District representatives. This is about 30 minutes. If i could have your attention, we are ready for the next panel to begin. Welcome, thank you for joining us this the Digital Divide using all the tools and or toolkit. Here joins with a lot of ideas abo make progress but the benefit of all. Evan, director, product brand diploma, the beta program. Vice president Government Affairs policy. And we have director Public Policy and director u. S. Public policy. Thank you all for being here today ttalk about this important topic, its a pleasure to be on the panel with you. It would be helpful for each panelist to talk about products and Services Offered and Innovative Technology viewed as longterm solution for selling the Digital Divide. Would you like to kick us off . Is an honor to be here like to serve the thank you for the federal Program Officers doing a great job two words you probably dont care enough, thank you. [laughter] not in polite company. Answer yn asked about technology, i want to put this, when i was growing up we have the im on the left, the rubbery code fittest now of course they are much more of its affiliates in our communications and its same. ■ it was two major obstacles. Obstacle one 45 American Families dont have the luxury between their home and the vertical asset the second was whether your licensed or unlicensed, what yos cancellation . With those two goals aligned, 13 year ofes development what i put out for zero, and lake tahoe love this is a deployment 9000 feet above tahoe now serving hundreds of previously unserved and underserved families 15 and a half miles across the lane is where able to do landslides as well as direct plansike the cancellation that is so here the trees you see on the city for an cleveland, ohio, i may think nonprofits and their goal in the next 18 months is t make sure 22500 families have 100 symmetrical breaking dollars. Wireless again because the 100 symmetrical is no problem for what the 27 phds, 300 engineers on a Wireless Team have put together. Technologies you are working on for the Digital Divide. Absolutely and thank you for having me here today. We are very proud, the First Standalone 5g network. As you may know, we are in the wireless space and in 2019 we di not have a single 5g tower and today we have more than 20000 dollars covering 250 million americans in the work certified by major cell phone manufacturers to validates perform quality and capabilities of our government and we were able to play on network in record time and when we first were thinking about how to build the network, we made this deliberate decision using open architecture because the want our numbers more secure, costeffective. Traditionally networks on one major equipment be want to be able to have choice and without competition was reallytant because its greater costeffectiveness we can pass on these benefits consumers who work with more than 80 offenders to build our work we are proud of and we see this is a critical aspect as we are able to have Technological Developments and its more secure. We are able to provide a more Innovative Network and something all americans and consumers deserve. Im going to check. Actually requires is mike working . Thank you for having us. Been working on and have a range of services that■a connectivity helping solutions in ourissind wifi device and project hyper. We are developing our first satellites in october and the announced 100 of technology and capabilities helping solve the important all of our customers rely on productivity review we can bring success to solve an important issue to be part of the solution through new technology and we are excited about the technologies provided . How do you view these companies in different technologies and to address the Digital Divide . I dont know that i have a view of each company as a company but technology is. The way americans access the internet and the reality of the way we will is that there are going to be a lot of different pathways goal take out to the internet and back key is to make sure we are efficient and effective deploying public funds when subsidizing this approach. One of the strong aspects and one thing i think congress got right was access to define a priority process but said create use of technology that makes the most sense given the economic population density and where we the in that moment but will american affordable and reliable inrnet given again economic and physical reality of the location so i am excited and everybody was committed getting access to the internet whether through satellite or Wireless Technology or Fiber Networks have stepped up and meeting the challenge of the moment. This includes everybody online and its gotten really enthusiastic reception. To see that but also combined with the practical approach. Wondering from the private sector side, what differentiates your company and the landscape laying out . For us as a satellite provider, we can complement the technologies and what is represented on the panel. We also see c connectivity so we know we have to offer affordable option and highperforming service as well focus on those factors making sure consumers can adopt it as d service for the applications are really how deliver for customers and be able to use this and offer fullservice to make sure did you want to speak to that . Yes, thank you. The title ofl and that occurred. Ive read t6 proposal so but was captured and i will paraphrase. R than technologies to get to the goal. Prioritization for the overall goal for underserved americans, thats where continue to play a positive role in just the firstd commercially available now serving underprivileged communities, 46 states. They think lots of snow. 20 million homes has a physical week and its 800 megabits a second. We are now moving forwardit 1. 