The Communicators

Carl Szabo of NetChoice and Gene Kimmelman, president and CEO of Public Knowledge, debate the pros and cons of breaking up big tech firms like Apple, Google, Amazon, and Facebook.

Brian McCullough, host of the Internet History Podcast, talks about his book [How the Internet Happened: From Netscape to the iPhone.]

FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr talks about 5G, internet security, the possible T-Mobile/Sprint merger, robocalls and more.

USTelecom CEO Jonathan Spalter discusses broadband availability, 5G, net neutrality and internet security.

Huawei's chief security officer talks about 5G, discusses U.S. efforts to persuade other nations to not use Huawei equipment, and allegations that Huawei will be used to spy on Americans.

Leaders of America's Communications Association, which is made up of small to medium-sized cable and internet providers, discuss the future of the industry and issues they face. The association was known as the American Cable Association until March.

C-SPAN conducts interviews with digital activists and thinkers at the State of Net Conference. This week's guests, Daniel Weitzner of MIT, and Mary Stone Ross, co-author of the California Privacy Act, discuss digital privacy.

James Lewis, a CSIS cybersecurity and national security analyst, talks about the cyber status of Russia and China, Russian efforts to influence U.S. elections, and potential risks of using equipment from the Chinese company Huawei.

C-SPAN interviews digital leaders and officials at the State of the Net conference. This week's guests discuss the debate over when speech needs to be removed from media platforms and European Union digital issues.

Tim Wu discusses his book, [The Curse of Bigness.] He says today's big technology companies are buying up small companies to prevent competition, and have impacts similar to Standard Oil and U.S. Steel, when they dominated the economy.

NCTA President Michael Powell talked about changes in the way Washington views technology companies, calling it the "biggest whiplash" he's ever seen in policy. He says cable companies are thriving by delivering the internet to users.

Senator Ed Markey (D-MA) and Representative Greg Walden (R-OR), two members of Congress with large roles in technology, talk about key issues such as net neutrality, privacy, mergers, and whether tech companies are too large.

Representative Mike Doyle (D-PA), chairman of the House subcommittee overseeing technology and communications, talks about net neutrality, hate speech on the internet and social media, and mergers such as the proposed T-Mobile/Sprint deal.

Former FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler, talks about his new book, [From Gutenberg to Google], which outlines technological advances such as railroads, the telegraph, printing presses, computers, and search engines.

The Communicators interviews Senator John Thune (R-SD) and Representative Bob Latta (R-OH), the Republicans who lead the Communications and Technology subcommittees in their respective chambers.