Several of whom will participate remotely. I will come artisticpa wish panl of witnesses. I thank them for a period. Today we will hear from mr. Steven berry, president and chief exec of Competitive Carriers Association paid ms. Shirley bloomfield, chief executive officer of the ruralhe broadband association. Mr. Dean kimmelman, Senior Advisor of Public Knowledge who will be appearing at testified remotely and mr. Jonathans vulture, president and chief executive officer of u. S. Telecom broadband association. The crisis has changed lead dramatically for every american. As the administration and the center for Disease Control and prevention encourages social a distancing to prevent further spread of the virus normalia activities like work, school and Health Care Services are now increasingly taking place online. This has caused a huge uptick for the use of broadband in one estimate shows that every Broadband Usage is up by 47 since the pandemic began. The good news is theres been progre
A half hours. [captions Copyright National cable satellite corp. 2020] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. Visit ncicap. Org] this hearing will come to water. Welcome, welcome. Today the committee convenes to broadband during the covid19 pandemic. I extend my appreciation for my colleagues attentions attendance and participation. I welcome our distinguished panel of witnesses. Mr. Y we will hear from stephen barry, president and chief executive officer of the competitive cares organization and the chief executive officer of the Rural Broadband association. Mr. Gene kimmelman, Senior Advisor on public knowledge, who will be appearing, testifying remotely. Jonathan spalter, of u. S. T and ceo broad,. Covid19 crisis has changed life dramatically for almost every american. As the administration and the centers for Disease Control and prevention encourage social distancing to prevent spread of the virus, norm
The use of broadband. One estimate shows average Broadband Usage is up by 47 since the pandemic began. Good news is that theres been some progress in connecting all americans. The fcc has recently released broadband deployment report shows us the number of households without Broadband Service continues to decline. Yet despite these advances, there is still significant work that needs to be done to get every american connected. The Current Public Health crisis has made these efforts all the more urgent. I appreciate the initiatives led by the fcc to sustain and accelerate the availability of broadband connections. This includes the keep americans connected pledge, where providers have committed not to terminate Broadband Services to any residential or Small Business customers because of an inability to pay their bills, among other commitments. Along with temporary mod ifbss to existing universal fund usf programs to support the surge in demand for an internet service. These commitments
Prisher ins. Theres nobody ministering to their spiritual needs and thats what the church is for. The department of justice agrees with jackson and sent him a letter telling not to discriminate against places of worship. More than 1,200 california pastors also agree and are leading the charge. Health experts are cautioning that. You bring a lot of people together. You put them in close quarters. You have a lot of proximity. I think all of those may bring significant risk of infection. We asked viewers on facebook if you would feel comfortable going back to church. You responded with well over 300 comments. Close to 90 of you saying no. The 11 in favor saying its another essential activity. Bishop jackson says there will be a Church Service may 31st, but theyll do so in this parking lot with people in their cars until a plan to safely go inside is finished. We will not be doing churches like we used to. We wont have a choir like we used to have. Were looking at having a praise team whic
Essential and its time to open up. And now they have the department of justice on their side. Only on abc 7, Robin Williams son opens up about his struggles and the his advocacy work during the pandemic. Face coverings are about to be mand tour. The Holiday Weekend forecast is coming up. Building a better bay area for a safe and secure future. This is abc 7 news. We will not be doing church like we used to, so were not going to put peoples lives in jeopardy. Tonight the battle between church and say it is heating up. More than 1,200 california pastors say they will defy the governors orders and hold services on may 31st. Thank you for joining us. Im dan ashley. And im ama daetz. J. R. Stone is following the growing debate and has more from oakland. The church is essential, especially for times like these. Bishop bob jackson of acts full Gospel Church in oakland making a plea to california governor p gavin newsom saying in these tough times churches need to be open and there for prisher