Hearing to Review Rural Broadband Programs
1300 Longworth House Office Building, Washington, D.C.
| Jul 9, 2009 10:00am
| Jul 9, 2009 10:00am
WASHINGTON – On July 9, 2009, Congressman Mike McIntyre, Chairman of the House Agriculture Committee’s Subcommittee on Rural Development, Biotechnology, Specialty Crops, and Foreign Agriculture, held a hearing to review Federal efforts to expand broadband access in rural areas.
Transcripts
Transcript:
Witnesses
Panel 1
Ms. Cheryl Cook , Deputy Under Secretary for Rural Development, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C. Accompanied by Mr. David Villano, Assistant Administrator, Telecommunications Programs, Rural Utilities Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C
Mr. Mark Seifert , Senior Advisor to the Assistant Secretary, National Telecommunications and Information Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, Washington, D.C.
Panel 2
Mr. Delbert Wilson , General Manager, Hill County Telephone Cooperative, on behalf of the National Telecommunications Cooperative Association, Ingram, Texas
Mr. Walter B. McCormick Jr., President and CEO, United States Telecom Association, Washington, D.C.
Mr. Curt Stamp , President, Independent Telephone and Telecommunications Alliance, Washington, D.C.
Mr. W. Tom Simmons , Senior Vice President of Public Policy, Midcontinent Communications, on behalf of the National Cable and Telecommunications Association, Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Mr. G. Edward Evans , Chairman and CEO, Stelera Wireless, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma