Cspan, created by americas Cable Companies in 1979, brought to you as a Public Service by your television provider. And as we continue our series on the communicators talking with some of the Telecommunications Associations headquartered here in washington, week were joined by Shirley Bloomfield who is the head of the ntca, the Rural Broadband association. Shes here to talk about some of the legislative and policy issues that her association faces. Ms. Medical bloomfield, what ise ntca, first of all . Guest a National Trade association, and we represent 90 small local providers that are in pretty much every state in this country who provide what used to be, you know, just basic telephone service. Theyre now broadband providers. Theyve also become kind of the onestop shop Tech Service Providers for tear communities. They do video, wireless, data centers, they do whatever Technology Needs their communities actually require. So they actually represent their interests here in washington d.
I have been there perhaps 12 times or so. The staff later will tell me if it is really a 11 or 13. Weve been there a lot. Strikinges are pretty especially in the last few years. That is not the impression the American People have. That, to me, is the obvious fact that things have changed and changed for the better in afghanistan. First of all, its more secure. We and our allies have made a the growth, the strength of the afghan army and the police now which has grown in a much more capable and respected force including the acal police, which has made major difference particularly in the villages about anna stan villages of afghanistan. The most feared force are those 25,000 local Police Feared by the taliban. Because they are so directly ed to the homes and they become a major threat to the taliban control and success. They are a resilient force and should not be underestimated. Theres a long way to go in terms of becoming a country that. S freer from terror nonetheless, the changes ar
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