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. jonathan s 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 there s
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 covid-19 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,. covid-19 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
the use of broadband. one estimate shows average broadband usage is up by 47% since the pandemic began. good news is that there s 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
books and ebooks are sold. and now today s senate commerce committee hearing, lawmakers examine the effect the pandemic is having on keeping rural is having on keeping rural communities connected via broadband. from this morning, this is about 2 1/2. come to order. welcome, welcome. today, the committee convenes to discuss the state of broadband and thank them for appears. today, we will hear from mr. steven berry, and miss shirley bloomfield. chief executive officer of mtca, the rural broadband association. mr. gene kimmerman who will be appearing and testifying remotely and mr. jonathan spolter. as the administration and centers for disease control and prevention encourage social distancing to prevent the further spread of the virus, normal activities like school and health care services are kreinsingly taking place online. this has caused a huge uptick in the use of broadband. one estimate shows average broadband usage is up by 47% since the pandemic began. good news
[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 covid-19 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,. covid-19 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, normal activities like work, school, healthcare services are in