So you are just starting that?

I want to congratulate you for what you have already done.

God help us if Members of Congress can't come in as members of a committee and express an opinion.

I would urge you to do it because the public needs to come to these hearings and understand what is at stake for them.

I welcome steps that will ensure that the Commission can operate as a modern, 21st-century Federal agency.

What would concern me would be proposals which diminish the Commission's ability to protect the public interest and to preserve competition in the telecommunications marketplace.

Today's hearing is an important opportunity to hear from the FCC Chairman and the Commissioners on what is already working well, because there are things that are working well, and where there are opportunities to improve the Federal Communications Commission.

This is a simple bipartisan reform measure which would modify the current rules which prohibit more than two Commissioners from talking to each other outside of an official public meeting.

Do you need us to help you do that?

I believe these types of meetings with entrepreneurs, engineers, and other technology experts are central to understanding the issues you work on every day.

I appreciate that. But it is good to know that there is across-the-board support.