYCLE OF DELAY THAT RESULTS IN LESS
THAT RESULTS IN LESS COMPETITION, HIGHER PRICES, AND
COMPETITION, HIGHER PRICES, AND FEWER CHOICES FOR CONSUMERS.
FEWER CHOICES FOR CONSUMERS. TOO MUCH IS AT STAKE HERE.
TOO MUCH IS AT STAKE HERE. IN ORDER FOR THE GATEWAY DEVICE
IN ORDER FOR THE GATEWAY DEVICE AN INTERIM FIX IS TO WORK MORE
AN INTERIM FIX IS TO WORK MORE QUICKLY, THE PRIVATE-SECTOR AND
QUICKLY, THE PRIVATE-SECTOR AND THE COMMISSION WILL NEED TO ROLL
THE COMMISSION WILL NEED TO ROLL UP THEIR SLEEVES AND REACH A
UP THEIR SLEEVES AND REACH A CONSENSUS ON WHAT WILL SPUR
CONSENSUS ON WHAT WILL SPUR INNOVATION, COMPETITION, AND
INNOVATION, COMPETITION, AND WHAT WILL IT IMPROVE THE
WHAT WILL IT IMPROVE THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCE.
CONSUMER EXPERIENCE. I LOOK FORWARD TO THIS PROCESS.
I LOOK FORWARD TO THIS PROCESS. IT IS A PARTICULARLY AMBITIOUS
IT IS A PARTICULARLY AMBITIOUS ONE.
ONE. OUR TIME LINE WILL REQUIRE SOME
OUR TIME LINE WILL REQUIRE SOME REALLY INTENSE PRIVATE SECTOR
REALLY INTENSE PRIVATE SECTOR PUBLIC-SECTOR COORDINATION, BUT
PUBLIC-SECTOR COORDINATION, BUT THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT THESE
THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT THESE DIGITAL TIMES CALL FOR -- AS
DIGITAL TIMES CALL FOR -- AS OPERATIONAL OBJECTIVES,
OPERATIONAL OBJECTIVES, EXPEDITIOUS ACTIONS, AND
EXPEDITIOUS ACTIONS, AND EVERYONE PULLING TOGETHER FOR
EVERYONE PULLING TOGETHER FOR THE COMMON GOOD.
THE COMMON GOOD. THAT IS THE GATEWAY THAT WILL
THAT IS THE GATEWAY THAT WILL BRING US A TRULY GATEWAY DEVICE.
BRING US A TRULY GATEWAY DEVICE. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. >> COMMISSIONER COPPS, THANK
>> COMMISSIONER COPPS, THANK YOU.
YOU. COMMISSIONER MCDOWELL?
COMMISSIONER MCDOWELL? >> THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN.
>> THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. WHEN CONGRESS INCLUDED SECTION
WHEN CONGRESS INCLUDED SECTION 629 IN 1996, IT SOUGHT TO CREATE
629 IN 1996, IT SOUGHT TO CREATE A COMPETITIVE MARKET THAT WOULD
A COMPETITIVE MARKET THAT WOULD GIVE CONSUMERS THE OPTION OF
GIVE CONSUMERS THE OPTION OF GOING TO THEIR ELECTRONICS
GOING TO THEIR ELECTRONICS RETAILER TO CHOOSE A SET-TOP
RETAILER TO CHOOSE A SET-TOP BOX WITH SIMILAR DEVICE THAT
BOX WITH SIMILAR DEVICE THAT OFFERED THEM THE FEATURES THEY
OFFERED THEM THE FEATURES THEY WANT RATHER THAN HAVING TO USE
WANT RATHER THAN HAVING TO USE THE BOX SUPPLIED BY THEIR CABLE
THE BOX SUPPLIED BY THEIR CABLE OPERATOR OR OTHER PAY-TV
OPERATOR OR OTHER PAY-TV PROVIDER.
PROVIDER. THE COMMISSION RESPONDED BY
THE COMMISSION RESPONDED BY CRAFTING RULES IN RESPONSE TO
CRAFTING RULES IN RESPONSE TO THE MANDATE OF CONGRESS THAT
THE MANDATE OF CONGRESS THAT REQUIRED CABLE OPERATORS TO
REQUIRED CABLE OPERATORS TO SEPARATE SECURITY AND
SEPARATE SECURITY AND CONDITIONAL ACCESS FUNCTIONS OF
CONDITIONAL ACCESS FUNCTIONS OF THEIR SERVICE FROM THE ACTUAL
THEIR SERVICE FROM THE ACTUAL DELIVERY OF VIDEO AND OTHER
DELIVERY OF VIDEO AND OTHER PROGRAMMING.
PROGRAMMING. THIS INTEGRATION IS EMBODIED IN
THIS INTEGRATION IS EMBODIED IN THE COMMISSION'S EXISTING CABLE
THE COMMISSION'S EXISTING CABLE CARD RULES.
CARD RULES. BUT TO BE BLOOD, THE CABLE CARD
BUT TO BE BLOOD, THE CABLE CARD APPROACH -- TO BE BLUNT, THE
APPROACH -- TO BE BLUNT, THE CABLE CAR APPROACH HAS BEEN
CABLE CAR APPROACH HAS BEEN DISAPPOINTING AT BEST.
DISAPPOINTING AT BEST. ALTHOUGH THE COMMISSION HAS MADE
ALTHOUGH THE COMMISSION HAS MADE SOME PROGRESS, THE FACT REMAINS
SOME PROGRESS, THE FACT REMAINS THAT A VERY LARGE MAJORITY OF
THAT A VERY LARGE MAJORITY OF CONSUMERS CONTINUE TO RELY ON
CONSUMERS CONTINUE TO RELY ON EQUIPMENT SUPPLIED BY THEIR PAY-
EQUIPMENT SUPPLIED BY THEIR PAY- TV PROVIDERS.
TV PROVIDERS. ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF AN UNINTENDED
ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF AN UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCE OF REGULATION.
CONSEQUENCE OF REGULATION. I SUPPORT THE TWO INITIATIVES
I SUPPORT THE TWO INITIATIVES BEFORE US NOW TO EXAMINE THE
BEFORE US NOW TO EXAMINE THE CABLE CARD RULES AND A NEW
CABLE CARD RULES AND A NEW N.O.I. TO EXPLORE POSSIBLE
N.O.I. TO EXPLORE POSSIBLE ALTERNATIVES TO OUR CURRENT
ALTERNATIVES TO OUR CURRENT APPROACH.
APPROACH. EACH ASKS THE NUMBER OF GOOD
EACH ASKS THE NUMBER OF GOOD QUESTIONS ABOUT WHAT HAS OR HAS
QUESTIONS ABOUT WHAT HAS OR HAS NOT WORKED IN THE MARKETPLACE TO
NOT WORKED IN THE MARKETPLACE TO DATE WHILE PROBING INTO THE
DATE WHILE PROBING INTO THE REASONS BEHIND THOSE
REASONS BEHIND THOSE DEVELOPMENTS.
DEVELOPMENTS. FOR EXAMPLE, WOULD CONSUMERS BE
FOR EXAMPLE, WOULD CONSUMERS BE MORE INCLINED TO SEEK OUT CABLE
MORE INCLINED TO SEEK OUT CABLE CARD COMPLIANT DEVICES IF
CARD COMPLIANT DEVICES IF MONTHLY BILLS BROKE UP THE COST
MONTHLY BILLS BROKE UP THE COST OF THE OPERATOR-PROVIDED BLOCKS
OF THE OPERATOR-PROVIDED BLOCKS FROM THE CHARGE FOR THE CABLE
FROM THE CHARGE FOR THE CABLE CARD PRE INSTALLED IN THAT BOX.
CARD PRE INSTALLED IN THAT BOX. PERHAPS MOST IMPORTANT OF ALL,
PERHAPS MOST IMPORTANT OF ALL, CONSUMERS CONSIDER -- LET THE
CONSUMERS CONSIDER -- LET THE CONSUMERS CONSIDERED WHETHER TO
CONSUMERS CONSIDERED WHETHER TO LEASE A BOSS OR BUYING A BOX
LEASE A BOSS OR BUYING A BOX FROM A THIRD-PARTY PROVIDER.
FROM A THIRD-PARTY PROVIDER. HOW IS THE PROSPECT OF BEING
HOW IS THE PROSPECT OF BEING STUCK WITH A BOX AFFECTING
STUCK WITH A BOX AFFECTING CONDITIONS?
CONDITIONS? WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO
WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO DOWNLOADABLE SECURITY?
DOWNLOADABLE SECURITY? ANSWERS TO THESE QUESTIONS WILL
ANSWERS TO THESE QUESTIONS WILL HELP US DECIDE HOW TO MODIFY THE
HELP US DECIDE HOW TO MODIFY THE CABLE CARD TECHNOLOGY
CABLE CARD TECHNOLOGY EFFECTIVELY.
EFFECTIVELY. TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION
TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION CONTINUES TO OUTPACE THE ABILITY
CONTINUES TO OUTPACE THE ABILITY TO KEEP UP.
TO KEEP UP. ASKING QUESTIONS, HOWEVER,
ASKING QUESTIONS, HOWEVER, SHOULD NOT BE TAKEN AS A S
SHOULD NOT BE TAKEN AS A S SIGNAL THAT WE HAVE PREJUDGE THE
SIGNAL THAT WE HAVE PREJUDGE THE ANSWERS.
ANSWERS. I AM PLEASED THAT WE ARE OPENING
I AM PLEASED THAT WE ARE OPENING THAT THE ROCKET WITH A WIDE-
THAT THE ROCKET WITH A WIDE- RANGING INQUIRY.
RANGING INQUIRY. THE IDEA OF ACCESSING THE
THE IDEA OF ACCESSING THE INTERNET THROUGH THE TV SCREEN
INTERNET THROUGH THE TV SCREEN IS CERTAINLY ATTRACTIVE, SO
IS CERTAINLY ATTRACTIVE, SO ATTRACTIVE IN FACT THAT THE
ATTRACTIVE IN FACT THAT THE MARKETPLACE ALREADY APPEARS TO
MARKETPLACE ALREADY APPEARS TO BE DELIVERING ON THAT VISION
BE DELIVERING ON THAT VISION WITHOUT ANY HELP FROM THE
WITHOUT ANY HELP FROM THE GOVERNMENT.
GOVERNMENT. A QUICK INTERNET SEARCH REVEALS
A QUICK INTERNET SEARCH REVEALS MORE THAN ONE DOZEN DIFFERENT
MORE THAN ONE DOZEN DIFFERENT DEVICES AVAILABLE TO CONSUMERS
DEVICES AVAILABLE TO CONSUMERS WHO WISH TO BRING SOME OR ALL OF
WHO WISH TO BRING SOME OR ALL OF THE INTERNET TO THEIR TELEVISION
THE INTERNET TO THEIR TELEVISION SCREENS, RANGING FROM
SCREENS, RANGING FROM SPECIALIZED WEB VIDEO P
SPECIALIZED WEB VIDEO P PRODUCTS TO THE LAMBERT HOME
PRODUCTS TO THE LAMBERT HOME THEATER PC'S -- TO ELABORATE
THEATER PC'S -- TO ELABORATE HOME THEATER PC'S.
HOME THEATER PC'S. YESTERDAY, IN AN UNSCIENTIFIC
YESTERDAY, IN AN UNSCIENTIFIC EFFORT TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE
EFFORT TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE MARKETPLACE, MY TEAM AND I TOOK
MARKETPLACE, MY TEAM AND I TOOK A FIELD TRIP TO A LOCAL BIG BOX
A FIELD TRIP TO A LOCAL BIG BOX ELECTRONICS STORE TO SEE WHAT
ELECTRONICS STORE TO SEE WHAT KIND OF INTERNET TV PRODUCTS
KIND OF INTERNET TV PRODUCTS WERE ON THE SHELVES RIGHT NOW.
WERE ON THE SHELVES RIGHT NOW. I FOUND OPTIONS RANGING FROM THE
I FOUND OPTIONS RANGING FROM THE LATEST FLAT SCREEN TV'S RELOADED
LATEST FLAT SCREEN TV'S RELOADED WITH SPECIFIC OFFERINGS TO
WITH SPECIFIC OFFERINGS TO SIMPLER DEVICES THAT CAN MOVE
SIMPLER DEVICES THAT CAN MOVE CONTENT FROM THE INTERNET
CONTENT FROM THE INTERNET STRAIGHT TO THE TV SCREEN VIA
STRAIGHT TO THE TV SCREEN VIA CABLES OR THROUGH SIMPLE
CABLES OR THROUGH SIMPLE WIRELESS TECHNOLOGY.
WIRELESS TECHNOLOGY. THE MOST POPULAR PRODUCTS COST
THE MOST POPULAR PRODUCTS COST $250 OR LESS, AND THE STORE WAS
$250 OR LESS, AND THE STORE WAS HAVING TROUBLE KEEPING THEM IN
HAVING TROUBLE KEEPING THEM IN STOCK.
STOCK. SALES PEOPLE REPORTED THAT IN
SALES PEOPLE REPORTED THAT IN THE YEAR AND A HALF AND SOME OF
THE YEAR AND A HALF AND SOME OF THE PRODUCT APPEARED ON THE
THE PRODUCT APPEARED ON THE MARKET, THEY ARE AMONG THE TOP
MARKET, THEY ARE AMONG THE TOP THREE VIDEO ACCESSORIES THE
THREE VIDEO ACCESSORIES THE STORE SELLS.
STORE SELLS. CONSUMERS ARE USING THEM TO
CONSUMERS ARE USING THEM TO ENJOY IT OVER THE TOP WEB-BASED
ENJOY IT OVER THE TOP WEB-BASED VIDEO ON THEIR WIDE-SCREEN AND
VIDEO ON THEIR WIDE-SCREEN AND DIGITAL TV SCREENS, THEREBY NOT
DIGITAL TV SCREENS, THEREBY NOT ONLY BY PASSING THE VIDEO
ONLY BY PASSING THE VIDEO OFFERINGS OF TRADITIONAL MVPD'S
OFFERINGS OF TRADITIONAL MVPD'S A COMPETING DIRECTLY AGAINST
A COMPETING DIRECTLY AGAINST THEM AS WELL.
THEM AS WELL. IN FACT, ACCORDING TO THE LATEST
IN FACT, ACCORDING TO THE LATEST DATA, AMERICANS DOWNLOADED MORE
DATA, AMERICANS DOWNLOADED MORE THAN 28 BILLION VIDEOS IN
THAN 28 BILLION VIDEOS IN FEBRUARY, MORE THAN DOUBLE THE
FEBRUARY, MORE THAN DOUBLE THE NUMBER OF DOWNLOADS DURING THE
NUMBER OF DOWNLOADS DURING THE SAME MONTH A YEAR GO.
