House Panel Sets 7 Witnesses for Hearing on Closing the Digital Divide, Broadband Solutions
A House Communications Subcommittee hearing Tuesday on closing the digital divide with broadband solutions is scheduled to have seven witnesses: Jonathan Spalter, USTelecom CEO; Brad Gillen, CTIA executive vice president; Matthew Polka, American Cable Association CEO; Shirley Bloomfield, NTCA CEO;…
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Scott Slesinger, National Resources Defense Council legislative director; Joanne Hovis, CTC technology and energy president; and Elin Swanson Katz, Connecticut consumer counsel. The hearing webpage cited 22 bills and resolutions aimed at promoting high-speed network deployment. "Expanding broadband infrastructure to the approximately 23 million Americans who lack sufficient access is a top priority," said subcommittee Chairman Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., recently. "We are taking steps in the right direction with this legislative hearing, as the bills up for discussion will bring us closer to bridging the digital divide."