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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 an...

Homeless population. So we are now about seven weeks into the shelter in place order. I know, you know, that, like so many other san franciscans that are blessed to be housed, we are getting antsy. I know this weekend, the parks were filled and people had no masks and were trying to inform them that were not out of this yet, and that in order to keep the curve flat, it isnt a done deal; that we have to continue to shelter in place in order to do that. But whats so hard for me when i talk to my housed constituents is that outside they door, they see massive, massive tent encampments where peopl...

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 executiv...

Second doing their job and isolated from their families. Td isolated from their family. First responders, essential workers, d. C. F. Social workers, bus and train drivers, and many other public servants, who, as always, did what they had to do in order to serve us. But in some cases, suffered terrible loss as a result. Furloughed or laid off workers who despite coming in early and working extra shifts now, by no fault of their own, are left wondering when that job comes back. Everyone suffering under the fear of the unknown amid this pandemic. Everyone who sacrificed a wedding or major moment...

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 br...