SAME MONTH A YEAR GO. IT IS NOT DIFFICULT TO SEE THE
IT IS NOT DIFFICULT TO SEE THE IMPLICATIONS OF THIS TREND FOR
IMPLICATIONS OF THIS TREND FOR THE FUTURE OF BROADBAND
THE FUTURE OF BROADBAND TECHNOLOGY AND THE MVPD MARKET.
TECHNOLOGY AND THE MVPD MARKET. THE LESSONS FROM OUR FIELD TRIP
THE LESSONS FROM OUR FIELD TRIP SHOW US THAT THE MARKETPLACE CAN
SHOW US THAT THE MARKETPLACE CAN AND DOES RESPOND TO CONSUMER
AND DOES RESPOND TO CONSUMER DEMAND WITH AN ARRAY OF
DEMAND WITH AN ARRAY OF INNOVATIVE OPTIONS AND PRICE
INNOVATIVE OPTIONS AND PRICE POINTS WE CANNOT HOPE TO
POINTS WE CANNOT HOPE TO REGUREPLICATE THROUGH REGULATIO.
REGUREPLICATE THROUGH REGULATIO. WE REMAIN HUMBLE ABOUT THE
WE REMAIN HUMBLE ABOUT THE GOVERNMENT'S ABILITY TO PREDICT
GOVERNMENT'S ABILITY TO PREDICT THE PACE AND DIRECTION OF
THE PACE AND DIRECTION OF TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS.
TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS. IF ANYTHING ELSE, OUR
IF ANYTHING ELSE, OUR EXPERIENCE WITH 629 SHOULD
EXPERIENCE WITH 629 SHOULD REMIND US OF THE VALUE OF
REMIND US OF THE VALUE OF MODESTY IN RULEMAKING.
MODESTY IN RULEMAKING. I THANK THE STAFF FOR THEIR HARD
I THANK THE STAFF FOR THEIR HARD WORK ON THESE TWO NOTICES AND
WORK ON THESE TWO NOTICES AND LOOK FORWARD TO REVIEWING THE
LOOK FORWARD TO REVIEWING THE INFORMATION AND ANALYSES THAT
INFORMATION AND ANALYSES THAT COMMAGER'S WILL PROVIDE.
COMMAGER'S WILL PROVIDE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. CHAIRMAN.
CHAIRMAN. >> COMMISSIONER CLYBURN?
>> COMMISSIONER CLYBURN? >> BY UNVEILING TODAY'S NPRM AND
>> BY UNVEILING TODAY'S NPRM AND NOI, THE COMMISSION IS TAKING
NOI, THE COMMISSION IS TAKING IMPORTANT FIRST STEPS TO
IMPORTANT FIRST STEPS TO RETOOLING A SET-TOP BOX REGIME
RETOOLING A SET-TOP BOX REGIME THAT HAS LONG BEEN BROKEN.
THAT HAS LONG BEEN BROKEN. ONE MEASURE OF THIS FAILURE AS
ONE MEASURE OF THIS FAILURE AS NOTED BY THE BUREAU IS THE FACT
NOTED BY THE BUREAU IS THE FACT THAT SINCE JULY 2007 CABLE
THAT SINCE JULY 2007 CABLE OPERATORS HAVE DEPLOYED MORE
OPERATORS HAVE DEPLOYED MORE THAN 18.5 MILLION LEAST DEVICES
THAN 18.5 MILLION LEAST DEVICES PRE EQUIPPED WITH CABLE CARDS
PRE EQUIPPED WITH CABLE CARDS COMPARED TO 489,000 CABLE CARDS
COMPARED TO 489,000 CABLE CARDS INSTALLED IN BREACH OF THE
INSTALLED IN BREACH OF THE PRICES CABLE-CONNECTED TO THEIR
PRICES CABLE-CONNECTED TO THEIR NETWORKS.
NETWORKS. THE PROOF, AS THEY SAY, IS IN
THE PROOF, AS THEY SAY, IS IN THE PUDDING.
THE PUDDING. I THINK THE STAFF IN THE MEDIA
I THINK THE STAFF IN THE MEDIA BUREAU FOR FINDING A NEW
BUREAU FOR FINDING A NEW SOLUTION TO A FAMILIAR PROBLEM.
SOLUTION TO A FAMILIAR PROBLEM. IF WE ARE TO LIVE UP TO THE
IF WE ARE TO LIVE UP TO THE DIRECTIVE BY CONGRESS TO THE
DIRECTIVE BY CONGRESS TO THE COMMISSION IN SECTION 629, WE
COMMISSION IN SECTION 629, WE MUST ENGAGE WITH THE INDUSTRY
MUST ENGAGE WITH THE INDUSTRY AND LISTEN TO CONSUMERS IN ORDER
AND LISTEN TO CONSUMERS IN ORDER TO DEVELOP MORE EFFECTIVE
TO DEVELOP MORE EFFECTIVE CONDITIONS TO AN ENVIRONMENT IN
CONDITIONS TO AN ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH NAVIGATION DEVICES CAN
WHICH NAVIGATION DEVICES CAN FLOURISH AT THE RETAIL LEVEL.
FLOURISH AT THE RETAIL LEVEL. THE TIME HAS ARRIVED FOR US TO
THE TIME HAS ARRIVED FOR US TO EXAMINE THE POTENTIAL FOR ANY
EXAMINE THE POTENTIAL FOR ANY ELECTRONICS MANUFACTURER TO
ELECTRONICS MANUFACTURER TO OFFER SMART VIDEO DEVICES AT
OFFER SMART VIDEO DEVICES AT RETAIL THAT CAN BE USED WITH THE
RETAIL THAT CAN BE USED WITH THE SERVICES OF ANY MVPD.
SERVICES OF ANY MVPD. IN ADDITION, GIVEN THAT THE
IN ADDITION, GIVEN THAT THE CURRENT PROCESS FOR A OBTAINING
CURRENT PROCESS FOR A OBTAINING MVPD CERTIFICATION IS CUMBERSOME
MVPD CERTIFICATION IS CUMBERSOME AND EXPENSIVE, I AM EAGER TO
AND EXPENSIVE, I AM EAGER TO EXPLORE WAYS IN WHICH ELECTRONIC
EXPLORE WAYS IN WHICH ELECTRONIC MANUFACTURERS CAN FORGO A
MANUFACTURERS CAN FORGO A NECESSARY COORDINATION AND
NECESSARY COORDINATION AND NEGOTIATION WITH MVPD'S.
NEGOTIATION WITH MVPD'S. THE ELEMENT OF A NEW VIDEO
THE ELEMENT OF A NEW VIDEO DEVICE LANDSCAPE, HOWEVER
DEVICE LANDSCAPE, HOWEVER DESIGN, CAN HELP US ACHIEVE WHAT
DESIGN, CAN HELP US ACHIEVE WHAT IS BEST FOR CONSUMERS.
IS BEST FOR CONSUMERS. A COMPETITIVE RETAIL MARKET
A COMPETITIVE RETAIL MARKET WHERE INNOVATION IS NOT ONLY
WHERE INNOVATION IS NOT ONLY PERMITTED BUT CHAMPIONED.
PERMITTED BUT CHAMPIONED. IN THE INTERIM, THE CABLE CARD
IN THE INTERIM, THE CABLE CARD NPRM SEEKS TO ADDRESS THE MOST
NPRM SEEKS TO ADDRESS THE MOST IMMEDIATE FLAWS IN THE CURRENT
IMMEDIATE FLAWS IN THE CURRENT SYSTEM.
SYSTEM. THE MEDIA BUREAU HAS DEVISED
THE MEDIA BUREAU HAS DEVISED WHAT APPEARS TO BE A
WHAT APPEARS TO BE A COMPREHENSIVE SET OF PROPOSALS
COMPREHENSIVE SET OF PROPOSALS THAT CAN HELP CONSUMERS WHILE WE
THAT CAN HELP CONSUMERS WHILE WE ATTEMPT TO REVAMP THE ENTIRE
ATTEMPT TO REVAMP THE ENTIRE SYSTEM.
SYSTEM. IMPORTANT SUGGESTED CHANGES
IMPORTANT SUGGESTED CHANGES INCLUDE REFORMS FOR THE HANDLING
INCLUDE REFORMS FOR THE HANDLING OF SWITCHED DIGITAL
OF SWITCHED DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES, THE INDUSTRY'S
TECHNOLOGIES, THE INDUSTRY'S PRICING OF CABLE CARD, CABLE
PRICING OF CABLE CARD, CABLE CARD INSTALLATION, AND THE CABLE
CARD INSTALLATION, AND THE CABLE CARD ADVICE CERTIFICATION
CARD ADVICE CERTIFICATION PROCESS.
PROCESS. I LOOK FORWARD TO ALL PARTIES'
I LOOK FORWARD TO ALL PARTIES' INPUT REGARDING CREATIVE
INPUT REGARDING CREATIVE SOLUTIONS TO THIS BROKEN REGIME.
SOLUTIONS TO THIS BROKEN REGIME. I ENCOURAGE ALL INDUSTRY
I ENCOURAGE ALL INDUSTRY PLAYERS TO -- I LOOK FORWARD TO
PLAYERS TO -- I LOOK FORWARD TO ENGAGING IN THESE ISSUES AND
ENGAGING IN THESE ISSUES AND WILL RELY ON THE INDUSTRY AND
WILL RELY ON THE INDUSTRY AND PUBLIC INTEREST EXPERTS AS WE
PUBLIC INTEREST EXPERTS AS WE TAKE A SECOND CRACK AT
TAKE A SECOND CRACK AT FULFILLING THE MISSION GIVEN TO
FULFILLING THE MISSION GIVEN TO US BY CONGRESS.
US BY CONGRESS. >> THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER
>> THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CLYBURN.
CLYBURN. THANK YOU TO THE STAFF.
THANK YOU TO THE STAFF. IT IS A COMPLEX TOPIC THAT
IT IS A COMPLEX TOPIC THAT ULTIMATELY HAS VERY REAL AND
ULTIMATELY HAS VERY REAL AND PRACTICAL EFFECTS ON ALMOST
PRACTICAL EFFECTS ON ALMOST EVERY AMERICAN CONSUMER IN THEIR
EVERY AMERICAN CONSUMER IN THEIR LIVING ROOM WHEREVER THEY WATCH
LIVING ROOM WHEREVER THEY WATCH TV, SO IT IS VERY IMPORTANT AND
TV, SO IT IS VERY IMPORTANT AND I AM PLEASED THAT THE COMMISSION
I AM PLEASED THAT THE COMMISSION IS ACTING TODAY TOWARD
IS ACTING TODAY TOWARD INCREASING VIDEO CHOICES FOR
INCREASING VIDEO CHOICES FOR CONSUMERS AND UNLEASHING
CONSUMERS AND UNLEASHING COMPETITION AND INNOVATION IN
COMPETITION AND INNOVATION IN THE RETAIL MARKET FOR SMART
THE RETAIL MARKET FOR SMART VIDEO DEVICES.
VIDEO DEVICES. THESE ARE, AS YOU HAVE HEARD,
THESE ARE, AS YOU HAVE HEARD, DEVICES THAT CONSUMERS CAN USE
DEVICES THAT CONSUMERS CAN USE TO SELECT AND ENJOYED VIDEO
TO SELECT AND ENJOYED VIDEO PROGRAM NOT ONLY FROM THEIR PAY-
PROGRAM NOT ONLY FROM THEIR PAY- TV SERVICES BUT INCREASINGLY
TV SERVICES BUT INCREASINGLY FROM THE INTERNET OR FROM OTHER
FROM THE INTERNET OR FROM OTHER SOURCES.
SOURCES. CONSUMERS WHAT DEVICES THAT CAN
CONSUMERS WHAT DEVICES THAT CAN NAVIGATE THE UNIVERSE OF VIDEO
NAVIGATE THE UNIVERSE OF VIDEO PROGRAMMING FROM ALL OF THESE
PROGRAMMING FROM ALL OF THESE SERVICSOURCES AND PRESENT THE CE
SERVICSOURCES AND PRESENT THE CE IS TO THEM IN A SIMPLE, IT
IS TO THEM IN A SIMPLE, IT INTEGRATED WAY.
INTEGRATED WAY. THEY ALSO WANT TO KNOW THAT IF
THEY ALSO WANT TO KNOW THAT IF THEY BUY A DEVICE, THEY WILL NOT
THEY BUY A DEVICE, THEY WILL NOT HAVE TO REPLACE IT IF THEY
HAVE TO REPLACE IT IF THEY CHANGE VIDEO PROVIDERS.
CHANGE VIDEO PROVIDERS. CONGRESS RECOGNIZED THE INHERENT
CONGRESS RECOGNIZED THE INHERENT CHALLENGES AND OBSTACLES TO
CHALLENGES AND OBSTACLES TO ACHIEVING THIS COMPETITION IN
ACHIEVING THIS COMPETITION IN INNOVATION, AND DIRECTED THE
INNOVATION, AND DIRECTED THE COMMISSION TO FOSTER A
COMMISSION TO FOSTER A COMPETITIVE RETAIL MARKET FOR
COMPETITIVE RETAIL MARKET FOR SUCH DEVICES.
SUCH DEVICES. WE ACT TODAY TO FULFIL THAT
WE ACT TODAY TO FULFIL THAT MANDATE.
MANDATE. WHEN CONGRESS ENACTED SECTION
WHEN CONGRESS ENACTED SECTION 629, THE COMMISSION IN THE
629, THE COMMISSION IN THE INDUSTRY TRIED TO FOSTER THROUGH
INDUSTRY TRIED TO FOSTER THROUGH THE CABLE CARD THAT HAS NOT
THE CABLE CARD THAT HAS NOT ACHIEVED ITS OBJECTIVE.
ACHIEVED ITS OBJECTIVE. ONLY A TINY FRACTION OF ALL SET-
ONLY A TINY FRACTION OF ALL SET- TOP BOXES INCLUDE CABLE CARDS
TOP BOXES INCLUDE CABLE CARDS CUT AND ONLY TWO COMPANIES TODAY
CUT AND ONLY TWO COMPANIES TODAY SELL CABLE-CARD DEVICES TO
SELL CABLE-CARD DEVICES TO RETAIL OUTLETS.
