Coverage of congress, the white house, the supreme court, and Public Policy events. You can watch all of cspans Public Affairs programming on television, online or listen on the free radio app. Be part of the National Conversation through cspans daily Washington Journal Program or through our social media feeds. Cspan, created by americas Cable Television companies as a Public Service and brought to you today by your television provider. This week on the communicators, our guest is representative frank lucas, republican of oklahoma, and the Top Republican on the science, tech, and space committee. Joining us as our guest reporter gopal ratnam of cq roll call. Thank you for being on the communicators this week. Congressman, what have we learned when it comes to technology in the last couple of months, and whats the role of congress in advancing that . Rep. Lucas i think we have come to finally appreciate as a nation how absolutely important it is that we maintain our technological edge
You today by your television provider. This week on the communicators, we are pleased to be joined by the president and ceo of u. S. Telecom. Can you remind us represent . Ask the future of Technology Companies who are all about building the networks of the future to all americans. We have Large National providers , like centurylink, regional providers like consolidated frontier and windstream. Also represent a number of smaller providers serving Rural Communities across the well,y and around us as around the table, some of the most innovative Global Technology Enterprises Like are alsoand nec, they a part of our effort to raise the bar when it comes to this Important Technology, broadband. Give us a snapshot, if you would, of the last couple of months for your Member Companies. For the millions of folks in for every Single Person around the globe, it has been a time of seriousness and anxiety, but also a time to get to work. Dealing with this crisis, this International Health emergenc
Cable television companies. Peter this week on the communicators, our guest is representative frank lucas, republican of oklahoma, and the Top Republican on the science, tech, and space committee. Joining us as our guest reporter gopal ratnam of cq roll call. Thank you for being on the communicators this week. Congressman, what have we learned when it comes to technology in the last couple of months, and whats the role of congress in advancing that . Rep. Lucas i think we have come to finally appreciate as a nation how absolutely important it is that we maintain our technological edge and that we move forward. We make sure it is accessible to all. I cant imagine as a member of congress how we would have functioned in this pandemic without the ability to use a variety of conferencing and communications technology. Not just the traditional phone calls that we use for our Republican House conference, but webex, and a whole variety of platforms to move information back and forth. Thats not
Advance. Everyone needs a chance to prosper. And broadband, the internet, modern communications is to us what pencil and tablet was to my greatgrandparents 100 years ago. Peter lets bring our guest reporter, gopal ratnam, from cq roll call into our conversation. Gopal thank you for having me, peter. And congressman lucas, thank you for taking this time to speak. I want to ask you about the proposal you have, that you put out in january, asking for an increase in spending on federal r d. Among the things that you called for is a boost in spending on Artificial Intelligence, biotech and quantum computing. But given the pandemic we are amidst now, 120,000 plus americans have died, is there anything that you would change in terms of areas of focus, areas of research where such federal spending to be applied . Could be applied . Rep. Lucas i think what we have seen in recent weeks demonstrates not just the need, but the magnitude of the resources that are necessary. When legislation was bei
U. S. Telecom. Our guest reporter is cat zakrzewski of the washington post. Mr. Spalter, if you could begin by reminding us what u. S. Telecom is and who you represent. Guest thank you very much. Its great to be here. I represent the future of connectivity, members of u. S. Telecom other broadband carriers, innovators and Technology Companies that are all about delivering and Building Networks of the future to all americans. We have Large National providers like at t and verizon and centurylink, wonderful regional providers like consolidated frontier and windstream and Alaska Communications but we also represent a number of our smallest providers serving our Rural Communities across the country. We are proud to know that around our table are seven some most innovative Global Technology Enterprises Like cisco and erickson, nec are also part of our effort to really raised the bar when it comes to this Important Technology which is broadband. Host give us a snapshot if you would of the la