6 the Second Circuit 18 to 22 miles that only. Ten to 12 miles, dog has to eat the dog food. We can do this together with what we have because finances are financed if we allow our states to mt needs to their policies. ■z■s■l very informative. Since we are here to discuss policy recommendations, im wondering when youre having these conversations policy officials and regulators, what is your■ e message at the fedel or local level . What is one thing you would like to see them committed or addressed job the goals of addressing the Digital Divide . We met one thing really critical to address in the near term cftc to move forward optimizin highpowered Service Called that to 12. Seven its critical because it would unleash hundred hertz dont help close the Digital Divide and promote competition. This is important for three reasons where asking to make this available by the commission quickly is really important so as outlined with funding will make available to see if i think finalize their plans, its great to hear we are thinking about different technologies and get back to see this. It important to participate in these different opportunities and make these projectsble. This would really allow for that so acting quickly is r important. Second but this technological evolution with a lot of opportunities will are able to. That different t developments and broadband is able to connect people and third, right now that has to from authorities and it needs to be addressed but this is an opportunity we can act on today and while it is great to see this strategy there are different studies that will be available in the biggest imperative time is of the essence you have any takeaways . Policy wise want to make sure federal and state tools and sate casualties as a solution. Pacifically we appreciate the work done to support theeg Sector Communications and all commissioners so we really appreciate that. We want to continue promoting with shang done completing theoi proceedin, great proceedings they have taken. Just junior supporting the industry here. The strong supporter of this technology and the ability. What we do for a living and why we do it. Myhy is to build stronger communities so what i will add, we have to make sure they send it and. So many lines of American Families cannot be cut off on the Digital Divide can get that across and extend the program. Do you have a reaction . Im not going to comment, my colleagues over there are taking a thoughtful approach and ill share a couple of thoughts. First, i think folks saw in the last month in april, i think its a deeply disappointing failure to allow the program not just because of the many millions of americans benefiting from it but she extent it will be making legible harder. Will be a lot worse when it was not authorized. It will require recalculation in Building Infrastructure and the money comes from one place or another into take a lot more places to various where it really could be get it where they pay for all of us need more christian german ernest to accommodate a l return. I will extort people who are members of the government toee e at the state level. I want to be good or bad number to call out pacifically but there is a tremendous number of ideas in the laboratory of democracy. And they are not crossed pollinating to the extent that i wouldxp about lowering barriers, or supporting and leveraging ofmiddle while infrastructural or electrical or transportation and find efficiencies wee erratically got them but im not sure coordination is happening is a tremendous opportunity to get smart and state legislatures not to notice a budget cap see a bunch of funds but rather focus on leverage opportunities, cohesion columns, consistent a better job sharing take part of that will be drawing on lessons learned. You race great points there. We are in thech midst of this investment in a wonderfully can take a step outside of the moment and look towards the future. What would, in the next five or ten years, or even further down the road, or would you considers in terms of solving the Digital Divide, what does that look like to you . Providers where we have open option and increased demand for Wireless Services both on the consumer side and enterprise side there are so many benefitse this push to become more robust both monthly and abroad and it is really important■■ so that is what we would like to see. Its growth is growing with a future need of families and businesses and that will grow over time. 800 megabits a second and now shipping 1. 6 gigabits and 3. 2 gigabits a second interference cancellation, all of those to make sure your Meeting Needs and recognizing it as a local issue. Immigrants getting there. How do we have found that was our first deployment. They kept their word amounts where we are and 23 countries where this action was preferred because sieber was stolen. The right tool for the job and future proof. We are longterm ogres that customers include consumers and underserved and underserved communities. Offering highquality, higu service for small devices and 100 megabits a second and the complex challenges to have a solution. Providing to me that in the years ahead a, it will continue on and we are excited. This is one of our earliest partners and with amazon, i have a 14yearold daughter and the next time she orders windy outfits, can the order be canceled, please . [laughter] we really have a lot. Other common internet just, i like to think our panelists, i appreciate everyone stressing their thank you for giving us the government perspective as well. [applause]