RETAIL OUTLETS. THE NOTICE OF INQUIRY WE ADOPTED
THE NOTICE OF INQUIRY WE ADOPTED A PROPOSES A NEW APPROACH
A PROPOSES A NEW APPROACH DESIGNED TO BETTER SERVE
DESIGNED TO BETTER SERVE CONSUMERS AND PROMOTE
CONSUMERS AND PROMOTE COMPETITION AND INNOVATION.
COMPETITION AND INNOVATION. UNDER THE PROPOSED APPROACH, A
UNDER THE PROPOSED APPROACH, A PAY-TV SERVICE PROVIDER WOULD
PAY-TV SERVICE PROVIDER WOULD DELIVER SIGNALS TO A SMALL
DELIVER SIGNALS TO A SMALL ADAPTER ON THE CUSTOMER'S
ADAPTER ON THE CUSTOMER'S PREMISES.
PREMISES. WHEN YOU CUT THROUGH IT, THIS IS
WHEN YOU CUT THROUGH IT, THIS IS ABOUT CREATING BASIC STANDARDS
ABOUT CREATING BASIC STANDARDS AND SIMPLICITY THAT WILL
AND SIMPLICITY THAT WILL INCREASE THE ABILITY OF
INCREASE THE ABILITY OF ENTREPRENEURS AND INNOVATORS TO
ENTREPRENEURS AND INNOVATORS TO INNOVATE AND PROVIDE MORE CHOICE
INNOVATE AND PROVIDE MORE CHOICE TO CONSUMERS.
TO CONSUMERS. THE IDEA IN FACT IS TO PROMOTE
THE IDEA IN FACT IS TO PROMOTE STANDARDS AND SIMPLICITY THAT
STANDARDS AND SIMPLICITY THAT WILL HAVE FOUR OUTCOMES.
WILL HAVE FOUR OUTCOMES. FIRST, TO ENABLE AND EMPOWER
FIRST, TO ENABLE AND EMPOWER CONSUMER EQUIPMENT MAKERS AND
CONSUMER EQUIPMENT MAKERS AND SOFTWARE DEVELOPERS AND OTHER
SOFTWARE DEVELOPERS AND OTHER INNOVATIVORS AND DR. AND DOORS.
INNOVATIVORS AND DR. AND DOORS. SECOND, ALLOWED PAY-TV
SECOND, ALLOWED PAY-TV PROVIDERS TO COMPETE IN
PROVIDERS TO COMPETE IN OFFERING IMPROVED SUBSCRIPTION
OFFERING IMPROVED SUBSCRIPTION SERVICES WITHOUT FORCING
SERVICES WITHOUT FORCING CONSUMERS TO REPLACE HOME
CONSUMERS TO REPLACE HOME DEVICES.
DEVICES. THIRD, TO GENERATE SIGNIFICANTLY
THIRD, TO GENERATE SIGNIFICANTLY GREATER COMPETITION AND CONSUMER
GREATER COMPETITION AND CONSUMER CHOICE IN THIS AREA.
CHOICE IN THIS AREA. FOURTH, TO PROMOTE GREATER
FOURTH, TO PROMOTE GREATER BROADBAND USAGE AND ADOPTION AS
BROADBAND USAGE AND ADOPTION AS CONSUMERS ENJOY THE BENEFITS OF
CONSUMERS ENJOY THE BENEFITS OF COMPETITION AND OF PRODUCTS THAT
COMPETITION AND OF PRODUCTS THAT LINK PAY TV AND INTERNET
LINK PAY TV AND INTERNET CONTENT.
CONTENT. JUST AS A SHOPPING MALL PRESENTS
JUST AS A SHOPPING MALL PRESENTS CUSTOMERS WITH NUMEROUS RETAIL
CUSTOMERS WITH NUMEROUS RETAIL OUTLETS, SMART VIDEO DEVICES
OUTLETS, SMART VIDEO DEVICES WOULD OFFER VIEWERS A SINGLE
WOULD OFFER VIEWERS A SINGLE WINDOW TO PAY TV AND INTERNET
WINDOW TO PAY TV AND INTERNET CONTENT, AS WELL AS CONTENT THAT
CONTENT, AS WELL AS CONTENT THAT THE VIEWER HAS BOUGHT OR
THE VIEWER HAS BOUGHT OR ARCHIVED.
ARCHIVED. WE RECOGNIZE THIS IS ONE
WE RECOGNIZE THIS IS ONE POSSIBLE APPROACH, AND WE SEEK
POSSIBLE APPROACH, AND WE SEEK COMMENTS TO ACHIEVE THE GOALS I
COMMENTS TO ACHIEVE THE GOALS I HAVE DESCRIBED.
HAVE DESCRIBED. IT WILL DRIVE BROADBAND USE AND
IT WILL DRIVE BROADBAND USE AND INVESTMENT AND INCREASE CONSUMER
INVESTMENT AND INCREASE CONSUMER CHOICE, PROMOTE ECONOMIC GROWTH
CHOICE, PROMOTE ECONOMIC GROWTH AND JOB CREATION.
AND JOB CREATION. WHATEVER APPROACH WE CHOOSE,
WHATEVER APPROACH WE CHOOSE, PROMPT ACTION WILL ENABLE
PROMPT ACTION WILL ENABLE CONSUMERS TO TAKE A VANTAGE OF
CONSUMERS TO TAKE A VANTAGE OF THE LAOPTIONS OFFERED.
THE LAOPTIONS OFFERED. THERE IS NO QUESTION THAT THERE
THERE IS NO QUESTION THAT THERE IS SIGNIFICANT CONSUMER DEMAND.
IS SIGNIFICANT CONSUMER DEMAND. THE PLATFORM NEEDS TO ENABLE
THE PLATFORM NEEDS TO ENABLE CONSUMER CHOICE AND INNOVATION
CONSUMER CHOICE AND INNOVATION THAT WILL MEET THAT DEMAND.
THAT WILL MEET THAT DEMAND. THE SECOND ITEM WE ARE ADOPTING
THE SECOND ITEM WE ARE ADOPTING IS THE NOTICE OF PROPOSED
IS THE NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULEMAKING TO MAKE THE CABLE
RULEMAKING TO MAKE THE CABLE CARD REGIME WORK IN THE INTERIM
CARD REGIME WORK IN THE INTERIM BEFORE A SUCCESS OF APPROACH IS
BEFORE A SUCCESS OF APPROACH IS IN PLACE.
IN PLACE. THAT WILL IMPROVE THE
THAT WILL IMPROVE THE TRANSPARENCY OF CABLE CARD
TRANSPARENCY OF CABLE CARD CHARGES, A STREAMLINED
CHARGES, A STREAMLINED INSTALLATION PROCEDURES, AND
INSTALLATION PROCEDURES, AND INCREASE THE FINALITY OF CABLE
INCREASE THE FINALITY OF CABLE CARD DEVICES.
CARD DEVICES. CONSUMERS WILL BE ABLE TO SEE
CONSUMERS WILL BE ABLE TO SEE THEY ARE PAYING FOR A CABLE CARD
THEY ARE PAYING FOR A CABLE CARD USED WITH A RETAIL DEVICE AS FOR
USED WITH A RETAIL DEVICE AS FOR ONE USED WITH A DEVICE LEAST
ONE USED WITH A DEVICE LEAST FROM A CABLE OPERATOR.
FROM A CABLE OPERATOR. THERE IS CONSUMER CONFUSION IN
THERE IS CONSUMER CONFUSION IN THIS AREA, AND IT CAN BE
THIS AREA, AND IT CAN BE ADDRESSED THROUGH SMART
ADDRESSED THROUGH SMART DISCLOSURE AND TRANSPARENCY
DISCLOSURE AND TRANSPARENCY APPROACHES.
APPROACHES. INSTALLATION AND SUPPORT FOR
INSTALLATION AND SUPPORT FOR CABLE CARD USED IN A DEVICE
CABLE CARD USED IN A DEVICE WOULD SEEM TO BE MORE
WOULD SEEM TO BE MORE INCONVENIENT THAN FOR ONE USED
INCONVENIENT THAN FOR ONE USED IN A LEAST DEVICE.
IN A LEAST DEVICE. -- IN A LEASED DEVICE.
-- IN A LEASED DEVICE. THESE SIMPLE CHANGES SHOULD HAVE
THESE SIMPLE CHANGES SHOULD HAVE A DIRECT AND IMMEDIATE IMPACT ON
A DIRECT AND IMMEDIATE IMPACT ON THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE CABLE
THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE CABLE CARD REGIME WHILE WE WORK ON A
CARD REGIME WHILE WE WORK ON A MORE INNOVATION-ENABLING
MORE INNOVATION-ENABLING SUCCESSOR.
SUCCESSOR. TAKEN TOGETHER, THESE ACTIONS
TAKEN TOGETHER, THESE ACTIONS ARE ESSENTIAL AND IMPORTANT STEP
ARE ESSENTIAL AND IMPORTANT STEP TO BRINGING GREATER COMPETITION
TO BRINGING GREATER COMPETITION AND INNOVATION TO THE CRITICAL
AND INNOVATION TO THE CRITICAL PART OF OUR MEDIA AND BROADBAND
PART OF OUR MEDIA AND BROADBAND LANDSCAPE.
LANDSCAPE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE HARD
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE HARD WORK ON BOTH OF THESE ITEMS.
WORK ON BOTH OF THESE ITEMS. LET US PROCEED TO TWO VOTES.
LET US PROCEED TO TWO VOTES. FIRST ON THE NOTICE OF INQUIRY.
FIRST ON THE NOTICE OF INQUIRY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. >> AYE.
>> AYE. >> ALL THOSE OPPOSED SAY NAY.
>> ALL THOSE OPPOSED SAY NAY. THE AYES HAVE IT.
THE AYES HAVE IT. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF RULEMAKING
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF RULEMAKING SAY AYE.
SAY AYE. >> AYE.
>> AYE. >> BOTH ITEMS ARE ADOPTED.
>> BOTH ITEMS ARE ADOPTED. AND THE BUREAU REQUEST FOR
AND THE BUREAU REQUEST FOR PRIVILEGES ARE GRANTED.
PRIVILEGES ARE GRANTED. THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK ON THIS.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK ON THIS. WE LOOK FORWARD TO PROMPT ACTION
WE LOOK FORWARD TO PROMPT ACTION ON BOTH OF THESE.
ON BOTH OF THESE. MADAM SECRETARY, PLEASE
MADAM SECRETARY, PLEASE ANNOUNCE THE NEXT ITEM ON THE
ANNOUNCE THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA.
AGENDA. >> MR. CHAIRMAN AND
>> MR. CHAIRMAN AND COMMISSIONERS COME TO THE FIFTH
COMMISSIONERS COME TO THE FIFTH ITEM WILL BE PRESENTED BY THE
ITEM WILL BE PRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC SAFETY AND HOMELAND
PUBLIC SAFETY AND HOMELAND SECURITY BUREAU.
SECURITY BUREAU. IT IS ENTITLED EFFECTS ON
IT IS ENTITLED EFFECTS ON BROADBAND COMMUNICATIONS
BROADBAND COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK OF DAMAGE TO OR FAILURE
NETWORK OF DAMAGE TO OR FAILURE OF NETWORK EQUIPMENT OR SEVERE
OF NETWORK EQUIPMENT OR SEVERE OVERLOAD.
OVERLOAD.
>> GOOD MORNING, MR. CHAIRMAN
>> GOOD MORNING, MR. CHAIRMAN AND COMMISSIONERS.
AND COMMISSIONERS. I AM PLEASED TO BE HERE WITH MY
I AM PLEASED TO BE HERE WITH MY COLLEAGUES TO PRESENT THIS
COLLEAGUES TO PRESENT THIS NOTICE OF INQUIRY.
NOTICE OF INQUIRY. I LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE WORK
I LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE WORK THAT ARE ADMINISTRATIVE
THAT ARE ADMINISTRATIVE PROFESSIONALS DID ON THE PLAN.
PROFESSIONALS DID ON THE PLAN. RELIABILITY AND SURVIVABILITY OF
RELIABILITY AND SURVIVABILITY OF THIS NETWORK IS MORE CRITICAL IN
THIS NETWORK IS MORE CRITICAL IN THE FACTOR OF THE SAFETY,
THE FACTOR OF THE SAFETY, SECURITY OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE.
SECURITY OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE. IT IS IMPORTANT WE FULLY
IT IS IMPORTANT WE FULLY UNDERSTAND THE PRESENT STATE OF
UNDERSTAND THE PRESENT STATE OF THE SURVIVABILITY OF THESE
THE SURVIVABILITY OF THESE NETWORKS.
NETWORKS. A NOTICE OF INQUIRY WE PRESENT
A NOTICE OF INQUIRY WE PRESENT IS A CRITICAL STEP IN GATHERING
IS A CRITICAL STEP IN GATHERING THE INFORMATION REGARDING THE
THE INFORMATION REGARDING THE SURVIVABILITY AND RELIABILITY OF
SURVIVABILITY AND RELIABILITY OF BROADBAND COMMUNICATION
BROADBAND COMMUNICATION NETWORKS.
NETWORKS. INFORMATION FROM THIS INQUIRY
INFORMATION FROM THIS INQUIRY WILL BE USED TO ASSESS HOW WE
WILL BE USED TO ASSESS HOW WE ASSURE AMERICANS HAVE A
ASSURE AMERICANS HAVE A RELIABLE BROADBASED
RELIABLE BROADBASED COMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE
COMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE PARTICULARLY DURING DISASTERS.
PARTICULARLY DURING DISASTERS. THE DEPUTY CHIEF OF THE HOMELAND
THE DEPUTY CHIEF OF THE HOMELAND SECURITY SAFETY BUREAU.
SECURITY SAFETY BUREAU. JOHN HEALEY, TELECOMMUNICATIONS
JOHN HEALEY, TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS SPECIALIST IN THE
SYSTEMS SPECIALIST IN THE COMMISSION'S ANALYSIS DIVISION,
COMMISSION'S ANALYSIS DIVISION, ALSO MIGHT WORK IN THE NETWORK
ALSO MIGHT WORK IN THE NETWORK OUTAGE REPORTING AND DISASTER
OUTAGE REPORTING AND DISASTER INFORMATION REPORTING.
INFORMATION REPORTING.
JOHN WILL PRESENT THIS ITEM.
JOHN WILL PRESENT THIS ITEM. >> GOOD MORNING, COMMISSIONERS.
>> GOOD MORNING, COMMISSIONERS. TO DATE I AM PRESENTING A REPORT
TO DATE I AM PRESENTING A REPORT ON THE SURVIVABILITY OF THE
ON THE SURVIVABILITY OF THE BROADBAND INFRASTRUCTURE.
