and encourage the development of new cable program networks so hbo espn ted turner's various networks and yes of course c-span. but the the open skies policy significance was greater than just satellite video distributed programing because it proved the hitherto controversial notion that you could serve interests and consumers interest with privatized, competitive private market and this made all the difference in the world. so that was foundational for otp and i think for the country. the next task that otp sector itself was to deal with cable cable and even though the name of our office was telecommunications policy this cable venture without any regard to whatsoever. i mean white had the notion that the development of cable was the best way to compete with and really reduce the power of the three national tv broadcast networks that had nothing to do with the poles. the thing that was holding cable development was a government policy that stifled its development. there something called the cable freeze. the fcc actually adopted this freeze to hold any future development of because t