Started. Well, thanks again for being here. Im vanessa and i had the pleasure leading charters federal legislative affairs team here in washington. We really appreciate you taking time out of your busy schedule to listen to this great lineup of speakers. Wed convened this group today to talk about a specter issue that is code important to 5g and broadband deployment, including in rural areas. Were going to start with an introduction, and overview of the 5g plus plan, and then move to an expert panel discussion. Its my pleasure to nap introduce matt polka aca knex, and steven berry of cca. Good afternoon, everybody. Welcome to our briefing on this important issue. My name is matt polka, president and ceo of aca knex americas can medications association, formally known as the american cable association, and we are very, very pleased to be a today along with our partners at chart and cca to talk about this important issue that certainly affects all of our members, 700s of aca aca knex tha