BROADBAND INFRASTRUCTURE. IT EXAMINES THE SURVIVABILITY OF
IT EXAMINES THE SURVIVABILITY OF BROADBAND INFRASTRUCTURE BY
BROADBAND INFRASTRUCTURE BY SEEKING COMMENT ON THAT THE
SEEKING COMMENT ON THAT THE ABILITY OF EXISTING BROADBAND
ABILITY OF EXISTING BROADBAND COMMUNICATION NETWORKS TO
COMMUNICATION NETWORKS TO WITHSTAND LOCALIZED AND
WITHSTAND LOCALIZED AND DISTRIBUTED PHYSICAL DAMAGE,
DISTRIBUTED PHYSICAL DAMAGE, INCLUDING WHETHER THERE IS
INCLUDING WHETHER THERE IS ADEQUATE NETWORK REDUNDANCY AND
ADEQUATE NETWORK REDUNDANCY AND EXTENT OF SURVIVABILITY OF A
EXTENT OF SURVIVABILITY OF A PHYSICAL AND CLOSURES IN WHICH
PHYSICAL AND CLOSURES IN WHICH NETWORK ELEMENTS ARE LOCATED OR
NETWORK ELEMENTS ARE LOCATED OR CO-LOCATED.
CO-LOCATED. IT ALSO SEEKS INFORMATION
IT ALSO SEEKS INFORMATION REGARDING THE ABILITY OF
REGARDING THE ABILITY OF BROADBAND COMMUNICATION
BROADBAND COMMUNICATION NETWORKS TO WITHSTAND A SEVERE
NETWORKS TO WITHSTAND A SEVERE OVERLOADS SUCH AS WOULD OCCUR IN
OVERLOADS SUCH AS WOULD OCCUR IN NATURAL DISASTERS, PANDEMICS,
NATURAL DISASTERS, PANDEMICS, AND OTHER DISASTERS OR EVENTS
AND OTHER DISASTERS OR EVENTS THAT WOULD DESTROY OUR ABILITY
THAT WOULD DESTROY OUR ABILITY TO COMMUNICATE.
TO COMMUNICATE. -- RESTRAIN OUR ABILITY TO
-- RESTRAIN OUR ABILITY TO COMMUNICATE THE COMMISSION IT
COMMUNICATE THE COMMISSION IT SEEKS TO MAKE SURE IT HAS ALL
SEEKS TO MAKE SURE IT HAS ALL THIS AFFECTS AND DID SO WITH
THIS AFFECTS AND DID SO WITH RESPECT TO THE SURVIVABILITY OF
RESPECT TO THE SURVIVABILITY OF BROADBAND COMMUNICATIONS
BROADBAND COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS TO FACILITATE PROPER
NETWORKS TO FACILITATE PROPER ACTION NECESSARY TO ENSURE ON
ACTION NECESSARY TO ENSURE ON GOING BROADBAND COMMUNICATION,
GOING BROADBAND COMMUNICATION, PARTICULARLY IN TIMES OF
PARTICULARLY IN TIMES OF DISASTER OR CRISIS.
DISASTER OR CRISIS. IMPLEMENTING A BROADBAND PLANT
IMPLEMENTING A BROADBAND PLANT TO FOR THE PUBLIC SAFETY AND FOR
TO FOR THE PUBLIC SAFETY AND FOR THE -- BROADBAND PLAN FOR
THE -- BROADBAND PLAN FOR FURTHER PUBLIC SAFETY AND
FURTHER PUBLIC SAFETY AND SECURITY.
SECURITY. AS THESE BECOME THE PRINCIPAL
AS THESE BECOME THE PRINCIPAL MEDIUM THROUGH WHICH AMERICANS
MEDIUM THROUGH WHICH AMERICANS CONDUCT VIDEO, VOICE DATA, AND
CONDUCT VIDEO, VOICE DATA, AND OTHER OCCASIONS, RELIABILITY AND
OTHER OCCASIONS, RELIABILITY AND SURVIVABILITY OF THESE NETWORKS
SURVIVABILITY OF THESE NETWORKS IS INCREASINGLY BECOMING MORE
IS INCREASINGLY BECOMING MORE CRITICAL TO THE SAFETY,
CRITICAL TO THE SAFETY, SECURITY, AND WELL-BEING OF THE
SECURITY, AND WELL-BEING OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE.
AMERICAN PEOPLE. BLURRING THE DISTINCTION BETWEEN
BLURRING THE DISTINCTION BETWEEN THE PUBLIC SWITCHED TELEPHONE
THE PUBLIC SWITCHED TELEPHONE NETWORK AND IP-BASED
NETWORK AND IP-BASED COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS.
COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS. IN ADDITION, NEXT GENERATION
IN ADDITION, NEXT GENERATION PUBLIC SAFETY NETWORKS WILL BE
PUBLIC SAFETY NETWORKS WILL BE MIGRATING TO BROADBAND NETWORK
MIGRATING TO BROADBAND NETWORK PLATFORMS THAT WILL INHERIT THE
PLATFORMS THAT WILL INHERIT THE RELIABILITY AND SURVIVABILITY OF
RELIABILITY AND SURVIVABILITY OF BROADBAND INFRASTRUCTURE.
BROADBAND INFRASTRUCTURE. THERE IS LITTLE INFORMATION ON
THERE IS LITTLE INFORMATION ON THE ABILITY OF THE BROADBAND
THE ABILITY OF THE BROADBAND INFRASTRUCTURE TO WITHSTAND
INFRASTRUCTURE TO WITHSTAND FAILURES, MAKING IT HARD FOR THE
FAILURES, MAKING IT HARD FOR THE FCC TO KNOW WHAT ACTION SHOULD
FCC TO KNOW WHAT ACTION SHOULD BE TAKEN IN THIS REGARD.
BE TAKEN IN THIS REGARD. WE EXAMINE POTENTIAL TO DO WITH
WE EXAMINE POTENTIAL TO DO WITH FAILURES OF EQUIPMENT OR SEVERE
FAILURES OF EQUIPMENT OR SEVERE OVERLOADS READ IN SOME
OVERLOADS READ IN SOME INSTANCES, A COLLABORATION
INSTANCES, A COLLABORATION BETWEEN TELECOMMUNICATIONS
BETWEEN TELECOMMUNICATIONS FIGHTERS AND OTHER MAJOR
FIGHTERS AND OTHER MAJOR ENTERPRISES HAS LED TO THE
ENTERPRISES HAS LED TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF ROBUST BROADBAND
DEVELOPMENT OF ROBUST BROADBAND TO VACATION AT WORK WITH
TO VACATION AT WORK WITH PURPOSE-BUILT SURVIVABILITY
PURPOSE-BUILT SURVIVABILITY FEATURES.
FEATURES. THERE IS CONCERN THAT THESE
THERE IS CONCERN THAT THESE FEATURES MAY NOTUATELY
FEATURES MAY NOTUATELY ENSURE THE SURVIVABILITY OF ALL
ENSURE THE SURVIVABILITY OF ALL TYPES OF BROADBAND SERVICE
TYPES OF BROADBAND SERVICE THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY,
THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY, INCLUDING THOSE IN LESSER
INCLUDING THOSE IN LESSER DEVELOPED OR SPARSELY POPULATED
DEVELOPED OR SPARSELY POPULATED AREAS.
AREAS. THE ANALYZES SEEKS COMMENTS ON
THE ANALYZES SEEKS COMMENTS ON THE SURVIVABILITY FEATURES AND
THE SURVIVABILITY FEATURES AND RISK, SUCH AS THE PHYSICAL
RISK, SUCH AS THE PHYSICAL ARCHITECTURE OF CURRENT
ARCHITECTURE OF CURRENT BROADBAND COMMUNICATION
BROADBAND COMMUNICATION NETWORKS.
NETWORKS. WE ALSO SEEK COMMENT ON A SINGLE
WE ALSO SEEK COMMENT ON A SINGLE POINTS OF FAILURE PRESENT IN
POINTS OF FAILURE PRESENT IN BOUGHT AND COMMUNICATION
BOUGHT AND COMMUNICATION NETWORKS AND ON THE MEASURES --
NETWORKS AND ON THE MEASURES -- IN BROADBAND KATYUSHA NETWORKS
IN BROADBAND KATYUSHA NETWORKS AND ON THE MEASURES PROVIDERS OR
AND ON THE MEASURES PROVIDERS OR TAKE TO MINIMIZE THE POTENTIAL
TAKE TO MINIMIZE THE POTENTIAL FOR POINTS OF FAILURE.
FOR POINTS OF FAILURE. IT ALSO SEEKS INFORMATION ON THE
IT ALSO SEEKS INFORMATION ON THE SURVIVABILITY OF PHYSICAL AND
SURVIVABILITY OF PHYSICAL AND CLOSURES IN WHICH NETWORK
CLOSURES IN WHICH NETWORK ELEMENTS ARE LOCATED AND THE
ELEMENTS ARE LOCATED AND THE RISK OF NETWORK FACILITY CO-
RISK OF NETWORK FACILITY CO- LOCATION.
LOCATION. , IT IS ALSO SOUGHT REGARDING
, IT IS ALSO SOUGHT REGARDING THE EXTENT TO WHICH -- MEG IS
THE EXTENT TO WHICH -- MEG IS ALSO SOUGHT REGARDING THE EXTENT
ALSO SOUGHT REGARDING THE EXTENT TO WHICH BEST PRACTICES >>
TO WHICH BEST PRACTICES >> COMMEN -- COMMENT IS ALSO SOUGHT
COMMEN -- COMMENT IS ALSO SOUGHT REGARDING THE EXTENT TO WHICH
REGARDING THE EXTENT TO WHICH BEST PRACTICES ARE FACILITATED.
BEST PRACTICES ARE FACILITATED. IT ALSO ASKS FOR COMMENT ON
IT ALSO ASKS FOR COMMENT ON CASES WHERE EXISTING
CASES WHERE EXISTING REDUNDANCIES JUST DOES NOT WORK
REDUNDANCIES JUST DOES NOT WORK TO THE SERVICES LOST EVEN WHERE
TO THE SERVICES LOST EVEN WHERE THERE IS A REDUNDANCY.
THERE IS A REDUNDANCY. THERE IS CONCERN THAT THE LEVEL
THERE IS CONCERN THAT THE LEVEL OF REDUNDANCY AND EFFECTIVENESS
OF REDUNDANCY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF THE REDUNDANCY IN WRITING
OF THE REDUNDANCY IN WRITING AROUND FAILURES MAY BE ADEQUATE
AROUND FAILURES MAY BE ADEQUATE IN BROADBAND CONDITION NETWORKS.
IN BROADBAND CONDITION NETWORKS. THIS SEEKS COMMENTS ON WHAT THE
THIS SEEKS COMMENTS ON WHAT THE FCC CAN DO TO IMPROVE THE
FCC CAN DO TO IMPROVE THE RESILIENCE OF BROADBAND
RESILIENCE OF BROADBAND COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS, WHICH
COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS, WHICH EAGERLY WHEN EMERGENCY SERVICES
EAGERLY WHEN EMERGENCY SERVICES -- PARTICULARLY WHEN EMERGENCY
-- PARTICULARLY WHEN EMERGENCY SERVICES ASSIST THESE NETWORKS.
SERVICES ASSIST THESE NETWORKS. FINALLY, BROADBAND ACCESS
FINALLY, BROADBAND ACCESS NETWORKS MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE
NETWORKS MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE OPERATIONS DURING SEVERE NETWORK
OPERATIONS DURING SEVERE NETWORK CONGESTION OR OVERLOAD, SUCH AS
CONGESTION OR OVERLOAD, SUCH AS DURING PANDEMICS OR OTHER TYPES
DURING PANDEMICS OR OTHER TYPES OF EVENTS.
OF EVENTS. NLI 6 COMMENT ON WHETHER THE
NLI 6 COMMENT ON WHETHER THE CAPACITY OF RESIDENTIAL
CAPACITY OF RESIDENTIAL BROADBAND ACCESS NETWORKS IS
BROADBAND ACCESS NETWORKS IS SUFFICIENT TO HANDLE SUDDEN
SUFFICIENT TO HANDLE SUDDEN SURGES IN USE, AND WHAT
SURGES IN USE, AND WHAT PROCEDURES ARE IN PLACE TO
PROCEDURES ARE IN PLACE TO HANDLE OVERLOADS AND RAPIDLY A
HANDLE OVERLOADS AND RAPIDLY A POLITE NETWORK RESOURCES WHERE
POLITE NETWORK RESOURCES WHERE NEEDED.
NEEDED. CURRENT TELECOMMUNICATIONS --
CURRENT TELECOMMUNICATIONS -- RAPIDLY UPLIGHT NETWORK
RAPIDLY UPLIGHT NETWORK RESOURCES WERE NEEDED CURRENTLY
RESOURCES WERE NEEDED CURRENTLY PAID VACATIONS AND WORKS HAVE
PAID VACATIONS AND WORKS HAVE RESOURCES TO HANDLE THE OVERLOAD
RESOURCES TO HANDLE THE OVERLOAD -- CURRENT TELECOMMUNICATIONS
-- CURRENT TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS HAVE RESOURCES TO
NETWORKS HAVE RESOURCES TO HANDLE OVERLOADS.
HANDLE OVERLOADS. THE NLI ALSO SEEKS COMMENT ON
THE NLI ALSO SEEKS COMMENT ON WHETHER THE FCC SHOULD COLLECT
WHETHER THE FCC SHOULD COLLECT DATA ON NETWORK USAGE DURING
DATA ON NETWORK USAGE DURING THESE TYPES OF EVENTS.
THESE TYPES OF EVENTS. FINALLY, THE NLI 6 INPUT
FINALLY, THE NLI 6 INPUT REGARDING THE NEED FOR PRIORITY
REGARDING THE NEED FOR PRIORITY SERVICES AND BROADBAND
SERVICES AND BROADBAND CONDITIONS NETWORKS,
CONDITIONS NETWORKS, PARTICULARLY ONES USED FOR
PARTICULARLY ONES USED FOR PUBLIC SAFETY AND EMERGENCY USE
PUBLIC SAFETY AND EMERGENCY USE SERVICES.
SERVICES. THANK YOU FOR YOUR
THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION.
CONSIDERATION. DID YOUR REQUESTS THAT A COURT
DID YOUR REQUESTS THAT A COURT -- AND FOR A PRIVILEGES -- THE
-- AND FOR A PRIVILEGES -- THE BUREAU REQUEST EDITORIAL
BUREAU REQUEST EDITORIAL PRIVILEGES.
