OK, you can take the test. My friends were amazed that the professor had fallen for the flat tire story. It truly is an honor to be the Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission at such an interesting and challenging time in the communications industry. Every FCC Chairman says how interesting times are, I know, but I do believe this is a particularly challenging time to be Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission. Having been a communications lawyer for over 15 years, there is something special about these times.
Technological changes continue to revolutionize telecommunications.
The digitization of communications is breaking down barriers among communications services, and giving providers a wider array of options of delivering services to consumers. And competition, as it comes slowly but surely to monopoly markets and continues to grow others, will be the gasoline that fuels this engine of tremendous technological growth. But I know that I'm preaching to the choir here. From the Internet to digital cable to digital television, you know that all communications are becoming bits. Bits that can be voice, video, audio, data or more.