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Responders. Firstnet ceo testified before the Senate Commerce subcommittee on communications and the internet. This hearing is an hour and 20 minutes. Good morning. Glad to convene todays hearing with my friend and colleague Ranking Member shots. We would like to focus on the progress and the challenge thats lie ahead in deploying Public Safety network. Firstnet was established. Narrator middle class tax relief of job creation act of 2012. It is intended to address communication failures that slow Recovery Efforts during Major National emergencies, including the 9 11 attacks and hurricane katrina. In mississippi, we saw firsthand consequences of Communication Network break down. Fema, red cross, and others were hindered from providing the Emergency Recovery Services needed. The 2012 act allocated 7 dls billion from spectrum option proceeds to launch firstnet. The aws three spectrum option which concluded raised the 7 billion needed to begin the planning and development stage. Although