PRIVILEGES. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. COMMISSIONER COX.
COMMISSIONER COX. >> I WANT TO THANK THE CHAIRMAN
>> I WANT TO THANK THE CHAIRMAN ONCE AGAIN FOR LAUNCHING THIS
ONCE AGAIN FOR LAUNCHING THIS EXAMINATION OF BROADBAND NETWORK
EXAMINATION OF BROADBAND NETWORK SURVIVABILITY AND THANKED THE
SURVIVABILITY AND THANKED THE PUBLIC SAFETY AND HOLLEN
PUBLIC SAFETY AND HOLLEN SECURITY BUREAU FOR THE HARD
SECURITY BUREAU FOR THE HARD WORK IN FLESHING THIS OUT.
WORK IN FLESHING THIS OUT. -- AND HOMELAND SECURITY BUREAU
-- AND HOMELAND SECURITY BUREAU FOR THE HARD WORK IN FLESHING
FOR THE HARD WORK IN FLESHING THIS OUT.
THIS OUT. WE KNOW THAT ALL LEAD ATTACKS
WE KNOW THAT ALL LEAD ATTACKS CAN HAVE DEVASTATING EFFECTS ON
CAN HAVE DEVASTATING EFFECTS ON THE COMMUNICATIONS
THE COMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE AT HOW INTEGRAL
INFRASTRUCTURE AT HOW INTEGRAL TO MEDICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE IS
TO MEDICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE IS TO THE SAFETY OF OUR WORLD.
TO THE SAFETY OF OUR WORLD. NO WORK SURVIVABILITY HAS A LOT
NO WORK SURVIVABILITY HAS A LOT TO DO WITH NATIONAL
TO DO WITH NATIONAL SURVIVABILITY WHEN TRAGIC --
SURVIVABILITY WHEN TRAGIC -- NETWORK SURVIVABILITY HAS A LOT
NETWORK SURVIVABILITY HAS A LOT TO DO WITH NATIONAL
TO DO WITH NATIONAL SURVIVABILITY WHEN THE STRATEGY
SURVIVABILITY WHEN THE STRATEGY -- WHEN TRAGEDY STRIKES.
-- WHEN TRAGEDY STRIKES. IMPROVING THE REDUNDANCY IN
IMPROVING THE REDUNDANCY IN DEALING WITH THE EFFECTS OF THE
DEALING WITH THE EFFECTS OF THE WORK OVERLOAD, AND UNDER THE
WORK OVERLOAD, AND UNDER THE NEW COMMISSION AND CHAIRMAN
NEW COMMISSION AND CHAIRMAN GENACHOWSKI, WE ARE MOVING
GENACHOWSKI, WE ARE MOVING CLOSER TO AN INTEGRATED APPROACH
CLOSER TO AN INTEGRATED APPROACH TO PUBLIC SAFETY COMMUNICATIONS
TO PUBLIC SAFETY COMMUNICATIONS WITH THE STRONG SUPPORT FROM THE
WITH THE STRONG SUPPORT FROM THE ADMIRAL AND HIS VERY ABLE TEAM.
ADMIRAL AND HIS VERY ABLE TEAM. THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT WE SHOULD
THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT WE SHOULD BE DOING, AND I WAS THINKING OF
BE DOING, AND I WAS THINKING OF MY OLD BOSS, SENATOR FRITZ
MY OLD BOSS, SENATOR FRITZ HOLLINGS, WHO WOULD REMIND EVERY
HOLLINGS, WHO WOULD REMIND EVERY OTHER DAY THAT THE SAFETY OF THE
OTHER DAY THAT THE SAFETY OF THE PEOPLE IS ALWAYS THE FIRST
PEOPLE IS ALWAYS THE FIRST OBLIGATION OF THE PUBLIC
OBLIGATION OF THE PUBLIC SERVANT.
SERVANT. >> THANK YOU, ADMIRAL, AT ALL OF
>> THANK YOU, ADMIRAL, AT ALL OF YOUR CREW AND DECK HANDS HERE
YOUR CREW AND DECK HANDS HERE FOR YOUR HARD WORK ON THIS.
FOR YOUR HARD WORK ON THIS. THESE ISSUES ARE CRITICALLY
THESE ISSUES ARE CRITICALLY IMPORTANT AND I APPRECIATE ALL
IMPORTANT AND I APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK YOU ARE DOING.
THE WORK YOU ARE DOING. THE INCREASING DEPENDENCE ON
THE INCREASING DEPENDENCE ON BROADBAND CONDITIONS SERVICES
BROADBAND CONDITIONS SERVICES HAS GIVEN SOME SUGGESTING AN
HAS GIVEN SOME SUGGESTING AN INCREASED SUSCEPTIBILITY TO
INCREASED SUSCEPTIBILITY TO OPERATOR ERROR AND MALICIOUS
OPERATOR ERROR AND MALICIOUS CYBER PAST AND EFFORTS TO
CYBER PAST AND EFFORTS TO PROMOTE GREATER VIGILANCE AMONG
PROMOTE GREATER VIGILANCE AMONG MARKET BUT HAS SINCE COME
MARKET BUT HAS SINCE COME INCREASE SECURITY OF OUR
INCREASE SECURITY OF OUR COMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE,
COMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE, AND MORE INFORMATION ABOUT
AND MORE INFORMATION ABOUT PRACTICES COULD BENEFIT
PRACTICES COULD BENEFIT CONSUMERS OF BROADBAND.
CONSUMERS OF BROADBAND. CONSUMERS RECEIVE ADEQUATE
CONSUMERS RECEIVE ADEQUATE INFORMATION AND KNOWLEDGE ABOUT
INFORMATION AND KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THE TECHNIQUES AND TOOLS USED BY
THE TECHNIQUES AND TOOLS USED BY THE SERVICE PROVIDER TO COME BY
THE SERVICE PROVIDER TO COME BY CRIMINALS AND ACTORS WOULD NO
CRIMINALS AND ACTORS WOULD NO DOUBT BE MORE COMFORTABLE WITH
DOUBT BE MORE COMFORTABLE WITH THE BROADBAND EXPERIENCE.
THE BROADBAND EXPERIENCE. AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE STATE
AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE STATE OF SURVIVABILITY IN BROADBAND,
OF SURVIVABILITY IN BROADBAND, EXPLORING POTENTIAL MEASURES TO
EXPLORING POTENTIAL MEASURES TO REDUCIBLE ABILITY TO FILL YEARS
REDUCIBLE ABILITY TO FILL YEARS OF EQUIPMENT -- REDUCING OF
OF EQUIPMENT -- REDUCING OF VULNERABILITY TO FAILURES OF
VULNERABILITY TO FAILURES OF EQUIPMENT, THE ACT OF A
EQUIPMENT, THE ACT OF A TERRORIST ACT, WOULD ALSO BE
TERRORIST ACT, WOULD ALSO BE BENEFICIAL.
BENEFICIAL. HURRICANE SEASON STARTS IN A
HURRICANE SEASON STARTS IN A MERE SIX WEEKS, BELIEVE IT OR
MERE SIX WEEKS, BELIEVE IT OR NOT.
NOT. I LOOK FORWARD TO ENGAGING WITH
I LOOK FORWARD TO ENGAGING WITH ALL THE PARTIES TO GAIN A BETTER
ALL THE PARTIES TO GAIN A BETTER UNDERSTANDING ABOUT THE STATUS
UNDERSTANDING ABOUT THE STATUS OF THE ISSUES AROUND BROADBAND
OF THE ISSUES AROUND BROADBAND NETWORKS AND TO EXPLORE FURTHER
NETWORKS AND TO EXPLORE FURTHER WHAT THE COMMISSION'S ROLE CAN
WHAT THE COMMISSION'S ROLE CAN AND SHOULD BE WITH FOSTERING
AND SHOULD BE WITH FOSTERING FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS.
FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> COMMISSIONER CLYBURN.
>> COMMISSIONER CLYBURN. >> AS THE NATIONAL BROADBAND
>> AS THE NATIONAL BROADBAND PLAN MAKES ABUNDANTLY CLEAR,
PLAN MAKES ABUNDANTLY CLEAR, AMERICANS ARE INCREASING THEIR
AMERICANS ARE INCREASING THEIR RELIANCE ON BROADBAND SERVICES
RELIANCE ON BROADBAND SERVICES AND WE SHOULD EXPECT BROADBAND
AND WE SHOULD EXPECT BROADBAND NETWORKS TO BECOME THE PRIMARY
NETWORKS TO BECOME THE PRIMARY MEDIUM THROUGH WHICH WE TO
MEDIUM THROUGH WHICH WE TO MEDICATE.
MEDICATE. WITH THAT UNDERSTANDING, ONE OF
WITH THAT UNDERSTANDING, ONE OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT'S --
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT'S -- THROUGH WHICH WE COMMUNICATE.
THROUGH WHICH WE COMMUNICATE. WITH THAT UNDERSTANDING, ONE OF
WITH THAT UNDERSTANDING, ONE OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT'S HIGHEST
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT'S HIGHEST PRIORITIES SHOULD BE TO PROTECT
PRIORITIES SHOULD BE TO PROTECT OUR BROADBAND WORK FROM EVERY
OUR BROADBAND WORK FROM EVERY FORM OF POTENTIAL FAILURE.
FORM OF POTENTIAL FAILURE. I WAS PARTICULARLY PLEASED TO
I WAS PARTICULARLY PLEASED TO SEE THAT THE NOTICE OF INQUIRY
SEE THAT THE NOTICE OF INQUIRY SEEKS COMMENT ON THE
SEEKS COMMENT ON THE SURVIVABILITY FEATURES ON THE
SURVIVABILITY FEATURES ON THE ARCHITECTURE OF ALL COMMUNITIES,
ARCHITECTURE OF ALL COMMUNITIES, INCLUDING THOSE THAT ARE LESS TO
INCLUDING THOSE THAT ARE LESS TO DEVELOP AND SPARSELY POPULATED I
DEVELOP AND SPARSELY POPULATED I THANK THE CHAIRMAN AND THE CALL
THANK THE CHAIRMAN AND THE CALL LED SECURITY BUREAU FOR
LED SECURITY BUREAU FOR INITIATING THIS INQUIRY AND LOOK
INITIATING THIS INQUIRY AND LOOK FORWARD TO -- THE WHOLE PLANT
FORWARD TO -- THE WHOLE PLANT SECURITY BUREAU FOR INSURING --
SECURITY BUREAU FOR INSURING -- HOMELAND SECURITY BUREAU FOR
HOMELAND SECURITY BUREAU FOR INITIATING THIS INQUIRY AND THE
INITIATING THIS INQUIRY AND THE COURT TO WORKING ON AT THE
COURT TO WORKING ON AT THE NETWORKS.
NETWORKS. >> THIS ITEM AND THE NEXT ITEM
>> THIS ITEM AND THE NEXT ITEM ON THE LAST TODAY, BUT THEY ARE
ON THE LAST TODAY, BUT THEY ARE CERTAINLY NOT LEAST.
CERTAINLY NOT LEAST. I THINK YOU HAVE DONE AN
I THINK YOU HAVE DONE AN EXCELLENT JOB OF REMINDING US OF
EXCELLENT JOB OF REMINDING US OF THE POTENTIAL ARE BOUGHT AND
THE POTENTIAL ARE BOUGHT AND CONDITIONS NETWORKS -- OF THE
CONDITIONS NETWORKS -- OF THE POTENTIAL OF OUR BROADBAND TO
POTENTIAL OF OUR BROADBAND TO MEDICATIONS NETWORKS ARE, AND
MEDICATIONS NETWORKS ARE, AND HOW VITAL TO PUBLIC SAFETY AND
HOW VITAL TO PUBLIC SAFETY AND SECURITY ARE.
SECURITY ARE. AMERICANS ARE INCREASINGLY
AMERICANS ARE INCREASINGLY RELYING ON BROADBAND
RELYING ON BROADBAND COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS FOR ALL
COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS FOR ALL OF OUR COMMUNICATIONS NEEDS.
OF OUR COMMUNICATIONS NEEDS. AS THAT HAPPENS, THE RELIABILITY
AS THAT HAPPENS, THE RELIABILITY AND SURVIVABILITY OF BROADBAND
AND SURVIVABILITY OF BROADBAND COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS BECOMES
COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS BECOMES EVEN MORE CRITICAL FACTOR IN THE
EVEN MORE CRITICAL FACTOR IN THE SAFETY, SECURITY, AND WELL-BEING
SAFETY, SECURITY, AND WELL-BEING OF OUR ECONOMY AND THE AMERICAN
OF OUR ECONOMY AND THE AMERICAN PEOPLE.
PEOPLE. AS NETWORK ATTACKS AND THE LEVEL
AS NETWORK ATTACKS AND THE LEVEL OF RISKS AND COSTS INCREASE, IS
OF RISKS AND COSTS INCREASE, IS BEYOND IMPORTANT THAT WE FULLY
BEYOND IMPORTANT THAT WE FULLY UNDERSTAND THE IMPLICATIONS OF
UNDERSTAND THE IMPLICATIONS OF THIS EVOLUTION IN COMMUNICATION
THIS EVOLUTION IN COMMUNICATION AND THAT WE TAKE ALL NECESSARY
AND THAT WE TAKE ALL NECESSARY AND APPROPRIATE STEPS TO ENSURE
AND APPROPRIATE STEPS TO ENSURE THE SURVIVABILITY OF OUR VOICE
THE SURVIVABILITY OF OUR VOICE IN BROADBAND COMMUNICATION
IN BROADBAND COMMUNICATION NETWORKS.
NETWORKS. THIS NOTE EXAMINES THE
THIS NOTE EXAMINES THE SURVIVABILITY OF BROADBAND
SURVIVABILITY OF BROADBAND COMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE
COMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE AND SEEKS COMMENT ON THE ABILITY
AND SEEKS COMMENT ON THE ABILITY OF EXISTING NETWORKS TO EXPAND,
OF EXISTING NETWORKS TO EXPAND, INCLUDING WHETHER THERE IS
INCLUDING WHETHER THERE IS ADEQUATE NETWORK REDUNDANCY,
ADEQUATE NETWORK REDUNDANCY, WHETHER NETWORKS CAN FUNCTION,
WHETHER NETWORKS CAN FUNCTION, WHETHER PHYSICAL NETWORK
WHETHER PHYSICAL NETWORK FACILITIES CAN WITHSTAND A HARP,
FACILITIES CAN WITHSTAND A HARP, AND THIS IS A VITALLY IMPORTANT
AND THIS IS A VITALLY IMPORTANT STEP IN ENSURING THAT THE
STEP IN ENSURING THAT THE COMMISSION HAS THE FACTS AND
COMMISSION HAS THE FACTS AND DATA IT NEEDS WITH RESPECT TO
DATA IT NEEDS WITH RESPECT TO THE SURVIVABILITY OF OUR PART
THE SURVIVABILITY OF OUR PART AND COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS AND
AND COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS AND RELATED ISSUES.
