Arizona for biden. Dow is up 191. Were going to start with disney though and a surge for shares this morning following the strong earnings last night and that enormous pop for disney plus subs. Julia boorstin is going to break that down for us hey, julia carl, disney plus accrued 73 Million Subscribers. The companys 120 million paid Digital Subscribers are a bright spot the company says suspension of the next semiannual dividend is in part to priority the direct to consumer initiatives. Its very clear what the new content has subscribers. I think youll see continued increase in investment and then that will fuel some of the growth that christine will talk about at the Investor Conference that we expect on december 10th. The company says theyre reassured by booking trends that cruise ship bookings for next year are very strong pushing to open disneys closed california parks, he called californias restrictions arbitrary. Were very encouraged by the prospect of a potential vaccine. Were e
Feel its impacts for some time to come. The energy and Commerce Committee has been conducting oversight of the trauma administrations response to this crisis in this subcommittee is charged with overseeing the ftcs response is the primary federal agency tasked with overseeing our nations telecommute occasions infrastructure and charged with administrating the universal Service Program at no point has Broadband Service in the work done by the fcc but more important to americans as it is right now. For many of us highspeed broadband has become the means by which we work, live and stay healthy. In the last seven months the internet has become the lifeline we use to buy groceries, see doctors and interact with the outside world. Zoom has become a verb and americans all over the country are connecting over video chat for virtual worship, family reunions and so much more. In so many ways broadband has become the glue holding our society together as our nation and the world weathers this stor
Oversight of the trauma administrations response to this crisis in this subcommittee is charged with overseeing the ftcs response is the primary federal agency tasked with overseeing our nations telecommute occasions infrastructure and charged with administrating the universal Service Program at no point has Broadband Service in the work done by the fcc but more important to americans as it is right now. For many of us highspeed broadband has become the means by which we work, live and stay healthy. In the last seven months the internet has become the lifeline we use to buy groceries, see doctors and interact with the outside world. Zoom has become a verb and americans all over the country are connecting over video chat for virtual worship, family reunions and so much more. In so many ways broadband has become the glue holding our society together as our nation and the world weathers this storm. But the Digital Divide is growing has more americans struggle to pay their bills and stay c
Skin two. The president pro tempore the senate will come to order. The chaplain, dr. Black, will open the senate in prayer. The chaplain let us pray. Mighty god, teach us to trust you more fully, to wait quietly for the unfolding of your providence, to pray fervently, and to worship more humbly. Reassure us with your wisdom, power, and love, that your providence will prevail. Lord, you are our shelter for every storm. Remind our lawmakers to remember how your purposes have prevailed in our nations history so they need not fear for the future. Provide them with a firm faith that will enable them to meet the daunting challenges of these times. Lord, lengthen their moments of prayer until their lives become a continual aspiration after you. We pray in your matchless name. Amen. The president pro tempore please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivis
Across the country and serving about 35 of our landmass. Host could you name a couple of those companies to help us get familiar . Guest absolutely. We could go all the way to western south dakota by Mount Rushmore to visit golden west and we could go to citizens on the Mississippi River up in wisconsin where we got cooperatives and if you are in my state of virginia weve got scott county down in the very tip of the state serving the tristate area so ive got 850. Host when you talk about landmass you not talking landmass or population at all. Guest peter, you hit upon the key part of this. Its about 5 of the American Population but they are truly the providers in this extremely rural part of the country and everywhere from alaska down to the panhandle of florida so they stretched all across and it got everybody from someone who is got about 150 subscribers to probably my Largest Company has just about 100,000 subscribers. They are serving those areas with quite frankly the Bell Compani