. >> thank you, mr. janikowski. i was governor back in 1981 and i appointed the first person to head the advocate division. i did not know what that was going to turn out to be. the person is still a force, and he has literally changed the face of west virginia, a single person. on a sometimes weak, sometimes strong commission. and in comparison, critics have argued that the fcc has become captured by industry. critics do say that. by statute, however, the purpose of the commission is to make available as much as possible to all the people of the united states of america efficient communications services within -- with adequate facilities at reasonable prices. so question -- i believe that the fcc should work to make sure that consumers are offered the best quality service at reasonable prices. and i assume you agree. >> yes. >> do you believe that the fcc as adequately fulfilled its mission in making sure the consumers have access to the latest technology at reasonable rates? if not, is the industry capable of so d

. >> mr. chairman, will that be the janikowski rule? i thank the chairman and i agree. i'm hear to ask questions in person and i think it is an important hearing so thank you for your statement. mr. genakowski, the diversity of media, i don't know if any of my colleagues have asked about that so far but i've supported technical changes required to expand the number of low-powered fm stations. and these are important because they develop local content and they are important to the very community interests. i certainly opposed media consolidation, particularly that with the cross ownership and i don't think it's the way we're going to save newspapers. i think there is an important role for police education and government. the peg channels. and their service. and peg channels provide an outlet for people and communities to create and distribute their own television programming. but i'm concerned if the -- i know you are working on a rule making. but if the translators get priority and fill all the available frequencies, even if congress were to allow low-powered operations