RELATED ISSUES. -- OF OUR BROADBAND
-- OF OUR BROADBAND COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS AND
COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS AND RELATED ISSUES.
RELATED ISSUES. AND SECOND, THAT WE TAKE ALL
AND SECOND, THAT WE TAKE ALL NECESSARY ACTIONS TO ENSURE
NECESSARY ACTIONS TO ENSURE ONGOING BROADBAND COMMUNICATION
ONGOING BROADBAND COMMUNICATION IN TERMS -- IN TIMES OF DISASTER
IN TERMS -- IN TIMES OF DISASTER AND CRISIS.
AND CRISIS. I THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK ON
I THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK ON THIS ITEM.
THIS ITEM. LET US MOVE TO A VOTE COULD ALL
LET US MOVE TO A VOTE COULD ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED, NAY.
ALL THOSE OPPOSED, NAY. AYES HAVE DID ADMIRAL, I BELIEVE
AYES HAVE DID ADMIRAL, I BELIEVE YOU WILL BE STATING.
YOU WILL BE STATING. -- AYES HAVE IT.
-- AYES HAVE IT. ADMIRAL, I BELIEVE YOU WILL BE
ADMIRAL, I BELIEVE YOU WILL BE STAYING.
STAYING. >> THE FINAL ITEM WILL ALSO BE
>> THE FINAL ITEM WILL ALSO BE PRESENTED BY THE HOLLEN SAFETY
PRESENTED BY THE HOLLEN SAFETY AND SECURITY BUREAU.
AND SECURITY BUREAU. -- HOLD AND SAFETY AND SECURITY
-- HOLD AND SAFETY AND SECURITY BUREAU.
BUREAU. -- HOMELAND SAFETY AND SECURITY.
-- HOMELAND SAFETY AND SECURITY. >> IT SEEKS COMMENT ON WHETHER
>> IT SEEKS COMMENT ON WHETHER WE SHOULD ESTABLISH A PROGRAM
WE SHOULD ESTABLISH A PROGRAM OR COLLEGES WILL BE
OR COLLEGES WILL BE SUBJECTED FOR THEIR ADHERENCE TO
SUBJECTED FOR THEIR ADHERENCE TO CYBERSECURITY -- WHERE
CYBERSECURITY -- WHERE VOLUNTEERS WILL BE SELECTED FOR
VOLUNTEERS WILL BE SELECTED FOR THEIR ADHERENCE TO CYBERSECURITY
THEIR ADHERENCE TO CYBERSECURITY PRACTICES.
PRACTICES. BROADBAND COMMUNICATIONS
BROADBAND COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS ARE RAPIDLY BECOMING A
NETWORKS ARE RAPIDLY BECOMING A CRITICAL COMPONENT TO ALMOST
CRITICAL COMPONENT TO ALMOST EVERY FACET OF AMERICA'S WELL-
EVERY FACET OF AMERICA'S WELL- BEING.
BEING. BANKING, INVESTMENT, AND
BANKING, INVESTMENT, AND COMMERCIAL INTERESTS ROUTINELY
COMMERCIAL INTERESTS ROUTINELY RELY ON THE DRIBLET INSECURITY
RELY ON THE DRIBLET INSECURITY OF IP-BASED NETWORKS TO --
OF IP-BASED NETWORKS TO -- ROUTINELY RELY ON THE SECURITY
ROUTINELY RELY ON THE SECURITY OF IP-BASED NETWORKS BUT MEDICAL
OF IP-BASED NETWORKS BUT MEDICAL ESTABLISHMENTS RELY ON ROBUST
ESTABLISHMENTS RELY ON ROBUST MEDICATIONS NETWORKS TO REACH
MEDICATIONS NETWORKS TO REACH PATIENTS AND STUDENTS IN REAL
PATIENTS AND STUDENTS IN REAL TIME -- ROBUST COMMUNICATIONS
TIME -- ROBUST COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS TO REACH PATIENTS AND
NETWORKS TO REACH PATIENTS AND STUDENTS IN REAL TIME.
STUDENTS IN REAL TIME. AND WE RELY ON THE NETWORKS TO
AND WE RELY ON THE NETWORKS TO PROVIDE SERVICES TO THE PUBLIC
PROVIDE SERVICES TO THE PUBLIC AND COLLECT INFORMATION AND
AND COLLECT INFORMATION AND MAINTAINED SECURITY.
MAINTAINED SECURITY. AT THE SAME TIME WE'RE SEEING
AT THE SAME TIME WE'RE SEEING INCREASING DEPENDENCE ON THESE
INCREASING DEPENDENCE ON THESE NETWORKS, COMMUNICATIONS SERVICE
NETWORKS, COMMUNICATIONS SERVICE PROVIDERS FACE INCREASING THREAT
PROVIDERS FACE INCREASING THREAT FROM OPERATOR ERROR AND
FROM OPERATOR ERROR AND MALICIOUS CYBER-ATTACKS.
MALICIOUS CYBER-ATTACKS. DESTRUCTIVE SOCCER CAN BE SPREAD
DESTRUCTIVE SOCCER CAN BE SPREAD FROM COMPUTER TO COMPUTER IN AN
FROM COMPUTER TO COMPUTER IN AN ATTEMPT TO EXPLOIT --
ATTEMPT TO EXPLOIT -- DESTRUCTIVE THE SOFTWARE CAN BE
DESTRUCTIVE THE SOFTWARE CAN BE SPREAD FROM COMPUTER TO
SPREAD FROM COMPUTER TO COMPUTER TO IN AN ATTEMPT TO
COMPUTER TO IN AN ATTEMPT TO EXPLOIT THE VULNERABILITY.
EXPLOIT THE VULNERABILITY. WITH THIS BACKDROP, THE NATIONAL
WITH THIS BACKDROP, THE NATIONAL BROADBAND PLAN RECOMMENDED
BROADBAND PLAN RECOMMENDED INITIATING PROCEEDINGS TO
INITIATING PROCEEDINGS TO ESTABLISH A CYBER-CERTIFICATION
ESTABLISH A CYBER-CERTIFICATION PROGRAM AND OTHER PROGRAMS WITH
PROGRAM AND OTHER PROGRAMS WITH THE GOAL OF CREATING MARKET
THE GOAL OF CREATING MARKET INCENTIVES FOR COMMUNICATIONS
INCENTIVES FOR COMMUNICATIONS SERVICE PROVIDERS TO UPGRADE THE
SERVICE PROVIDERS TO UPGRADE THE MEASURES AS THEY APPLY TO
MEASURES AS THEY APPLY TO THE NETWORKS.
THE NETWORKS. THE NATIONAL BROADBAND PLAN
THE NATIONAL BROADBAND PLAN STATED THAT IT COULD
STATED THAT IT COULD PROMOTE A CULTURE OF MORE
PROMOTE A CULTURE OF MORE VIGILANT NETWORK SECURITY AMONG
VIGILANT NETWORK SECURITY AMONG MARKET PARTICIPANTS, INCREASE
MARKET PARTICIPANTS, INCREASE THE SECURITY OF THE NATION'S
THE SECURITY OF THE NATION'S COMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE,
COMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE, AN OFFER USERS MORE COMPLETE
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BEHALF OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY AND
BEHALF OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY AND HOMELAND SECURITY --
HOMELAND SECURITY -- COMMISSIONERS, ON BEHALF OF THE
COMMISSIONERS, ON BEHALF OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY AND HOMELAND
PUBLIC SAFETY AND HOMELAND SECURITY BRO -- BUREAU, IN
SECURITY BRO -- BUREAU, IN TODAY'S INCREASINGLY
TODAY'S INCREASINGLY INTERCONNECTED WORLD, MORE AND
INTERCONNECTED WORLD, MORE AND MORE AMERICANS RELY ON OUR
MORE AMERICANS RELY ON OUR RAPIDLY GROWING BROADBAND
RAPIDLY GROWING BROADBAND COMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE TO
COMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE TO CONDUCT BUSINESS.
CONDUCT BUSINESS. BANKING AND INVESTMENT AND
BANKING AND INVESTMENT AND COMMERCIAL INTERESTS ROUTINELY
COMMERCIAL INTERESTS ROUTINELY RELY ON THE STABILITY AND
RELY ON THE STABILITY AND SECURITY OF IP-BASED NETWORKS TO
SECURITY OF IP-BASED NETWORKS TO MOVE CAPITAL AND ATTRACT GOODS
MOVE CAPITAL AND ATTRACT GOODS AND SERVICES AROUND THE GLOBE.
AND SERVICES AROUND THE GLOBE. MOREOVER, A MEDICAL AND
MOREOVER, A MEDICAL AND EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENTS
EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENTS INCREASINGLY RELY ON ROBUST
INCREASINGLY RELY ON ROBUST COMMUNICATION NETWORKS TO REACH
COMMUNICATION NETWORKS TO REACH PATIENTS AND STUDENTS IN REAL
PATIENTS AND STUDENTS IN REAL TIME.
TIME. FURTHER, FEDERAL, STATE, AND
FURTHER, FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT DEPEND ON
LOCAL GOVERNMENT DEPEND ON COMMUNICATION NETWORKS TO
COMMUNICATION NETWORKS TO PROVIDE SERVICES SURT, SERVE THE
PROVIDE SERVICES SURT, SERVE THE PUBLIC, COLLECT INFORMATION, AND
PUBLIC, COLLECT INFORMATION, AND PROVIDE FOR THE SAFETY AND
PROVIDE FOR THE SAFETY AND SECURITY OF THE PUBLIC.
SECURITY OF THE PUBLIC. YET RECENT TRENDS SUGGEST THAT
YET RECENT TRENDS SUGGEST THAT THE NETWORKS AND PLATFORMS UNDER
THE NETWORKS AND PLATFORMS UNDER WHICH THE INTERNET USERS RELY
WHICH THE INTERNET USERS RELY ARE INCREASINGLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO
ARE INCREASINGLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO OPERATOR ERROR AND MALICIOUS
OPERATOR ERROR AND MALICIOUS CYBER-ATTACKS.
CYBER-ATTACKS. FOR INSTANCE, DESTRUCTIVE
FOR INSTANCE, DESTRUCTIVE SOFTWARE CAN BE USED IN AN
SOFTWARE CAN BE USED IN AN ATTEMPT TO EXPLOIT THE
ATTEMPT TO EXPLOIT THE VULNERABILITY IN THE UNDERLYING
VULNERABILITY IN THE UNDERLYING INTERNET INFRASTRUCTURE.
INTERNET INFRASTRUCTURE. THEREBY UNDERMINING THE
THEREBY UNDERMINING THE INTEGRITY OF THE INTERNET.
INTEGRITY OF THE INTERNET. AT THE SAME TIME, MANY
AT THE SAME TIME, MANY COMMUNICATIONS END-USERS TO NOT
COMMUNICATIONS END-USERS TO NOT CONSIDER CYBERSECURITY A
CONSIDER CYBERSECURITY A PRIORITY.
PRIORITY. AS REPORTED IN THE NATIONAL
AS REPORTED IN THE NATIONAL BROADBAND PLAN, NEARLY HALF OF
BROADBAND PLAN, NEARLY HALF OF ALL BUSINESSES IN THE 2009
ALL BUSINESSES IN THE 2009 GLOBAL STATE OF INFORMATION
GLOBAL STATE OF INFORMATION SECURITY STUDY REPORTED THAT
SECURITY STUDY REPORTED THAT THEY ARE CUTTING BUDGETS FOR
THEY ARE CUTTING BUDGETS FOR INFORMATION SECURITY
INFORMATION SECURITY INITIATIVES.
INITIATIVES. IN ADDITION, THE 2008 DATA
IN ADDITION, THE 2008 DATA BREACH INVESTIGATIVE REPORT
BREACH INVESTIGATIVE REPORT CONCLUDED THAT 87% OF CYBER-
CONCLUDED THAT 87% OF CYBER- PREACHES COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED
PREACHES COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED IF REASONABLE SECURITY CONTROLS
IF REASONABLE SECURITY CONTROLS HAD BEEN IN PLACE.
HAD BEEN IN PLACE. NOI 6 TO EXPLORE WHETHER THE
NOI 6 TO EXPLORE WHETHER THE VOLUNTEER CYBER-SECURITY PROGRAM
VOLUNTEER CYBER-SECURITY PROGRAM COULD HELP ADDRESS THIS GROWING
COULD HELP ADDRESS THIS GROWING PROBLEM.
PROBLEM. IT IS AN OUTGROWTH OF THE
IT IS AN OUTGROWTH OF THE NATIONAL BROADBAND PLAN
NATIONAL BROADBAND PLAN RECOMMENDATIONS, THE PLAN
RECOMMENDATIONS, THE PLAN RECOMMENDED THAT THE COMMISSION
RECOMMENDED THAT THE COMMISSION IN THE SHADE OF PROCEEDING TO
IN THE SHADE OF PROCEEDING TO ESTABLISH A SEPARATE SECURITY
ESTABLISH A SEPARATE SECURITY CERTIFICATION PROGRAM AND OTHER
CERTIFICATION PROGRAM AND OTHER INCENTIVE PROGRAMS WITH THE GOAL
INCENTIVE PROGRAMS WITH THE GOAL OF CREATING MARKET INCENTIVES
OF CREATING MARKET INCENTIVES FOR COMMUNICATIONS SERVICE
FOR COMMUNICATIONS SERVICE PROVIDERS TO UPGRADE THESE CYBER
PROVIDERS TO UPGRADE THESE CYBER SECURITY MEASURES TO PROVIDE THE
SECURITY MEASURES TO PROVIDE THE NETWORKS.
NETWORKS. IN MAKING THIS RECOMMENDATION,
IN MAKING THIS RECOMMENDATION, THE NATIONAL BROADBAND PLANS
THE NATIONAL BROADBAND PLANS STATED THAT A VOLUNTEER
STATED THAT A VOLUNTEER CERTIFICATION PROGRAM COULD
CERTIFICATION PROGRAM COULD PROMOTE A CULTURE OF MORE
PROMOTE A CULTURE OF MORE VIGILANT NETWORK SECURITY AMONG
VIGILANT NETWORK SECURITY AMONG MARKET PARTICIPANTS, AND
MARKET PARTICIPANTS, AND INCREASE THE SECURITY OF THE
INCREASE THE SECURITY OF THE NATION'S COMMUNICATIONS
NATION'S COMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE, AND OFFER A END-
INFRASTRUCTURE, AND OFFER A END- USERS MORE COMPLETE INFORMATION
USERS MORE COMPLETE INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROVIDER'S
ABOUT THE PROVIDER'S CYBERSECURITY PRACTICES.
