Greg Walden

Like millions of Americans who made their voices heard last year, I support a free and open Internet.

Hogwash. HAM equipment can be as small as the over-the-air digital television antennae.

H.R. 1301 seeks to ensure that HAMs get a fair shake and protection from unnecessary bans on their equipment.

I look forward to advancing these bills to the House floor as soon as possible.

I want to thank my colleague from New Jersey and his staff for the great work on this legislation. I also meant to thank Mr. Kinzinger from Illinois as well, who has been very active on our subcommittee. He has done great work on this…

Sadly, it's clear by various actions of this and previous commissions, Congress has delegated too much flexibility and authority to the FCC.

Better process at the FCC will result in more transparent decisionmaking, where all the Commissioners have a meaningful opportunity to participate.

We have to do a better job when we write these bills so as to limit FCC authority, not to expand it.

Sadly, it is clear by various actions of this and previous commissions that Congress has delegated too much flexibility at times and authority to the FCC.

As Chairman Walden said, 75 percent of the value-add there is to traditional industries...

I cannot emphasize enough how important it is to reach a new and firm agreement before the grace period elapses in January.

The borderless nature of the internet is an important force driving economic success and innovation.

We need investment, so consumers can continue to receive the high-quality, innovative broadband services we have come to rely on in our everyday lives.

The predictable result is litigation in the courts and uncertainty in the marketplace.

Eight months ago the FCC decided to grab control of the Internet and regulate it like a monopoly utility under Title II.

I still believe that goal is achievable. But I also believe that Title II is the wrong approach and is likely to dampen investment in the Internet.

Eight months ago, the FCC decided to grab control of the Internet and regulate it like a monopoly utility under Title II.

I still believe that goal is achievable, but I also still believe that Title II is the wrong approach and is likely to dampen investment in the Internet.

The best example of this process is the recent AWS-3 auction, which made 65 MHz of spectrum available for wireless broadband and raised more than $44 billion.

We have an opportunity to work together to optimize the value of underutilized spectrum and upgrade equipment and services used by federal agencies.

It's clear we have more work to do.

If properly conducted, the upcoming broadband incentive auction will successfully free up a wide swath of valuable spectrum for new purposes.

I would like to thank Ranking Member Pallone and Representative Clarke for working with us on this bipartisan discussion draft.

During my time as chairman of this subcommittee, one of the most important topics that we have addressed is spectrum, how to better use it, how to allocate it and how to value it.

I mean, there are so many stupid things in delivery of care right now, driven by either litigation or regulation that we need to get past so we put the patients first.