CYBERSECURITY PRACTICES. GENERALLY, NOI SEEKS COMMENT ON
GENERALLY, NOI SEEKS COMMENT ON WHETHER THE COMMISSION SHOULD
WHETHER THE COMMISSION SHOULD ESTABLISH A VOLUNTEER PROGRAM ON
ESTABLISH A VOLUNTEER PROGRAM ON WHICH COMMUNICATIONS SERVICE
WHICH COMMUNICATIONS SERVICE PROVIDERS WOULD BE CERTIFIED FOR
PROVIDERS WOULD BE CERTIFIED FOR THEIR ADHERENCE TO A SET OF
THEIR ADHERENCE TO A SET OF CYBER-SECURITY OBJECTIVES FOR
CYBER-SECURITY OBJECTIVES FOR PRACTICES.
PRACTICES. NOI WOULD SEEK COMMENT ON OTHER
NOI WOULD SEEK COMMENT ON OTHER ACTIONS THAT THE COMMISSION
ACTIONS THAT THE COMMISSION SHOULD TAKE TO IMPROVE CYBER-
SHOULD TAKE TO IMPROVE CYBER- SECURITY AND INFORMATION ON
SECURITY AND INFORMATION ON CYBER-SECURITY ISSUES, INCLUDING
CYBER-SECURITY ISSUES, INCLUDING ANY ADDITIONAL VOLUNTEER
ANY ADDITIONAL VOLUNTEER INCENTIVES THIS SHOULD BE
INCENTIVES THIS SHOULD BE EXPLORED.
EXPLORED. SPECIFICALLY, THE NI SEEKSI --
SPECIFICALLY, THE NI SEEKSI -- NOI 6, ON A VOLUNTARY
NOI 6, ON A VOLUNTARY CERTIFICATION PROGRAM THROUGH
CERTIFICATION PROGRAM THROUGH WHICH -- NOI SEEKS COMMENT ON A
WHICH -- NOI SEEKS COMMENT ON A VOLUNTARY CERTIFICATION PROGRAM,
VOLUNTARY CERTIFICATION PROGRAM, WHERE AUDITORS EXAMINE THE
WHERE AUDITORS EXAMINE THE COMMUNICATION PROVIDER'S AND
COMMUNICATION PROVIDER'S AND ADHERENCE TO STRINGENT CYBER-
ADHERENCE TO STRINGENT CYBER- SECURITY PRACTICES THAT HAVE
SECURITY PRACTICES THAT HAVE BEEN DEVELOPED THROUGH CONSENSUS
BEEN DEVELOPED THROUGH CONSENSUS THROUGHOUT BROADBASED PUBLIC-
THROUGHOUT BROADBASED PUBLIC- PRIVATE SECTOR PARTNERSHIP, AND
PRIVATE SECTOR PARTNERSHIP, AND PROVIDERS USE NETWORKS TO
PROVIDERS USE NETWORKS TO COMPLETE THE ASSESSMENT TO
COMPLETE THE ASSESSMENT TO MARKET THAT WORKS AS COMPLYING
MARKET THAT WORKS AS COMPLYING WITH THE STRINGENT FCC NETWORK
WITH THE STRINGENT FCC NETWORK SECURITY REQUIREMENTS.
SECURITY REQUIREMENTS. NOI ALSO SEEKS COMMENT ON A
NOI ALSO SEEKS COMMENT ON A VARIETY OF ISSUES SURROUNDING
VARIETY OF ISSUES SURROUNDING THE CREATION OF SUCH A PROGRAM,
THE CREATION OF SUCH A PROGRAM, INCLUDING THE BENEFITS,
INCLUDING THE BENEFITS, ADVANTAGES, DISADVANTAGES, AND
ADVANTAGES, DISADVANTAGES, AND COSTS, THE SCOPE, INCLUDING
COSTS, THE SCOPE, INCLUDING WHETHER IT SHOULD BE OPEN TO
WHETHER IT SHOULD BE OPEN TO COMMUNICATIONS SERVICE, ALL
COMMUNICATIONS SERVICE, ALL COMMUNICATIONS SERVICE
COMMUNICATIONS SERVICE PROVIDERS, OR SHOULD BE LIMITED
PROVIDERS, OR SHOULD BE LIMITED TO CERTAIN TYPES OF PROVIDERS,
TO CERTAIN TYPES OF PROVIDERS, THE ROLE OF THE FCC AND PRIVATE
THE ROLE OF THE FCC AND PRIVATE SECTOR IN ADMINISTERING THE
SECTOR IN ADMINISTERING THE PROGRAM, THE OBJECTIVES AND
PROGRAM, THE OBJECTIVES AND PRACTICES IN WHICH
PRACTICES IN WHICH PARTICIPATING SERVICE PROVIDERS
PARTICIPATING SERVICE PROVIDERS COULD BE ASSESSED, BUT THE
COULD BE ASSESSED, BUT THE OVERALL FRAMEWORK SHOULD BE FOR
OVERALL FRAMEWORK SHOULD BE FOR CERTIFICATION CRITERIA, AND THE
CERTIFICATION CRITERIA, AND THE CERTIFICATION PROCESS AND
CERTIFICATION PROCESS AND PROCEDURES.
PROCEDURES. NOI ALSO ASKS QUESTIONS
NOI ALSO ASKS QUESTIONS REGARDING BEFORE AND THE
REGARDING BEFORE AND THE DURATION OF THE SECURITY
DURATION OF THE SECURITY CERTIFICATE -- REGARDING THE
CERTIFICATE -- REGARDING THE FORM AND THE DIRECTION OF THE
FORM AND THE DIRECTION OF THE SECURITY CERTIFICATE, AND
SECURITY CERTIFICATE, AND FINALLY, NOI SEEKS COMMENT ON
FINALLY, NOI SEEKS COMMENT ON WHAT OTHER ACTIONS THE
WHAT OTHER ACTIONS THE COMMISSION TO TAKE TO IMPROVE
COMMISSION TO TAKE TO IMPROVE CYBER-SECURITY.
CYBER-SECURITY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR
THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION, AND THE BEIRUT
CONSIDERATION, AND THE BEIRUT REQUESTS EDITORIAL PRIVILEGES.
REQUESTS EDITORIAL PRIVILEGES. -- BUREAU REQUESTS EDITORIAL
-- BUREAU REQUESTS EDITORIAL PRIVILEGES.
PRIVILEGES. >> I WILL BE BRIEF.
>> I WILL BE BRIEF. THE IMPORTANCE OF THESE TWO
THE IMPORTANCE OF THESE TWO ITEMS SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES.
ITEMS SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES. PRESIDENT OBAMA HAS MADE
PRESIDENT OBAMA HAS MADE PROTECTION OF OUR INFRASTRUCTURE
PROTECTION OF OUR INFRASTRUCTURE FROM CYBER-ATTACK A TOP NATIONAL
FROM CYBER-ATTACK A TOP NATIONAL PRIORITY.
PRIORITY. I DO BELIEVE THAT THIS
I DO BELIEVE THAT THIS COMMISSION GETS IT.
COMMISSION GETS IT. I BELIEVE THAT WE ALSO GET THE
I BELIEVE THAT WE ALSO GET THE IMPORTANCE OF THE PRIVATE SECTOR
IMPORTANCE OF THE PRIVATE SECTOR AND THE PUBLIC SECTOR WORKING
AND THE PUBLIC SECTOR WORKING TOGETHER.
TOGETHER. I THINK THIS WILL BE USEFUL AND
I THINK THIS WILL BE USEFUL AND HELPFUL, AND THE VOLUNTARY IS
HELPFUL, AND THE VOLUNTARY IS FINE, BUT I HAVE GOT TO TELL
FINE, BUT I HAVE GOT TO TELL YOU, I AM CONCERNED WHEN GREGORY
YOU, I AM CONCERNED WHEN GREGORY POINT OUT THAT HALF OF THE
POINT OUT THAT HALF OF THE COMPANIES ARE CUTTING FUNDING
COMPANIES ARE CUTTING FUNDING FOR THIS NATIONAL PRIORITY.
FOR THIS NATIONAL PRIORITY. I THINK THAT TELLS US HOW MUCH
I THINK THAT TELLS US HOW MUCH WORK WE HAVE TO DO AND HOW MUCH
WORK WE HAVE TO DO AND HOW MUCH ABOUT REACH WE HAVE TO DO AND
ABOUT REACH WE HAVE TO DO AND HOW MUCH IN THIS THING PEOPLE IN
HOW MUCH IN THIS THING PEOPLE IN THIS IMPORTANT COMMITMENT WE
THIS IMPORTANT COMMITMENT WE HAVE TO DO.
HAVE TO DO. I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH
I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH THE ADMIRAL AND ALL OF MY
THE ADMIRAL AND ALL OF MY COLLEAGUES IN TRYING TO MAKE
COLLEAGUES IN TRYING TO MAKE SOME PROGRESS HERE.
SOME PROGRESS HERE. >> THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN.
>> THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. A BITTER PROCEDURAL -- A BIT OF
A BITTER PROCEDURAL -- A BIT OF A PROCEDURAL -- I'VE ALREADY
A PROCEDURAL -- I'VE ALREADY SAID ALL THE GOOD STUFF I'M
SAID ALL THE GOOD STUFF I'M GOING TO SEE ON CYPRUS SECURITY
GOING TO SEE ON CYPRUS SECURITY ON THE ITEM, AND IT HAS NOT
ON THE ITEM, AND IT HAS NOT CHANGED.
CHANGED. I SUPPORT THE ITEM.
I SUPPORT THE ITEM. GOOD JOB.
GOOD JOB. [LAUGHTER]
[LAUGHTER] >> I WILL ACCEPT YOUR TIME,
>> I WILL ACCEPT YOUR TIME, THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. [LAUGHTER]
[LAUGHTER] OUR NATION'S ECONOMIC
OUR NATION'S ECONOMIC PROSPERITY DEPENDS ON INCREASED
PROSPERITY DEPENDS ON INCREASED EMPLOYMENT AND ADOPTION OF
EMPLOYMENT AND ADOPTION OF BROADBAND SERVICES, BUT THAT
BROADBAND SERVICES, BUT THAT PROSPERITY, AS WELL AS THE
PROSPERITY, AS WELL AS THE SAFETY AND SECURITY OF OUR
SAFETY AND SECURITY OF OUR NATION'S CITIZENS, WILL BE
NATION'S CITIZENS, WILL BE COMPROMISED IF THE BROADBAND
COMPROMISED IF THE BROADBAND BOOKS ARE NOT SECURE.
BOOKS ARE NOT SECURE. WHEN YOU CONSIDER THE THE
WHEN YOU CONSIDER THE THE NATION'S NETWORKS HAVE BECOME
NATION'S NETWORKS HAVE BECOME MORE SUSCEPTIBLE TO CYBER-CRIME,
MORE SUSCEPTIBLE TO CYBER-CRIME, AND AT $7 TRILLION OR THE
AND AT $7 TRILLION OR THE TRANSACTIONS -- $7 TRILLION OF
TRANSACTIONS -- $7 TRILLION OF THE TRANSACTIONS LAST YEAR MOVED
THE TRANSACTIONS LAST YEAR MOVED OVER COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS, IT
OVER COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS, IT IS APPARENT THAT WE NEED TO TAKE
IS APPARENT THAT WE NEED TO TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION TO IMPROVE
IMMEDIATE ACTION TO IMPROVE CYBER-SECURITY.
CYBER-SECURITY. I AM PLEASED BY THE TO CAN SEE
I AM PLEASED BY THE TO CAN SEE THAT THE PLAN PLACES ON
THAT THE PLAN PLACES ON DEVELOPING A NATIONAL -- BY THE
DEVELOPING A NATIONAL -- BY THE URGENCY THAT THE PLAN PLACES ON
URGENCY THAT THE PLAN PLACES ON A NATIONAL SAID IT HAD SECURITY
A NATIONAL SAID IT HAD SECURITY STRATEGY -- DEVELOPING A
STRATEGY -- DEVELOPING A NATIONAL CYBER-SECURITY STRATEGY
NATIONAL CYBER-SECURITY STRATEGY WITHIN 80 DAYS.
WITHIN 80 DAYS. OUR FIRST OPEN MEETING AFTER
OUR FIRST OPEN MEETING AFTER ANNOUNCING THE PLAN -- BY MOVING
ANNOUNCING THE PLAN -- BY MOVING SO QUICKLY TO ENHANCE OUR
SO QUICKLY TO ENHANCE OUR NATION'S CYBER-AS A GRITTY, THE
NATION'S CYBER-AS A GRITTY, THE COMMISSION PLACES THE SECURE --
COMMISSION PLACES THE SECURE -- EAT CYBER-THE SECURITY, THE
EAT CYBER-THE SECURITY, THE COMMISSION PLACES THE SECURITY
COMMISSION PLACES THE SECURITY OF OUR NATION'S CITIZENS AT THE
OF OUR NATION'S CITIZENS AT THE FRONT OF THE LINE, EXACTLY WHERE
FRONT OF THE LINE, EXACTLY WHERE IT SHOULD BE.
IT SHOULD BE. AS RECENTLY AS NOVEMBER 2009,
AS RECENTLY AS NOVEMBER 2009, THE NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY
THE NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY ESTIMATED THAT AS MUCH AS 80% OF
ESTIMATED THAT AS MUCH AS 80% OF THE CYBER-PRIME COULD BE
THE CYBER-PRIME COULD BE PROVIDED BY SIMPLY INSTITUTING
PROVIDED BY SIMPLY INSTITUTING PROPER CONFIGURATION POLICIES
PROPER CONFIGURATION POLICIES AND CONDUCTING COULD NOT WORK ON
AND CONDUCTING COULD NOT WORK ON A TURN.
A TURN. ONCE -- AND CONDUCTING A GOOD
ONCE -- AND CONDUCTING A GOOD NETWORK MONITORING ONE SOLUTION
NETWORK MONITORING ONE SOLUTION IS TO MAKE SURE THAT BEST
IS TO MAKE SURE THAT BEST PRACTICES ARE BEING IMPLEMENTED.
PRACTICES ARE BEING IMPLEMENTED. I BELIEVE THIS CAN EFFICIENTLY
I BELIEVE THIS CAN EFFICIENTLY ENHANCE THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE
ENHANCE THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE PROPER NETWORK OBJECTIVES AND
PROPER NETWORK OBJECTIVES AND TECHNICAL CRITERIA TO ACHIEVING
TECHNICAL CRITERIA TO ACHIEVING THE MOST SECURE COMMUNICATIONS
THE MOST SECURE COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS, ENSURING ACCURATE
NETWORKS, ENSURING ACCURATE INFORMATION ABOUT THE EXTENT TO
INFORMATION ABOUT THE EXTENT TO WHICH IT SERVICE PROVIDERS ARE
WHICH IT SERVICE PROVIDERS ARE IMPLEMENTING CYBER-TO SECURE THE
IMPLEMENTING CYBER-TO SECURE THE BEST PRACTICES, AND CREATE THE
BEST PRACTICES, AND CREATE THE PROPER INCENTIVES FOR SMALL AND
PROPER INCENTIVES FOR SMALL AND LARGE SERVICE PROVIDERS TO
LARGE SERVICE PROVIDERS TO VOLUNTARILY ADOPT THESE BEST
VOLUNTARILY ADOPT THESE BEST PRACTICES.
PRACTICES. I APPLAUD YOU.
I APPLAUD YOU. I APPLAUD THE PUBLIC SAFETY AND
I APPLAUD THE PUBLIC SAFETY AND HOMELAND SECURITY GROBUREAU FOR
HOMELAND SECURITY GROBUREAU FOR YOUR EXCELLENT WORK IN CRAFTING
YOUR EXCELLENT WORK IN CRAFTING THIS INQUIRY.
THIS INQUIRY. >> LET ME BRIEFLY SUMMARIZE THE
>> LET ME BRIEFLY SUMMARIZE THE KEY POINTS ARE.
KEY POINTS ARE. I AM VERY GLAD THAT THE NATIONAL
I AM VERY GLAD THAT THE NATIONAL BROADBAND PLAN FOCUSED ON PUBLIC
BROADBAND PLAN FOCUSED ON PUBLIC SAFETY, CYBERSECURITY, WITH
SAFETY, CYBERSECURITY, WITH RESPECT TO THE INCREASINGLY
RESPECT TO THE INCREASINGLY IMPORTANT BROADBAND
IMPORTANT BROADBAND COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS.
COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS. THERE IS THE KEY POINTS ARE.
THERE IS THE KEY POINTS ARE. -- HERE IS WHAT THE KEY POINTS
-- HERE IS WHAT THE KEY POINTS ARE.
ARE. OUR NETWORKS ARE BECOMING MORE
OUR NETWORKS ARE BECOMING MORE ESSENTIAL EVERY DAY IN THE LIVES
ESSENTIAL EVERY DAY IN THE LIVES OF EVERY AMERICAN, FOR FAMILIES
OF EVERY AMERICAN, FOR FAMILIES TO BE ABLE TO COMMUNICATE WITH
TO BE ABLE TO COMMUNICATE WITH EACH OTHER AT TIMES NOT OF
EACH OTHER AT TIMES NOT OF CRISIS, BUT CERTAINLY IN TIMES
CRISIS, BUT CERTAINLY IN TIMES OF CRISIS, BUSINESS IS SMALL AND
OF CRISIS, BUSINESS IS SMALL AND LARGE BUSINESS -- SMALL AND
LARGE BUSINESS -- SMALL AND LARGE TO DO WITH IT -- BUSINESS
LARGE TO DO WITH IT -- BUSINESS SMAL
SMAL -- SMALL AND LARGE TO DO WHAT
-- SMALL AND LARGE TO DO WHAT THEY DO.
THEY DO. AT THE SAME TIME, AT TAX ON O
AT THE SAME TIME, AT TAX ON O COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS --
COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS -- ATTACKS ON OUR COMMUNICATIONS
ATTACKS ON OUR COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS ARE GOING UP, NOT DOWN
NETWORKS ARE GOING UP, NOT DOWN BUT WE KNOW THAT FROM READING
BUT WE KNOW THAT FROM READING THE NEWSPAPER EVERY DAY.
THE NEWSPAPER EVERY DAY. WHETHER IT IS A DENIAL OF
WHETHER IT IS A DENIAL OF SERVICE ATTACKS, A VICIOUS AND
SERVICE ATTACKS, A VICIOUS AND HARMFUL SPAM, THE OTHER THREATS
HARMFUL SPAM, THE OTHER THREATS CHALLENGING CONSUMERS AND
CHALLENGING CONSUMERS AND BUSINESSES.
BUSINESSES. AS WE HEARD FROM OUR STAFF, AS
AS WE HEARD FROM OUR STAFF, AS COMMISSIONER COPS ECHOED, WE
COMMISSIONER COPS ECHOED, WE HAVE EVIDENCE THAT SENDING ON
HAVE EVIDENCE THAT SENDING ON SECURE IT -- SPENDING ON
SECURE IT -- SPENDING ON SECURITY IS GOING DOWN, NOT UP.
SECURITY IS GOING DOWN, NOT UP. THE RISK THAT WE'RE TAKING ON IN
THE RISK THAT WE'RE TAKING ON IN THIS AREA IS A TRAGEDY OF THE
THIS AREA IS A TRAGEDY OF THE COMMONS A RISK, WHERE WE KNOW IN
COMMONS A RISK, WHERE WE KNOW IN THE EVENT OF ATTACK, AND NATURAL
THE EVENT OF ATTACK, AND NATURAL DISASTER, WE NEED TO MAKE SURE
DISASTER, WE NEED TO MAKE SURE OUR NETWORKS ARE SURVIVABLE AND
OUR NETWORKS ARE SURVIVABLE AND REDUNDANT, AS IN THE PREVIOUS
REDUNDANT, AS IN THE PREVIOUS ITEM, PROTECTED AGAINST
ITEM, PROTECTED AGAINST CYBERATTACKS IN THIS ITEM.
CYBERATTACKS IN THIS ITEM. WE HAVE AN OBLIGATION AS
WE HAVE AN OBLIGATION AS IMPORTANT AS ANY OBLIGATION WE
IMPORTANT AS ANY OBLIGATION WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR 21ST
HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR 21ST CENTURY COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS
CENTURY COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS ARE SAFE, SECURE, TRUSTED, AND
ARE SAFE, SECURE, TRUSTED, AND ARE THERE NOT ONLY FOR US IN
ARE THERE NOT ONLY FOR US IN ORDINARY TIMES, BUT ALSO IN
ORDINARY TIMES, BUT ALSO IN TIMES OF DISASTER, AND THAT THEY
TIMES OF DISASTER, AND THAT THEY ARE NOT VULNERABLE TO THE KINDS
ARE NOT VULNERABLE TO THE KINDS UPPER -- THE KINDS OF
UPPER -- THE KINDS OF CYBERATTACKS THAT CAN READ SO
CYBERATTACKS THAT CAN READ SO MUCH ECONOMIC HARM AND
MUCH ECONOMIC HARM AND INTERFERE WITH THE REAL WORLD
INTERFERE WITH THE REAL WORLD NEEDS LIKE THE OPERATIONS OF
NEEDS LIKE THE OPERATIONS OF HOSPITALS AND FINANCIAL-
HOSPITALS AND FINANCIAL- SERVICES.
SERVICES. THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK ON AT
THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK ON AT THIS IMPORTANT ITEM TO I WANT TO
THIS IMPORTANT ITEM TO I WANT TO THANK EACH OF YOU, AND AS THE
THANK EACH OF YOU, AND AS THE LAST ITEM TODAY, AND WHAT TO
LAST ITEM TODAY, AND WHAT TO THINK THE GENERAL COUNSEL AND
THINK THE GENERAL COUNSEL AND THE GENERAL COUNSEL'S OFFICE FOR
THE GENERAL COUNSEL'S OFFICE FOR WORKING ON THIS, EACH OF THE
WORKING ON THIS, EACH OF THE ITEMS REFERRED TO DATE, A VERY
ITEMS REFERRED TO DATE, A VERY IMPORTANT JOB.
IMPORTANT JOB. WE VERY MUCH APPRECIATE YOUR
WE VERY MUCH APPRECIATE YOUR EFFORT, YOUR EXCELLENT WORK,
EFFORT, YOUR EXCELLENT WORK, YOUR SUPPORT OF THESE PROCESSES.
YOUR SUPPORT OF THESE PROCESSES. WITH THAT, LET US PROCEED TO
WITH THAT, LET US PROCEED TO VOTE.
VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED, NAY.
ALL THOSE OPPOSED, NAY. AYES HAVE IT AND WHITBY --
AYES HAVE IT AND WHITBY -- AND THE BUREAU'S REQUEST FOR
AND THE BUREAU'S REQUEST FOR EDITORIAL PRIVILEGES IS GRANTED.
EDITORIAL PRIVILEGES IS GRANTED. VERY BRIEFLY, I WOULD LIKE TO
VERY BRIEFLY, I WOULD LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE PASSING OF TWO
ACKNOWLEDGE THE PASSING OF TWO MEMBERS OF OUR FCC FAMILY, ONE
MEMBERS OF OUR FCC FAMILY, ONE PAST AND PRESENT.
PAST AND PRESENT. THE FCC LOST A DEAR FRIEND ON
THE FCC LOST A DEAR FRIEND ON APRIL 4, WHEN THE NON TIME -- A
APRIL 4, WHEN THE NON TIME -- A LONGTIME COMMISSION EMPLOYEE
LONGTIME COMMISSION EMPLOYEE DIED AT THE YOUNG AGE OF 64.
DIED AT THE YOUNG AGE OF 64. HE WAS OF MORE THAN VALUED
HE WAS OF MORE THAN VALUED MEMBER FOR MORE THAN 33 YEARS.
MEMBER FOR MORE THAN 33 YEARS. HE CONTRIBUTED GREATLY TO OUR
HE CONTRIBUTED GREATLY TO OUR AGENCY THROUGHOUT HIS
AGENCY THROUGHOUT HIS PROFESSIONAL LIFE.
PROFESSIONAL LIFE. HIS WIFE, SCARLETT, AND HE MET
HIS WIFE, SCARLETT, AND HE MET IN AN ELEVATOR AT THE
IN AN ELEVATOR AT THE COMMISSION.
COMMISSION. HE WILL BE GREATLY MISSED BY HIS
HE WILL BE GREATLY MISSED BY HIS COLLEAGUES IN THE AUDIO DIVISION
COLLEAGUES IN THE AUDIO DIVISION AT THROUGHOUT THE AGENCY.
AT THROUGHOUT THE AGENCY. SECOND, I DO ONE TO -- I DO WANT
SECOND, I DO ONE TO -- I DO WANT TO NOTE THE PASSING LAST WEEK OF
TO NOTE THE PASSING LAST WEEK OF A GREAT AMERICAN LEADER AND
A GREAT AMERICAN LEADER AND FORMER FCC COMMISSIONER AND
FORMER FCC COMMISSIONER AND CIVIL RIGHTS CHAMPION, BENJAMIN
CIVIL RIGHTS CHAMPION, BENJAMIN HOOKS.
HOOKS. HIS HISTORIC APPOINTMENT AS THE
HIS HISTORIC APPOINTMENT AS THE FIRST AFRICAN-AMERICAN
FIRST AFRICAN-AMERICAN COMMISSIONER FOREVER CHANGED THE
COMMISSIONER FOREVER CHANGED THE FCC, REMINDING US OF OUR MISSION
FCC, REMINDING US OF OUR MISSION TO PROMOTE THE INTERESTS OF ALL
TO PROMOTE THE INTERESTS OF ALL AMERICANS.
AMERICANS. HE WOULD WANT TO DO EVEN GREATER
HE WOULD WANT TO DO EVEN GREATER THINGS AFTER LEAVING THE FCC,
THINGS AFTER LEAVING THE FCC, LEADING, FOR EXAMPLE, THE NAACP
LEADING, FOR EXAMPLE, THE NAACP FOR NEARLY TWO DECADES.
FOR NEARLY TWO DECADES. HIS CONTRIBUTIONS TO OUR NATION
HIS CONTRIBUTIONS TO OUR NATION WOULD EARN HIM, AMONG MANY
WOULD EARN HIM, AMONG MANY OTHER HONORS, THE PRESIDENTIAL
OTHER HONORS, THE PRESIDENTIAL MEDAL OF FREEDOM IN 2007, THE
MEDAL OF FREEDOM IN 2007, THE HIGHEST CIVILIAN HONOR.
HIGHEST CIVILIAN HONOR. PRESIDENT OBAMA SAID IT
PRESIDENT OBAMA SAID IT EXTREMELY WELL LAST WEEK -- BUT
EXTREMELY WELL LAST WEEK -- BUT " OUR NATIONAL LIFE IS RICHER
" OUR NATIONAL LIFE IS RICHER FOR THE TIME DR. HOOKS SPENT ON
FOR THE TIME DR. HOOKS SPENT ON THIS EARTH, GIVING A VOICE TO
THIS EARTH, GIVING A VOICE TO THE VOICELESS."
THE VOICELESS." ON BEHALF OF THE FCC, I
ON BEHALF OF THE FCC, I EXPRESSED CONDOLENCES TO JEROME
EXPRESSED CONDOLENCES TO JEROME ROBBINS IAND -- JEROME ROBBINS
ROBBINS IAND -- JEROME ROBBINS AND'S AND BENJAMIN HOOKS'
AND'S AND BENJAMIN HOOKS' FAMILIES.
FAMILIES. ON THAT SAD NOTE, MADAM
ON THAT SAD NOTE, MADAM SECRETARY, IF THERE ARENO
SECRETARY, IF THERE ARENO FURTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS, PLEASE
FURTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS, PLEASE ANNOUNCE THE DATE OF THE NEXT
ANNOUNCE THE DATE OF THE NEXT COMMISSION MEETING.
COMMISSION MEETING. >> THE NEXT MEETING OF IT
>> THE NEXT MEETING OF IT FEDERAL TO MEDICATIONS
FEDERAL TO MEDICATIONS COMMISSION, THURSDAY, MAY 20,
COMMISSION, THURSDAY, MAY 20, 2000 -- OF THE FEDERAL
2000 -- OF THE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION,
COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION, THURSDAY, MAY 20, 2010.
THURSDAY, MAY 20, 2010. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH,
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, EVERYONE.
EVERYONE. WE ARE ADJOURNED.
WE ARE ADJOURNED.
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